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Villa say they have rejected four offers from Saudi Pro League club Al-Hilal for Watkins‚ the latest of which is thought to be around £34million‚ a price the Premier League side will not sell at.
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IAN LADYMAN: Alexander Isak used to take penalties for his old club but when Liverpool won one in the 96th minute yesterday‚ I almost hoped he wouldn't take it. He didn't. But Liverpool need him. They really need him and that already feels like a problem for Andoni Iraola as he tries to navigate the early weeks of his time as Liverpool manager. As Liverpool laboured in the latter stages against Newcastle‚ Isak offered absolutely nothing but he stayed on the field simply because Iraola didn't really have any other option.
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Do not fall into the opening day kneejerk trap when the transfer window is still open
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Before the action‚ we had that lovely old intro‚ old clips‚ old voices‚ old logos‚ old Kenneth Wolstenholme telling us from August 1964: 'Welcome to Match of the Day.' Ah‚ familiarity‚ our old friend. Despite an addiction to trying to fix what is not broken‚ the BBC begin each and every MOTD by celebrating how long this staple of Saturday nights has been on our screens‚ since a time when Wolstenholme was being beamed to us in black and white.
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Unai Emery hinted heavily that Ollie Watkins had been reluctant to play for Aston Villa as they were hammered by Brighton amid interest in the striker from Al-Hilal. Villa say they have rejected four offers from the Saudi Pro League club for Watkins‚ who was not included in the squad for Villa's 4-0 defeat even though the club's only other forwards‚ Brian Madjo and Tammy Abraham‚ are out injured. As far as Villa are concerned‚ it is understood Watkins is neither ill nor injured. However‚ he is not thought to have trained fully last week. Watkins representative has been contacted for comment.
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“Reality check” - Man Utd summer signings slammed as pundit names another new player they need
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'It's not doom and gloom just yet' - what is going on at Morton?
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Messi scores but can't save Inter Miami from yet another defeat‚ this time against Toronto FC at home
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MATT BARLOW AT THE GTECH COMMUNITY STADIUM: Amid so much change‚ some things remain the same. And there is still nothing quite like a trip to Brentford in the Premier League to bring the lofty expectations of the self-appointed elite crashing back to earth. Tottenham‚ having escaped the ignominy of relegation‚ settled upon a head coach to their liking and spent a couple of hundred million in the transfer market‚ took a hiding at the hands of the Bees and were flattered by the scoreline. Roberto De Zerbi saw his team outplayed in every department. Unable to cope with the intensity and physicality in midfield. Unable to handle Brentford's aerial presence up at the back. Unable to get a hold of the ball and offer any threat in attack
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Everton beat Crystal Palace 2-0 in front of Prime Minister Andy Burnham‚ Ipswich upset Sunderland on their return to the Premier League and Leeds earned three points at Nottingham Forest.
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'I'm not ashamed' - Ellison on mental health and playing at 47
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Roberto De Zerbi confirmed Tottenham's board had been true to the promises made on recruitment as they closed in on a deal for Savinho from Manchester City worth up to £85million. De Zerbi vowed Spurs were 'not finished yet' in the transfer market. A swoop for Omar Marmoush‚ also from City‚ is developing and they want Cody Gakpo from Liverpool. If it all comes off it would mean a summer outlay close to £400m on nine new players and represents a radical change of policy for a club often criticised for failing to spend freely on players.
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RIATH AL-SAMARRAI AT EMIRATES STADIUM: Opening night or an encore? There will be significantly tougher games ahead for Arsenal‚ but all indications from this one would suggest complacency will not be among any shortcomings in their defence of the title. This was vicious and savage and effective in all the right ways. Had the ghost of Micky Quinn been summoned by Coventry City‚ chances are he would have been dumped on his backside along with the rest of Frank Lampard's men by the champions.
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Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson has been the victim of Premier League rule-changes - as he has been named a vice-captain but is likely to never wear the armband. Rules that came into play last season stipulate only the team captain is permitted to approach the referee to discuss major decisions or flashpoints in the game. As it would not make sense for Reds shot-stopper Alisson to run the length of the pitch to debate‚ for example‚ a penalty shout‚ he is likely to never wear the armband.
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Next Liverpool offer ‘gets it done' as Barcola deal accelerates but another transfer is ‘more problematic'
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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's desperate promise of a new class cannot paper over Manchester United's deepening cracks
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BOOK EXTRACT: On the final day of the season‚ Martin Odegaard was one of the last players to make his way off the Selhurst Park turf with the Premier League trophy in his hands. Photographers commissioned by the league had already snapped the rest of the team individually and were waiting for the captain. As Odegaard spoke to photographers about getting his picture taken‚ an Arsenal staff member pulled the trophy off him‚ telling the Norwegian that 'the boss wants it (the trophy)' before quickly carrying it over to Mikel Arteta. Even in success‚ there was one man who superseded it all. The power a manager wields at a football club is complex. It's not linear. It grows over time and shows itself in differing ways. In the Premier League‚ the power Arteta holds at Arsenal is of a rarer kind.
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The Premier League gets underway on Friday as champions Arsenal host Frank Lampard's newly promoted Coventry City. It has been another summer of significant change‚ both on the pitch and in the dugout. Nine clubs will begin the campaign with new managers‚ although some familiar faces remain in the division‚ with Oliver Glasner and Andoni Iraola among those to have switched clubs rather than arrived from outside the league. Newly promoted Hull City‚ Ipswich Town and Coventry will meanwhile be looking to avoid an immediate return to the Championship.
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CHRIS WHEELER: Michael Carrick says it's 'ridiculous' to suggest Manchester United have been handed an easy start to the season - and admits it's asking a lot for his team to be considered title challengers. United kick off the campaign at Hull City on Saturday lunchtime followed by a first home game against another of the newly-promoted teams‚ Ipswich Town‚ at Old Trafford the following week. But Carrick has rejected claims that United have been given an easy ride‚ saying: 'There are no favourable starts. It's an easy thing to throw out there but pretty ridiculous.
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“I could have moved to another English club” - Ederson finally breaks silence over collapsed Manchester United move
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Manchester United are closing on a £65million deal for Brighton midfielder Carlos Baleba. Talks resumed for the Cameroon international in recent weeks after it became apparent his ankle ligament injury was not as serious as first feared. He is expected to be fit towards the end of September.
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It seemed for a very long time that the fairytale of the summer‚ the one about the king returning to his castle‚ would enter its final chapter within the walls of the Bernabeu Stadium. That has been the narrative everyone has heard for at least the last year‚ if not longer. 'And after Diomande... Rodri ‚' read a headline in Spanish outlet Marca earlier this month. 'At Real Madrid‚ there is great optimism regarding the arrival of the Spanish midfielder‚ the crowning achievement of a spectacular project spearheaded by Jose Mourinho‚' its author wrote.
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MIKE KEEGAN: Marcus Rashford has left Manchester United officials 'seriously impressed' following his return to the club after his loan spell at Barcelona. Insiders at United's training ground say the 28-year-old‚ who made his first appearance for his boyhood club for 20 months on Saturday‚ has fully embraced what could be viewed as a tricky situation and has been working relentlessly in sessions. There is a growing belief within Old Trafford that Rashford will remain at the club beyond the end of the transfer window and‚ should that be the case‚ there is cautious optimism over what could be a new chapter in a long‚ and not always-smooth United career. The likelihood of Rashford remaining in Manchester increases with each day that passes‚ although more than a fortnight remains to the closure of the transfer window.