It was almost certainly mere coincidence. But how appropriate Manchester City should officially unveil Erling Haaland on the day Liverpool expect to effectively seal the transfer of Darwin Nunez.
Some seven weeks before they cross swords on the field again in the Community Shield, the Premier League's dominant forces remain engaged in a battle for supremacy. And it's hugely instructive how both have chosen to revamp respective attacks famed, albeit for differing reasons, for their lack of a traditional centre forward.
Does this signal the return of the good old-fashioned number nine?
