Scotland

Scotland boss Steve Clarke on a recall for 41-year-old goalkeeper Craig Gordon: "He number one at Hearts; I need three goalies and what better reason do I need to bring in Craig.

"Craig told me just before the Euros it was not a farewell and he will see me in the future. He wants to play as many times as a can."

Liverpool

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Trent Alexander-Arnold and Mohamed Salah are lashing a few tennis ball around at the start of this training session, but what of the news that Diogo Jota is absent from today's warm-up?

According to Vinny O'Connor on Sky Sports, the striker picked up a foot injury during the victory over Wolves at the weekend. The club have told Sky Sports Jota has had a scan, which has come back clear, but he is just not training today.

There is a possibility Jota could be involved tomorrow, but the likelihood is Darwin Nunez will get a chance to start against Bologna instead.

Scotland

Scotland boss Steve Clarke on new faces like Nicky Devlin and Liam Lindsay being brought into the squad: "Defensive qualities we are very short. We are the middle of injuries to defenders at the moment.

"It’s a chance for dependable defenders with good club careers to prove themselves on the international stage."

Scotland

Scotland boss Steve Clarke on having to deal with a lot of injuries: "Its testing time for the squad. The injuries are there to see. It's better to talk about the ones who are playing.

"It’s a chance for some to kick-start their international careers so let's get behind them."

Liverpool

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The Liverpool players out on the training ground, but there is no sign of striker Diogo Jota or forward Federico Chiesa among the group.

Darwin Nunez, who missed the game at Wolves due to illness, is involved along with Andy Robertson, who picked up a slight knock in the 2-1 win at Molineux on Saturday.

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Scotland manager Steve Clarke has picked his squad ahead of their Nations League group matches against Croatia and Portugal, here's the list of players:

Goalkeepers

Craig Gordon (Hearts)

Angus Gunn (Norwich City)

Jon McCracken (Dundee)

Defenders

Nicky Devlin (Aberdeen)

Grant Hanley (Norwich City)

Liam Lindsay (Preston)

Ryan Porteous (Watford)

Anthony Ralston (Celtic)

Andy Robertson (Liverpool)

John Souttar (Rangers)

Greg Taylor (Celtic)

Midfielders

Ryan Christie (Bournemouth)

Ben Doak (Liverpool)

James Forrest (Celtic)

Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps)

Billy Gilmour (Napoli)

Andy Irving (West Ham)

Kenny McLean (Norwich City)

Scott McTominay (Napoli)

Attackers

Che Adams (Torino)

Lyndon Dykes (Birmingham City)

Lawrence Shankland (Hearts)

Scotland

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Scotland manager Steve Clarke has announced his squad ahead of his sides Nations League group games against Croatia and Portugal this month.

No John McGinn or Scott McKenna - both miss out through injury. However, 41-year-old goalkeeper Craig Gordon has returned to the group. Three players have also received a first time call-up.

Full squad list to follow.

Liverpool

Liverpool are taking on Italian side Bologna in the Champions League tomorrow night and Arne Slot will be taking his squad through their paces in a training session shortly.

We'll bring you all the latest from the session. At the moment, Kirkby is looking dry - which is definitely wasn't when I left the house this morning at 5am.

OK, OK. As much fun as it is to compare Micky Van de Ven to Usain Bolt, as Richard from Cornwall has pointed out, Usain Bolt's top speed when he broke the 100m record in 2009 was 44.72km/h, between the 60m - 80m part of the sprint.

Micky's got work to do.

Just joining us? Well, why wouldn't you be? It's an autumnal Tuesday and there is a feast of football waiting to be devoured.

So far today, we've brought you reaction to Bournemouth's win over Southampton, which prolongs the wait for one of the promoted teams to win a game in the Premier League this season.

The Monday Night Club was a spicy one last night. Chris Sutton, Rory Smith and Conor Coady have been giving their thoughts on Erik ten Hag's future.

And, as we move on from the Premier League weekend, it's back to European and EFL Cup action this week. Over the course of the next few hours, we'll bring you the latest quotes from Pep Guardiola, you can follow Liverpool training before their game with Bologna, and we'll build up to a big night of football.

