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Ruben Amorim has said Altay Bayindir will start in goal for Manchester United in Sunday’s derby with Manchester City despite the arrival of Senne Lammens from Royal Antwerp on deadline day.
In stark contrast, Pep Guardiola refused to divulge whether James Trafford or Gigi Donnarumma would start the game in goal for Manchester City but says both players will get plenty of opportunities this season.
In other goalkeeping news, Unai Emery has said he is “so, so happy” Emi Martinez has stayed at Aston Villa, despite the Argentinian’s failed attempt to engineer a move to Manchester United on deadline day.
Oliver Glasner has denied reports he threatened to resign as Crystal Palace head coach if his employer, Steve Parish, went ahead with a deadline deal to sell Marc Guehi to Liverpool. “I didn’t threaten anybody,” he said.
Yoane Wissa will not make his debut for Newcastle tomorrow after being ruled out of his new team’s match against Wolves with a knee injury he picked up on international duty with DR Congo. The striker is due to see a specialist to discover the extent of his injury ahead of Newcastle’s match against Barcelona at St |James’ Park on Thursday night.
Another of Newcastle’s summer recruits, Jacob Ramsey, has been ruled out until after the next international break in October with an ankle injury.
Chelsea striker Liam Delap will remain sidelined with the hamstring injury he suffered against Fulham until December.
Brighton have confirmed the departure of their technical director, David Weir, citing a need to “refresh our technical area with new leadership and direction” as the reason for his exit.
The Football Association have handed the 38-year-old Gillingham winger Garath McCleary a two-match suspension for committing “a clear act of simulation” that won his side a late, late penalty in their League Two match against Bromley
And Jack Grealish has picked up his first ever Premier League Player of the Month award on the back of his first first three appearances for Everton in August.
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Crystal Palace: Oliver Glasner has praised Steve Parish for deciding not to sell Marc Guéhi to Liverpool on transfer deadline day after he warned the Crystal Palace chair that failing to replace their captain would be “very, very risky”. Ed Aarons reports …
