- This weekend marks the return of the Premier League after the November international break.
- Manchester City leads Liverpool by one point at the top of the table.
- This weekend, Villa will play Spurs, and United will host Everton.
This weekend marks the return of the Premier League after the November international break, with each team resuming play with a different set of goals in mind.
AlthoughManchester City leads Liverpool by one point at the top of the table, the two teams will play an early match on Saturday to begin what promises to be an exciting stretch of games leading up to Christmas and beyond.
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In addition to the competition for first place, Tottenham, who presently hold the final Champions League spot, is being pursued by Aston Villa, Manchester United, Newcastle, and Brighton in the race for fourth place. This weekend, Villa will play Spurs, and United will host Everton.
Speaking of the Toffees, they have been docked 10 points for violating the Premier League’s financial regulations, so they are once more involved in a relegation struggle. Due to the deduction, they are now two points outside of safety, sitting 19th above Burnley.
When the action picks back up, all of these different stories will be updated, but managers will need to play things carefully as injuries wear down the squads.
For instance, Kevin de Bruyne and Erling Haaland are among the eight first-team players out for City, so Pep Guardiola will have his work cut out for him when the Reds visit on Saturday.
Despite suffering injuries in their last premier league match, Christian Eriksen and Rasmus Hojlund are expected to play for Manchester United against Everton.
With Hojlund suffering a strained muscle and Eriksen sustaining a knee injury, both players were sidelined for Denmark during the international break. The injury report has been released by United manager Erik ten Hag.
