Shamoon Hafez
Football news reporter

Fresh from their Champions League victory in Spain, Manchester City are back in Premier League action on Sunday with a tough trip to Aston Villa.

City are starting to building some momentum, unbeaten in their last nine games, with star striker Erling Haaland continuing to fire.

The Norwegian launched his new YouTube channel this week where he revealed the secrets to his goalscoring form, as well as the enjoyment of having a tomahawk steak on an evening.

Do we reckon Pep Guardiola has had time to watch the first episode? Or does he have other stuff to do with his time?

We'll find out when he faces the cameras this lunchtime.

Sunderland

Sunderland are back on the road this weekend after claiming their fourth Premier League win of the season against strugglers Wolves last time out.

Regis Le Bris spoke to the media yesterday ahead of Saturday's trip to Stamford Bridge to take on Chelsea.

Let's take a look at some of the top lines:

• Omar Alderete will be unavailable due to "concussion protocols". The defender is currently undergoing "daily assessments" and it is hoped he will be back in contention to face Everton on 3 November.
• After picking up a red card against Aston Villa, Reinildo has served his three-match ban and will be available for selection. Le Bris added: "It is an advantage to have him back, he has lifted the standards of training."
• On being level on points with Enzo Maresca's side, he said: "Winning four games from eight shows that we've been consistent and flexible. Chelsea are a really strong side and a top four Premier League team. They can clearly play 60 games per season because of their depth and their young and dynamic squad. It will be a big test."
• He added: "They are a good example for us because we aim to become a team with a similar identity, in terms of having young players and a strategy around development."
• Summer signing Nordi Mukiele's "personality" has helped him quickly settle into the squad. Le Bris explained: "He fits well with the energy of the squad. He has connected really easily with our fans. He brings energy. He also shows a level of creativity, which is a positive for a defender."

Pep Guardiola is next on the news conference agenda.

We'll be hearing from the Manchester City boss in around 30 minutes time.

Before that though, Sunderland manager Regis le Bris spoke to the media yesterday before their trip to Chelsea.

Here's a little recap of what he had to say, including an update on defender Omar Alderete's availability for the match.

Premier League

Right that's it from Enzo Maresca, here's what we've heard from the Premier League managers to speak so far today...

• Liverpool boss Arne Slot says Alexander Isak & Ryan Gravenberch doubtful for Reds' trip to Brentford
• But Jeremie Frimpong is out with a hamstring injury
• Slot also defends 'human being' Mohamed Salah after Egyptian's six-game goalless streak
• Chelsea forward Liam Delap back in training after two months out with hamstring injury
• Newcastle midfielder Sandro Tonali 'touch and go' for Magpies' fixture against Fulham
• But striker Yoanne Wissa 'needs six weeks' to get up to speed

But don't know anywhere because we'll be hearing from plenty more managers, including Pep Guardiola, Mikel Arteta and Ruben Amorim, before we're done.

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With the news that Liam Delap is back in training and could return to action as soon as next week against Wolves in the League Cup, should the former Ipswich striker be put straight into the starting XI ahead of Joao Pedro?

Delap featured in only three games for Chelsea at the start of the season before sustaining a hamstring against Fulham at the end of August but didn't register a goal or assist in that time.

Meanwhile, Joao Pedro started brightly but his form has tailed off in recent weeks with no goals or assists in his past five games.

So what do you think, Chelsea fans? Should Delap come into the side as soon as he's back to full fitness?

Chelsea

Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca on Enzo Fernandez handing the ball to Estevao for the penalty in midweek: "I told the players after the game that we were very happy with the winning and the three points.

"But the main thing about that game is Enzo giving the ball to Estevao because it shows how the team's togetherness is in this moment. This is what we need if we want to try to do something important."

Chelsea

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Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca on attention increasing on Estevao: "We have Andrey Santos and Joao Pedro who are both helping him a lot because they have already been in Europe for a different time so they are helping him a lot.

"As a club and a staff, we just try to help him and give him the attention he needs but not just with Estevao, with all the young players that have come from abroad.

"We said the other day he is a special player. The good thing about him is that he just thinks about football, he enjoys it and he is happy.

"Again, his family is doing a fantastic job with they way they raised him."

Chelsea

More from Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca on Marc Guiu and if he is ready to start a Premier League game: "Absolutely he is ready to start."

Maresca was asked if Guiu could go back out on loan with Liam Delap returning to fitness: "Oh my god. We are in October. I don't know. In football, things can change very quick, for everyone; for players, for managers, for everyone.

"It is very difficult to say."

