Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp does not believe in prolonging the suffering for his players after a defeat as he is more concerned with finding ways to bounce back.
The newly-crowned champions lost only their third Premier League match in two seasons on Thursday as they were thrashed 4-0 by Manchester City at the Etihad.
Moussa Sissoko says he is confident Tottenham team-mate Tanguy Ndombele will be a success at the club, despite a tricky start to his time in north London.
There have been suggestions Ndombele – Spurs’ £63m club-record signing last summer – is unsettled, with the midfielder playing just 19 minutes since the Premier League restarted.
N’Golo Kante is a doubt for Chelsea’s game with Crystal Palace on Tuesday after suffering a hamstring injury in their win over Watford.
Chelsea cruised to a 3-0 win at Stamford Bridge but their victory was marred by an injury to the French midfielder, who was withdrawn with 12 minutes remaining.
Xavi Hernandez has extended his contract as head coach of Al-Sadd for one year amid speculation linking him with a managerial return to Barcelona.
Xavi has been in charge of Qatari club Al-Sadd since the beginning of the 2019/20 campaign, leading the side to the Super Cup and Qatar Cup titles in his first season.
Craig Fagan has held positive talks with Southend to take over as manager.
Fagan, who is currently the U23s boss at the Shrimpers, has applied for the first-team role after Sol Campbell left the job by mutual consent on June 30.
The match Burnley – Sheffield United in the English Premier League will be held on July 5 (Sunday) from 14:00. In the tightly packed midfield of the Premier League, the victories in the back can ignite an explosion up the rankings and after consecutive victories over Watford and Crystal Palace in the last week.
Burnley is 2.90 to win. The draw in the match is rated with 3.00. Sheffield United is 2.70 to win. Watch our full football TV program.
The match Liverpool – Aston Villa from the English Premier League will be held on July 5 (Sunday) from 18:30. Liverpool’s first meeting as recently crowned Premier League champions did not end exactly as planned, they were applauded on the pitch by Man City.
Liverpool is 1.33 to win. The draw in the match is rated at 5.50. Aston Villa is 8.50 to win. Watch our full football TV program.
The match Southampton – Manchester City from the English Premier League will be held on July 5 (Sunday) from 21:00. Impressive away games to Norwich and Watford on both sides of the home defeat against Arsenal, combined to eliminate delayed fears of relegation,
Southampton is 8.50 to win. The draw in the match is assessed with 6.00. Manchester City is 1.30 to win. Watch our full football TV program.
The match West Brom – Hull City from the Championship of England will be held on July 5 (Sunday) from 17:00. West Brom remained on their way back to the Premier League with a 3-0 victory over Sheffield Wednesday on Wednesday. That success put Bagis five points behind Brentford in the fight for automatic promotion.
West Brom is 1.33 to win. The draw in the match is rated with 5.25. The odds for Hull City to win are 9.50. Watch our full football TV program.
Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer expects the race to qualify for next season’s Champions League to go down to the last matchday of the season.
Fifth-placed United currently occupy the final Champions League qualification spot – unless Manchester City have their European ban overturned – and will move into the top four, at least temporarily, if they beat Bournemouth on Saturday, with Chelsea in action against Watford in the late kick-off, live on Sky Sports.
