In this week’s #HitTheTarget episode, our panel discusses the final round of league action for October, culminating in an all important Manchester Derby at Old Trafford.
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Jack Grealish convinced Pep Guardiola he was right for Manchester City by doing the graft of chasing back for Aston Villa when playing against them. A £100m move and lead role in last season’s treble followed and, in Wednesday’s 3-1 win at Young Boys Grealish, starting a major game for the first time since a month layoff with a dead leg, showed what he can do.
He is primed to start at Manchester United for the derby – a fixture he scored in last season at Old Trafford.
A potentially season-defining week for Everton, with the passing of their longtime chairman, Bill Kenwright, and the Premier League’s reported recommendation to deduct 12 points from the Merseyside club if they are found guilty of breaking the league’s profitability and sustainability rules.
Even the return of Divock Origi is unlikely to shift Mohamed Salah off centre stage at Anfield on Sunday. The Liverpool forward’s consistently phenomenal numbers defy anyone to take him for granted. No player has been involved in more Premier League goals in 2023 than the Egypt international, who has scored 19 and assisted 12.
