So not long to wait until tonight's Premier League action.

Remember, you can follow live updates of Newcastle United v West Ham (20:00 GMT) on the BBC Sport website - just click on this link.

We have covered plenty of topics today, from Mohamed Salah's contract concerns and uncertainty over Kevin de Bruyne's future at Manchester City to what Pep Guardiola said he could learn from his side's fifth consecutive defeat.

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Manager Julen Lopetegui says he is "not listening" to speculation over his future at West Ham after an underwhelming start to the season.

Lopetegui, 58, took charge of West Ham over the summer, succeeding David Moyes, but has won just three Premier League games.

The Hammers sit 14th in the league and were knocked out of the Carabao Cup by Liverpool, with suggestions he could be sacked.

"I am not listening to or reading about what is said. I am really focused," Lopetegui said.

"My focus is to work in the team and to be able to understand what things can help us be a better team.

"The rest, this is not under our control - what is, is being able to work better with a high demand, knowing that our players are going to get better for sure and also knowing that the [end of the] season arrives in May, not November, so let's see what is going to happen in two or three months."

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Newcastle boss Eddie Howe says Harvey Barnes is "more than" a "super sub" and wants to get the midfielder into the starting XI on a more regular basis.

"I certainly don't see him as a super sub, although he has done really well from the bench for us and has contributed goals and assists," said Howe.

"He was really the pivotal player in our comeback against West Ham last year and if he hadn't come on the pitch with the right attitude, we don't win that game.

"Certainly he's more than that and he's capable of more than that - I don't think Harvey would want that tag.

"He's an outstanding player, who's got a really good goalscoring record and a goalscoring ability that he's always had in his career.

"So I'd love to find a way to work him into the team on a consistent basis. That will be down to Harvey if he continues to do well. He's certainly knocking on the door to play regularly."

It feels to me like Russell Martin of Southampton is the manager who is closest to the edge at the moment but West Ham boss Julen Lopetegui is probably not too far behind him.

I was at this game last season, when Newcastle won 4-3 after being 3-1 down, and it was probably one of the results that meant Lopetegui's predecessor, David Moyes, was not offered a new deal.

Hammers fans have been underwhelmed by what they have seen since Lopetegui arrived, because it is not working out under him. As I’ve said before, I don’t quite know what kind of team they are trying to be.

I don’t see them getting any joy at St James' Park this time, either. Alexander Isak looked back to his best when Newcastle beat Forest last time out, and they should be too strong for West Ham too.

Sutton's prediction: 2-1

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• Newcastle have used 19 players in the top flight this season, fewer than any other side.

• Alexander Isak has scored in all three of his league appearances against West Ham, netting a brace in both fixtures last term. No Newcastle player has scored multiple goals in three consecutive Premier League meetings with an opponent

• Harvey Barnes has been directly involved in eight Premier League goals versus West Ham, scoring six and assisting two. He has scored in each of his three most recent appearances against them
• West Ham have kept two clean sheets in their past 28 Premier League away matches, conceding a total of 66 goals in this run
• The Hammers have led for a league-low 101 minutes this season.

That's the end of Manchester City's training stream. Would be a boost for the squad if Ruben Dias and Jeremy Doku were to be available to face Feyenoord in the Champions League on Tuesday.

While focus naturally turns to this week's European action, we do still have one outstanding Premier League fixture this evening.

Let's have a look at the main stories surrounding West Ham's visit to Newcastle...

For those of you just joining us, here is a run-down of the top football stories on the BBC Sport website:

• Salah 'disappointed' by lack of Liverpool offer
• De Bruyne unsure over Man City future
• Real Madrid's Vinicius Jr out of Liverpool match
• Sheeran sorry for interrupting Amorim interview
• Stress of Chelsea job made me unwell - Hayes

BBC Sounds

Darren Fletcher is joined by Glenn Murray and Don Hutchison for the 'Premier League Review - the latest edition of BBC Radio 5 Live's Football Daily podcast on BBC Sounds.

The panel discuss the continued good form of league leaders Liverpool under Arne Slot, a fifth consecutive defeat for defending champions Manchester City, Manchester United's draw at Ipswich in Ruben Amorim's first game in charge and the sacking of Steve Cooper after 12 games in charge of Leicester City.

• Listen to the full podcast via BBC Sounds using this link

Glenn Murray
Former Brighton striker on Football Daily

Yes it’s fixable. [With] Pep Guardiola obviously signing another deal, I think that puts a bit of doubt to one side. Is it a quick fix? No, I don’t think it is. When you play, sometimes you have a cloak of invincibility about you and everyone can feel it when you come across them. For four or five years, Manchester City have carried that. And all of a sudden now, there’s becoming a reference point, a blueprint for how to beat them - it’s through intensity.

I don’t think they carry too much speed in their team. If you play with intensity, then they can’t seem to live with you. All of a sudden, there’s this sort of narrative around Manchester City that if you get after them and make forward runs and are positive, then you can beat them.

• Listen to the latest Football Daily podcast on BBC Sounds

Manchester City

Maybe even better news for City fans, Ruben Dias is also back training with the side.

