Harry Maguire is expected to miss Manchester United's derby clash with Man City this weekend, with no players set to return from injury for the match. However, two players who were a doubt in midweek should be fit.
The 30-year-old missed United's midweek victory over Nottingham Forest, four days after he had netted in their Premier League defeat to Fulham at Old Trafford. Maguire previously suffered a groin injury in December and consequently missed six games as a result of his injury.
Bruno Fernandes and Raphael Varane, who have both had niggles, are both expected to be available after they fought to be part of the midweek win over Nottingham Forest. Speaking at his pre-match press conference on Thursday afternoon, manager Erik ten Hag issued the injury news for the clash.
Jurgen Klopp is wasting no time in laying the gauntlet down to Manchester United, with the Liverpool boss questioning how the Red Devils can afford the likes of Jadon Sancho and Raphael Varane.
The managerial mind games have started early this season, with Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp questioning how Manchester United can afford their transfer business.
Klopp will hope to see his side back at the top of the Premier League this term after a disappointing campaign last time around, and is wasting no time laying the gauntlet down to opposite number Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
United are fourth-favourites to regain the title they last won under Sir Alex Ferguson in 2013 and haven't been shy about splashing the cash this summer.
Jadon Sancho arrived in a £73million deal from Borussia Dortmund just after the European Championships, while an agreement is also in place to sign Raphael Varane for Real Madrid.
Varane is expected to cost £41million, which means United's transfer spend will be north of £100million when the Frenchman finally puts pen to paper at Old Trafford.
By contrast, United have recouped barely any money in transfer revenue, with the little known duo of Johan Guadagno and Charlie McCann both having left the club for undisclosed fees.
Speaking ahead of Liverpool's Premier League opener against Norwich City, he said: "We all know the situation of Chelsea and City and PSG.
"What United are doing, I don't know how they did it. We have our own way to do it. We are allowed to spend the money we earn.
"This year we spent before we earned money by buying Konate. It's not about me being surprised [by rival spending], I've been here long enough to know they always find a solution to these things.
Jose Mourinho rubbished concerns over Manchester United's possession stats at Liverpool by insisting Jurgen Klopp's side deserved more criticism.
United
enjoyed just 35 per cent of possession in their goalless draw at
Anfield - their lowest in a Premier League game for 13 years. Mourinho
claimed after the game they actually had 42 per cent but match data
issued by Opta stated it was 35 per cent.
David de Gea
made two phenomenal saves from Emre Can and Philippe Coutinho in the
second-half, having made a simple stop in the first period, but Mourinho
was keen to highlight how little Liverpool worked the Spaniard over the
course of the 90 minutes.
"Look, last season United won here,"
Mourinho said. "Liverpool had 14 shots on target and United had one. How
many shots on target did Liverpool have today? Two? Two shots with 65
per cent of possession. You have to be critical of Liverpool, not of us,
because 65 per cent and two shots, it is their problem, not our
problem.
"I think the team was perfect. Even the goalkeeper was on holiday for 90 minutes but he had two big saves to do and he did."
Mourinho
also felt Liverpool's decision to pair Jordan Henderson with Can was
'cautious', a tactic enforced on Klopp by Giorgino Wijnaldum's
unavailability due to injury.
"We stopped them to play, but they
also did very well by the defensive point of view," Mourinho said. "They
played Can and Henderson for some reason, and they did that for 90
minutes, so they normally project more players in attack.
"They were very cautious, they kept always Can and Henderson in
position, they had only one player behind the three more offensive
players, so I think it was that intention to try and control us, which
they also did well.
"I think it was a good performance, difficult
match for us and for them and I think we controlled the game tactically
and we controlled the game emotionally, and it's not easy to do both
things in here.
"The result I think is acceptable, we wanted more
for long periods in the game we thought that we could be positive but
we didn't score and we don't score we don't win, but I think a very
positive performance."
The Tottenham midfielder Dele Alli has signed a new six-year contract, the club have announced.
Alli joined Spurs from MK Dons in February 2015 and his new deal at
White Hart Lane will run until 2022. The 20-year-old has managed 11
goals and nine assists in his 38 Premier League appearances for Mauricio
Pochettino’s side.
He follows fellow first-team players Christian Eriksen, Eric Dier,
Tom Carroll and Harry Winks, who have all extended their contracts in
the last month.
“I’m happy to be here and playing at Tottenham,” Alli stated on the club’s Twitter account.
“Personally I can’t think of anywhere better, with the fans, the
manager we’ve got here and the young team. It’s a great place to be.”
Alli has enjoyed a remarkable rise to prominence since making his
Tottenham debut from the bench against Manchester United in August 2015.
Scoring 10 goals in 46 appearances across all competitions last season,
he played a key role in helping Spurs to finish third and qualify for
the Champions League.
Last September Alli started for the first time for Spurs away against Sunderland,
and added: “I remember that game, I didn’t expect to play as quickly as
I did and make an impact in the team,” he said. “It’s happened so
quickly, starting at Tottenham, playing for England … it’s been a crazy
year for me and there are so many people I have to thank.
“I’m happy to be at this club and I can’t thank the manager and all
the staff enough for everything they’ve done for me, and the fans,
they’ve been right behind me since I signed. Hopefully there are a lot
of good times to come.”
