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Manchester United centre-back Harry Maguire could benefit by being rested by his club, says ex-Red Devils defender Rio Ferdinand.

Maguire, 27, was sent off for England against Denmark on Wednesday as his struggles continued following his arrest in Greece during pre-season.

"In these situations - that I've been in as well - you sometimes need to be taken out of the oven," said Ferdinand.

"Ole [Gunnar Solskjaer] has a big job on his hands and I think quite an important role to play in this. Maybe it's time to give him a little rest, let him gather himself and build that confidence back up.

"I got brought off in one game, I think it was Middlesbrough away, the manager [Sir Alex Ferguson] spoke to me and said 'get yourself back to basics, train well and you'll come back in'.

"That's what happened and I was fine. It's just sometimes that bit of pressure being taken out that can actually help you."

A couple of today's back pages feature Harry Maguire and speculation about how Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will handle the England defender on his return to Old Trafford.

We'll hear from the United boss soon, but in the meantime, he's the thoughts of his former team-mate Rio Ferdinand.

Plus we're bring you the latest transfer news with today being the deadline for deals between Premier League and EFL clubs.

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That's what EFL chairman Rick Parry claimed about his FA counterpart Greg Clarke and talks over a radical restructure of the Football League.

And as mentioned in the Guardian, Clarke has admitted he was involved, external in formulating a document that advocated the introduction of Premier League B teams to the lower leagues and the creation of a Premier League 2 in early talks over Project Big Picture.

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Gary Neville, who is a part-owner of League Two side Salford City, told Sky Sports:, external "The principle is that we don't trust that football can govern itself and create the fairest deal for all, whether that's the Premier League, EFL clubs, non-League clubs or the fans.

"It has been proven over this past six months that football has struggled to bring everyone together, and proven to be incapable over a 25-30 year period of transforming the money in the game into something that works for everybody.

"I want the best Premier League in the world, but I want sustainable football clubs."

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David Bernstein led the FA for three years from January 2011 and was also previously chairman of Manchester City.

"It's all very well suddenly talking about strategic plans a day after something else has fallen through," Bernstein said about the Premier League's response to Project Big Picture.

He told BBC Sport's Laura Scott: "It doesn't ring really true to me. I don't believe that football across the board is going to be able to come together sufficiently to do this. Football may come kicking and screaming into this, it may well have to be forced on football."

The manifesto put forward by Gary Neville, David Bernstein and other key figures says "football has shown itself incapable of self-reform" and that they want an independent regulator to take charge.

It outlined that "core issues" that need to be dealt with include:

• Financial disparity and unsustainability
• A power structure that is fundamentally out of balance
• The shortage of BAME coaches and managers at the top level, a general lack of diversity and the "exploitation" of clubs and fans

"If the EPL [English Premier League] is to perform its role as the pinnacle of the domestic game, its responsibilities and financial contribution to the wider game need to be more carefully defined," said the manifesto.

"It also needs to be complemented by an effective and independent body to oversee the financial regulation of the game.

"The FA lacks credibility and has proved to be largely ineffective as a governing body. It has not modernised and is not sufficiently independent."

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The Mirror reports that former Manchester United and England defender Gary Neville says the Football Association is 'not fit for purpose, lacks credibility and is ineffective'. Those words are actually part of the 'Save our Beautiful Game' manifesto, which was put forward on Thursday and is supported by Neville.

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However, English Football League clubs have rejected that proposed rescue package from the Premier League.

They said that they £50m deal for League One and Two clubs "falls some way short" of the required amount.

Top-flight clubs made the offer after deciding not to pursue Project Big Picture.

On Wednesday, the Premier League said talks about how to help the Championship are ongoing, but the EFL has said any settlement "must meet the requirements of all 72 clubs".

It added: "The EFL is keen to continue discussions with the Premier League to reach an agreeable solution that will address the short-term financial needs of all of our clubs, and allow us the ability to consider the longer-term economic issues in parallel that specifically look to achieve a more sustainable EFL for the future."

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On Wednesday, Premier League clubs said they had "unanimously agreed" that 'Project Big Picture' will not be "endorsed or pursued".

The controversial plans, proposed by Liverpool and Manchester United, were rejected at a meeting of the 20 clubs in England's top flight on Wednesday.

Instead, the clubs agreed to "work together" on a new "strategic plan" for the "financing of English football".

They also decided on a £50m rescue package for League One and Two clubs at the meeting.

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The Guardian features a story on Football Association chairman Greg Clarke admitting his role, external in trying to reconfigure Leagues 1 and 2, together with the National League, as part of a list of potential measures for Project Big Picture.

Earlier this week, Clarke said he was involved in initial discussions with the backers of Project Big Picture, but withdrew when a breakaway league was suggested "as a threat".

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Former England defender Gary Neville, retired Olympian Denise Lewis and ex-Football Association chairman David Bernstein have combined to call for independent regulation of English football to solve its "crisis".

The trio are part of a group who have issued a manifesto for change called 'Saving Our Beautiful Game'.

It is the latest development of a fractious week in which controversial plans to restructure English football - led by Liverpool and Manchester United - emerged on Sunday, only to be condemned by the Premier League itself and then quickly rejected at a meeting of all 20 top-flight clubs on Wednesday.

And the group calling for independent regulation came forward on the same day EFL chairman Rick Parry claimed his FA counterpart Greg Clarke had "initiated" talks over the radical restructure plans that raised the possibility of a second Premier League division, and B teams in the Football League.

And welcome to a busy day of news conferences as the Premier League prepares to return after the international break.

It's been an eventful couple of weeks, with many nations squeezing in three international games while there have been developments off the field with the game in the UK.

We'll begin by taking a look at those before we hear from the first Premier League manager - Sheffield United's Chris Wilder - at 09:00 BST.