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Brentford’s win came despite manager Thomas Frank telling Sky Sports before kick-off that Toney had been left out of the squad because of “transfer interest” in the England striker.
Asked if Toney has already played his last match for Brentford, Frank said: “Who knows? There is interest. It’s not close.”
If Toney was to leave, replacing his goal threat is likely to be a talking point throughout Brentford’s season.
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Prior to kick-off the stadium paid an emotional tribute to former Arsenal forward Kevin Campbell, who died at the age of 54 earlier this summer.
Campbell won four major trophies at the club and was part their 1990-91 title-winning team.
And Arsenal’s first goal was arguably reminiscent of Campbell in his pomp, with Havertz darting between two defenders and powering a header past Wolves goalkeeper Jose Sa.
The Germany international’s
Dominic Solanke will fancy himself to be in the running having hit 19 goals last season for Bournemouth and now spearheading an attack-minded Tottenham side.
Darwin Nunez is the league’s enigma, at times looking unplayable and at others looking out of his depth. Can Slot coax more consistency from Liverpool’s Uruguay striker?
He is not a striker, but City midfielder Phil Foden was in the mix last term with an
The day started badly for Thorup when winger Jonathan Rowe withdrew from the Canaries squad on Saturday morning amid speculation French giants Marseille had submitted a bid to sign the 21-year-old.
Callum Doyle, on loan from Manchester City, was selected by the Dane at left-back on his Norwich debut as both sides matched up in a 4-3-3 formation.
The U’s, however, made the brighter start and Harris somehow managed to
Among the excitement of a new season at The Den, there was a more poignant message as the club remembered Sarkic, who died in his home country of Montenegro in June at the age of 26.
The Montenegro international was only with the Lions for a year, but he cemented himself as the number one for both Joe Edwards and then Neil Harris as the club finished the season in
“I can’t put it into words, it’s different because I know I’m a Southampton player now,” he told BBC Radio Solent.
“I wanted to stay here and to know that we’ll be in the Premier League and there’s not even a discussion to happen now [with Man City] and to just turn up for pre-season, I can’t describe that feeling.”
Southampton finished fourth in the Championship this season, one place
“There’s nothing in football quite like the play-off final. There’s so much riding on it in terms of money and prestige, what it means to the club and the fans.
“I wasn’t looking forward to it, if I’m honest. Wembley isn’t a place for losers. I’d lost three play-off finals and an FA Cup semi-final there, so my record wasn’t great.
“I didn’t start an awful lot of games for
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has been named the Premier League manager of the season, with Liverpool’s Matt Beard winning the Women’s Super League Manager of the Season.
Guardiola, 53, oversaw another historic season as City became the first English club to win four successive top-flight titles.
He beat Arsenal’s Mikel Arteta, Aston Villa’s Unai Emery, Liverpool’s Jurgen Klopp and Bournemouth’s Andoni Iraola to the prize.
“I want to share
Ellis: As a wheelchair user, I sit in the second tier of the Colin Bell Stand and at Champions League games we often have away fans sat in front of us. Some Real Madrid supporters told me “you guys have the best team in the world”. When you get that outside perspective you really appreciate how good the football we watch week in, week out is.
Emily: We don’t, because
This was a day that more about Klopp than Liverpool’s result or performance – but it was fitting the manager who has overseen so many memorable victories at Anfield should sign off his nine-year reign with a win.
Liverpool’s fans delivered a flavour of what lay in store as thousands lined Anfield Road to greet Klopp at the head of the team coach, and the manager was given a predictably