Alli’s performances in the 2015-16 campaign earned him the PFA young
player of the year award and he was also named in the PFA Premier League
team of the year. He won his first England cap against Estonia in
October and later a place in Roy Hodgson’s final squad for Euro 2016,
although he struggled to find his best form. He has earned 12 caps in
total and scored one goal, an excellent long-range shot against France
in a friendly at Wembley in November.
This season he has played in all five of Tottenham’s Premier League
matches and scored once, in a 4-0 win at Stoke earlier this month. “I
have to keep trying to improve,” said the player. “I can’t get carried
away, I have to keep trying to make each year better than the last. This
will be a tough year to top but hopefully I can do it.
“I’ve tried to grow up. I’ve got great people around me to help keep
my feet on the ground and I’ll keep working hard on my football and keep
trying to improve.”
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho blamed "individual and
collective mistakes" and was critical of referee Michael Oliver after
his side suffered a third successive defeat.
United's 3-1 loss at Watford on Sunday followed defeat against Manchester City in the Premier League and Feyenoord in the Europa League.
With the game goalless, Anthony Martial lost possession leading to
Etienne Capoue scoring the opening goal and Mourinho felt a foul should
have been given for Miguel Britos' challenge. Although Marcus Rashford
eventually equalised, Watford went on to win through a goal from
substitute Camilo Zuniga and then a Troy Deeney penalty.
Mourinho told BT Sport: "There's no debate, no controversy. It's an
obvious situation, like last week against Manchester City, but it's
something I cannot control or be critical with. In the first half, for
the first 25 or 30 minutes, we didn't play well. That's something we can
control and improve, then the referee and linesman's mistake is not
under my control. I can do nothing to improve it.
"The second half was much better, we got the draw [equalising at 1-1]
then, after that, we were the team [who looked likelier to win].
[Heurelho] Gomes made a phenomenal save [from a Zlatan Ibrahimovic
header]. Luck is not something we can control. What we can control is
individual and collective mistakes. The second goal is an individual
mistake. We know we have to press the wing backs outside the box. Then,
another individual mistake [for the third goal]."
When asked if he was concerned, Mourinho replied: "I'm always
concerned when we don't get results we want. That's an obvious
situation."
Mourinho continued on his theme of the players' errors in his
post-match news conference, and said it is his job to ensure they are
cut out in future.
"I feel that some individuals probably feel the pressure and
responsibility too much," he said. "But from a collective point of view,
I only have good things to say about them. At 1-1 everyone thinks we
are going to win the game. We were showing complete control, intensity,
creation.
"But their second goal is a mistake that goes against our plan and
our training, because our intention was for their wing-backs to be
pressed and not let them progress. And what happened was the guy gets
the ball 20-25 metres away from our box and instead of being pressed, we
give him the space to progress. [Nordin] Amrabat receives the ball and
our left-back [Shaw] is 25 metres from him instead of five.
"But even at 25 you have to jump and go and press, but no, we wait.
This is a tactical but also a mental attitude. It's something that
doesn't become perfect in a couple of weeks. So we have to improve, no
doubt, individually and collectively. And that's my job.
"We started the season very well with [winning] the Community Shield
and three victories in a row in the Premier League, the best start that a
new manager has had at Manchester United I think. But was I thinking
that my team was ready, perfect, unbeatable? Not at all.
"I was completely aware that we were not perfect, with lots of
players who are not end products and can make their own mistakes."
Asked if he felt referee Oliver should have penalised Miguel Britos'
tackle on Martial in the build-up to Watford's opening goal was a foul,
Mourinho said: "When you come with that question it's because you know.
You don't ask me about that if you think that nothing happened. The
reason you asked the question is my answer.
"The referee's crucial mistakes are not in my control, there is
nothing I can do about that. That is not under my control. But against
Man City you know what happened in minute 55 [when Mourinho felt United
should have had a penalty for a challenge by Manchester City goalkeeper
Claudio Bravo on Rooney], today you know that happened for the first
goal, against Feyenoord there was the offside goal. So we were punished
by these mistakes and I can't do anything about it."
Looking ahead, Mourinho told MUTV: "Tomorrow, we have a training
session at 10.30 in the morning and we have to be there and we have to
work, but they have to show a certain attitude towards the negative
moment.
"We need positive people to give us positivity because obviously, the
next time that these guys go on to a football pitch, they're going to
feel -- as a normal human being -- the weight of the defeat."
Watford captain Deeney felt that his team deserved credit for how
they stifled United, saying: "I am not surprised by how we played. We
should take a bit more credit, we pressed well, condensed the space and
were tough in the tackle. We need to be against teams like Manchester
United who have high quality players and spend a lot of money."
Man United become first UK club to earn over half a billion pounds in a year
Manchester United have announced total revenue of £515.3 million ($683.5m) for the year ending June 30, 2016.
United
have taken a record profit of £68m and in the process have become the
first UK club to earn over half a billion pounds in a single year.
However, that figure is short of the £570m in annual revenue that
Barcelona announced in July.
United are also on target for record
revenues again over the next year, despite failing to qualify for the
Champions League, having been helped by the huge rise in broadcasting
income for this season.
Following the news, executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward set his sights on returning United to "the pinnacle of our sport."
Speaking
in his conference call on Monday, he said: "Jose Mourinho's appointment
is a reflection of our determination to return to the pinnacle of our
sport. We are writing the next chapter in our history."