There is no sign of fellow defender John Stones, though.

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Manchester City winger Jeremy Doku, who has missed the last few games with injury, is back in training with the team.

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We will bring you updates on the Manchester City training session shortly.

With the club's recent injury issues, it will be interesting to see who makes it out there...

Manchester City

We heard from the Manchester City camp earlier, now you can watch them train.

Click on the play icon at the top of this page to see the start of this afternoon's session, which is in preparation for Tuesday's visit of Feyenoord in the Champions League.

NB: If you missed the City news conferences, they are available to watch back in the 'Watch & Listen' tab.

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Pete: What are your views on Mo Salah expressing his disappointment at no new contract offer from Liverpool?

It will have been alarming for Liverpool fans to hear him say he is “more out than in” and he has had nothing in the way of an offer from the club.

You have to hope talks have taken place behind the scenes in lieu of a formal offer otherwise the situation is inexplicable.

Salah is irreplaceable in my opinion and if he left it would take a fortune to sign anyone anywhere near his quality.

This must be the Liverpool owners’ top priority in my opinion.

How can Liverpool even contemplate the possibility of losing Salah?

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Rich: What is the actual point in having VAR? Three contentious points for me out of many. The blatant foul on Cole Palmer that was a red card all day long and wasn’t even reviewed. Exactly the same with Adam Lallana against Liverpool. And thirdly the penalty against Liverpool. I don’t blame the ref for awarding a penalty, he can’t be expected to see that in real time, but on review it’s marginally outside the area. So why does the VAR back the incorrect on-field decision. Surely it was introduced to help the refs come to the correct outcome?

Hi, Rich. Let’s take these one by one.

I thought Wilfred Ndidi was incredibly lucky to escape a red card for what was a very nasty rake down the back of Cole Palmer’s Achilles. There was some suggestion he escaped because the challenge lacked intensity. What does that even mean? It was a challenge that could have caused a serious injury and should have been red.

I also thought the same about Adam Lallana’s challenge on Ryan Gravenberch. He was not in control, caught him on the shin and this was another one that could have resulted in serious injury.

Southampton’s penalty was a strange one. I was at the game and was still not convinced Andy Robertson’s challenge on Tyler Dibling was inside the area even after watching VAR – although it was very close.

The official explanation was VAR saw “no conclusive evidence that contact occurred outside the area” so the decision was not over-turned.

Not actually sure I agree with that, but there you go.

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Manchester United fan Matt Massey told BBC Radio 5 Live Breakfast that he was "a little disappointed" with the side's first match under new boss Ruben Amorim.

"There was a lot of build up going into the game, lots of optimism, " he said. "I’m not one of these idiots that thinks he’s going to come in and wave a magic wand and the issues are going to be completely rectified. I don’t think we can learn too much from this game."

On the squad Amorim has at his disposal, John added: "That’s ultimately the issue, the players aren’t good enough.

"We had a geriatric midfield. We had [Christian] Erikson and Casimero – the legs have gone in the centre and we couldn’t progress the ball.

"Jonny Evans has been reasonable this season, considering his age, but yesterday he looked well out of his depth when put in that position."

Simon Stone
BBC Sport's chief football news reporter at Portman Road

The good news was Ipswich picked up a well deserved point against Manchester United at Portman Road yesterday.

The bad news is because Wolves won at Fulham on Saturday, Ipswich are back in the bottom three.

Kieran McKenna's men are still to win at home in the Premier League, having collected points from four drawn matches and losses to Merseyside duo Liverpool and Everton.

Fellow strugglers Crystal Palace are the next visitors on 3 December, with Bournemouth to follow after that.

"We are going to have to win some home games for sure," said McKenna.

"A good first step is being hard to beat and making this a difficult place to come.

"We are not far away. We have had four draws, we could have won all four and should have won at least one."

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Mike: Hi Phil, Manchester United may be "only" six points off fourth place, but there are a lot of teams in between. Clearly not all teams above are going to drop more points than United do. I feel stop focusing on fourth place - focus on improvement for next season. Where we finish is where we finish. I don't know if it is instant gratification or a lack of knowledge among many fans, but (tell me if I am wrong) a new coach does not simply say "now we set up like this, you play this position" and problem solved. It takes a lot of time and practice to replace old ways and habits with new ones - must become your natural way. That takes time, and not that much time between matches, recovery time, and fitness training to learn and repeat new ways. I say, be patient and judge in the new season. What is your take on if United are likely to improve?

Hello, Mike. All very good points and Ruben Amorim made a lot of them himself after the draw at Ipswich Town, when he pointed out United will have to “suffer” while he implements his tactical tweaks, saying it was worth risking things tactically now to feel the benefit next season.

So yes, patience will be needed and in my experience Manchester United fans are remarkably patient with their managers.

What we see from Amorim already is a clear identity on how he wants to play, a clear idea of a strategy. I don’t think we ever really saw that from Erik ten Hag.

I think United will improve – and I wouldn’t write off fourth place either because I really believe that slot is wide open – but it will take time and patience and there will be bumps along the way.

Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne says no talks have yet taken place in regards to his future beyond this season.

Hear more from the Belgian below.