• Manchester City host Liverpool FC on Sunday in a top-of-the-table clash, and The Guardian picks John Stones to replace the injured Rúben Dias. —The Guardian
• Ajax head coach Erik ten Hag might be making the move to take over at Manchester United. What could go wrong? —BBC Sport
• Jesse Marsch isn't just the second-longest tenured American manager in Premier League history after Ted Lasso, he’s so liked andrespected he gets the full profile treatment by Scottish writer Phil Hay and there are no cheap shots.