Claudio Ranieri is due to face the media shortly to preview Saturday lunchtime's trip to Old Trafford to face Manchester United. 

The last time they were there, in May, a 1-1 draw meant they became champions the following day when Tottenham failed to beat Chelsea.

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West Brom have decided against offering trialists Marouane Chamakh and Momo Sissoko deals at The Hawthorns.

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West Bromwich Albion boss Tony Pulis will celebrate his 1,000th game as a manager when he takes his side to Stoke on Saturday.

Like the time-honoured professional he is he has started his news conference with one of the great football cliches.

Albion beat West Ham 4-2 last week and Pulis said: "Football is a funny old game. We created better chances than we did against West Ham at Bournemouth and didn't score."

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Manchester City have won all five of their Premier League fixtures to sit top of the table. But do you think they'll be there in May?

Meanwhile, Stoke have lost their last four games but do you reckon Mark Hughes' side can turn their season around like they did last season?

Have a go at our Premier League table predictor and challenge your mates to see who knows (or at least can guess) best.

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1927: The world heavyweight title fight which became known as the 'Battle of the Long Count' took place. 

In the seventh round Jack Dempsey knocked down Gene Tunney and stood over his opponent, but referee Dave Barry refused to start the count until Dempsey had retreated to a neutral corner. 

Tunney was on the canvas for 15 seconds before he got back to his feet and went on to win the title.

Aitor Karanka has said his Middlesbrough team are getting used to the higher quality of the Premier League.

Boro were promoted back to the top flight after finishing second in the Championship last season.

He said: "We know that in the Championship you could be lost for 15 mins and nothing would happen but in the Premier League if you do that you'll concede goals so we need to be concentrating for 90 minutes."

Middlesbrough boss Aitor Karanka has said he is having to get used to "fighting for new aims".

The former Real Madrid defender said: "I've always been fighting to win something. This season it's the first time I'm losing games and are fighting for another aim.

""Now we need to keep going and be confident. I said two weeks ago I was really pleased with the club's work in the summer."

Middlesbrough boss Aitor Karanka has said his team have been working to eliminate mistakes after suffering successive defeats.

He said: "Teams are taking advantage of our mistakes so now we need to work on that at the training ground."

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Manchester United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been likened to the Terminator by Northampton defender Gabriel Zakuani.

Zakuani marked the Swedish striker in his side's 3-1 defeat by the Red Devils in the EFL Cup on Wednesday.

"He talks a lot on the pitch but he talks a bit like a robot, kind of like Terminator. It's sort of in slow motion," Zakuani told BBC World Service.

"You can see his influence on their team. He'll tell a few of the players that are rushing past him to just calm down and relax on the ball.

"You can see straight away that he has the respect of everyone at the club."

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Tottenham full-back Kyle Walker believes the current squad is good enough to challenge on four fronts this season.

You can watch this interview on Football Focus, Saturday BBC One and the BBC Sport website from 12:00 BST.

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We reported on 17 September that French club Lyon had pulled out of negotiations to sign Togo international striker Emmanuel Adebayor. 

A free agent since his contract expired with Crystal Palace at the end of last season, he had held talks with coach Bruno Genesio but a deal "failed to materialise".

However, according to The Mirror Genesio has another side to the story... 

“We had a place in our squad for Manu, so I arranged to meet him for a coffee in Lyon," he is quoted as saying.

“But, to my surprise, when he arrived he asked for a shot of whisky in his coffee. He also had a cigarette hanging out of his mouth."

Genesio admitted the interview "began badly" before he decided not to pursue a move for the ex-Manchester City and Tottenham man.  

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British Ski and Snowboard has launched an initiative calling on ski holidaymakers to help fund winter sports athletes.

Currently only the British park and pipe team - the freestyle skiers and snowboarders - are funded by UK Sport, which amounts to £4.9m for the Olympic cycle leading to the Pyeongchang Games in 2018.

But alpine, Nordic and aerials skiing isn't funded which is why the ski holiday industry is backing The British Snowsports Fund - where customers will be asked to donate when they book a holiday.

Dave Edwards, chief exec of BSS, told BBC Sport: "This is the most exciting thing for me since Jenny Jones won her bronze medal in Sochi.

"British ski holidaymakers already inadvertently fund Austrian and French racers through tourist taxes or ski schools. This is a way for them to help our British racers and riders."

Britain won a first Olympic medal on snow when Jones took snowboard slopestyle bronze in 2010 but there are high hopes for more medals in 2018.

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Aston Villa boss Roberto di Matteo has said midfielder Jack Grealish needs to "grow up very quickly".

The club launched an internal investigation following reports he was at a party at a hotel until 08:00 BST on Sunday.

Grealish, 21, was made to train with the youth team by former boss Remi Garde after going to a nightclub following their 4-0 defeat at Everton last season.

Di Matteo told BBC Radio WM 95.6: "Unfortunately it has happened again. We expect our players to behave in a professional manner at all times, so it is something that we don't tolerate.

"It's important that he understands what he has, and he needs to grow up very quickly."

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2005: Jonathan Woodgate scored an own goal and was sent off on his Real Madrid debut.    

As debuts go, definitely not the best...

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Rangers midfielder Joey Barton is currently serving a three-week club suspension but claims his career with the Ibrox side is not over.

He posted on Twitter:, external "(I'm) not going anywhere, happy to be judged after the season. Played 8 games. Had to use some for fitness as had no pre season!

"Can't wait to get back and show what am about. Came to be successful. Nothing's changed. Thanks for the support."

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Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge has not trained this week as he has had a few "issues" since Friday's win at Chelsea but will do so today, according to Jurgen Klopp:

"Sturridge should train today. Lallana and Gini [Wijnaldum] will be ready. Joe Gomez is doing well but he's not team training yet."  

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As Radio Merseyside's Mike Hughes mentioned in the 10:45 entry, this is only Liverpool's second game at Anfield this season.

Their first - a 4-1 demolition of champions Leicester - set the bar high. 

But Klopp says: "We are 100% aware of the difficulties we could have in this game. I know we will be ready."    

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Andy White: Bebeto's baby celebration has a lot to answer for.

Jordan Hart: Has to be when Wayne Rooney was mocked for getting knocked out and he does his sucker punch celebration.

Is Bebeto's celebration the most copied of all time?

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Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp, whose side are sixth in the Premier League, guards against complacency before facing Hull, who lie 12th.  

"The atmosphere is important both from crowd and team. I would like to see everyone come with right expectations," he says.

"When we can win against a team people think are stronger than us then why can a team who are 'weaker' not win against us?"