Looking ahead, Woodward highlighted the effect world record signing Paul Pogba has already had, saying that the impact on Facebook was "more than Bale and Neymar combined."
Their £515m figure for 2015-16 was short of Barcelona's, revealed in
July, as the Spanish club announced earnings of £570m, having benefited
from a stronger Euro against the pound post-Brexit.
United, who agreed a 10-year £750m ($1.28 billion) contract with adidas
-- the biggest deal in sports-licensing history -- in 2014, have a net
debt that is £260.9m, but commercial revenue has soared to £268.3m,
which is an increase of 36.3 percent over the prior year.
The accounts showed that sacking Louis van Gaal and his coaching staff cost £8.4m in compensation.
United's wage bill was up to £232.2m, with there being a rise in player salaries due to Champions League participation.
They also had to write off £6.7m as an asset because Bastian Schweinsteiger is "no longer considered to be a member of the first-team squad."
In a season when they won the FA Cup, United also saw matchday and TV revenue rise and signed 14 sponsorship deals.
Woodward had previously been reported as saying:
"Our record Fiscal 2016 financial performance reflects the continued
underlying strength of the business and the club is on target to achieve
record revenues in 2017, even without a contribution from the Champions
League."
"This strong financial performance has enabled us to
invest in our squad, team management and facilities to position us to
challenge for, and win, trophies in the coming years."
Bastian Schweinsteiger has been named in Manchester United's Premier League squad.
The German has not featured under Jose Mourinho and had been told he can leave Old Trafford.
But a move failed to materialise for the 31-year-old, who may now get a second chance under Mourinho - reports Manchester Evening News.
Also
listed in United's squad is Sadiq El-Fitouri. The 21-year-old was
signed from Salford City - owned by former United players Gary Neville,
Phil Neville, Ryan Giggs, Nicky Butt and Paul Scholes - in January 2015
and has been a regular in Warren Joyce's reserve team.
He is yet to make a senior appearance but signed a new one-year deal in the summer.
New signings Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Eric Bailly, Henrikh Mkhitaryan and
Paul Pogba are also in the squad while the Premier League have confirmed
Pogba counts as a 'homegrown' player.
Marcus Rashford and
Timothy Fosu-Mensah are both included on the list of Under-21 players
due to their age along with academy arrivals Tahith Chong, Nishan
Burkart and Joshua Bohui.
Manchester United squad list in full
Eric Bailly
Daley Blind
Michael Carrick
Matteo Darmian
David De Gea
Memphis Depay
Sadik El-Fitouri
Marouane Fellaini
Ander Herrera
Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Sam Johnstone
Phil Jones
Jesse Lingard
Juan Mata
Henrikh Mkhitaryan
Paul Pogba
Marcos Rojo
Sergio Romero
Wayne Rooney
Morgan Schneiderlin
Bastian Schweinsteiger
Chris Smalling
Antonio Valencia
Ashley Young
MANCHESTER City
starlet Kelechi Iheanacho is now the top Nigeria earner in the Premier League
on £85,000-a-week to knock off Chelsea star Mikel Obi.
This month, Iheanacho signed a new two-year
contract extension at City till 2021, saying his new contract will “change the
lives of his family”. Mikel, who moved to England 10 years ago, has been the
biggest earner from Nigeria for many years and he is now on 70,000 pounds a
week at Stamford Bridge. The midfielder’s compatriot at ‘The Blues’, Victor
Moses bagged a 50,000 pounds-a-week when he joined Chelsea from Wigan Athletic
in 2012. Watford striker Odion Ighalo is believed to have improved on his
25,000 pounds-a-week after he recently signed a contract extension. Defender
Kenneth Omeruo is on 15,000 pounds every week even though he has yet to play an
official match for Chelsea. It was further gathered that Iheanacho’s new
handlers negotiated this bumper deal even though they are still locked in an
ownership tussle with the player’s previous representatives, who are based in
the United States of America. Iheanacho’s former agents had proposed a new
contract of 50,000 pounds-a-week for the 19-year-old forward. He earned less
than 18,000 pounds-a-week when he first joined Manchester City.
Man City goalkeeper Joe Hart is willing to take a pay cut in
order to join Liverpool while Man United are linked with a new defender,
according the Friday’s papers.
England No.1 Joe Hart is reportedly open to lowering his salary so he
can end his Man City exile and join Premier League rivals Liverpool,
according to The Sun.
Following the arrival of Claudio Bravo from Barcelona,
Hart is set to become Pep Guardiola’s third-choice option at the
Etihad. A demotion that puts his long-term England future under serious
threat.
Hart admitted after the Champions League qualifier against Steaua Bucharest that there is a ‘situation’ to resolve, and taking a pay cut is an option if it means regular first-team football.
There does not appear to a long queue of clubs interested in taking
the 29-year-old, with Everton the latest team to confirm that they have no interest in signing him.
Hart has less than a week to resolve his future, but his apparent
willingness to negotiate his salary could lead to a last-ditch transfer.
Manchester United are weighing up whether to make one, final major
signing before the transfer window slams shut, with Monaco telling the
Red Devils it will cost £25m to land full-back Fabinho.
Dubbed the ‘new Dani Alves’ by the French media, L’Equipe believe
that Jose Mourinho has been tracking the Brazilian all summer and still
caught in two minds whether to meet the hefty asking price.
