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Guardiola suggested the serious renewal will wait until the summer but the red flags have been appearing for weeks in the sudden and shocking decline of a team that has lost the aura of invincibility that left many opponents beaten before kick-off in previous years.
He has had stated City must “survive” this season – whatever qualifies as survival for a club of such rich ambition – but the quest
The first weekend of the season is always tricky to predict for various reasons, and with Manchester United I really don’t know what to expect. I am not going to give them a win just because they are Manchester United and have had some great teams in the past, put it that way.
They won the FA Cup final with a good performance against Manchester City, but they finished eighth
Everton face a pivotal three games in seven days which could leave lasting repercussions on their long-term ambitions and Premier League prospects.
After Monday’s 6-0 thrashing at Chelsea, the Toffees play consecutive home games starting with fellow strugglers Nottingham Forest on Sunday, before hosting Merseyside rivals Liverpool on Wednesday, followed by Brentford on 27 April.
Another turbulent
Liverpool right-back Conor Bradley is expected to be out for about three weeks with an ankle injury.
He was replaced by Trent Alexander-Arnold, who returned from a knee injury which had kept him out since February.
Bradley is set to miss Thursday’s Europa League game at Atalanta and top-flight games against Fulham, Everton and West Ham in the rest of