PL News: What's been happening today?
This is a quick look at all today's news from around the Premier League
Despite many players being away on international duty, there has still been a lot going on.
Marcus Rashford scored in behind closed doors friendly
Marcus Rashford scored twice in a closed-doors friendly against Blackburn Rovers. It was a 3-0 win for for Manchester United but more importantly Rashford returning to some match action after three months out. Rashford tweeted: "So good to get some minutes under my belt today."
So good to get some minutes under my belt today 🔋
— Marcus Rashford MBE (@MarcusRashford) October 6, 2021
Idea to reduce size of the Premier League has been criticised
Former Tottenham player Jamie O’Hara has put forward a case to make the Premier League an 18-team league. Many fans have taken to Twitter to offer their objection to proposal.
Nicola Palios, Vice Chairman of Tranmere Rovers, offered her objection: "So which 2 teams does he suggest get kicked out of the EFL to accommodate this? Once again the blinkered view that it’s all about the EPL. If there are too many games, scrap some of the pointless internationals."
Do you agree with the idea? Watch the full discussion in the video below.
😡 “Fans are starting to get the hump with irrelevant matches.”
— talkSPORT (@talkSPORT) October 5, 2021
🤔 “Drop it to 18 teams, get rid of the dross. Irrelevant games are killing the #PL, it’s just pointless!”
Jamie O’Hara puts forward a case to make the Premier League an 18-team league pic.twitter.com/gv6URfs1mZ
Jamie Carragher says Liverpool need to tie down star player
Sky Sports pundit and former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher published the following in an article on the SkySports website: "Mohamed Salah is performing at a higher level than anyone else in Europe right now and Liverpool must tie him down to a new contract or risk losing him, according to Jamie Carragher.
How good was this goal? Click here for more Liverpool news.
𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐲 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 😱
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) October 3, 2021
A goal we’ll never tire of watching. Out of this world from @MoSalah 👏 pic.twitter.com/mZEq9OI0Wx