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Today: Chelsea and Liverpool look like two exciting sides in desperate need of a defensive midfielder – if only there was an obvious candidate both teams could have spent the summer trying to sign?
Elsewhere, have we got a sense of what Angeball looks like at Spurs? Is there anything new to say about another routine Manchester City win? And are Newcastle about to exceed all pre-season expectations again?
Plus, no one picks a fight with Roy Hodgson and gets away with it, while there’s a tough start for Luton and Roberto Mancini’s resignation from the Italian job.
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