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Sunday papers A round-up of the Sunday front pages.

Sunday papers A round-up of the Sunday front pages.

Max Verstappen has been slapped with a five-second time penalty following Lando Norris’ victory in the sprint race at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix in Brazil. In an enthralling race, there was a four-way battle for the lead between the McLarens of Oscar Piastri and Norris, Red Bull’s Verstappen and Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc. Onboard footage showed the championship leader virtually alongside Piastri as they prepared for the restart on the final lap and he was later summoned to the stewards. They concluded that he had jumped the gun at the restart and had driven quicker than the minimum time required…

Arsenal legend Ian Wright singled out Mikel Merino for criticism after the side’s 1-0 loss to Newcastle, saying the Spaniard ‘wasn’t tight enough in and around the midfield’. Newcastle forward Alexander Isak powered a thunderous header beyond David Raya in the 14th minute and the Gunners simply had no answer in another uninspiring showing away from home. The visitors – last year’s runners-up in the Premier League – were fortunate that title rivals Manchester City went on to suffer their first defeat in 33 games later in the day away to Bournemouth. With Martin Odegaard out injured, Arsenal have clearly…

Arne Slot says he is uncertain about the severity of Ibrahima Konate’s suspected wrist injury following Liverpool’s 2-1 win over Brighton but hopes the defender can return ‘as soon as possible’ given his ‘impact’ this season. Konate, making his ninth consecutive start in the Premier League, lasted just 45 minutes of this afternoon’s clash, with Joe Gomez coming on in his place for the the second half. Source link

Pep Guardiola has defended his decision to start Kyle Walker against Bournemouth after the Manchester City star trained for just ‘six minutes’ prior to the match. City’s unbeaten start to the Premier League season came to an end on Saturday as they shockingly lost 2-1 on the south coast. Antoine Semenyo and Evanlison put the home side into dreamland and though Josko Gvardiol pulled a goal back, the Cherries survived a late onslaught to record their first ever win against the Citizens. The result, combined with Liverpool’s 2-1 win over Brighton, sees City knocked off top spot in the Premier…

Pep Guardiola has revealed how long Manchester City duo Ruben Dias and John Stones will be sidelined for. The centre-backs started in midweek as City crashed out of the Carabao Cup at the hands of Tottenham but were nowhere to be seen at the clash at Bournemouth on Saturday. The Citizens, struggling with multiple fitness and injury issues, were defeated 2-1 at the Vitality Stadium, their first Premier League defeat of the season. Speaking before the game, Guardiola ambiguously said Dias and Stones were ‘ruled out for little bit of long time’. The manager clarified the extent and nature of…

Celtic cruised into the Scottish League Cup final with a rampant 6-0 win over Aberdeen – but Brendan Rodgers will want to forget his own performance on the touchline during the victory. Cameron Carter-Vickers broke the deadlock in the 29th minute against Aberdeen, last year’s runners-up, and Kyogo Furuhashi doubled Celtic’s advantage just moments later. Daizen Maeda finished off a flowing move to make it three and put Celtic out of sight with just five minutes remaining of the first half at a rocking Hampden Park. Undoubtedly the moment of the first period, though, came in injury time when the…

Newcastle star Lewis Hall says he was proud to keep ‘amazing player’ Bukayo Saka ‘quiet’ in the side’s 1-0 victory over Arsenal. The Magpies were without a win in their previous five league matches but started strongly at St James’ Park and took the lead through a powerful Alexander Isak header in the 14th minute.Source link

Paul Merson has questioned Manchester United’s rumoured interest in Sporting star Viktor Gyokeres, claiming ‘no one wanted’ the forward when he was playing for Coventry. Gyokeres set the Portuguese top flight alight across a magnificent debut season in Lisbon last term, racking up 29 goals and ten assists to help Sporting win a 20th league title. Facing the media after Friday’s one-sided match, the Sweden international distanced himself from speculation of a potential transfer move to Old Trafford. ‘Going with Amorim to Manchester United? I don’t know,’ Gyokeres told reporters when asked about the possibility of following Amorim to the…