After reaching the Champions League group stages Monaco are under no
pressure to sell their full-back, who scored eight goals in all
competitions last season. The 22-year-old is said to be ‘relaxed’ about
his future and is not particularly looking to leave the Ligue 1 club, so
United will have to dig deep if they want to sign him.
Other Tranfer News
Tottenham are considering a move for Manchester City and France
defender Eliaquim Mangala, 25, before Wednesday’s transfer deadline
(ESPN)
Crystal Palace winger Wilfried Zaha has told manager Alan Pardew he
wants the leave the club, amid Tottenham’s interest in the 23-year-old
(Daily Mail)
Bookmakers are convinced Zaha will become Spurs’ third summer signing (Daily Star)
West Ham have agreed a £24m fee with Juventus for Simone Zaza and the
25-year-old Italy forward is currently in talks with the Premier League
club (Guardian)
Southampton defender Jose Fonte, 32, is set to stay at the club after
holding one-on-one talks about his future with chairman Ralph Krueger
(Metro)
Premier
League champions Leicester City are weighing up a club record £25m bid
for Sevilla midfielder Steven N’Zonzi, 27 (Daily Telegraph)
Hull City’s caretaker boss Mike Phelan, who was assistant to Sir Alex
Ferguson at Manchester United, says striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic was on
the Scot’s radar while he was in charge at Old Trafford (Manchester
Evening News)
Napoli are relying on Everton to bid for their striker Manolo
Gabbiadini, 24, so they can move for Serie A rivals Fiorentina’s Nikola
Kalinic, 28 (Gazzetta dello Sport)
Valencia are considering a move for Manchester United defender Marcos Rojo, 26. (Deporte Valenciano)
Striker Gabriel Barbosa, 19, a target for Manchester United, is
“mulling over” several offers, but could be heading to Juventus or Inter
Milan. (Gazzetta dello Sport)
Watford have agreed an £8.5m deal to sign Gent’s Sven Kums, 28, with
the midfielder set to move to the Hornets’ Italian sister club Udinese
on loan for the rest of the season. (Het Laatste Nieuws)
West Brom will improve their offer for Jay Rodriguez, 27, as they
look to beat Hull City to the loan signing of the Southampton forward
(Birmingham Mail)
Newcastle United are in talks to sign Palermo left-back Achraf
Lazaar, 24. The Morocco international has also attracted interest from
West Ham, Southampton and Crystal Palace this summer (Evening Chronicle)
Derby County want to sign Watford forward Matej Vydra, 24 (Derby Telegraph)
Aston Villa centre-back Joleon Lescott, 34, is the subject of interest from Greek clubs Olympiakos and AEK Athens (Sport24)
Crystal Palace are interested in signing attacking midfielder Lucas Lima, 26, from Brazilian club Santos (UOL Esporte)
Jose Mourinho has hired Brazilian former Arsenal scout Sandro Orlandelli for Manchester United (Lance, via Metro)
United goalkeeper Sam Johnstone, 23, is wanted by Nottingham Forest and Cardiff City (Daily Mail)
Brighton & Hove Albion remain keen on signing Blackburn Rovers
defender Shane Duffy, 24, before the transfer window closes (Lancashire
Telegraph)
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has said goalkeeper Joe Hart can leave the Premier League club if he asks to.
England international Hart, 29, is considering a move after being dropped, with Everton and Sevilla interested.
"I don't want players to stay if they don't want," Guardiola said. "If they want to stay, stay and we will fight together."
The loan move Hart favours, with less than two weeks of the transfer window left, is still the most likely outcome.
That would allow him to assess his options over the course of the season.
Barcelona's
Claudio Bravo and Marc-Andre ter Stegen have been linked with moves to
Etihad Stadium, while Guardiola selected Argentine goalkeeper Willy
Caballero against Sunderland and in City's 5-0 Champions League qualifier victory over Steaua Bucharest on Tuesday.
It
is understood Guardiola and Hart, who knows he has no future at the
club, have not built up any kind of relationship. The Spaniard does not
believe Hart has the time to become the kind of 'sweeper-keeper' he
wants to play with.
Guardiola added: "If he stays he will improve. He understands what we want from our goalkeeper.
"I
spoke with Joe from the first moment we met in China. I try to be clear
with my players and I was clear with him. I have a lot of respect for
him.
"Maybe Joe will stay here and be a player who will fight with
the other goalkeepers to convince me to play him. That is the way it is
- nothing has changed."
Guardiola said he knew Hart's "value" and "talent", but that he had come to City to "play the way I like".
"The first thing I am looking for from the goalkeeper is to save," said the former Barcelona and Bayern Munich coach.
"After that he has to be able to play with the ball. He has to be help us to create a good build-up. That is why I am here."
The 45-year-old added: "We are not an academy with time. Here we have time - but not too much.
"The big teams don't give me time to create something. People want results immediately."
Hart has made nearly 350 appearances for City in all competitions since joining them from Shrewsbury in 2006.
He
was England's most senior player at Euro 2016 behind captain Wayne
Rooney with 63 caps, but he had a disappointing campaign with mistakes
against Wales and Iceland as Roy Hodgson's side suffered a shock last-16
defeat by minnows Iceland.
