Erling Haaland has now spent over £10 million on supercars as the Manchester City striker builds an enviable collection. Per the Daily Mail, the Norway international spent approximately two days' wages – £250,000 – on a brand-new Lamborghini, as he relaxes away from his prolific performances on the pitch.

Haaland splashes out on cars

Per the report, Haaland has snapped up the new Lamborghini Huracan, buying the car in a matte green colour. The striker was seen driving it out of City's training ground, with the Huracan capable of going from 0-62 in just 3.4 seconds. The incredibly exclusive motor – which only has 1,499 models available – has a top speed of 161mph, although how often Haaland will hit that driving around Manchester remains to be seen. It is not even close to his most expensive drive, though, as Haaland also owns a Bugatti Tourbillion, which costs over £4m. 

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In May, Haaland bought a brand-new yellow Ferrari worth over £320,000. He also has a £250,000 Mercedes Maybach, £2.7m Mercedes AMG One, a £130,000 Mercedes-Benz GLE Coupe AMG 63 S 4Matic and a £300,000 Rolls Royce Cullinan. He had also previously owned a Ferrari 812 Superfast in blue. The striker has clearly deemed himself worthy of a treat after an incredible start to the campaign; he has already scored 14 goals in 10 games in all competitions, and he admits he feels he is in the form of his life. 

He told City's website after their win over Brentford: "You can say so, I’ve never felt better than I do now. So yeah you can say so.

"I think it’s about preparation first of all, getting ready for the games. You can be physically ready but you need to be mentally ready as well.

"And to be honest I think with a kid, it makes me even better because I actually disconnect more than ever. I don’t think of football at all which sometimes when you’re younger you think of this and that and maybe worry a little bit about things. But when I go home I relax even more so I think I need to give a shoutout to my son!

"It was a tough game and it reminded me a bit about Stoke City with Rory Delap 15 years ago. It was lovely to win and important.

"They’re huge and do throw-ins from the middle so of course it’s not easy but it’s about preparing and being ready for what is going to come and analyse good, and we did. We have a great backroom staff that did their job really well so all praise to them.

"I think there is always space even when people are low. You just need right timing. I like when people come like this against us as well. Low block is not easy with three big centre-backs and two people in front of them, five people around us at all times. That’s why it’s not easy and that’s why it feels even better."

Haaland's Ballon d'Or ambition

Given his numbers already this season, Haaland will have his sights firmly set on the Ballon d'Or, a prize he already admits he covets.

in 2023, he said: "I think everybody cares. But I don’t think it’s a good thing to think about this. If you and your team are playing really well, you will perform well, you will begin to win trophies, [and] you will probably be on the list. Like [Kevin] De Bruyne was – he was third place, I think well deserved, by the way. But yeah, you cannot think of these kinds of things.

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City resume their Premier League campaign this weekend against Aston Villa before taking on Swansea in an away trip in the Carabao Cup. Sadly for Haaland, he will likely be travelling with the team, instead of in his brand new Lambo, when they head to Wales. 

Former Leicestershire and England Under-19 coach to oversee month-long programme

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Tim Boon, the former Leicestershire and England Under-19 head coach, has been recruited as a coach and high-performance consultant by Sri Lanka Cricket, on a one-month contract effective from May 8.Boon, who was also England’s team analyst under Duncan Fletcher during the 2005 Ashes win, will work as a batting consultant for the Sri Lanka Women’s senior and A-team squads, as well as the men’s emerging team and the Sri Lanka Under-17s.According to a SLC press release, his programme will include “technical and tactical sessions aimed at improving the players’ overall batting approach and individual performance”.His stint dovetails with that of R Sridhar, India’s former fielding coach, who earlier this month conducted a “comprehensive 10-day fielding programme” for both top men’s and women’s cricketers in Sri Lanka.It is a continuation of SLC’s policy of recruiting overseas coaches on short-term contracts. In 2024, Rajasthan Royals’ high performance director Zubin Bharucha conducted a brief programme aimed at raising batting standards. Wasim Akram and Jonty Rhodes have also been hired to run brief bowling and fielding programmes respectively, in the last 10 years.

