Leaked WhatsApp messages from the former Newcastle minority co-owner Amanda Staveley suggest that Mohammed bin Salman was heavily involved in the takeover of the club, it was reported on Sunday
An emerging Premier League team’s stock is never higher than during the second international break. Every season provides the in-form side who suddenly “demand to be taken seriously” or are “now a credible title threat”.
They came to see if one of England’s prodigious young midfielders could deliver in one of the most consequential fixtures. Curtis Jones duly stepped up, eclipsing Cole Palmer to keep Liverpool top of the Premier League.