Midfielder Yaya Toure is yet to feature in any of Guardiola's match-day squads this season, despite appearing to be injury-free.
Guardiola
insists the 33-year-old Ivory Coast international will get a chance
when he has proved he is match fit - that is if Toure "wants to stay" at
the club.
"Yaya is trying. He loves to play," added Guardiola.
"I have spoken to him about the situation. He is a player with huge quality.
"I
have a lot of respect for him. I know when he increases his intensity
without the ball he will be part of the group - if he wants to stay."
From titles and goals, to hat-tricks and appearances, find out all the stats from PL history
The following club and player records are taken from Premier League matches only, dating back to the first season in 1992/93.
Club Records
Titles
Most PL title wins13 - Manchester United
(1992/93, 1993/94, 1995/96, 1996/97, 1998/99, 1999/00, 2000/01, 2002/03,
2006/07, 2007/08, 2008/09, 2010/11 & 2012/13) Most consecutive PL title wins3 - Manchester United (1998/99 - 2000/01 & 2006/07 - 2008/09) Biggest PL title-winning margin 18 points - Manchester United (1999/00) Smallest PL title-winning margin 0 points, +8 goal difference - Manchester City (2011/12)
Wins
Most PL wins in a season 29 - Chelsea (2004/05 & 2005/06) Fewest PL wins in a season 1 - Derby County (2007/08) Most PL home wins in a season 18 - Chelsea (2005/06) 18 - Manchester United (2010/11) 18 - Manchester City (2011/12) Most PL away wins in a season15 - Chelsea (2004/05) Fewest PL home wins in a season 1 - Sunderland (2005/06) 1 - Derby County (2007/08) Fewest PL away wins in a season* 0 - Leeds United (1992/93 - 21 matches) 0 - Coventry City (1999/00 - 19 matches) 0 - Wolverhampton Wanderers (2003/04 - 19 matches) 0 - Norwich City (2004/05 - 19 matches) 0 - Derby County (2007/08 - 19 matches) 0 - Hull City (2009/10 - 19 matches) Most consecutive PL wins 14 - Arsenal (10 February 2002 - 24 August 2002) Most consecutive PL matches without a win 32 - Derby County (2007/08) NB: Record could continue as Derby were relegated at the end of the 2007/08 season and have yet to return Most consecutive PL home wins 20 - Manchester City (5 March 2011 - 21 March 2012) Most consecutive PL away wins 12 - Arsenal (3 March 2013 - 26 October 2013)
Defeats
Arsenal defeated Leicester on the final day to go the entire 2003/04 Premier League season unbeaten
Most PL defeats in a season* 29 - Ipswich Town (1994/95 - 42 matches) 29 - Sunderland (2005/06 - 38 matches) 29 - Derby County (2007/08 - 38 matches) Fewest PL defeats in a season 0 - Arsenal (2003/04) Most PL home defeats in a season 14 - Sunderland (2002/03 & 2005/06) Most PL away defeats in a season 17 - Burnley (2009/10) Fewest PL home defeats in a season 0 - Manchester United (1995/96, 1999/00 & 2010/11) 0 - Arsenal (1998/99, 2003/04 & 2007/08) 0 - Chelsea (2004/05, 2005/06, 2006/07 & 2007/08) 0 - Liverpool (2008/09) 0 - Manchester City (2011/12) 0 - Chelsea (2014/15) Fewest PL away defeats in a season 0 - Arsenal (2001/02 & 2003/04) Most consecutive PL defeats 15 - Sunderland (2002/03) Longest PL unbeaten run 49 - Arsenal (7 May 2003 - 24 October 2004) Longest PL unbeaten home run86 - Chelsea (21 February 2004 - 26 October 2008)
Longest PL unbeaten away run 27 - Arsenal (5 April 2003 - 25 September 2004)
Draws
Most PL draws in a season* 18 - Manchester City (1993/94 - 42 matches) 18 - Sheffield United (1993/94 - 42 matches) 18 - Southampton (1994/95 - 42 matches) 17 - Newcastle United (2003/04 - 38 matches) 17 - Aston Villa (2006/07 & 2011/12 - 38 matches) 17 - Sunderland (2014/15 - 38 matches) Fewest PL draws in a season3 - Chelsea (1997/98) Most PL home draws in a season10 - Sheffield Wednesday (1996/97) 10 - Leicester City (1997/98 & 2003/04) Most PL away draws in a season 10 - Newcastle United (2003/04) Fewest PL home draws in a season 0 - Manchester City (2008/09) 0- Manchester United (2012/13) Fewest PL away draws in a season 1 - Bolton Wanderers (1995/96) 1- Queens Park Rangers (1995/96) 1 - Barnsley (1997/98) 1 - Chelsea (1997/98) 1 - Bradford City (1999/00) 1 - Everton (2000/01) 1 - Ipswich Town (2000/01) 1 - Portsmouth (2005/06 & 2007/08) 1 - Burnley (2009/10) 1 - Liverpool (2011/12) 1 - Newcastle United (2013/14) 1 - Queens Park Rangers (2014/15) Most consecutive PL draws 7 - Norwich City (1993/94 - 42 matches) 7 - Southampton (1994/95 - 42 matches) 7 - Manchester City (2009/10 - 38 matches)
