Manchester United’s Robin van Persie ends slumber while Harry Kane delights for Tottenham: EPL Team of the Week 13



English football columnist Richard Jolly names his Best XI in the English Premier League for the November 29-30.

Goalkeeper: Simon Mignolet (Liverpool) – Struggled this season, but made three excellent saves against Stoke to ensure he recorded just a third clean sheet of the season.

Right-back: Calum Chambers (Arsenal) – Has responded well to his traumatic game at Swansea. The youngster helped Arsenal snuff out West Brom.

Centre-back: John O’Shea (Sunderland) – A stalwart of the first defence to stop Chelsea scoring this season. The Irishman won his battle with Diego Costa.

Centre-back: Jan Vertonghen (Tottenham) – Mauricio Pochettino seems to belatedly realised the gifted Belgian is his best centre-back and Vertonghen produced a classy display against Everton.

Left-back: Aaron Cresswell (West Ham) – Capped a superb start to his West Ham career by breaking forward to deliver a brilliantly-taken winner against Newcastle.

Right midfield: Leroy Fer (QPR) – Often a specialist at hitting the woodwork, the Dutchman finally scored his first QPR goal in the action-packed victory over Leicester.

Centre midfield: Lee Cattermole (Sunderland) – The best player on the pitch against Chelsea, snapping into tackles and dominating the zone where the league leaders’ flair players operate.

Centre midfield: Yaya Toure (Manchester City) – Is starting to look back to his best. Scored for a second successive game to set City on their way to victory at Southampton.

Left midfield: Santi Cazorla (Arsenal) – Provided probably the cross of the weekend with a wonderful curling centre that Danny Welbeck headed in for Arsenal’s winner at West Brom.

Centre forward: Harry Kane (Tottenham) – Starred without scoring, playing a part in both Tottenham goals as they came from behind against Everton.

Centre forward: Robin van Persie (Manchester United) – Put an anonymous display against Arsenal behind him with a glorious goal against Hull as he returned to form.

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MATCH SCHEDULE

Uefa Champions League semi-final, first leg
Tuesday, April 24 (10.45pm)

Liverpool v Roma

Wednesday, April 25
Bayern Munich v Real Madrid (10.45pm)

Europa League semi-final, first leg
Thursday, April 26

Arsenal v Atletico Madrid (11.05pm)
Marseille v Salzburg (11.05pm)

DMZ facts
  • The DMZ was created as a buffer after the 1950-53 Korean War.
  • It runs 248 kilometers across the Korean Peninsula and is 4km wide.
  • The zone is jointly overseen by the US-led United Nations Command and North Korea.
  • It is littered with an estimated 2 million mines, tank traps, razor wire fences and guard posts.
  • Donald Trump and Kim Jong-Un met at a building in Panmunjom, where an armistice was signed to stop the Korean War.
  • Panmunjom is 52km north of the Korean capital Seoul and 147km south of Pyongyang, North Korea’s capital.
  • Former US president Bill Clinton visited Panmunjom in 1993, while Ronald Reagan visited the DMZ in 1983, George W. Bush in 2002 and Barack Obama visited a nearby military camp in 2012. 
  • Mr Trump planned to visit in November 2017, but heavy fog that prevented his helicopter from landing.