Back in the distant mists of the Premier League’s past there was a beautiful saying, a comfort to all in times of need: “These things even themselves out over the course of a season.”
Manchester City are pushing for a January deal for the Egypt international Omar Marmoush, a versatile attacker and No 10 from Eintracht Frankfurt who will cost the club around £50 million as they seek to keep up the pursuit of the Premier League leaders after a disastrous run over the previous two months.
Arne Slot believes Liverpool have shown they possess the quality and depth to sustain a quadruple challenge and avoid the tail-off that Jürgen Klopp’s side suffered last season
Sir Jim Ratcliffe has been accused of doing “nothing positive” during his first year at Manchester United and of not caring about fans with his “ridiculous” ticket price hikes by former midfielder Paul Scholes.