We start by dissecting the opening two games of the restarted Premier League season. Aston Villa and Sheffield United may have conjured up a fairly mundane 0-0 draw, but the real talking point was the failure of goal-line technology to award the Blades a perfectly good goal after Ørjan Nyland fell into his own net with the ball in his hands. We also look at Manchester City’s win over Arsenal, and David Luiz’s wretched cameo.
In part two, we talk about Marcus Rashford and preview the first full weekend of the restarted Premier League season. The main attention is on the race for fifth and to avoid relegation, with a number of teams in contention for both. We also ask how many Liverpool defeats would there need to be before panic sets in up on Merseyside.
Finally, we speak to Nicky Bandini about the Coppa Italia final, as Napoli edge out favourites Juventus on penalties, after a hard-fought 0-0 draw in the 90 minutes.
See you Monday.
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