And if you want your say, we'd be delighted to hear from you. Get Involved here: #bbcfootball, via WhatsApp on 03301231826 or text 81111 (UK only, standard message rates apply).

It's action-packed. Stick with us.

Ok, that was lame. We'll try harder.

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He's in Troy's Team of the Week for the second time - it's been an eye-catching start to the season for Tottenham's Micky Van de Ven.

I say eye-catching, but actually, blink and you'll miss him. Just like last season, he's top of the table again for top speeds reached by players this season.

He's clocked 37.12km/h (23.07mph) already this season, after hitting 37.38km/h last season. In context, Usain Bolt ran his 9.58s 100m world record in 37.58km/h in 2009. This has blown our minds, somewhat.

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Does Chris Sutton have a point?

Should Romero and Van de Ven be in the conversation?

Liverpool's defensive record is the best this season - conceding just twice in their six games. Is that down to Konate and Van Dijk?

What about Saliba and Gabriel? They've conceded five, just as Spurs have, as well as Nottingham Forest (Murillo and Milenković) and Fulham (Bassey and Andersen).

Let us know who you think should be in the argument using the usual channels.

Chris Sutton
Ex-Premier League striker on BBC Radio 5 Live

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Talking on the Monday Night Club, Chris Sutton thinks that Tottenham’s defensive centre-back pairing must be in the discussion, when it comes to who are the best in the Premier League right now:

The centre-back debate is fascinating because we talk about Gabriel and [William] Saliba being the best partnership in the Premier League. I’m not going to argue with that but they always have a full-back or both full backs next to them.

When you look at [Cristian] Romero and [Micky] Van de Ven, they are under pressure every game they play as a consequence of the style that Tottenham play.

There’s a strong argument that those two are probably under more pressure than any other partnership in the Premier League. You need to be talking about them potentially being the best in the league.

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Justin James (Leicester City): I don't remember him having much to do defensively, with all the troubles coming down Arsenal's right. He then popped in the second half with a decent header for his first goal, while the volley he hit to equalise was unbelievable. So much could've gone wrong with that but the technique was excellent.

Micky van de Ven (Tottenham Hotspur): This is the second time he's been in my team of the week already. Defensively he's just a joke, I'm so impressed. His pace gets a lot of plaudits but the way he defends, the way he sees situations and covers his full-backs is excellent. And obviously another assist to add to a clean sheet in the win at Manchester United, so perfect for him.

Joachim Andersen (Fulham): They were the only team to get a clean sheet having played 11 v 11 at Nottingham Forest. They were excellent, he was excellent. The Dane been a real strong addition for Fulham. He has a passing ability which is quite under-rated. He hit some lovely diagonal balls which got them moving forward.

Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City): He scored a lovely goal and I thought the Croatian was really outstanding at Newcastle. I like the way he plays, he's a big strong boy who puts himself about, but he obviously also has that lovely footwork to get the goal.

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Mads Hermansen (Leicester City): I know he was on the losing team but he made five world-class saves that kept Leicester in the game against Arsenal and gave them a chance of taking something from it. Honestly, it was one of the best performances I've seen from a goalkeeper on a losing team in my life.

Troy Deeney
Former Watford striker

After every round of Premier League matches this season, BBC football pundit Troy Deeney gives you his team and manager of the week.

Here are this week's choices. Do you agree?

Jamie Carragher
Former Liverpool defender on Sky Sports

Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher on Manchester United's defensive problems and new signing Matthijs de Ligt:

"I've noticed this about him and a lot of centre backs. I don't understand why they don't fill the space and come over. The striker behind him has nothing to do with him, that's Martinez's job. If de Ligt goes over, Martinez moves across.

"In every situation of that first half; two massive chances and the goal, de Ligt - the player they have brought in for massive money - is completely out of position all the time. So he ends up having to go flying into challenges and then leaves himself in a situation where he can get yellow cards and red cards."

Conor Coady
Former England defender on BBC Radio 5 Live

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When you become Man United boss, these are the things that people talk about. It’s the biggest job in English football. From me playing the game, every footballer speaks about Manchester United and what goes on with them over a weekend.

That’s what comes with being a Manchester United manager. I’m sure Ten Hag knows that but we seem to be here having the same discussions about them.