Arsenal continued their strong run of form in the Champions League on Wednesday night.

Mikel Arteta’s side played host to Greek outfit Olympiacos and picked up their second win of the campaign.

The Gunners ran out 2-0 winners in the end, and while they could have scored plenty more, the visitors put up more of a fight than some would have been expecting.

With that said, almost everyone who featured for the hosts put in a strong showing, including someone who could end up becoming a new Bukayo Saka for Arsenal.

Saka's rise at Arsenal

Saka was handed his Arsenal debut by former manager Unai Emery back in November 2018. He came off the bench in a game away to Ukrainian side Vorskla Poltava, and then made his full debut for the club a few months later at home against Qarabağ.

However, while the Hale Ender showed some real promise early on, he didn’t make all that many appearances under the now Aston Villa coach.

In fact, before Arteta was appointed in December 2019, the dynamic winger had made just 16 appearances for the first team, most of which came on the left-hand side, either in left midfield or at left-back.

Fortunately, the 24-year-old began to be moved over to the right more in the following campaign, and by the start of the 2021/22 season, he was well and truly established as the Gunners’ first-choice right-winger.

More than that, though, the youngster would then develop into the team’s most important attacking outlet, a role he still fulfils to this day, as reflected in his incredible numbers.

For example, despite still being only 24 years old, the talismanic winger has made 269 appearances for the North Londoners to date, scoring 72 goals and providing 72 assists.

Unfortunately, with him being so key to the club’s attacking threat, the last couple of years have seen opposition teams double and triple up on him, making it far harder for the incredible talent to create opportunities for Arteta and Co.

Saka’s Arsenal career

Appearances

269

Starts

233

Minutes

20358′

Goals

72

Assists

72

Goal Involvements per Match

0.53

Minutes per Goal Involvement

141.37

All Stats via Transfermarkt

The good news is that Arsenal have added more quality to the side to help mitigate that problem, including someone who could be like a new Saka for the side.

The Arsenal star becoming a new Saka

Arteta and Andrea Berta did well to add a few new attacking talents to this Arsenal squad over the summer, from the direct and tricky Noni Madueke to the versatile and mercurial Eberechi Eze.

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However, when it comes to the player who has the best chance of embodying some of the things that make Saka such a star for this team, it has to be Viktor Gyokeres.

Now, some of you will rightly point out that the pair play in different positions, and that, as things stand, the former Sporting CP star has not scored as many goals as some would’ve hoped.

Yet, there are still elements in his game that are similar to the Hale Ender’s, most notably his gravitational effect on the game.

That might sound like an odd way to talk about a footballer, but this essentially means that, just as the Englishman has spent the last few years being double and triple-teamed by defenders, the Swedish international is already dragging opposition defenders all over the pitch this season.

He might not be scoring with the regularity that some would like, but the 6 foot 2 “powerhouse”, as described by data analyst Ben Mattinson, is already starting to make the right runs, get into the correct positions, and this, combined with the fact that he has a lethal shot on him, means that defenders cannot leave him alone.

This was on full display on Wednesday night, particularly for the first goal, as his charge towards the penalty area saw two defenders converge on him and left space for Gabriel Martinelli to tap the ball into the back of the net after his shot was saved.

Just imagine the gravitational impact he’s going to have on defenders when he’s up to speed and putting away the chances so many know he can.

Ultimately, Gyokeres isn’t on the same level as Saka and has plenty of differences in his game with the Englishman.

However, he is one of the few players capable of striking a similar level of fear into opponents and one of the few attackers who’ll force them to converge on him.

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Manchester United are looking for consistency on the pitch and Ruben Amorim is at the centre of plenty of debate as INEOS aim to build for the future at Old Trafford.

