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It wouldn’t be the start of a Premier League season without a prediction from a supercomputer - and this season’s makes good reading for Manchester City and a problematic one for Arsenal . The bettingexpert.com supercomputer believes that Pep Guardiola’s team will retain their Premier League title while Arsenal will miss out on Champions League football again. It also thinks that for a third-successive season, Manchester United , Chelsea and Liverpool will make up the rest of the top four alongside the Cityzens. However, Thomas Tuchel’s side will finish as Premier League runners-up after their Champions League heroics in May, Liverpool will be in third again while Manchester United will fall down to fourth from second, despite the investment in the team this summer. On the bottom half of the table, it is the same three of Norwich, Watford and Brentford that went up to go back down immediately, with the Canaries finish last and Brentford in 18th …

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Marcelo Bielsa’s Leeds delivered after returning to the Premier League last season following a 16-year absence, finishing in an impressive ninth place. But Bielsa will be looking to build on this success and continue to add a number of worthy additions to his squad. Leeds have already been busy in the transfer window, bringing in Jack Harrison on a permanent basis from Manchester City, Junior Firpo from Barcelona, Kristoffer Klaesson and promising Chelsea academy prospect Lewis Bate. A number of names have also left the club including Pablo Hernandez, Leif Davis and Francisco Casilla. With just under four weeks to go in the window, there is little sign transfer business has come to a halt for the summer at Elland Road. And there’s plenty more transfer gossip coming out of Leeds with Daily Star Sport here to round-up the best bits… O’Brien deal still on Leeds are still interested in a deal to sign Huddersfield Town midfielder Lewis O’Brien. …

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Paul Pogba is still yet to sign a new contract at Manchester United with the Frenchman eyeing an Old Trafford exit. Despite Ole Gunnar Solskjaer offering the 28-year-old a £400k-a-week contract that would make him the highest paid player in Premier League history, Pogba still wants out. With the midfielder entering the final year of his contract, Pogba would be available on a free transfer next summer with clubs outside England able to start negotiations from January. The United hierarchy have a decision to make: sell now or let their star man leave on a free transfer for the second time. Whichever option is favoured, Man Utd should be wary of agent Mino Raiola who has a history of moving players on to PSG . Zlatan Ibrahimovic , Maxwell, Blaise Matuidi, Gianluigi Donnarumma and Marco Verratti's moves to Paris were all negotiated and overseen by Raiola, who has pocketed millions from player sales to the Ligue 1 club. Though it must be said …

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Jack Grealish is expected to complete his £100million move to Manchester City today as he becomes the most expensive Premier League player ever. The Aston Villa captain will reportedly arrive in Manchester where he is set to sign a contract with the Premier League champions as their first major summer arrival. City have pursued the 25-year-old since March and maintained a strong interest as he helped England to the European Championships final, before opening talks over a bid last Friday. Now the Daily Mail reports the England international and Villa talisman will become a Man City player imminently ahead of the new season. Man City are usually wary of spending too much money on a single player, opting instead to divide their huge transfer budget across various investments. But Grealish is a superstar signing and an exception for Pep Guardiola, who is looking to defend his side’s Premier League title and secure that elusive Champions League …

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Harry Kane is still yet to report to training having missed the opening two days of pre-season under new boss Nuno Espirito Santo. The 28-year-old believes he has a 'gentleman's agreement' with Daniel Levy over a summer exit but the Spurs chairman has denied this claim and slapped a £160 million price-tag on his prized asset. With only individual awards to his name so far, Kane is keen to add trophies and titles to his collection and feels Manchester City is a club that matches his ambition. But the Premier League champions are yet to match Levy's valuation leaving Kane, so far, in limbo. A consumate professional throughout his career, this seems an out of character move for Kane who may have taken inspiration from Luka Modric and Gareth Bale , who have both managed to force a move away from Spurs in the last decade. Modric was the trendsetter in 2012 when he failed to report for training and also purposefully missed their flight to America for …

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Referee Anthony Taylor, who was in charge of Denmark’s Euro 2020 fixture against Finland, when Christian Eriksen collapsed, has spoken about the worrying situation for the very first time. At Copenhagen’s Parken Stadium in June in Denmark’s opening Euro 2020 game, Eriksen collapsed in the 43rd minute after suffering a cardiac arrest, and medical attention was quickly required to treat the player. The medics, along with Denmark captain Simon Kjaer, had a heroic role in protecting the player, and Taylor was also praised for his quick reactions to the situation, earning praise from UEFA chief refereeing officer Roberto Rosetti. Now, Taylor, during the installation of a defibrillator at Altrincham FC, one of 2000 plus recipients of the equipment made available through the Premier League Defibrillator Fund, discussed the situation. “The bottom line is that I was 10 metres away, looking directly at him, there was nobody near him,” he said. “I can clearly see …

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England is bracing for harsh new coronavirus restrictions to come in tomorrow after MPs overwhelmingly backed another national lockdown. It means that various businesses will be forced to shut, people will again be urged to stay at home and social mixing will be all but banned from Thursday, November 5, to Wednesday, December 2. But despite this being the second lockdown of its kind, there are a number of key differences with the restrictions last time around. Many fear that the looser nature of the incoming measures mean they could be extended, or leave the country facing a third lockdown at a later date. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he faced no alternative to the nuclear option of a lockdown, amid fears that the NHS could be overwhelmed by a new spike in Covid-19 cases and as the likes of France and Germany announced similarly draconian steps. Below, we take a look at some of the changes between the rules for England’s looming lockdown and what people could …

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A leak of the alleged backstory and changes that went into Star Wars: the Rise of Skywalker has appeared on reddit, leading to fan outcry. The latest movie in Disney's Star Wars trilogy has been the source of constant internet discussion since its release, with a group of vocal viewers upset at the final result. Reddit sub "Saltier than Crait" (referencing the salt mining planet from the Star Wars mythos) sprung up for those to discuss their distaste for the final movie. On Wednesday night, moderator egoshoppe posted bullet points from a conversation with someone who claims to be a source "who worked closely on the production of RoS" at an unnamed production company. According to the post, director J.J. Abrams' was brought on by Disney CEO Bob Iger and that "Disney insisted on fan service over plot development. Abrams' cut of the movie was allegedly different than the final cut we saw because of meddling on behalf of Disney, who was worried the director might transition to Warner …

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