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Erik ten Hag is attempting to keep the wolves from his door at Old Trafford. As he prepares for the visit of Luton tomorrow, he was asked about the tally of nine defeats in 17 games so far this season …

It is about the end result and we have to win every game. We are very disappointed to lose any game but finally it is about the end result. It is always about being in a process, thinking about a process and then it’s about managing the process. That’s the only thing I focus on.

I think we have often proved we can, like at Fulham, like Brentford, that we can overcome big setbacks.

Surprise 2023 first team mainstay Jonny Evans is a doubt having departed looking decidedly uncomfortable in the 15th minute against Copenhagen. His replacement on Wednesday – Raphaël Varane – looks the most likely to step in.

Before Liverpool host Brentford on Sunday, Jürgen Klopp has been up. He’s been speaking warmly about the opposition …

It’s super-challenging to play Thomas Frank and Brentford, for different reasons. They do really well. I’m not sure they are 100% happy with the season, but losing Ivan Toney, the player he was for them, really is brutal. But they are stable in the table, that’s probably what (they) want.

It’s well organised, sensational set-pieces – all these kind of things. Really offensive players, really fast, counterattacking really good. They change styles from time to time; if they consider you as a top-six team then it’s a bit more defensive, if not they have a bit more possession parts.

It’s always interesting to play them and difficult as well. But it’s Anfield and we should use that.”

Alexis Mac Allister misses out as he serves a one-match suspension after racking up five yellow cards. Wataru Endo seems set for a league start as Ryan Gravenberch and Curtis Jones remain doubts having missed yesterday’s defeat to Toulouse.

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More from Newcastle: you may not be surprised to learn that Eddie Howe is leaning towards not supporting a mooted new Premier League rule that will – among other things – stop them signing former Wolves midfielder Rúben Neves from Saudi club Al-Hilal, who share ownership with the St James’ Park club.

A temporary ban will be voted on by clubs on 21 November and would block Howe from borrowing players from the four Saudi clubs owned, like Newcastle, by the Gulf kingdom’s Public Investment Fund. That would rule out a move for, among others, Neves.

Although Howe was reluctant to be drawn on the specifics of Newcastle’s resistance plan, he said when asked whether the club would fight such changes: “You can make that assumption.”

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Cheers Barry, good day all. Jürgen Klopp has calmed down a little from last night’s shambolic-sounding post-match duties in Toulouse. Worth your time if you missed it. Plenty more from him imminently.

Handover: With plenty more Premier League press conferences scheduled for this afternoon, I’ll leave you in the very capable hands of Stuart Goodwin. Have a great weekend.

Bournemouth: Spare a thought for Alex Scott, who has been sidelined again after making just four appearances for Bournemouth since his move from Bristol City during the summer. The 20-year-old winger was not long back from a serious injury when he suffered a blow to his other knee and was forced off following a challenge with Rodri during Bournemouth’s defeat at the hands of Manchester City last weekend and now faces an indefinite spell in the physio room.

“It depends,” said Andoni Iraola, upon being asked how long Scott would be absent. “It’s a grade two injury and it is tough. It is on the other knee than the one he had an injury with earlier in the season.” Earlier this week, Scott posted a message on his Instagram page in which he described himself as being “gutted”.

Women’s football: Megan Rapinoe will play her final game of professional football when her Seattle-based club OL Reign take on Gotham FC in the NWSL final at Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego tomorrow. The World Cup winner’s impact off the field was undeniable but as her final game approaches, it’s time to assess her as an athlete. Words: Megan Swanick.

Bournemouth v Newcastle: Bournemouth have announced that Ryan Christie has signed a new contract that will extend his stay at the club until 2027.

“I’m absolutely delighted,” said the 28-year-old midfielder after posing for the obligatory photo with pen poised over his new contract and a big grin on his face. “I’ve loved my time ever since I joined the club so it was an easy decision to make. When I joined, everyone was welcoming and that’s not really stopped. Anyone looking at the club can see we’re on an upward trajectory. As a player, it’s really exciting to be a part of that.”