Didier Drogba scored 29 of Chelsea's record 103 goals in 2009/10
Goals
Most PL goals scored in a season 103 - Chelsea (2009/10) Fewest PL goals scored in a season 20 - Derby County (2007/08) Most PL goals scored at home in a season 68 - Chelsea (2009/10) Most PL goals scored away in a season48 - Liverpool (2013/14) Fewest PL goals scored at home in a season 10 - Manchester City (2006/07) Fewest PL goals scored away in a season 8 - Middlesbrough (1995/96) 8 - Southampton (1998/99) 8 - Sheffield United (2006/07) 8 - Derby County (2007/08) Most PL goals conceded in a season* 100 - Swindon Town (1993/94 - 42 matches) 89 - Derby County (2007/08 - 38 matches) Fewest PL goals conceded in a season 15 - Chelsea (2004/05) Most PL goals conceded at home in a season*45 - Swindon Town (1993/94 - 42 matches) 43 - Derby County (2007/08 - 38 matches) 43 - Wolverhampton Wanderers (2011/12 - 38 matches) Most PL goals conceded away in a season*59 - Ipswich Town (1994/95 - 42 matches) 55 - Wigan Athletic (2009/10 - 38 matches) Fewest PL goals conceded at home in a season4 - Manchester United (1994/95) Fewest PL goals conceded away in a season9 - Chelsea (2004/05) Best PL goal difference in a season+71 - Chelsea (2009/10) Worst PL goal difference in a season-69 - Derby County (2007/08) Most PL clean sheets in a season 25 - Chelsea (2004/05) Fewest PL clean sheets in a season3 - Birmingham City (2007/08) 3 - Derby County (2007/08) 3 - Blackburn Rovers (2011/12) 3 - Norwich City (2011/12)
Points
Chelsea claimed a record 95 points on the way to winning the Premier League title in 2004/05
Most PL points in a season95 - Chelsea (2004/05) Fewest PL points in a season 11 - Derby County (2007/08) Most PL points in a season without winning the title 89 - Manchester United (2011/12) Fewest PL points in a season to win the title 75 - Manchester United (1996/97) Most PL points in a season for a club to be relegated 49 - Crystal Palace (1992/93 - 42 matches) 42 - West Ham United (2002/03 - 38 matches) Fewest PL points in a season for a club avoiding relegation 34 - West Bromwich Albion (2004/05)
Promotion/Relegation
Ever present PL clubsArsenal (1992/93 to date) Chelsea (1992/93 to date) Everton (1992/93 to date) Liverpool (1992/93 to date) Manchester United (1992/93 to date) Tottenham Hotspur (1992/93 to date) Promoted clubs never relegated from PL**Stoke City (2008/09 to date) Swansea City (2011/12 to date) AFC Bournemouth (2015/16 to date) All three promoted clubs avoiding relegation in a PL seasonFulham, Blackburn Rovers & Bolton Wanderers (2001/02) Queens Park Rangers, Norwich City & Swansea City (2011/12) All three promoted clubs being relegated in a PL seasonBolton Wanderers, Barnsley & Crystal Palace (1997/98) Clubs avoiding relegation from PL after being bottom at ChristmasWest Bromwich Albion (2004/05) Sunderland (2013/14) Leicester City (2014/15) Clubs promoted to PL most times 4 - Crystal Palace (1993/94, 1996/97, 2003/04 & 2012/13) 4 - Leicester City (1993/94, 1995/96, 2002/03 & 2013/14) 4 - Sunderland (1995/96, 1998/99, 2004/05 & 2006/07) 4 - West Bromwich Albion (2001/02, 2003/04, 2007/08 & 2009/10) Club relegated from PL most times4 - Crystal Palace (1992/93, 1994/95, 1997/98 & 2004/05) 4 - Norwich City (1994/95, 2004/05, 2013/14 & 2015/16)
Attendance
Highest PL single match attendance 76,098 - Old Trafford, Manchester United v Blackburn Rovers (31 March 2007) Highest PL season average attendance 75,821 - Old Trafford, Manchester United (2006/07) Lowest PL single match attendance 3,039 - Selhurst Park, Wimbledon v Everton (26 January 1993) Lowest PL season average attendance 8,353 - Selhurst Park, Wimbledon (1992/93)
Portsmouth's 7-4 victory over Portsmouth in 2007 is the Premier League's highest-scoring match
Matches
Biggest PL home win 9-0 – Manchester United v Ipswich Town (4 March 1995) Biggest PL away win 1-8 – Nottingham Forest v Manchester United (6 February 1999) Highest PL scoring match 7-4 - Portsmouth v Reading (29 September 2007) Highest PL scoring draw 5-5 - West Bromwich Albion v Manchester United (19 May 2013)
Players
Awards
Most PL winners' medals13 - Ryan Giggs
(Manchester United; 1992/93, 1993/94, 1995/96, 1996/97, 1998/99,
1999/00, 2000/01, 2002/03, 2006/07, 2007/08, 2008/09, 2010/11 &
2012/13) Most Player of the Season awards 2 - Thierry Henry (Arsenal; 2003/04 & 2005/06) 2 - Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United; 2006/07 & 2007/08) 2 - Nemanja Vidic (Manchester United; 2008/09 & 2010/11) Most Player of the Month awards 6 - Steven Gerrard (Liverpool; March 2001, March 2003, December 2004, April 2006, March 2009, March 2014)