Chelsea

Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca on Marc Guiu: "Marc is a typical number nine. He is physically strong, a box player. Again, he can improve and do many things better. We are working with him every day to try to help him.

"As I've said already many times, he is going to play games with us. We know Joao [Pedro] can play as a nine or 10 - in both positions I think Joao is very good but when he has another nine next to him he plays better."

On whether Guiu spoke to him when he was recalled from his Sunderland loan: "We had a chat with Marc a few weeks ago. I told him about the way he was training. I didn't like it. He needed to change. He changed and he got a chance.”

On what he didn't like about it: "He was not training well. In all the way."On why he believes this was: "I don’t know. That's why young players are sometimes in one way or the other way. You need to go slowly, slowly with them.

"But since we chatted, it stopped. It's fantastic. He is working very well."

Chelsea

Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca on Regis le Bris and what he makes of him as a manager and his Sunderland side: "I spent one season with Leicester in the Championship and I loved the Championship. Even if we play Premier League or Champions League, I always watch the Championship so I have watched Sunderland since last season when the new manager arrived.

"They are doing very good, not just from this season but last season as well. They play good football. They are quite strong, physically strong. I really like the way they are doing things."

Chelsea

Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca on the youngsters flourishing at the club: "I said after the [Ajax] game it was a special night, special for the club and the fans with so may young players.

"We are full of good young, talented players and the main thing for me is juts to try to help them day by day how they can get better and better. It's the only way to improve the team if you can help the players."

On what specific things he does to help the young players: "We just try to help them first of all to understand the way we play and also we have speciality coaching staff with all of them. After the session, we dedicate time to them to improve because they are young and need to improve.

"It doesn't matter the age because even if they are a little bit older they need to improve but if you want to improve the team you have to improve players."

Chelsea

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Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca on striking the balance with giving minutes to players like Estevao: "The balance for me is quite easy in terms of, we have 24 or 25 good players but in the end only 11 can start.

"Since I joined the club, I showed that depending on the game and plan, we will change players. I know that when they don't play they are not happy but it's not about one, it's about all of them. They also know that they cannot play every game."

On what sort of conversations he has with him: "It's the case with all of them, it doesn't matter the age. If you say to Tosin [Adarabioyo] who is the oldest one, he is not going to play then he is not happy.

"So it's not about the age, it is about when they don't play they are not happy but they have to understand they cannot play every game."

Chelsea

Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca on team news: "We don't have any new injuries. Liam took part in the session with the team yesterday for the first time.

"He is not going to be available for tomorrow's game but the next one [Wolves in the EFL Cup], yes."

On him being ahead of schedule: "The schedule can also change a little bit. It depends how they improve or get worse from the first time they send me that but he can be available for that [Wolves]."

Chelsea

OK, here's where we're up to...

• Eddie Howe - tick
• Fabian Hurzeler - tick
• Arne Slot - tick

Next up it's Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca.

Brighton & Hove Albion

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Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler on Jan Paul van Hecke: "I learned a new word yesterday and I tried to spell it right, it's 'discretionary effort' and it was explained to me as like if you go over and above the things I expect and he is a prime example of that.

"He is scoring above the expectations I have of him, on the pitch he's always 110%, besides the pitch a great personality and you can see it in his development so when you follow his career, he went through to where he is now you see really consistent development and that's because of his attitude and his mindset.

"He's so important for us. He's a Dutch guy so I always like his honest and straight-forward opinion and that's why he's one of our leaders in the team."

Liverpool

Right, that's it from Arne Slot.

Perhaps better than expected news for Liverpool fans in terms of Alexander Isak, who may even be available for the game at Brentford tomorrow evening, despite being forced off with a groin issue midweek.

Praise for Curtis Jones, too, and backing for Mohamed Salah as well.

Time to move on now and we've got one more line from Fabian Hurzeler then we'll be into a bit of Enzo Maresca ahead of Chelsea's home game against Sunderland...

Liverpool

Liverpool boss Arne Slot on Milos Kerkez: "We brought him in as he brings a lot of energy to the game by going up and down. He has been unlucky that Cody [Gakpo] has used his main strength of coming inside and hitting the target.

"We've shown clips to Cody where Milos was the right option. They need to find their connection better than they already do."

I suppose in part, Mohamed Salah is a victim of his own success, Abubakr. He's set such high standards over the past eight years.

But also, you only have to have watched a Liverpool game or two this season to see that he has not been anywhere close to his best.

There are plenty of reasons for that and he's good enough that you'd be foolish to rule out a spectacular return to form at some point.