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Iwobi, five involved in this Arsenal attack.
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Prime among them, Alexis Sanchez.
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It's Giroud!
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Oh, that's a goal.
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Oh, that is utterly magnificent. That is astonishing.
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Rooney.
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Van Persie sets off.
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And Rooney finds him.
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Oh, brilliant!
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That is sensational.
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It's just majestic.
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It really is.
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That's perfection from Van Persie from Graham Kersey.
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Stunning.
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Fuchs.
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That's a smashing ball.
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Mahrez.
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Barney's on his way.
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Jamie Barney!
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3-0 Leicester!
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Jack Wilshere, Cazola, Giroud.
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Giroud again.
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Jack Wilshere!
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It's stunning from Arsenal.
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Beautiful, beautiful football.
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Runner sets Grealish away again.
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Haaland!
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Oh, it's another classic!
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Teller in the middle, but...
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Well, there he is!
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Well, Tim Howard, I think, got fingertips to it.
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Salah.
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Escape Canceler, oh, it's brilliant from Mo Salah. And still, Salah!
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Oh, sensational!
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Absolutely sensational!
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Son now.
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Ali to the left.
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Son on a mission to go alone.
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This is sensational!
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World class!
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Here goes Cliatt again.
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Oh, absolutely magnificent!
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Lacazette, brilliant save and a second save at the feet of Sanchez.
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He takes a touch and then gets it away, how classy is that?
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Confidence, had a look, had a hit, oh!
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Captain Fantastic!
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Count for Liverpool, saved, and the goalkeeper got there again to make it a miraculous double stop.
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Nani.
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Rooney!
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Oh, wonderful!
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What a goal!
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What a time!
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What a player!
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Wayne Rooney out of this world!
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Philippe Coutinho!
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That's a brilliant, brilliant save.
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Mertesacker.
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Lovely ball, Giroud is onside, he's all on his own. And he finishes.
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To Breuna, oh, that is outstanding!
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Hooked off the line heroically.
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Every now and again one just flies in the top corner.
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And that was one of them!
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I think he even surprised himself with that one!
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Kane for Ericsson!
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And Sissoko and Ledo has miraculously recovered to make a second sensational save!
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Chan coming in!
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Oh, wow!
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Wow!
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Wow!
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It's a top-draw save from Joe Hart.
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Antonio.
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Kudus!
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Oh, spectacular!
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Bupao. On he goes.
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Step over.
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Round of defender. And in!
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Willian.
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Hazar.
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Batuayi.
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Willian.
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Hazar.
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Batuayi.
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Willian!
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That's brilliant!
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Oh, what a goal!
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Goal line technology says it did not cross.
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Oh, he's still got it.
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And still, Ayu!
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Oh, what a goal for Crystal Palace!
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De Bruyne, what a ball towards Bob, and Oscar Bob tucks it in for what may prove to be the decisive goal.
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Verkamp is making a run to the edge of the area, Fires has found him, Dennis Verkamp is in! And that is brilliant!
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Savanovic again to try and carve out a chance for Fabregas, it's brilliant play!
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It's a truly wonderful goal for Chelsea.
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Verbetov.
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And how has he kept that in play, Dimitar Verbetov?
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Oh my word, that is astonishing!
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It's a truly brilliant goal!
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Oh beautiful from Kudus, an outrageous piece of skill.
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Ibrahimovic, Mkhitaryan in the middle!
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That is special!
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That's that.
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Taking the left hand on, on, on, on, and on!
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Oh, astonishing.
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Absolutely amazing.
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But typical of the man.

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StructureIn the video
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters nowhas found · has he kept
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around nowis astonishing · is making

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