Bournemouth v Newcastle: Eddie Howe returns to his old stomping ground tomorrow and was asked if visits to the Vitality Stadium stir any particular emotions within him. “The focus is always on the players and on our performance and how well we can approach the game,” he said. “That is always my wish, it is never about me. The only focus is to win. I will always care about Bournemouth after spending good times at that club. But when you are playing against them we will do everything in our power to win.”

On Andre Iraola, he had this to say. “He is a very good manager. I have watched Bournemouth a lot in the build-up to this game. There set-up is very good and they have good players. They have invested a lot of money into their squad so we know we are in for a tough game. We have a lot of experience at that stadium and it is a very difficult place to go.”

West Ham: The subject of VAR and Mikel Arteta’s post-match tantrum following Arsenal’s defeat at the hands of Newcastle last weekend is one that is likely to be rasied in most of today’s press conferences.

The Arsenal manager’s rattle came sailing out of the pram when match officials decided to allow Anthony Gordon’s winner to stand despite an apparent push in the back by Joelinton on Gabriel in the immediate build-up to a goal that underwent three separate VAR checks before being allowed.

First up to the microphone: David Moyes, whose West Ham side host Nottingham Forest on Sunday afternoon. “My opinion doesn’t really matter in what I say because you’re just going to ask all the managers a similar question,” he said.

“We’re all pretty disappointed with lots of aspects but we’re also all very much in favour of trying to make it work. I just think we’ve all been disappointed with some of the officiating this season. My single opinion wouldn’t matter a jot. They’ll do what they need to do.

“When we’re putting it over it’s not getting much clout at the other end. You can ask us but we feel that we’re not getting an awful lot back when we’re giving it back to the officials or whoever. There have been a couple of big incidents that have been highlighted, but it’s mainly at the top clubs.

“It’s as if people don’t think that some other clubs have the same problems, the same VAR problems, the same decision-making. It doesn’t get the same highlight. We’re all pretty disappointed by what we’ve been getting back.

“We don’t want to do it because managers will be fined for speaking out of turn. Most managers don’t want to say anything about it because we know we’re locked down. If clubs or managers choose to have an outburst then that’s their choice and they can choose to do that.”

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National League South: Huge news from England’s sixth tier, where it has been announced that Truro City’s match against Daretford tomorrow has been postponed due to a waterlogged pitch at the Cornish side’s Treyew Road Stadium. Fun fact: Teddy Sheringham’s son Charlie plays for Dartford, who will have to make the 576-mile round-trip from from their ground in Kent to Truro some other time.

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Newcastle United: On the week of the second anniversary of his appointment as Newcastle manager, Eddie Howe takes his side to Bournemouth for tomorrow evening’s 5.30 kick-off. He will take a depelted squad to the Vitality Stadium, with – deep breath – Sandro Tonali, Jacob Murphy, Dan Burn, Harvey Barnes, Sven Botman, Bruno Guimaraes and Alexander Isak, Javier Manquillo and Matt Targett all among the lame, halt or suspended. Callum Wilson is also an injury doubt with a hamstring issue.

“Have I ever had this many missing?” said Howe. “Not to this level. But I don’t want to build it up to be any more than it is. We’re still good enough.” Asked for his thoughts on his team’s season so far, he had this to say. “The players have done incredibly well to adjust to the difficult start that we had, that has been a test of their character. We have been close in those games but didn’t get the results we wanted; it has been an intense period.

“We have been stretched mentally and physically but the players have responded well and that is a big compliment to what they have given. Now we need to finish this period off well at Bournemouth. The big thing is that I back the players and the squad. The biggest challenge is in-game running. My options are restricted which will have the biggest impact on us at the moment.

“I can’t credit the players who are fit and available enough. The way they have attacked the games. You look at Arsenal, the only disappointment was the VAR situation overshadowed our performance. The thing from Dortmund to take is that if we would have played to our very maximum levels we could have won that game but we didn’t. We got to take control of that ourselves and not look external.”

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