Summary

  1. Thanks for joining uspublished at 16:57 British Summer Time 12 September

    It has been another busy day of Premier League news conferences and football news.

    You can click the summary points on the left or above to recap all of today's big stories and the key lines from today's news conferences.

    Don't forget, it's deadline day tomorrow in the women's game. We'll bring you all the latest from that, as well as the latest football lines and Premier League news conferences.

    It's going to be a busy one. See you in the morning.

  2. The approach doesn’t change for any game - Ten Hagpublished at 16:54 British Summer Time 12 September

    Southampton v Man Utd (Sat, 12:30 BST)

    Manchester United

    Erik ten Hag on aspirations post-international break and whether the game against Southampton is must-win: "We have to win all of our games. That will always be the approach. It doesn’t change for any game."

  3. 'I agree with Dalot'published at 16:50 British Summer Time 12 September

    Southampton v Man Utd (Sat, 12:30 BST)

    Manchester United

    Diogo DalotImage source, Getty Images

    More from Erik ten Hag on Diogo Dalot who reportedly voiced frustration and whether that is a reflection of the place they are in: "When you see the scores no one is happy and that also players have very good sense of the process, of the quality of the process and I agree with him. When you analyse all the games so far we are in a good direction, but also, it is normal in a transition period when you build a team that you have to improve and step up.

    "We have good characters, you feel the team spirit, now it is about to get the patterns and routines in, once we have that so everyone sees the quality we have on the training pitch."

  4. 'Noise doesn't impact me'published at 16:46 British Summer Time 12 September

    Southampton v Man Utd (Sat, 12:30 BST)

    Manchester United

    More from Erik ten Hag on the external noise: "It doesn’t impact me, I know in the process where we are, what we have to do, where we are going. We are still in a transition process, we have to integrate a lot of young players. We still have to deal with injuries and bring players back into the team.

    "Before anyone thinks about excuses, no, we have to win every game. I know that. The team knows this. We will focus on every game and have in every game the mindset we have to win."

  5. 'It is very early in the season'published at 16:42 British Summer Time 12 September

    Southampton v Man Utd (Sat, 12:30 BST)

    Manchester United

    Erik ten Hag on whether they are on the right track: "We will see where we are in May next year, it is very early in the season and it is about winning trophies, be as high as possible in the league, do everything to win every game and then we will see in May where we are in the league."

  6. 'Ronaldo is far away in Saudi'published at 16:38 British Summer Time 12 September

    Southampton v Man Utd (Sat, 12:30 BST)

    Manchester United

    Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag on Cristiano Ronaldo who criticised him and said the club must 'rebuild everything' and 'cannot compete to win the Premier League': "He said Manchester United can’t win it? No, he said it. He is far away in Saudi, far away from Manchester. Everyone can have and is entitled to have an opinion, it is okay."

  7. Urgarte available for Saturday - Ten Hagpublished at 16:35 British Summer Time 12 September

    Southampton v Man Utd (Sat, 12:30 BST)

    Manchester United

    More from Erik ten Hag on new signing Manuel Ugarte: "Manuel Ugarte, we all have seen he played for Uruguay, he returned this afternoon, he was the only player who returned today, all the others returned yesterday so he is available for this game."

  8. Shaw and Hojlund 'not ready'published at 16:33 British Summer Time 12 September

    Southampton v Man Utd (Sat, 12:30 BST)

    Manchester United

    Erik ten Hag on team news: "Rasmus Hojlund and Luke Shaw, they are progressing very well but not ready for this game."

  9. 'Long two weeks' for Ten Hagpublished at 16:32 British Summer Time 12 September

    Southampton v Man Utd (Sat, 12:30 BST)

    Simon Stone
    BBC Sport's chief football news reporter

    Erik ten HagImage source, Getty Images

    It has been a long international break for Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag.

    The dissection of United's one-sided hammering by Liverpool was long. After that, there were erroneous reports that he had lost in a charity game he had agreed to manage in for a return to former club FC Utrecht.

    Then, Cristiano Ronaldo gave him a kicking for showing a lack of ambition.

    Ten Hag gets the chance to reflect on the last two weeks - and look ahead to Saturday's trip to Southampton - when he speaks to the media momentarily.

    An update on the fitness of left-backs Luke Shaw and Tyrrell Malacia, plus striker Rasmus Hojlund is expected. We will also find out how likely new signing Manuel Ugarte is to be involved at St Mary's given he is only likely to get back from South America today.

  10. Ronaldo criticises Ten Hag & says Man Utd must 'rebuild everything'published at 16:27 British Summer Time 12 September

    RonaldoImage source, Getty Images

    Cristiano Ronaldo has criticised Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag and said the club must "rebuild everything" in order to compete for football's biggest prizes again.

    The Dutch boss is under pressure after United's eighth-placed finish last season - their lowest in Premier League history - and two defeats in their opening three games at the start of this campaign.

    And Ronaldo, who had two spells at the club before leaving for Saudi Arabian side Al-Nassr, questioned Ten Hag's mentality.

    "The coach says they cannot compete to win the [Premier] League and Champions League," he told the Rio Ferdinand Presents podcast, external.

    "As Manchester United coach, you cannot say that you're not going to fight to win the league or Champions League.

    "Mentally [you can] say maybe we don't have that potential, but I cannot say that. We're going to try, you have to try.

    "What I wish for Manchester [United], it's what I wish for me - [to be] the best team they can.

    "I love that club... I'm not that kind of guy that forgot the past."

