“This is the kind of result that reverberates up and down the Premier League. Manchester United had waited almost a decade to win in the league at Anfield but, in condemning Liverpool to a fourth successive defeat in all competitions, they may just have breathed life into Ruben Amorim’s tenure at the club. The scenes of celebration in the away end at the final whistle certainly suggested as much. United, remarkably given the start they had endured this term, are just two points behind the champions. Arne Slot, his side undermined by profligacy at one end and sloppiness at the other, had endured a first home defeat in the Premier League for 400 days courtesy of Harry Maguire’s late winner. Of the quartet of losses they have endured of late, this defeat hurt most of all. …”
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“The last time Elche were a top-flight side, they were flirting with unwanted records. In 2022-23 — their centenary year — they finished 12 points adrift at the bottom of the table, cycled through six different managers, and went 19 games without a win to get the season underway. Only two teams have ever made a worse start. But two years away from the limelight looks to have done Elche good, with a rebuilt squad and new approach under coach Eder Sarabia. He has taken them back to the top tier with a distinct brand of possession football, and it was only defeat to Alaves before the international break that prevented them from becoming the first newly-promoted side in Spanish top-flight history to go unbeaten in their opening eight games. …”
“Looking tanned and refreshed after a family holiday in Dubai, Arne Slot cut a relaxed figure at Liverpool’s Kirkby training base on Friday. Three straight defeats, the worst run of the Dutchman’s managerial career, may have cranked up the pressure externally, with the inquest into the Premier League champions’ shortcomings continuing throughout the international break, but Slot remains unshaken. …”
“It is lunchtime, Newcastle United’s academy is a hubbub of people and Steve Harper is conducting an impromptu tour, slap-bang in his element. The club’s former goalkeeper, its longest-serving player and now the academy manager knows everybody and their backstories. There is encouragement, feedback, a steady stream of dad jokes. … What they do is produce footballers for Newcastle — the primary objective — and along one internal wall there is a mural of academy graduates who made their way into the first team. Sean Longstaff is open-jawed after scoring, Andy Carroll is in an England shirt, arms outstretched, Elliot Anderson is there. But what they do is way more than football. But what they do is way more than football. …”
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