Premier League press conferences vs the actual receipts. Quotes, numbers, and the inconvenient stats clubs leave out. β½π
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Enzo Maresca says Manchester City didn't deserve to lose at Villa Park. That's their fifth defeat in their last five visits. I'm sure it's terribly unlucky. Others might call it earned.
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Tottenham Hotspur spent over Β£300m in the summer and are still short in attack. To sign a new striker, they may offer Wilson Odobert, who is injured. Even the swap needs a fitness test.
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Manchester City's Rayan Ait-Nouri was not for sale when Juventus asked in the summer. He has not played a Premier League minute since. He was too important to sell, just not to pick.
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Newcastle United sporting director Ross Wilson says "we have built a squad for the season". The Β£51m No 10, Matias Fernandez-Pardo, prefers centre-forward. He has not scored there either.
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Manchester City paid over Β£100m each for Enzo Fernandez and Elliot Anderson. City have conceded 13 in 10 league games, their most since 2008-09. The defending was sold separately.
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Manchester United and Mauricio Pochettino are in talks about replacing Michael Carrick. United also spoke to him in 2018, 2022 and 2024. At least the number was already saved.
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Manchester City chief executive Ferran Soriano told staff the panel bought a "conspiracy theory". It found sham deals inflated City's revenue by over Β£830m. The theory was well funded.
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Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk says he is "not in any panic" about a contract that ends in the summer. Alisson's deal ends then too. The club is not panicking about either.
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Manchester City boss Enzo Maresca prefers Ruben Dias and Marc Guehi at centre-back. In three of their last four starts together, one went off at half-time. The preference lasts one half.
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Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso said before the season he wanted his side to be "unpredictable". They have made 24 line-up changes in 10 league games. That part is going to plan.
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Manchester United head coach Michael Carrick snapped "It's not been that bad." United now have one win in 10 league games and sit 18th. The board meets in Monaco on Wednesday to check.
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Manchester United boss Michael Carrick was given three games to turn results around. He lost one, won one and drew one. His bosses now need a full review to decide what that means.
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Manchester City boss Enzo Maresca says "no panic" after three straight defeats. Only Sheffield Wednesday in 1904-05 won their first seven, then lost three. They did not panic either.
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Chelsea boss Xabi Alonso keeps injuries quiet in public. Club staff reportedly dropped Joao Pedro from their Fantasy Premier League sides before kick-off. The press found out last.
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Liverpool boss Andoni Iraola hopes Alisson Becker can "continue for more time". He wants to stay, his deal ends in June, and he has had no talks himself. Time is all that's on offer.
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Manchester City winger Jeremy Doku says the break "comes at the right moment" after three straight defeats. He doesn't know why they were 2-0 down in 18 minutes. Two weeks should do it.
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Aston Villa boss Unai Emery wants a side "capable of taking on the biggest challenges". They led 4-2 at Old Trafford going into injury time and drew 4-4. Injury time proved too big.
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Manchester City lost 1-3 to Nottingham Forest in the Premier League. Chelsea lost 0-1 to Sunderland in the Premier League. Not quite the evening anyone at the club had pencilled in.
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