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Liverpool striker Christian Benteke will have a scan on the hamstring he injured during the 1-1 draw with Norwich at Anfield on Sunday.

Paul Merson is predicting a comfortable 3-0 win for Manchester City against Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane this Saturday, as per Sky Sports.

Despite having regularly been sucked into relegation battles due to all manner of problems (which I wrote about for SB Nation’s main site earlier in the week), they’ve had an annoyingly good record against United over the last couple of years.

This ITN footage of the story includes an interview with Burton Albion manager Neil Warnock, who later went on to manage several clubs within the Football League. I want to speak about the future from Arsenal. With strong central performances for both teams, we’ll be in for...

He has also said he is not concerned about reports linking former Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti with his position as “speculation” is normal in big clubs when the team is are not winning.

And while his manager moved to allay those fears by explaining it was merely a strain, Martinez did admit his centre-half will be touch and go for Monday.

After the close of the summer transfer window he had been ready to join a Championship club on loan – an ambition shared by Van Gaal, who wanted him to have the regular game time that would aid his development.

After bursting onto the Premier League scene, obvious comparisons have been drawn with compatriot Thierry Henry.

Regarded by many as the greatest player to have ever played the game, the 74-year-old scored 1281 goals in 1363 games during his illustrious career in which he also lifted the World Cup trophy three times. “He’s a very good player, everybody knows”.

The former forward believes Brendan Rodgers should be criticized for failing to replace Luis Suarez or adapt his side’s style.

The kind of footballer who nearly conjures memories of how you weren’t half bad as an amateur 11-a-sider and think, for a split second, perhaps it’s not too late…

Meanwhile, West Ham started the season on a brighter note with a 2-0 victory over Arsenal at the Emirates, which was followed by two defeats.

City and Juventus, who lost to Barcelona in last season’s final, are joined in Group D by Borussia Moenchengladbach and Europa League champions Sevilla.

A left-footed stab only minutes after entering the game.

“Positive fear”. “It doesn’t frighten me, I have an inherent belief in what I do”.