Jonathan Northcroft

Lee Carsley said England need a ‘world-class manager who has won trophies’ — no one fits that mould better than Pep Guardiola (though Thomas Tuchel is a strong alternative)

From quoting Pelé to stories of pedalling up a mountain with players, the German shows plenty of style and substance in a commanding first appearance as England’s new manager

Newcastle United 1 Arsenal 0: Newcastle striker scores for third consecutive game as Arsenal’s lack of cutting edge hands Manchester City and Liverpool chance to pull clear at the top

As 39-year-old becomes sixth permanent manager of the post-Ferguson era, does this stricken behemoth finally have the man to bring the good times back?

Martin Odegaard injury, pinning too much on Bukayo Saka and departure of Edu have led to sense of drift at Arsenal. It’s time for manager to put his stamp back on the team

Liverpool 2 Aston Villa 0: Forwards strike either side of the break to send Liverpool five points clear at the top of the Premier League

England’s interim head coach must re-engineer midfield for Nations League games, while former Ireland captain will be looking out for his daughter’s fiancé

Gareth Southgate’s successor shares many traits with Otto Rehhagel, whose unlikely Euros triumph mapped out the way for German coaches to succeed with other nations

The former Chelsea manager, fresh from winning Olympic gold with the USA, discusses leadership, getting the best out of players and how more women can get into coaching

Interim England head coach hands over to Thomas Tuchel having shown way to get best out of Jude Bellingham and added pace to attack