Appearances
Most PL appearances 632 - Ryan Giggs (Manchester United; 1992/93 - 2013/14) Most PL seasons 22 - Ryan Giggs (Manchester United; 1992/93 - 2013/14) Most consecutive PL appearances310 - Brad Friedel (Blackburn Rovers, Aston Villa & Tottenham Hotspur; 14 August 2004 - 7 October 2012) Most PL clubs played for 8 - Marcus Bent (Crystal
Palace, Blackburn Rovers, Ipswich Town, Leicester City, Everton,
Charlton Athletic, Wigan Athletic & Wolverhampton Wanderers; 1997/98
- 2010/11) Oldest PL player 43 years, 162 days - John Burridge (Manchester City v Queens Park Rangers; 14 May 1995) Youngest PL player 16 years, 65 days - Matthew Briggs (Middlesbrough v Fulham; 13 May 2007)
Goals
Alan Shearer is the Premier League record goalscorer with 260 goals
Top PL goal scorer 260 - Alan Shearer (Blackburn Rovers & Newcastle United; 1992/93 - 2005/06) Most PL goals at one club 178 - Wayne Rooney (Manchester United; 2004/05 - to date) Oldest PL goal scorer 40 years, 268 days - Teddy Sheringham (West Ham United v Portsmouth; 26 December 2006) Youngest PL goal scorer 16 years, 271 days - James Vaughan (Everton v Crystal Palace; 10 April 2005) Most consecutive PL matches scoring a goal 11 - Jamie Vardy (Leicester City; 29 August 2015 - 28 November 2015) Most PL seasons scoring a goal 21 - Ryan Giggs (Manchester United; 1992/93 - 2012/13) Most PL goals in a season* 34 - Andrew Cole (Newcastle United; 1993/94 - 42 matches) 34 - Alan Shearer (Blackburn Rovers; 1994/95 - 42 matches) 31 - Alan Shearer (Blackburn Rovers; 1995/96 - 38 matches) 31 - Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United; 2007/08 - 38 matches) 31 - Luis Suarez (Liverpool; 2013/14 - 38 matches) Most PL goals in a debut season30 - Kevin Phillips (Sunderland; 1999/00) Most PL goals in a calendar year 36 - Alan Shearer (Blackburn Rovers; 1995) First PL hat-trick Eric Cantona (Leeds United v Tottenham Hotspur; 25 August 1992) Fastest PL hat-trick 2 minutes, 56 seconds - Sadio Mane (Southampton v Aston Villa; 16 May 2015) Most PL hat-tricks 11 - Alan Shearer (Blackburn Rovers & Newcastle United; 1992/93 - 2005/06) Most PL goals in a single match 5 - Andrew Cole (Manchester United v Ipswich Town; 4 March 1995) 5 - Alan Shearer (Newcastle United v Sheffield Wednesday; 19 September 1999) 5 - Jermain Defoe (Tottenham Hotspur v Wigan Athletic; 22 November 2009) 5 - Dimitar Berbatov (Manchester United v Blackburn Rovers; 27 November 2010) 5 - Sergio Aguero (Manchester City v Newcastle United; 03 October 2015) Most PL goals in one half 5 - Jermain Defoe (Tottenham Hotspur v Wigan Athletic; 22 November 2009)
Ledley King's goal against Bradford in 2000 is still the fastest in the Premier League
Fastest PL goal 10 seconds - Ledley King (Tottenham Hotspur v Bradford City; 9 December 2000) Most PL goals scored from inside the box 227 - Alan Shearer (Blackburn Rovers & Newcastle United; 1992/93 - 2005/06) Most PL goals scored from outside the box 41 - Frank Lampard (West Ham United, Chelsea & Manchester City; 1997/98 - 2014/15) Most PL goals scored from headers 47 - Peter Crouch (Aston Villa, Southampton, Liverpool, Portsmouth, Tottenham Hotspur & Stoke City; 2001/02 - 2014/15) Most PL penalties scored 56 - Alan Shearer (Blackburn Rovers & Newcastle United; 1992/93 - 2005/06) Most PL penalties missed 11 - Alan Shearer (Blackburn Rovers & Newcastle United; 1994/95 - 2003/04) Most PL own goals 10 - Richard Dunne (Manchester City, Aston Villa & Queens Park Rangers; 2004/05 - 2014/15)
Milestone goals
1st PL goal Brian Deane (Sheffield United v Manchester United; 15 August 1992) 5,000th PL goal Chris Sutton (Blackburn Rovers v Leicester City; 7 December 1996) 10,000th PL goal Les Ferdinand (Tottenham Hotspur v Fulham; 15 December 2001) 15,000th PL goal Moritz Volz (Fulham v Chelsea; 30 December 2006) 20,000th PL goal Marc Albrighton (Aston Villa v Arsenal; 21 December 2011)
Assists
Most PL assists 162 - Ryan Giggs (Manchester United; 1992/93 - 2013/14) Most PL assists in a season 20 - Thierry Henry (Arsenal; 2002/03)
Most PL assists in a match 4 - Dennis Bergkamp (Arsenal v Leicester City; 20 February 1999) 4 - Jose Antonio Reyes (Arsenal v Middlesbrough; 14 January 2006) 4 - Cesc Fabregas (Arsenal v Blackburn Rovers; 4 October 2009) 4 - Emmanuel Adebayor (Tottenham Hotspur v Newcastle United; 11 February 2012) 4 - Santi Cazorla (Arsenal v Wigan Athletic; 14 May 2013)
