Arjun Balaraman

Joined: Feb 4, 2019

I am a junior at Tufts University in Medford, Ma. planning to major in Quantitative Economics writing primarily on the analytics of basketball and soccer. Email: arjun.balaraman@tufts.edu

VIGO, SPAIN - MAY 04: Samuel Umtiti of Barcelona in action during the La Liga match between RC Celta de Vigo and FC Barcelona at Abanca-Balaídos on May 4, 2019 in Vigo, Spain. (Photo by Octavio Passos/Getty Images)

Samuel Umtiti could be the perfect signing for Manchester United

AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS - MAY 12: Hakim Ziyech of Ajax in action during the Dutch Eredivisie match between Ajax and Utrecht at Johan Cruyff Arena on May 12, 2019 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)

Ajax’s Hakim Ziyech could be Manchester United’s right-wing solution

WOLVERHAMPTON, ENGLAND - APRIL 24: Raul Jimenez of Wolverhampton Wanderers and Diogo Jota of Wolverhampton Wanderers plays the ball over the line during the Premier League match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Arsenal FC at Molineux on April 24, 2019 in Wolverhampton, United Kingdom. (Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)

The Top Flight’s ‘Outside the Top Six’ Premier League Team of the Year

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 12: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Manager of Manchester United during the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 First Leg match between Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain at Old Trafford on February 12, 2019 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)

Champions League: Defeat to Barcelona Shows Manchester United Have a Long Way to Go

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - JANUARY 03: Benjamin Mendy of Manchester City celebrates victory with Sergio Aguero, Bernardo Silva and Ilkay Gundogan of Manchester City as Mohamed Salah of Liverpool reacts after the Premier League match between Manchester City and Liverpool FC at the Etihad Stadium on January 3, 2019 in Manchester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

The Top Flight’s Premier League Player Rankings: Strikers

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 11: Sergio Aguero of Manchester City is embraced by Josep Guardiola, Manager of Manchester City as he is substituted during the Premier League match between Manchester City and Manchester United at Etihad Stadium on November 11, 2018 in Manchester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)

The Top Flight’s Premier League Team of the Weekend – Matchday 26

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 03: Idrissa Gueye of Everton during the Premier League match between Everton FC and Brighton & Hove Albion at Goodison Park on November 3, 2018 in Liverpool, United Kingdom. (Photo by Mark Robinson/Getty Images)