1+ hour, 32+ min ago   (741+ words) The sight of Michael Carrick turning to Joshua Zirkzee to rescue the Manchester derby, while Enzo Maresca sent on Iliman Ndiaye at half-time, was an illustration of the different landscapes at Manchester United and Manchester City. United have been trying…...

2+ hour, 45+ min ago   (885+ words) In the build-up to this game, Oliver Glasner spoke passionately about the pride he would take in instilling his own identity in this Nottingham Forest side. And after his side notched a 2-1 victory at Villa Park, the Austrian will have…...

2+ hour, 43+ min ago   (718+ words) Jarrad Branthwaite was speaking to the media after Everton’s goalless draw at Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday when he was stopped by Xavi Simons, a team-mate at PSV during his 2022-23 loan season in the Netherlands. After a brief embrace, the Dutchman…...

2+ hour, 44+ min ago   (825+ words) As the old boxing adage goes, styles make fights. In football, too, every opponent offers a different stylistic match-up. Clearly, after eight matches against Oliver Glasner, Unai Emery’s Aston Villa has a stylistic kryptonite. With Nottingham Forest’s 2-1 victory, Glasner has…...

3+ hour ago   (1605+ words) Graham Scott was a Premier League referee for a decade and also worked as a video assistant referee over 100 times. Here, he explains how the process would have worked, based on his experience, for Erling Haaland’s goal against Manchester United…...

2+ hour, 50+ min ago   (838+ words) Evanilson (centre) is thanked by Marcus Tavernier for the assist that helped him score against Brentford Robin Jones/AFC Bournemouth via Getty Images Evanilson was the last player to leave the Vitality Stadium pitch after Bournemouth’s 2-2 draw with Brentford. That…...

2+ hour, 47+ min ago   (799+ words) Pierre Sage must make up his mind. He rules at Crystal Palace with strict standards and an iron fist, accepting nothing but borderline perfection, or he has the settled starting XI he desires. The Palace manager dropped Jaydee Canvot for…...

2+ hour, 59+ min ago   (1730+ words) Kelsea Petersen / The Athletic The uneasy truce is over between the biggest academies in England. Now, no player is off the table. Some point to Rhian Brewster’s move from Chelsea to Liverpool in 2015 as the first major crack. Others cite…...

2+ hour, 54+ min ago   (1908+ words) Getty Images; design: Eamonn Dalton It did not take long for Anton Stach to remind the Premier League what he is all about, the German having come into the new campaign on the back of a lukewarm pre-season with Leeds…...

2+ hour, 55+ min ago   (774+ words) Michael Carrick's Manchester United lost to a Manchester City side who were down to 10 men for over an hour Getty Images Welcome to The Briefing, where every Monday during this season The Athletic will discuss three of the biggest questions…...