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Marcus Rashford is actually at Old Traffordand just posed for photos with the pets in the tunnel.
Anyway, some news collected from the team. Matthijs de Ligt is absent through illness for Manchester United, with Joshua Zirzkee replacing Rasmus Hojlund at centre-forward. Chelsea have dropped Noni Madueke for Pedro Neto. Aaron Ramsdale, who made that disastrous decision to pundit in the Saints' game against the Spurs last week, is fit to start.
Dear, late Russell Martin looked like an indie rocker.in one of those bands like Biffy Clyro or Foals. But the new man, Ivica Juric, likes the real thing.
“I started when I was 14 with Metallica and Megadeth, then I moved on to more aggressive things. Death metal is my passion, bands like Napalm Death, Obituary and Carcass.”
From playing the ball from behind to the equivalent of this? Yes please. In fact, the voice sounds a bit like Sean Dyche.
Will Unwin, who is our reporter. in Leicester today, he tells me that “Pereira makes his mark by starting eight native Portuguese speakers” in the Wolves team.
Leicester-Wolves teams
Leicester: Ward, Justin, Coady, Vestergaard, Kristiansen, Soumare, Skipp, El Khannous, Ayew, Mavididi, Vardy. Substitutes: Iversen, Faes, Okoli, Winks, De Cordova-Reid, Choudhury, Daka, Thomas, Buonanotte.
Wolves: José Sa, Nelson Semedo, Bueno, Toti Gomes, Doherty, Joao Gomes, André Trindade, Rodrigo Gomes, Gonçalo Guedes, Cunha, Larsen. Substitutes: Johnstone, Hwang, Dawson, Doyle, Forbs, Bellegarde, Meupiyou, Cundle, Pedro Lima.
Everton-Chelsea teams
Everton: Pickford, Young, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Mykolenko, Mangala, Gueye, Doucoure, Harrison, Calvert-Lewin, Ndiaye. Substitutes: Virginia, Patterson, Keane, Beto, O'Brien, Chermiti, Coleman, Lindstrom, Armstrong.
Chelsea: Sánchez, Gusto, Disasi, Adarabioyo, Colwill, Caicedo, Fernández, Pedro Neto, Palmer, Sancho, Jackson. Substitutes: Jorgensen, Madueke, Joao Felix, Nkunku, Casadei, George, Acheampong, Guiu, Veiga.
Fulham-Southampton teams
Fulham: Leno, Robinson, Bassey, Diop, Castagne, King, Berge, Wilson, Cairney, Iwobi, Muniz. Substitutes: Benda, Andersen, Cuenca, Sessegnon, Lukic, Godó, Jiménez, Traoré, Vinicius.
Southampton: Ramsdale, Walker-Peters, Wood, Bednarek, Harwood-Bellis, Sugawara, Fernandes, Downes, Aribo, Dibling, Armstrong. Substitutes: McCarthy, Ugochukwu, Manning, Lallana, Sulemana, Bree, Fraser, Onuachu, Archer.
Man Utd v Bournemouth teams
Manchester United: Onana, Dalot, Mazraoui, Maguire, Martinez, Malacia, Mainoo, Ugarte, Amad, Fernandes, Zirkzee. Substitutes: Bayindir, Yoro, Evans, Casemiro, Eriksen, Antony, Garnacho, Hojlund, Collyer.
Bournemouth: Kepa, Smith, Zabarnyi, Huijsen, Kerkez, Christie, Adams, Semenyo, Kluivert, Ouattara, Evanilson. Substitutes: Travers, Aarons, Cook, Billing, Brooks, Hill, Kinsey, Winterburn, Unal.
Rashford does not appear in the Manchester United squad
That's the word before the teams are named at 2:00 pm The romance has come to an end.
Some EFL news, according to PA Media: Fleetwood sacks Adam
Fleetwood have sacked boss Charlie Adam with the club 18th in the Sky Bet League Two table. The 39-year-old former Scotland midfielder, appointed last December, leaves the Cod Army following Saturday's 2-0 defeat at Barrow.
Owner Jamie Pilley said in a statement on the club's official website on Sunday: “I would like to personally thank Charlie for his commitment and professionalism over the last 12 months. It has been a pleasure to work with him, but recent results meant we felt a change was necessary. I wish him the best for the future.”
That management news from this weekend.
Preamble
Sunday, is the new Saturday. Get more used to this, especially with next year's television offering. Anyway, let's get on with this season, where Chelsea are the team chasing Liverpool, against Everton, under new ownership. Speaking of which, there is a new management at Southampton, who will go to Fulham and Wolves, who host Leicester. Also, the Manchester United soap opera to see through your fingers how they face Bournemouth.
So, it all starts at 2pm, but team news and news will follow soon. Join me.