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Sunday’s draw with Newcastle shows Andoni Iraola’s new ideas as manager will need to overcome the squad’s lack of balance Sign up for our free newsletter here The good news for Liverpool is that, Arsenal aside, every other team with vague title aspirations who played over the weekend looked undercooked, and that And…

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Harvey Elliott's position at Liverpool looks uncertain following his absence from the matchday squad at Newcastle on the opening weekend of the Premier League season.

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Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now! While the opening round of Premier League fixtures hasn’t yet concluded, Football Daily can’t be alone in having jerked both knees to the point of dislocation based on the evidence of what little we’ve seen thus far. Newly-promoted Hull City look the most likely co…

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Rossoneri overcome fascinating first challenge at Torino as teams across Serie A give homegrown talent a chance “I love Cissè. I love Cissè.” Ruben Amorim had not yet taken charge of his first competitive game as Milan head coach but already he was furnishing journalists with soundbites and supporters with memes, cl…

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Leagues stopped rights packages in Russia in 2022 They are considering legal action against Football TV The English Football League and Scottish Professional Football League have launched investigations and are considering legal action after discovering that television coverage of their matches has been broadcast in…

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Following a dispute over the length of his contract, will Jean-Philippe Mateta stay at Crystal Palace beyond the transfer window?

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Manchester United’s under-powered attack, Brentford’s £39m bargain and Dewsbury-Hall delivers for Everton Arsenal’s treatment of Gabriel Martinelli has been questioned by Ian Wright after the Brazil forward was left out of their squad for Friday’s opening game against Coventry. Martinelli turned down a move to Galat…

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The 44-year-old is focused on maintaining ‘emotional control’ and a slew of sensible signings offer genuine hope It is a necessary reset. Although it would be pushing it to say that Chelsea have switched from development centre to retirement home, even after the signings of Jordan Henderson and Danny Welbeck, there…

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Former Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez on his former players Xabi Alonso and Alvaro Arbeloa who face each other as managers on Monday when Fulham host Chelsea.

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Test your ball knowledge with today's Who Am I?, Five in Five and Brainteaser.

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Following their huge win against Manchester United, Hull City assistant head coach Dean Holden joins Gabby Logan, Danny Murphy and Joe Hart in the Match of the Day studio.

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Match of the Day's Danny Murphy, Gabby Logan and Joe Hart analyse Aston Villa's "woeful" performance against Brighton, which saw them lose 4-0.

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Match of the Day's Joe Hart discusses Manchester City's Marc Guehi and his performance in midfield, with plenty of praise for the centre half in a different position against Bournemouth.

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Match of the Day's Joe Hart, Danny Murphy and Gabby Logan analyse Newcastle's energetic performance in their Premier League opener against Liverpool.

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Fifa president will face opponent if he seeks re-election Ceferin: ‘We stopped another try to steal the sport’ The Uefa president, Aleksander Ceferin, has described Gianni Infantino’s doomed attempt to sell stakes in the World Cup as “even worse than the Super League plan” and warned his embattled Fifa counterpart t…

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After being left out of Aston Villa's match-day squad against Brighton, Match of the Day's Gabby Logan, Danny Murphy and Joe Hart consider if Ollie Watkins is on the verge of leaving the club for Al Hilal.

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While the teams produced more promise than polish, this thrilling encounter gave an emotional send-off to a legend of both clubs It’s 4.35pm on Tyneside. William Osula sets Anthony Elanga away, slightly right of centre and just short of 50,000 draw collective breaths. Pace is no issue; Elanga has no shortage of that…

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Dominik Szoboszlai's injury-time penalty rescues a point at the start of the Andoni Iraola era - but Liverpool need to improve after below-par display.

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How Newcastle United and Liverpool's players rated in their Premier League match.

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Rather than playing safe in selecting his Manchester City side for the first time in the Premier League, Enzo Maresca made a bold choice in midfield. Ultimately, it paid off.

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Szoboszlai rescues a point for Liverpool, scoring a stoppage-time penalty to deny Newcastle an opening game victory at St James' Park in the Premier League.

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