Premier League confirm decision on 'Project Big Picture' proposal in statement

straight to your inbox every day, free Manchester United have left Sergio Romero and Phil Jones out of their 25-man squad submitted to the Premier League, but Marcos Rojo is included. Goalkeeper Romero wanted to join Everton on deadline day and his wife accused the club of showing him 'no respect' by denying him the loan move.

straight to your inbox every day, freeGary Neville has questioned the timing of reported plans to form a new European Premier League - calling it "another wound for football".Manchester United and Liverpool are reported to be in talks about joining the proposed competition.

Manchester United and Liverpool are reportedly leading 'bombshell' talks about joining a new European Premier League.Sky News reports that the FIFA-backed tournament would involve Europe's biggest football clubs and "reshape the sport's global landscape".Clubs from England, France, Germany, Italy and Spain are said to be in negotiations about becoming founder members of the league.Up to five English clubs could be involved, with United and Liverpool, along with Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester City

straight to your inbox every day, freeDespite it being so early on in the Premier League season, this weekend’s fixture feels like a must-win for Manchester United.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s team make the trip to the north east to take on Newcastle United at St.

straight to your inbox every day, freeManchester United make the trip to Newcastle United on Saturday evening, as they look to get their season up and runningUnited are on just three points from their opening three games in the Premier League - winning one and losing the other two.The manner of the Tottenham Hotspur defeat before the international break was concerning, but Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will be looking to put that behind them with a win at St.

straight to your inbox every day, freeManchester United will be eager to get back to winning ways when they travel to face Newcastle United in the Premier League on Saturday night.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has endured a two-week international break since United last played and were humiliated 6-1 at home by Tottenham Hotspur.United have lost two of their three Premier League games so far this season.

Manchester United and backed by EFL chairman Rick Parry.Had the plans been adopted, a reduction in the number of teams in the Premier League from 20 to 18 would have taken place and there would have been an overall drop in the number of clubs in the top four divisions of English football from 92 to 90.There would still be 24 clubs in the Championship, League One and League Two.Changes would have been made to promotion and relegation across some of the divisions, but there would also be increased

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola is expecting the Premier League to return to more normal levels of goals as teams 'take a little more care'. Manchester City are used to racking up scores in their matches but there have been more goals and shocks across the league in the opening four rounds of games than ever before with an average of nearly four goals a game plundered.

straight to your inbox every day, freePaul Dummett, Ciaran Clark and Matty Longstaff will not return from injury against Manchester United on Saturday, after Magpies manager Steve Bruce said all three will be eased back in when Newcastle's Under-23s are in action on Monday night.Martin Dubravka also remains sidelined, along with long-term absentees Matt Ritchie and Dwight Gayle.Bruce did, however, confirm that the Newcastle players that have been on international duty over the past fortnight all

straight to your inboxMikel Arteta has described Manchester City's mixed start to the new season as 'unlucky' as he prepares to take his Arsenal side to the Etihad.Former City assistant Arteta has led Arsenal to three wins out of four in the Premier League, while the Blues have one win and one draw from their first three games.With Arteta knowing this City side better than perhaps any other manager, he is well placed to discuss why Pep Guardiola's men have already dropped points twice - in the

straight to your inbox every day, freeLuke Shaw has explained that Manchester United must 'work harder than ever' and improve defensively to turn their fortunes around in the Premier League after the international break.It's been an awful start to the league season for United, as they sit down in 16th place with just three points on the board after three matches.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side conceded 11 goals in those games and suffered humiliating defeats at Old Trafford at the hands of Crystal

straight to your inbox every day, freeManchester United and Manchester City supporters have joined forces with fan groups from Arsenal, Liverpool, Chelsea, and Tottenham to oppose Project Big Picture.News broke earlier this week of the radical proposals aiming to overhaul the Premier League in order to safeguard clubs playing in the English Football League.United and Liverpool were at the forefront of the plans that would see the size of the Premier League reduced to 18 teams and give greater

Manchester United and received backing from EFL chairman Rick Parry. They propose a restructure of the English football pyramid, if adopted, with a reduction in the number of teams in the Premier League from 20 to 18 and an overall drop in the number of clubs in the top four divisions of English football from 92 to 90.There would still be 24 clubs in the Championship, League One and League Two.

straight to your inbox every day, freeManchester United assistant manager Mike Phelan has criticised the Premier League's introduction of pay-per-view matches for fans to watch games behind closed doors.Fixtures will air on Sky Sports Box Office and BT Sport Box Office at an additional cost of £14.95, even if a fan already has subscriptions with both broadcasters.Despite reports the United executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward had aired reservations about the PPV games, it emerged Leicester City