Ruben Amorim firm on his future as United cruise past Sunderland

The Red Devils are hoping to climb their way up the Premier League table despite suffering an inconsistent start to the campaign, moving into the top half courtesy of a smooth day despite the blustery conditions against Sunderland.

Benjamin Sesko scored his second goal of the season and first at Old Trafford after a fine finish, after Mason Mount had given the hosts the lead on a windy Saturday afternoon.

As expected, the former Sporting boss is adamant that he is the man to take the club forward and won’t leave of his own accord, claiming that he will give ‘everything’ to succeed under the pressure of the job.

He stated before his side took on Sunderland: “No, that is a decision of the board. I cannot do that (resign). Sometimes I have that feeling and losing is hard, not to create the momentum. It’s so frustrating when you create the momentum, go to the next game, something happens. That feeling sometimes hurts me a lot. Also the players and especially the staff here.”

Later, he added: “It’s a dream to be here and I want to continue here and I want to fight for this. But the problem is now what makes me suffer is to lose games, not to lose my job. You fear to lose your job when you have to pay the bills and I don’t have that feeling.”

On the pitch, calls for Kobbie Mainoo to be a regular Manchester United starter moving forward are amplifying, and it remains to be seen if other changes are made to build momentum once the international break concludes.

Nevertheless, contingency planning is an important part of football, and the Red Devils could turn to an internal face who is a renowned name at Old Trafford.

Darren Fletcher could take over at Man Utd

According to The Sun, Manchester United Under-18 coach Darren Fletcher could succeed Amorim on an interim basis after his impressive start to life with the academy outfit.

Making a positive impact with his dynamic style of play, the former Scotland international has internally wowed Old Trafford chiefs and could make a surprise return to the Old Trafford scene, this time in the dugout.

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Of course, that will only happen if Amorim were to move on. It would cost the Red Devils £12 million to make a change, which isn’t the type of capital they would throw around lightly as they aim to bring in reinforcements once the New Year comes around.

Either way, there appears to be a plan in place if option A is scrapped, albeit it remains to be seen how the situation plays out at Manchester United.

Mjallby AIF, based in a small fishing village, have achieved an incredible feat as they secured their first-ever Swedish league title with a 2-0 win over Goteborg on Sunday. Mjallby made history with three games to spare as they now lead second-placed Hammarby by 11 points. The club have secured an outstanding 20 wins in 27 league games and have lost just once.

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  Mjallby AIF come from a small southern fishing village Hallevik, which has a population of just 1,500. With a 2-0 win over Goteborg on Monday night, the club wrote an unthinkable underdog story as they secured their first-ever Swedish top division title. In the process, they have also secured a berth in the 2026-27 Champions League (second qualifying round) for the first time in their history. Mjallby's achievement is drawing comparisons to what Leicester City achieved in the 2015-16 season when they won the Premier League, beating a 5000-1 odds. Also, it has to be noted that when the Foxes did the unthinkable in England a decade ago, Mjallby were struggling in Sweden's third tier. 

  The current era in Sweden has been mostly dominated by Malmo, who won in eight out of the last 12 editions of the Allsvenskan. However, Mjallby have broken that recent dominance, managing to do so on a budget estimated to be around 15 per cent of Malmo's.

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  How have rivals described Mjallby's historic season?

  Kim Hellberg, head coach of Hammarby, who have been Mjallby's closest rival in the 2025 campaign and are poised to finish as runners-up, spoke highly of the new champions.

  "Mjallby are a really good side," he said. "They’ve been absolutely fantastic, they've exceeded all expectations. It's also a team that has got an exceptional amount out of what they've created. If you look at the underlying numbers, they've been overperforming quite a lot."

• Who are the key figures behind Mjallby's success?

