Sunday News (includes West Ham)

[Alan]

BBC

Newcastle's 33-year-old defender Kieran Trippier, who retired from England duty last week, has agreed a deal with Turkish side Eyupspor. (Sportsdigitale - in Turkish), external

Chelsea and England defender Ben Chilwell, 27, has been offered as a potential loanee for Jose Mourinho's Fenerbahce. (Givemesport), external

Belgian side Anderlecht are interested in Manchester United and Denmark midfielder Christian Eriksen, 32. (Het Belang van Limburg - in Dutch), external

Manchester City's 33-year-old German midfielder Ilkay Gundogan has the option to extend his one-year deal by another season should he feature in more than 50 per cent of City's 2024-25 matchday squads. (Star), external

Napoli striker Victor Osimhen, who was targeted by Chelsea in the summer window, has been left out of his team's squad list for the Serie A season. (La Gazzetta dello Sport - in Italian), external

Liverpool want to sign a defensive midfielder in January after failing to recruit one in the summer transfer window. (Football Insider), external

England winger Raheem Sterling, 29, turned down a £650,000-a-week offer from Saudi Arabia to join Arsenal on loan from Chelsea. (Mirror), external

Nottingham Forest turned down an offer worth a potential £50m from Newcastle for Swedish winger Anthony Elanga, 22, on transfer deadline day. (Sky Sports), external

League One Birmingham City's big-money move for Fulham's Jay Stansfield means Exeter City could receive around £2m from their sell-on clause. (DevonLive), external

Dutch Arsenal centre-back Omar Rekik, 22, who has never played a senior game for the club, has terminated his contract. (Fabrizio Romano)




Sky Paper Talk

DAILY MAIL

Jadon Sancho could return to Manchester United due to a bizarre clause included in loan switch to Chelsea. The west London club's obligation to buy will not apply should Enzo Maresca's side fail to finish in the top 14 of the Premier League, according to reports.

THE MIRROR

Raheem Sterling rejected a bumper £650,000-a-week offer from Saudi Arabia to join Arsenal on loan from Chelsea. The 29-year-old spurned the interest two days before talks had opened between Chelsea and Arsenal in a bid to help the Gunners win the Premier League - and revive his England chances.

Nemanja Matic believes Manchester United "made a mistake" in allowing Scott McTominay to join Napoli on transfer deadline day.

THE SUN

Manchester United are lining up a move for Fulham left-back Antonee Robinson as a long-term replacement for Luke Shaw - if they can raise the funds before the January transfer window.

Everton boss Sean Dyche will make Luton striker Elijah Adebayo his top target in January as he anticipates life without Dominic Calvert-Lewin.

Steve McClaren wants Eddie Nketiah to swap international sides and play for Jamaica.

Romeo Beckham has spurned Brentford's offer of a new contract with their B team to sign with a top fashion agent.

SCOTTISH SUN

New Celtic signing Arne Engels has told Brendan Rodgers he is ready to make his Old Firm debut.

Philippe Clement has admitted there is no way back for Iannis Hagi at Rangers.




Mail

West Ham 1-3 Man City: Erling Haaland scores his second hat-trick in eight days as Pep Guardiola's men maintain their 100% start to the season

    Erling Haaland scored another hat-trick at Manchester City won at West Ham
    Haaland has now netted 70 goals in 69 games during his Premier League career

Turnovers in midfield and hurtling back 70 yards to stop counter attacks. Maybe Erling Haaland is becoming the universally accepted complete Pep Guardiola player after all.

This was one of his finest evenings in a Manchester City shirt. Not particularly because of the goals - he scores whenever, wherever – but because of the feel, the look. The most phenomenal marksman in world football had the run of east London.

And it undoubtedly provokes an extra pep in those behind him. City definitely needed to grind against West Ham – and at times, looked like mirroring Arsenal in dropping points - yet when they were in control, which was for large parts, it appeared as though only one team were here.

West Ham did receive encouragement, some from their own fortitude and some from City’s brief frailty. A Ruben Dias own goal sandwiched itself between Haaland’s first-half efforts, an equaliser on 19 minutes that owed much to Mateo Kovacic jumping to win the ball back with too much abandon.

Kovacic has admitted that an eagerness to get involved higher up the pitch does hamper him when deputising for Rodri and that was clear when Lucas Paqueta – who would have been wearing City’s 1999 nostalgia away strip had it not been for an FA investigation – slipped Jarrod Bowen down the right and his cross deflected in off Dias.

West Ham unsettled City early on and then for around 20 minutes after half time. Mohammed Kudus struck a post, as a rejuvenated Kevin De Bruyne had done earlier, and Bowen was causing Josko Gvardiol major problems down the home right.

Julen Lopetegui has hit upon something over a summer of strong recruitment and the high-octane nature of their fresh ideas should see teams leaving this place bewildered. Chelsea and Manchester United are coming here over the next two months and will not be relishing the prospect.

‘It is true City is one of the best teams in history,’ Lopetegui said. ‘But it is true too that in the second half we have been very close to a draw.’

He’s right. The visiting section went a touch quieter. Guardiola paid Lopetegui a compliment as West Ham galloped through vacant midfield areas by sacrificing Jeremy Doku for Ilkay Gundogan in a bid to wrestle back control. In giving Kovacic extra support, seeing Silva slow the game out wide, City sought to just calm things down.

Lukasz Fabianski, on at the break for Areola, had saved from Silva while Dias might have connected at the back post. Max Kilman headed a Bowen corner wide. Tomas Soucek fumbled within sight of an equaliser. Noel Gallagher, taking time out from counting his money, squirmed in the posh seats. Guardiola flung his limbs in agitation.

They needn’t have fidgeted. Seven minutes to go and Haaland was clean through again. With a Matheus Nunes pass under his spell, the eyes deadened and Fabianski could do nothing but surrender to the chip over his flailing body. While City might not be quite at their best yet, the frontman certainly is.

MATCH FACTS & PLAYER RATINGS

West Ham (4-2-3-1): Areola 6 (Fabianski, 45, 6), Wan-Bissaka 6, Kilman 6, Mavropanos 5, Emerson 5 (Coufal 71,6) Alvarez 6 (Soucek 77) Rodriguez 6.5, Bowen 7 (Summerville 86) Paqueta 4, Kudus 6.5, Antonio 6 (Fullkrug 71, 6)

Booked: Kilman, Rodriguez, Emerson

Scorer: Dias (OG) 19

Manager: Julen Lopetegui 6.
 
Manchester City (3-2-4-1): Ederson 6; Akanji 7, Dias 6, Gvardiol 6.5 (Walker 88) Lewis 7.5, Kovacic 7, Doku 6.5 (Gundogan 68, 6) Silva 8, De Bruyne 7 (Ake 88), Grealish 7 (Nunes 72) Haaland 9

Booked: De Bruyne, Akanji

Scorers: Haaland 10, 30, 83

Manager: Pep Guardiola 7.
 

Referee: Michael Oliver 7

Attendance: 62,469.












 

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Far Cough UKunt » 01 Sep 2024 12:48

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