The Premier League is set to resume after taking the first of two mid-season breaks. Postponements due to the Queen’s passing and the international break means some teams have gone almost a month without playing a league fixture.
And while that break came at the worst possible time for those sides in good form, it provided some welcome respite for those scratching around for results. But there’ll be no hiding place this weekend with a clutch of managers under growing pressure.
Despite being just two months old, the season has already seen a managerial casualty in the form of Thomas Tuchel and there will be more to come. Mirror Football takes a look at the bosses nervously glancing over the shoulder, knowing more negative results could spell disaster.