  Firstly, Mjallby's head coach Anders Torstensson has to be named who has played a key role in club's historic success. 59-year-old Torstensson is assisted by Karl Marius Aksum, a tactics guru who has a PHD in 'visual perception in football'. The club have sold several of their youth players and reinvested the money judiciously for fresh signings, strictly based on data-based recruitment. This has resulted in the club signing Gambian attacker Abdoulie Manneh. 

  Another key figure in their dressing is 23-year-old goalkeeper Noel Tornqvist who has had exceptional campaign with the now Swedish champions. Mjallby conceded only 17 goals throughout the season and much of that credit goes to the Swedish custodian. Tornqvist was so good at his job that he attracted interest from Como boss Cesc Fabregas, who signed the goalkeeper in the summer but loaned him back for the remainder of 2025. Tornqvist will soon head to Italy to play in Serie A from January following the conclusion of the Swedish campaign. He has also earned a call up to the national team after Sweden's long-serving No.1 Robin Olsen announced his international retirement.

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  Mjallby's achievement a silver lining amid Sweden national team's crisis

  While Mjallby's historic title win will inspire clubs across the globe, the Sweden national team's performance is at an all-time low. They are on the verge of failing to qualify for the expande 48-strong World Cup after taking just one point from their first four matches. Most recently they lost back-to-back games in the October international break against Switzerland and Kosovo. The losses meant that only a miracle can help them secure a berth in the World Cup next year.

  Sweden took steps to remedy that by sacking head coach Jon Dahl Tomasson. The Dane became Sweden's first-ever foreign coach in February 2024 but his reign lasted less than two years as he was relieved of his duties last Tuesday, a day after Sweden suffered that embarrassing loss against Kosovo.

  Both of Sweden's star forwards, Viktor Gyokeres and Alexander Isak, featured in the October clashes but the high profile Premier League pair failed miserably in front of goal. Sweden next face Switzerland and Slovenia in their final two group fixtures in November. If they win those last two matches, they will at least stand a chance to progress to the World Cup play-offs next month. 

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O Bahia recebe o Red Bull Bragantino neste domingo (20), às 16h, na Arena Fonte Nova, em Salvador, pela 20ª rodada do Campeonato Brasileiro. Os dois times estão em lados opostos da tabela, mas o Massa Bruta nunca venceu o Tricolor jogando como visitante.

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Na última rodada da competição, o Bahia perdeu para o Atlético-MG, por 1 a 0, e estacionou de vez na décima sexta posição. O time, que não vive um bom momento, tem apenas 18 pontos e briga contra o rebaixamento.

Já o Red Bull Bragantino vive o oposto. Quinto no Brasileirão, a equipe quer subir ainda mais na tabela para chegar à zona de classificação direta para a fase de grupos da Libertadores. Na rodada passada, em casa, o time de Bragança Paulista empatou com o Vasco em 1 a 1.

BAHIA X RED BULL BRAGANTINO
20ª rodada do Campeonato Brasileiro

Data e horário: 20 de agosto de 2023, às 16h (de Brasília)
Estádio: Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova, em Salvador (BA)
Árbitro: Arthur Gomes Rabelo (ES)
Assistentes: Rodrigo Figueiredo Henrique Correa (Fifa/RJ) e Marcia Bezerra Lopes Caetano (RO)
VAR: Rodolpho Toski Marques (Fifa/PR)
Onde assistir: Premiere (pay-per-view)

BAHIA (Técnico: Renato Paiva)
Marcos Felipe; Gilberto, Kanu, Vitor Hugo e Camilo Candido; Rezende, Thaciano; Ademir, Cauly, Rafael Ratão; Everaldo.

Suspensos: Ryan
Desfalques: André (lesão muscular)

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RED BULL BRAGANTINO (Técnico: Pedro Caixinha)
Cleiton; Aderlan, Luan Patrick, Léo Ortiz, Guilherme; Jadsom, Evangelista, Lucas Cândido; Sorriso, Borbas, Vitinho.

