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Gregg Bakowski and Stuart Goodwin

Ten Hag backs United to fight; Pochettino labels Spurs ‘contenders’: football news – as it happened

Erik ten Hag
Erik ten Hag told journalists that his players have to combine the style of Ajax with the DNA of Manchester United to be successful. Photograph: Matthew Peters/Manchester United/Getty Images

It’s time to wrap up this blog now but if you’ve been holding off updating your Fantasy Football teams until you knew who was likely to play tomorrow, then get clicking on our predicted lineups for the weekend’s Premier League action. Here you go.

Oh and here’s a bonus interview for you. Crystal Palace goalkeeper Sam Johnstone on the loneliness of being the last line of defence. Nice Little Tykes car in the background of the portrait, too. Thanks for reading.

Sam Johnstone at home.
Sam Johnstone at home. Photograph: Jill Mead/The Guardian

Updated

It’s worth mentioning that it’s the final of the Copa Libertadores tomorrow night (8pm GMT). Boca Juniors take on Fluminense at the Maracana in South American football’s equivalent of the Champions League final and there have been reports of violence on the Copacabana beach in the buildup to the match, prompting South American football’s governing body to make a plea for supporters to behave. “Conmebol calls on the fans of Boca Juniors and Fluminense to share together the moments of joy and celebration that our football gives us,” the organisation said. “The values of the sport we are most passionate about should inspire peaceful and harmonious behaviour. We therefore repudiate any acts of violence and racism that may occur in the context of the final.”

Reuters reports that local security agents intervened after seeing fans clash on the Copacabana beach fan fest and three men were arrested.

The fan fest area on the Copacabana beach, seen from above.
The fan fest area on the Copacabana beach, seen from above. Photograph: Bruna Prado/AP
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