The Premier League has announced that players’ names will be replaced on the backs of their shirts with ‘Black Lives Matter’ for the first 12 matches after the suspension to the season while a logo for the movement will be present on every shirt until the end of the season.
Manchester United had a mixed bag of results as they stepped up their preparations for the Premier League restart after they were beaten 2-1 in the first of two matches before rallying to win the second contest 3-1 against Championship side West Brom in a friendly on Friday.
Premier League clubs are set for a loss of £1billion in revenue in their 2019-20 accounts due to the coronavirus pandemic, financial services firm Deloitte has predicted.
Arsenal were beaten 3-2 by Brentford on Wednesday during a behind-closed-doors friendly at Emirates Stadium.
Paulo Dybala has revealed there were ‘conversations’ with Manchester United and Tottenham over a move to the Premier League in 2019, although he didn’t want to leave Juventus without proving his worth to the club.
N’Golo Kante has joined full-contact training at Chelsea, with it possible that the France international could now play a part in the Blues’ remaining Premier League fixtures.
Manchester United had a scare at their Carrington training ground on Tuesday as a friendly was cancelled at the last minute after Stoke City manager Michael O’Neill tested positive for the coronavirus.
Ilkay Gundogan has admitted that Manchester City ‘were left behind’ by Liverpool in the title race this season.
Tottenham midfielder Dele Alli concedes his side were not playing well enough earlier this season, but says the unexpected break caused by the coronavirus pandemic has given the team a chance to ‘dig in’ and end the campaign on a high.
On-loan Manchester United striker Odion Ighalo has vowed to walk off the pitch if he is racially abused again and a referee takes no action against the culprit.