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Frustrated Liverpool fail to take chances as Fulham claim deserved first point

In the not-so distant past when they were vying for a right-back role with Spain, Andoni Iraola often lost out to Álvaro Arbeloa. The points were shared at Anfield on Saturday, but the Liverpool head coach was thwarted by his old adversary once again as Fulham deservedly claimed the first Premier League point of Arbeloa’s tenure. The visitors belied their lowly position and a run of three successive league defeats to take a point from a Liverpool side that represented a pale imitation of their Champions League selves against Atlético Madrid on Wednesday. Continue reading...

The GuardianThe Guardian•Andy Hunter at Anfield12 Sept

All change for Maresca: the data behind Manchester City’s rapid player turnover

Squad was a model of stability under Guardiola but many of the group the new coach oversees are recent recruits Manchester City have experienced a level of player turnover unthinkable in the Pep Guardiola era. Where Arne Slot benefited in his first Liverpool season by retaining the squad Jürgen Klopp bequeathed, Enzo Maresca must oversee the evolution of City while winning every week. Relying on relatively new players has not cost them Premier League points yet, but there could be reasons for concern before their derby at Old Trafford on Sunday. Most people assumed City would demolish Coventry . Fantasy Premier League players set a record last weekend for the number who used their one-off option of triple-captaining a player to multiply his points by three. More than 91% used this bonus on Erling Haaland , expecting goals galore. He scored, but that was the only goal of the game. The match was closer than anyone anticipated. Continue reading...

The GuardianThe Guardian•Andrew Beasley12 Sept

All change for Maresca: the data behind Manchester City’s rapid player turnover

Squad was a model of stability under Guardiola but many of the group the new coach oversees are recent recruits Manchester City have experienced a level of player turnover unthinkable in the Pep Guardiola era. Where Arne Slot benefited in his first Liverpool season by retaining the squad Jürgen Klopp bequeathed, Enzo Maresca must oversee the evolution of City while winning every week. Relying on relatively new players has not cost them Premier League points yet, but there could be reasons for concern before their derby at Old Trafford on Sunday. Most people assumed City would demolish Coventry . Fantasy Premier League players set a record last weekend for the number who used their one-off option of triple-captaining a player to multiply his points by three. More than 91% used this bonus on Erling Haaland , expecting goals galore. He scored, but that was the only goal of the game. The match was closer than anyone anticipated. Continue reading...

The GuardianThe Guardian•Andrew Beasley12 Sept