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  11. Gossip: Gomes to Newcastle?published at 16:21 British Summer Time 12 September

    Thursday's gossip column

    Angel GomesImage source, Getty Images

    England and Lillemidfielder Angel Gomes has garnered the interest of Premier League club Newcastle.

    The star, who recently won his first cap for England, is Newcastle's top target but Liverpool, Tottenham and Borussia Dortmund are all also interested in him, according to The Sun, external.

    Want more gossip? Read today's column here.

  12. Will Fofana leave Chelsea?published at 16:15 British Summer Time 12 September

    Thursday's gossip column

    Wesley FofanaImage source, Getty Images

    French defender Wesley Fofana, 23, says he considered leaving Chelsea to join hometown club Marseille this summer, according to Free Foot, external.

    Fofana has been at Chelsea since 2022.

  13. Wardlaw completes loan move to Sheffield Unitedpublished at 16:09 British Summer Time 12 September

    Chelsea and England U23's Charlotte Wardlaw has joined Women's Championship side Sheffield United on a season-long loan.

    The 21-year-old, who can play in defence or midfield, made her Chelsea debut in a League Cup match in 2019.

    She signed her first professional contract before the 2021-22 season, which she spent on loan to Liverpool. She spent the first half of the 2022-23 season in Liverpool before returning to Chelsea.

    Last season she joined Scottish Women’s Premier League side Glasgow City on loan, where she scored twice in 29 appearances.

    Charlotte Wardlaw of ChelseaImage source, Getty Images
  14. Southgate's next move outside of football?published at 16:03 British Summer Time 12 September

    Thursday's gossip column

    Gareth SouthgateImage source, Getty Images

    From the interim manager to the former England boss Gareth Southgate.

    Sky News, external are reporting Southgate's next job could be outside of football.

  15. FA looking at other managerspublished at 15:57 British Summer Time 12 September

    Thursday's gossip column

    Lee CarsleyImage source, Getty Images

    The Football Association has spoken with a number of other managers despite Lee Carsley's encouraging spell so far as interim England boss, according to The Telegraph, external.

    The Three Lions have won both games under Carsley with 2-0 wins over the Republic of Ireland and Finland.

  16. 'Are they starting to lose interest in the football club?'published at 15:51 British Summer Time 12 September

    Wolverhampton Wanderers

    Media caption,

    Dave Azzopardi on Wolves' ownership

    Last week, we asked the fans for one thing that was not being talked about enough regarding Wolves.

    Many of you mentioned the club's ownership, and Dave Azzopardi from Talking Wolves has told us why he thinks this was a common theme.

    Get more on Wolves here

  17. How Palace can build on 'most successful' transfer windowpublished at 15:45 British Summer Time 12 September

    Alex Howell
    BBC football news reporter

    Crystal Palace arguably had the most successful end to the transfer window of any Premier League club, and Saturday’s game against Leicester will be a chance for manager Oliver Glasner to unleash his new-look Eagles side.

    His potential back three of Marc Guehi, Trevoh Chalobah and Maxence Lacroix may not even have been at the club given a different set of circumstances, as Palace did a flurry of late business.

    At one point in the summer it seemed as if the Eagles were going to be raided for several of their top stars, with Newcastle bidding hard for Marc Guehi and interest in Eberechi Eze - on top of the sales of Michael Olise and Joachim Andersen.

    Instead, they finished the window strongly with four players signed on deadline day alone, Guehi and Eze staying, more than £70m spent on squad improvements and almost £100m generated from sales over the summer.

    But, with only one point from their first three games, Glasner now needs to bed in his new signings and get goals from £30m forward Eddie Nketiah.

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  18. 'He is our player and it is good to have him back'published at 15:40 British Summer Time 12 September

    Brighton v Ipswich Town (Sat 15:00 BST)

    Ipswich Town

    Arijanet Muric and Kieran McKenna for Ipswich Town.Image source, Getty Images

    Ipswich boss Kieran McKenna on Arijanet Muric, who 'left the national team gathering due to breaking the regulations' according to Kosovo's football federation: "I've had a conversation with him. It's not mine or Ipswich Town's area to clear it up. He's given me his version, which I think is a little bit different to some of the rumours.

    "I've got no problem with his version, he's our player and it's good to have him back this week for a couple of days of extra training".

  19. Burns and Walton sign new deals, and more to comepublished at 15:33 British Summer Time 12 September

    Brighton v Ipswich Town (Sat 15:00 BST)

    Ipswich Town

    Kieran McKennaImage source, Getty Images

    More from Ipswich boss Kieran McKenna on new deals for Wes Burns and Christian Walton: "It's very important, we're very happy to have those two players in addition to players earlier on".

    "A few more conversations are ongoing with some of our players, in terms of receiving and committing to new contracts."

    "I think it fits in with where we want to build and develop the squad, but in a way where we keep a good core of players, that have been an important part of the journey".

  20. McKenna has a full squad availablepublished at 15:28 British Summer Time 12 September

    Brighton v Ipswich Town (Sat 15:00 BST)

    Ipswich Town

    Ipswich boss Kieran McKenna on team news: "We've got a full group available, all the boys have come back from international [break] well. Those who have been with us have trained well and we have our injuries back, in and around the group."

    "Wes Burns and George Hirst both trained with the group this week. It's not impossible [for them to play v Brighton]. They've been with the group all week and are both ahead of schedule. They're both feeling really good, but of course we'll make the right judgement this weekend."