Suspensos: Juninho Capixaba
Desfalques: –

يستعد فريق ريال مدريد، بقيادة المدرب تشابي ألونسو لخوض مباراته مساء يوم السبت في بطولة الدوري الإسباني لكرة القدم ضد نظيره فريق فالنسيا.

ويستضيف ملعب “سانتياجو برنابيو” مباراة فريقي ريال مدريد وفالنسيا، في خضم لقاءات الجولة الحادية عشر من الدوري الإسباني، موسم 2025/26.

ويحتل ريال مدريد صدارة الدوري الإسباني برصيد 27 نقطة، في حين أن فالنسيا لديه 9 نقاط فقط حيث يتواجد في المركز الثامن عشر.

ويسعى ريال مدريد إلى مواصلة نتائجه المميزة وتوسيع الفارق بينه وبين برشلونة، بعدما فاز في الكلاسيكو بهدفين لهدف يوم الأحد الماضي. موعد مباراة ريال مدريد وفالنسيا اليوم في الدوري الإسباني

تنطلق المباراة في تمام الساعة 10 مساءً بتوقيت القاهرة، 11 بتوقيت السعودية. القناة الناقلة لمباراة ريال مدريد وفالنسيا اليوم في الدوري الإسباني

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سيعلق عامر الخوذيري على أحداث مباراة الليلة.

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Kusal Perera thumped 61 off 35, Mohammad Naeem struck 50 off 25, and despite having qualified fourth into the playoffs, Lahore Qalandars leapt into the final, with their second big win in as many nights.With Abdullah Shafique, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, and Asif Ali also making strong contributions, Qalandars amassed 202 for 8. On a Gaddafi track that was decent for batting, but had a little zip in it for the quicks, this was way too much for Islamabad United, who nosedived to 107 all out, without ever looking like they could threaten the target.Opening bowlers Shaheen Shah Afridi and Salman Mirza – both left-armers – wrecked United’s innings, reducing them to 33 for 4 by the end of the powerplay.United had come second in the league, but have crashed their way through the playoffs. Qalandars will go into the final against table-toppers Quetta Gladiators. But having now won their last three matches, Qalandars also have some serious form heading into the title match.

Perera and Rajapaksa motor through the middle

There was never really a slow portion of Qalandars’ innings – their boundary hitting found plentiful expression in every phase. But where often the late middle overs can be a canvas for consolidating, two left-handed Sri Lankan batters plundered 48 runs off the 28 balls they faced together.Despite being bottom-hand dominant batters, both Kusal and Rajapaksa prospered on the off side, United’s bowlers tempting them to drag balls wide of off to the leg side, only for these batters to nail their off-side boundary options. The extra cover region got a particular peppering, but the point and long-off boundaries were popular with this pair too. Rajapaksa made 22 off 13, before being bowled by Salman Irshad in the 17th over.Kusal Perera hit two sixes•PCB

Kusal continued batting until the 20th, hitting two successive sixes off Naseem Shah – the first over fine leg, the second carved over deep third – the second of those taking him past fifty.

Naeem sets Qalandars up

Naeem’s might have been the most impressive of Qalandars’ innings, however. Although he’d faced only one ball by the time Fakhar Zaman top-edged one to the keeper at the end of the second over, Naeem reveled in the limelight when he got it, reeling off three outstanding drives between mid-off and cover to get his innings moving, before hitting three fours and a six off Naseem in the fifth over.Although one of Naeem’s sixes was a pull shot over square leg off Naseem, his favoured areas were down the ground and through cover, United’s seamers going too full too often, perhaps looking for swing. By the end of the powerplay, he had 34 off 14 balls. He didn’t really stop attacking when the field went back – he was stumped trying to launch Imad Wasim into the stratosphere at the end of the ninth over.

