Manchester United, Man City and Premier League rivals again reject five subs rule for this season

straight to your inboxManchester United's home game against Tottenham Hotspur has been selected for live television coverage by Sky Sports.The Premier League match at Old Trafford will be played on Sunday, October 4, kicking off at 4.30pm.In a statement the league also confirmed new kick-off times for midweek matches.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola has slammed the decision to revert to three substitutions this season.And the Manchester City boss accused those who have said the temporary introduction of five replacements – which was in effect after the resumption of last season – of knowing nothing about football.The Premier League changed their rules in June, as football emerged from the lockdown, to allow nine substitutes to be named, of which five could be used during games.The idea was that playing in

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola has blasted Phil Foden’s critics and suggested they should spend more time policing their own behaviour.But the Manchester City boss stopped short of laying into England manager Gareth Southgate, who aroused Ole Gunnar Solskaer’s ire over the way Manchester United starlet Mason Greenwood was treated.Greenwood and Foden found themselves on the front pages after entertaining two Icelandic women in the team hotel after making their England debuts in a 1-0 win in

straight to your inboxManchester United winger Daniel James has been named as one of the fastest players in FIFA 21 Ultimate Team, with EA confirming the players with the highest pace rating on the game this year.James has been confirmed as the joint-second fastest player on FUT 21, level with Real Madrid winger Vinicius Junior, Kensuke Nagai (FC Tokyo) and Anibal Chala (Dijon FCO), with only Kylian Mbappe, Adama Traore and Alphonso Davies given a higher pace rating.The 22-year-old features

straight to your inboxDonny van de Beek will not face former club Ajax in the group stage of the Champions League after the Dutch side were placed in pot two alongside Manchester United.The Reds secured a return to the Europe's top club competition on the final day of last season by defeating Leicester following a one-year absence.

Kane has remained with Spurs throughout his professional career, scoring 143 Premier League goals for the North London side including two Golden Boot-winning campaigns.However, he is still yet to win a trophy in his career and Merson has questioned why United or City have not made a move to secure his services."I'm probably Harry Kane's biggest fan after his mum and dad! I look at him and I think: 'What are you going to win at Tottenham?'" he told Sky Sports."He's one of the best in the business

Manchester City finishing a distant second after a disappointing campaign from Pep Guardiola’s side.Manchester United, who found some strong late season form, and Chelsea completed the top-four, with Leicester City only missing out on the final day.

City-linked superstar Lionel Messi is again the best player on FIFA Ultimate Team for FIFA 21, followed by Cristiano Ronaldo, Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski and Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne. De Bruyne is the highest-rated player in the Premier League on FIFA 21 Ultimate Team, with City also having Aymeric Laporte and Sergio Aguero in the PL top-rated XI.

Premier League have now confirmed that, after a meeting on Tuesday, all 28 matches taking place in September will be shown on TV. After Sky Sports and BT Sport had already selected 17 matches to be shown live, the remaining 11 have been distributed among the Premier League’s UK broadcasters.

straight to your inboxFali Ramadami, the agent of Kalidou Koulibaly, has reportedly travelled to Manchester to negotiate a transfer to Manchester City.City are looking to make major improvements to their defence this summer after frailties at the back last season saw them lose their Premier League title to Liverpool and only win one piece of silverware.The Blues were already short on numbers after failing to replace departed captain Vincent Kompany and the problem was further exasperated due to

Manchester United and Manchester City do not enter in the second round, the third round draw will take place immediately after the second on Sunday.That is likely due to the quick turnaround between the second and third round fixtures.Find out all the details about that draw below.The draw for the second and third rounds of the Carabao Cup take place after Brentford play Wycombe in the first round on Sunday, so it's likely to be around 2pm.Just like Brentford against Wycombe, the draw will be

Manchester United midfielder turned pundit Robbie Savage believes his old club could challenge Liverpool for the Premier League title this season. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 's men were way off champions Liverpool last season, despite turning things around in the second half of the campaign.

straight to your inboxHere are the latest Manchester United evening headlines for Thursday, September 3. Donny van de Beek has revealed how his move to Manchester United came about.

straight to your inboxHere are the latest Manchester City evening headlines for Wednesday September 2.Four players depart Man City including Ante Palaversa and Ryo MeshinoManchester City have confirmed four loan departures.Japanese midfielder Ryo Meshino, Croatian Ante Palaversa, Yangel Herrera and Slobodan Tedic have not yet made a first-team appearance between them - but have all left the club temporarily in search of more first-team opportunities.Meshino, 22, has joined Portuguese Rio Ave on

straight to your inboxHere are the Manchester City morning headlines for Wednesday, September 2.Manchester United youngster Mason Greenwood would relish the opportunity to come up against Lionel Messi in the Premier League.Pep Guardiola’s men are considered the frontrunners for the six-time Ballon d’Or winner’s signature after he handed in a transfer request at Barcelona. Greenwood, who has speaking to the media while on England duty, would love the chance to test himself against the Argentinian

straight to your inboxManchester United fans were once again trying to convince Jadon Sancho to sign for the club after he scored in another friendly for Borussia Dortmund.United are long-term admirers of Sancho and were confident of finally getting their man this summer after twice failing to do so, in 2017 and 2019, but the transfer has been thrown into doubt as Dortmund officials are adamant he will not be leaving in the current transfer window.United haven't given up on the signing, however,

straight to your inbox Manchester City will kick off their Premier League title challenge a week late, with an away game at Wolves. The Blues were handed a home fixture with Aston Villa for the opening weekend, but they and neighbours Manchester United have both been given an extra break due to their involvement in the European competitions.

Unikrn have done, using a complex system that is based on factoring a range of the most informative betting markets in terms of influencing the final outcome of the season including title winner, 'without top six' and relegation odds.That has allowed the entire standings for the final Premier League table in the 2020/21 season to be predicted, including the title winners, European qualification spots and relegation.At the top of the pile, Manchester City are tipped to snatch the Premier League