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It was only in February 2013 that the Swans enjoyed the greatest day in their history after they won the Capital One Cup at the Wembley. Former Denmark international, Michael Laudrup was the hero who had taken the South Wales club to achieve this feat.

After a poor run of form left the Swans two points above the premier league relegation zone, the club’s management decided to axe the former Barcelona and Denmark star in February 2014 saying the atmosphere around the club has become toxic, but Michael Laudrup has stressed his departure has nothing to do with any misconduct.

After having joined Arsenal back on August of 2011, Per Mertesacker appears to be reaching the final stages of his professional career.

The German defender is 32 years old and even though his playing journey is almost over, a new chapter in his life is already in the works as it has been confirmed that Mertesacker will become the academy manager of Arsenal by 2018.

From being the perfect depiction of your big bad defensive roadblock mainly skilled in stopping opponents in their tracks to a veteran deemed surplus to requirement in a struggling Rangers FC squad, it is safe to say Switzerland defender Philippe Senderos failed to live up to his potential.

The 32-yeaar old started his career at Swiss side Servette before being picked up by Arsenal. After getting the crowd excited with his no-nonsense approach to protecting his goalie, frequent sloppiness which later racked up to a litany of errors made him earmarked as unreliable.

Lazio midfielder Felipe Anderson has openly admitted that he would like to play Manchester United at some time in his career.

The Brazilian was a transfer target for the Red Devils under former boss Louis van Gaal, but he has since dropped off with his performances.

Premier League side Arsenal have lost the qualification spot for the UEFA Champions League despite defeating Everton 3-1 in the final game of the season.

The Gunners finished fifth as Liverpool, who were a point ahead of them, won their last game as well.

This would be the first time long-time manager Arsene Wenger would have to play in the Europa League as he has consistently helped the team to the elite tournament in twenty years. Liverpool defeated already relegated side Middlesbrough 3-0 to seal their qualification hopes.

Antonio Conte has backed striker Diego Costa to come good when he comes against his Premier league rival Romelu Lukaku in the weekend's game against Everton.

Both strikers have been fighting for top spot in the goalscoring charts, but Lukaku has been able to get an edge in race over the last few weeks due to a combination of good form and Costa being unable to produce the goods. The Spanish striker went through a goalscoring drought which saw him fail to score in five consecutive league games. However, he was able to end the drought in emphatic fashion after scoring twice against Southampton in 4-2 win.

It was all gloom last season when Newcastle United wererelegated from the Premier League.

The brilliant Rafa Benitez came in too late and he could not stop them from sinking. This term, the Magpiesfans would have something to cheer up on as the team have been impressive. The battle is far from over as Brighton & Hove Albion want the title but it has been a successful sojourn in the English Championship.

Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino fears that striker Harry Kane could be set for a similar spell on the sidelines, just as he did in the first half of the campaign.

The club sorely missed the presence of the England international back then. The inability for his replacement Vincent Janssen to come up with the goals meant that Tottenham went through a barren run of form during that period. There is a danger of the same repeating, as Kane had to go off the game against Millwall with what appeared to be a serious injury. He was seen leaving the stadium – after the 6-0 victory – in crutches.

Nottingham Forest is considering the sale of Denmark international striker, Nicklas Bendtner.

The striker joined Forests as a free agent last summer on his release by Wolfsburg, but his inability to have an impact and been considered surplus to requirements in the City ground has left club fans unimpressed .

Leicester City have issued a statement backing manager Claudio Ranieri with unwavering support.

After winning the league title last season in quite incredible fashion, the club are back near the bottom of the table. Even though Lester did expect a tough campaign after having won the title, Ranieri would not have imagined a relegation battle. At the start of the campaign, the Italian focused heavily on the Champions League and this led to a dip in the league form – even though the club did qualify for the knockout stages of the European competition.