United fail to get off the ground

In a high-pressure match, a target of 203 always seemed imposing. But before they had struck a boundary, United had lost two wickets. Afridi sent Muhammad Shahzad’s middle stump on a jaunt with a vicious inswinger to end the first over, before Mirza had Sahibzada Farhan chopping one back on to his stumps two balls later.Rishad Hossain bagged 3 for 34•PCB

The boundaries never really got going. The wickets kept falling, though. Mirza had Rassie van der Dussen caught by a diving Kusal in the fourth over, before Wasim holed out off the last ball of the powerplay. When the field went back, United needed 12.14 an over, with six wickets in hand.

Salman’s mini-charge is halted

The only United batter to get any sort of batting fluency was Salman who hit 33 off 26 balls, often hitting through the off side as well. But Bangladesh legspinner Rishad Hossain had him caught at long-on in the 10th over, and if United’s chances were not dead already, this was the wicket that felt like the final, decisive swing.In the end, Qalandars’ quicks went through the formalities of blasting out the United lower order. Afridi returned with spectacular figures of 3 for 3 off 3.1 overs, as United were bowled out in the 16th over.

If it wasn’t for a last-minute equaliser from AFC Bournemouth on Saturday, Leeds United would have been celebrating two successive Premier League wins under Daniel Farke.

A 2-2 draw against Andoni Iraola’s stern Cherries isn’t a terrible result, all things considered, as the promoted sides up from the Championship continue to show that they belong at such an intimidating level.

The close showdown with the visitors from the South Coast also showed off Leeds’ excellent summer recruitment, as both Anton Stach and Noah Okafor stood out once more, among other fresh purchases.

Leeds' standout performers vs Bournemouth

Stach wasn’t as overwhelmingly brilliant as he was against Wolverhampton Wanderers, however, with no more audacious free-kicks being hammered home.

Still, come the final whistle, the German had still won three ground duels from his 40 touches of the ball, with his goalscoring flair substituted out for some grit for the challenge of Bournemouth.

Leeds fans would have been relieved to see another hero from that 3-1 away day success at Molineux start against Bournemouth in the form of Okafor, with the Switzerland international looking rather sheepish by the close of that whirlwind contest.

He did last just an hour against the Cherries, but his directness on the ball in forward areas certainly caught the eye of the Elland Road masses, with three successful dribbles and two shots on the Bournemouth goal nearly catching Iraola’s men out.

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Yet, away from all the shiny new toys filling out Farke’s starting XI, it was the old reliable Joe Rodon who equalised for Leeds with a bullet header, with the £10m to bring him in permanently last summer continuing to look like a steal.

He isn’t the only recent buy being made to look like a bargain deal, however, with one under-the-radar star now boasting a higher transfer valuation than both in-form Stach and Okafor, despite both their impressive starts to life in England.

Leeds' under-the-radar star is now worth more than Stach & Okafor

Signings from far-off Europe are always going to be instant attention grabbers, with Stach costing a high £20m to obtain from Hoffenheim, on top of Okafor joining from AC Milan for an equally pricey £18m.

However, Farke would have been abundantly aware this summer that the spine of his side needed Premier League experience, having tasted the bitter disappointment of relegation from the division previously with Norwich City when that experience just wasn’t there.

Thankfully, Sean Longstaff has already come to the rescue in this department.

Purchased for just £12m, the ex-Newcastle United midfielder has already managed to show off his top-flight class, with his all-round showing against Bournemouth seeing Farke declare the 6-foot-2 ace as “outstanding.”

It was deserved praise too, when glancing over his superb numbers from the score draw, with Longstaff very much good value for both his goal and assist, having amassed a ludicrous seven key passes throughout.

On top of this creative flair, however, the 27-year-old – who is now up to 177 top-flight outings – also won a powerful ten duels in total, with Alan Shearer’s previous comments about Longstaff being an “unbelievable” talent very much now ringing true, even if he has departed his boyhood employers.

Arguably, Newcastle could well have driven a harder bargain when getting rid of their homegrown talent, with Football Transfers now estimating that Longstaff’s value is way above the £12m he was purchased for back in July.

