Undoubtedly one of the most surprising marketing trends of 2019: Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response, ASMR for short. ASMR describes the tingling, tingling skin sensation – a bit like goose bumps – that is a reaction to certain audio and visual effects. Think, for example, of images of slow and monotonous actions such as eating, fine painting (think: Bob Ross) or brushing hair, with accompanying smacking, crackling or tapping, and often accompanied by commentary on whispers. The term ASMR was introduced in 2010, around the time ASMR took flight on YouTube. Over the past decade, the channel has been flooded with videos in which self-proclaimed ‘ASMRtists’ such as SAS ASMR (7.84…

Paul Pogba is expected to miss Manchester United’s first game of 2020 against Arsenal on Wednesday night, amid reports the club are frustrated with the midfielder and his agent Mino Raiola. After missing Saturday’s 2-0 win over Burnley, manager Ole Gunnar Solksjaer suggested the French midfielder would be in contention for a return to the team. But he was not pictured with the rest of the squad as they boarded a train for London on New Year’s Eve, and there was no sight of him when they arrived at their hotel in the capital. And it is claimed Pogba will sit out of the New Year’s Day clash against the…

Old rivals Arsenal and Manchester United face-off at the Emirates to cap off a huge day of Premier League action on New Year’s Day. United have enjoyed a fine festive period, winning twice to move up to fifth in the top-flight table. The Gunners, meanwhile, are still adjusting to life under Mikel Arteta and lost to Chelsea last time out to stay in the bottom half. The two former title foes drew 1-1 at Old Trafford in September after Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang cancelled out Scott McTominay’s opener. Both will be eager to get 2020 off to a good start and talkSPORT will be on hand to see who can do so.…

It seems not a week goes by without VAR providing the main source of controversy in the Premier League. From the very first set of fixtures way back in August, the sight of blue and red lines overlapping on screen draws groans across the globe. The promise was for ‘minimum interference and maximum benefit’. But the damning truth is the intrusions on a game-by-game basis from Stockley Park are negatively affecting top-flight football. On Sunday afternoon at Anfield, 19-year-old Pedro Neto wheeled away in celebration for Wolves after scoring his first goal in the Premier League in front of the Kop against Anfield. Yet his moment of ecstasy was to…

It’s perhaps a sign of the times at Arsenal that, when talkSPORT asked Ray Parlour to pick his team of the decade, he picked NO current players. It has been a tough ten years for the red half of north London, with the Gunners failing to add another Premier League title to their trophy haul. They have lost their regular place in the Champions League and been eclipsed by Tottenham, finishing behind their local rivals for each of the last three Premier League seasons It hasn’t all been doom and gloom, though. They have lifted the FA Cup three times and have managed to bring some really talented players to the Emirates…

Bruno Fernandes has revealed he had every intention of moving to the Premier League and joining Tottenham last summer. The talented 25-year-old was one of the most in-demand players with a number European clubs allegedly keeping tabs on the Portugal international. He scored a stunning 32 goals from midfield last season, creating a further 18, and was linked with Liverpool, Manchester United and Manchester City. Fernandes’ form hasn’t dipped either and already has 13 goals and 13 assists this campaign. It emerged that Spurs were the only club to make a serious offer for the Sporting midfielder, but Federico Varandas, Sporting’s president, rejected their offer despite them matching the €65million (£58.5m)…

English record champions end the decade a long way from their fabled perch and there have been only a few encouraging signs that things will improve Manchester United’s trip to Arsenal is a chance to take stock of the club’s progress this year under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. The club travel for a New Year’s Day fixture in north London with their opponents now headed up by Mikel Arteta. His appointment brings with it some of the same goodwill that Solskjaer carries with him – but it has been far from easy for the former striker at Old Trafford.  There are clearly differences in the situations between Solskjaer and Arteta and…