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By Timothy Akintola

Issues on Rúben Amorim, Leicester City, ten Hag, Liverpool and Sheffield United.

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Rúben Amorim apologizes for travelling to London for West Ham meeting.

Sporting Lisbon manager, Rúben Amorim has been the transfer target for Liverpool and West Ham and recent updates suggest that the Portuguese manager will be heading to the London club. Amorim, during the week, took a trip to London to finalize his deal with the club. This did not sit right with fans of Sporting Lisbon who were quick to criticize him for this action. In a new interview however, he has apologized to Sporting Lisbon’s fans and players. Speaking to a reporter, Amorim said, “I’m always asking my players to be respectful… and I wasn’t, even if I informed the club before.”

Leicester City have been promoted back to the Premier League.

The Foxes ended their nine-year spell back in the Premier League after being relegated on the last day of the 2022/2023 season. Unlike many relegated teams however, the club has bounced back immediately, securing their promotion back to the Premier League. The Foxes are presently first on Championship table with 94 points and Leeds 4-0 loss against QPR on Friday night have restored a four-point advantage for Leicester City in the Championships’ standing, with a game in hand. This secures their promotion to the top-flight next season.

Erik ten Hag speaks on refereeing inconsistencies after Burley draw.

The inconsistencies shown by Premier League referees have been a talking point all season long. These inconsistencies were again in full display in Manchester United’s 1-1 draw against Burnley on Saturday evening. Antony’s first PL goal of the season was not enough to help ten Hag’s men secure a win and the referee failed to review any of Manchester United’s three penalty appeals. Garnacho was brought down in the box-18 by Sander Berge, with two other handball incidents. Speaking to the press after the game, ten Hag called out the inconsistency in refereeing, noting that “it’s a lot against Man United.”

Liverpool’s form deepens as they fill to win in consecutive PL games.

Since Jürgen Klopp announced his departure at the end of the season, Liverpool has witnessed a major turn in form. After a 2-0 loss to Everton, Klopp’s men have now dropped another 2 points with a draw against West Ham. Prior, Liverpool was the frontrunner to win the league but can now kiss the title goodbye. They remain third with 77 points and Manchester City and Arsenal can go 9 and 8 points above Liverpool respectively if they win their outstanding games.

Sheffield United have officially been relegated from the Premier League.

Newly promoted side, Sheffield United have officially been relegated from the Premier League after Saturday’s huge 5-1 loss to Newcastle United. Currently 20th on the Premier League table with 16 points after 35 games, Sheffield are now unable to mathematically catch 17th placed Nottingham Forest who are currently on 26 points. As such, they have now become the third club to reach fewer points in Premier League’s history after Derby County (2011) and Sunderland (2006).

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