While Sancho trained alone at the academy , Ten Hag faced 20 questions in total over his fall-out with the winger and decision to exclude him from the first-team squad. Here, Mail Sport transcribes them all.

ISAAN KHAN: The striker, who spent three years under Arteta at Manchester City before reuniting in a £45million move last year, scored off the bench against Man United.

The former Barcelona and PSG man came off the bench in the second half and though he failed to score was involved in some neat attacking play in a game his team dominated.

There are claims - which are denied - hanging over 777 of fraud, illegal loans and failing to pay bills. The acquisition will be subject to the strengthened owners' and directors' test.

TOM PRENTKI AT ST MARY'S: Leicester are sitting pretty at the top of the Championship after another Friday night mauling at St Mary's which was at times reminiscent of the 9-0 victory in 2019.

BAYERN MUNICH 2-2 BAYER LEVERKUSEN: Harry Kane found the back of the net yet again on a pulsating night in Munich as he opened the scoring after less than seven minutes were on the clock.

CHRIS FOY: A week after losing the tournament opener against France 27-13 in Paris, Ian Foster's All Blacks buried out-classed Namibia on a wet and wild night in Toulouse.

SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: You cannot argue with the fact there has been inconsistency in the decision-making of the referees at this World Cup, particularly around head contact.

ADAM SHERGOLD AT THE MKM STADIUM: Latibeaudiere was energised enough to play a full 90 here and thumped home a first-half header.

SHANE MCGRATH: From Queenstown in 2011, where he went from unlikely pick to starter in little more than a month, Conor Murray has arrived in Nantes.

CHRIS FOY: Victory in their second Pool D fixture will effectively clinch a place in the last eight, as the result against Chile in Lille six days later is a foregone conclusion.

After a long absence from WWE, superstar Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson made his much awaited return to the ring on an episode of SmackDown in Denver, Colorado.

Nunez arrived from Benfica with high expectations last year but found it difficult to catch the eye - while Erling Haaland made headlines for breaking numerous goalscoring records.

Gabriel had been a surprising omission from Arteta's team sheets, with the Spaniard choosing Thomas Partey at right back with Ben White partnering William Saliba in the middle.

Pep Guardiola revealed Manchester City simply could not afford to lose Kyle Walker this summer after the Treble winners fought hard to keep the temporary captain.

SHANE MCGRATH: The uncomfortable feeling persists that change for the Irish team would be pragmatic, and that in eschewing it, Farrell is taking a substantial and unnecessary risk.

MATT BARLOW: Postecoglou scooped the award with 10 points from his first four Premier League games but did not need reminding of the fate of Nuno Espirto Santo.

Rory McIlroy's birdie on the final hole at the BMW PGA Championship came despite the golfer surviving what he branded a 's***show' in controversial late finish at Wentworth. 

Ahead of the weekend's fixtures, the Premier League have revealed the ten players who have covered the most ground across the opening four matches of the season.

The German titans were linked with a move for the English centre back over the summer transfer window, but a transfer never materialised, with the Blues at one stage in talks over a loan deal.