Goalkeepers
Petr Cech broke the Premier League clean sheet record at the end of 2015
Most PL clean sheets178 - Petr Cech (Chelsea & Arsenal; 2004/05 - to date) Most PL clean sheets at one club 162 - Petr Cech (Chelsea; 2004/05 - 2014/15) Most PL clean sheets in a season 21 - Petr Cech (Chelsea; 2004/05) 21 - Edwin van der Sar (Manchester United; 2008/09) Most consecutive PL matches without conceding 14 - Edwin van der Sar (Manchester United; 15 November 2008 - 18 February 2009) Most PL penalties saved 13 - David James (Liverpool, Manchester City & Portsmouth; 1992/93 - 2009/10)
Substitutes
Most subbed on PL player 142 - Shola Ameobi (Newcastle United & Crystal Palace; 2000/01 - 2014/15) Most subbed off PL player 134 - Ryan Giggs (Manchester United; 1992/93 - 2013/14) Most PL goals as a substitute 23 - Jermain Defoe (West Ham United, Tottenham Hotspur & Sunderland; 2001/02 - to date)
Disciplinary
Most PL yellow cards 109 - Gareth Barry (Aston Villa, Manchester City & Everton; 1998/99 - to date) Most PL red cards 8 - Duncan Ferguson (Everton; 1994/95 - 2005/06) 8 - Patrick Vieira (Arsenal; 1997/98 - 2003/04) 8 - Richard Dunne (Everton & Manchester City; 1998/99 - 2008/09)
Most PL yellow cards in a season 14 - Mark Hughes (Southampton; 1998/99) 14 - Robbie Savage (Leicester City; 2001/02) 14 - Cheick Tiote (Newcastle United; 2010/11) 14 - Lee Cattermole (Sunderland; 2014/15) Most PL red cards in a season 3 - Vinnie Jones (Wimbledon; 1995/96) 3 - Slaven Bilic (Everton; 1997/98) 3 - David Batty (Newcastle United; 1997/98) 3 - Craig Short (Blackburn Rovers; 2001/02) 3 - Franck Queudrue (Middlesbrough; 2002/03) 3 - Wes Brown (Sunderland; 2013/14) 3 - Victor Wanyama (Southampton; 2015/16)
Managers
Sir Alex Ferguson won 13 Premier League titles at Manchester United
Most PL winners' medals13 - Sir Alex
Ferguson (Manchester United; 1992/93, 1993/94, 1995/96, 1996/97,
1998/99, 1999/00, 2000/01, 2002/03, 2006/07, 2007/08, 2008/09, 2010/11
& 2012/13) Most Manager of the Season awards 11 - Sir Alex
Ferguson (Manchester United; 1993/94, 1995/96, 1996/97, 1998/99,
1999/00, 2002/03, 2006/07, 2007/08, 2008/09, 2010/11 & 2012/13)
Most Manager of the Month awards 27 - Sir Alex Ferguson
(Manchester United; August 1993, October 1994, February 1996, March
1996, February 1997, October 1997, January 1999, April 1999, August
1999, March 2000, April 2000, February 2001, April 2003, December 2003,
February 2005, March 2006, August 2006, October 2006, February 2007,
January 2008, March 2008, January 2009, April 2009, September 2009,
January 2011, August 2011, October 2012) Most PL seasons 21 - Sir Alex Ferguson (Manchester United; 1992/93 – 2012/13) Most PL matches 810 - Sir Alex Ferguson (Manchester United; 1992/93 – 2012/13) Most PL wins 410 - Sir Alex Ferguson (Manchester United; 1992/93 – 2012/13) Most PL points 1,752 - Sir Alex Ferguson (Manchester United; 1992/93 – 2012/13) Most PL clubs managed 5 - Harry Redknapp (West Ham United, Portsmouth, Southampton, Tottenham Hotspur & Queens Park Rangers; 1994/95 - 2014/15) 5 - Sam Allardyce (Bolton Wanderers, Newcastle United, Blackburn Rovers, West Ham United, Sunderland; 2001/02 - 2015/16) 5 - Mark Hughes (Blackburn Rovers, Manchester City, Fulham, Queens Park Rangers & Stoke City; 2004/05 - 2014/15)
Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho says Paul Pogba will have to fight for a starting berth at the club.
Paul
Pogba will have to work for his place in the Manchester United first
team, manager Jose Mourinho has claimed ahead of the midfielder's
impending arrival.
France international Pogba is expected to complete a world record
transfer from Juventus in the coming days after United confirmed he
would undergo a medical.
And speaking after a 2-1 victory over Leicester City in the Community
Shield, Mourinho declared his delight at having finally captured the
23-year-old, who departed Old Trafford on a free in 2012.
"I think so, finally," Mourinho told BT Sport when asked if the Pogba deal was done.
"It is amazing that such a good player is with us. Finally we have him and he is coming to a winning side.
"He has to work hard to come to the team."
Jesse Lingard and Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored United's goals at
Wembley, sending them into their Premier League opener against
Bournemouth on the back of Mourinho's first piece of silverware.