1. Wilfried Gnonto

£23m

2. Sean Longstaff

£21m

3. Jaka Bijol

£20m

4. Joel Piroe

£16.5m

5. James Justin

£16m

Amazingly, Longstaff is now Leeds’ second-highest valued asset at £21m – according to Football Transfers – with both Stach and Okafor not even making the above list, with their own values coming in at £16m and £15m respectively.

Despite this sharp increase in Longstaff’s value sticking out, Farke will know he needs his full talented squad to keep firing on all cylinders to ensure survival is reached, with the early signs looking hopeful in their quest for Premier League safety.

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Despite having to settle for a 0-0 draw last time out in the Premier League, the vibes are still at an all-time high at Everton.

After all, on another day, the Toffees would have picked up another victory in that unfortunate stalemate versus Aston Villa, with David Moyes and Co. somehow squandering 20 efforts in total across the course of the frustrating clash.

With Everton sitting in a pretty sixth position at the moment, Moyes will be hopeful that the glory days of his previous long reign as boss are back to stay, with the much-loved Scotsman once consistently steering the Merseyside outfit to top-half finishes.

No relegation worries seem to be seeping in, with the former West Ham United boss-turned-returning Toffees manager even possessing his next Wayne Rooney now, arguably, to ramp up the nostalgia even more.

Rooney's heroics at Everton

Much like Moyes, Rooney would also return to Merseyside in 2017.

The celebrated attacker had gone on to Manchester United in 2004 and won trophies galore, with a sublime tally of 253 goals and 142 assists coming his way. Safe to say, Rooney was correct to originally leave his hometown club behind, even if it was so early into his fledgling career.

He still showed he could turn on the style on his return, too, with this memorable effort against West Ham United, sending the Goodison Park masses into raptures.

Across the full 40 games on his return, there were no signs that his legs had gone, which might well have been a worry so deep into his esteemed playing days, with 13 goal contributions notched up in total, making it a special reunion for the magical forward.

Amazingly, despite Rooney being such an enigmatic, one-off presence on the pitch, Moyes might well feel he has his next coming of the entertaining great at the Hill Dickinson Stadium, even so early into life in their brand-new home.

Everton's new "game changer"

Everton fans will be far happier going to watch their team now than the gloom and doom tenure of Sean Dyche, with the attractive football being served up.

Indeed, away from firing blanks against the Villans last time out and Leeds United on the opening day, the Toffees have managed to bag an electric five goals from their other clashes this season, with Jack Grealish often at the heart of a vibrant attacking move working out.

Many would have surely anticipated that this move for Grealish to leave Manchester City for pastures new on Merseyside would pay off, with the former Villa midfielder a star on the same level as Rooney’s excellence when on top form.

But, nobody would have quite expected how easy the 30-year-old would find it to instantly hit the ground running in the manner he has.

From just five games under Moyes’ wing, Grealish already has a blistering four assists next to his name, with his split-second ability to carve out an opening or excite the Toffees contingent with an effort of his own making him a Rooney-like presence already.

Aston Villa

96

15 + 22

Manchester City

94

12 + 11

Everton

4

0 + 4

To further validate the comparison point, it’s clear that Grealish – much like his revered counterpart – needed a switch like the one he sealed to Everton to get his waning career back on track, with the three-time Premier League winner losing his way somewhat in Manchester.

Similarly, it was clear from Rooney’s final few seasons at Old Trafford that he wasn’t the spritely star he once was, with rampant injuries often getting the better of him.

But, as is clear now with the two mavericks in question, form might be temporary, but class is permanent.

Grealish’s class has been so prominent so far at Everton that he has even been hailed as a “game changer” for his standout efforts by analyst Matt Smith.

Amazingly, this resurrection of the skilful Englishman might well stand him in good stead to be remembered as an all-time great in the Premier League, alongside Rooney, with the Toffees faithful already heralding him as an icon in the here and now, that’s for sure.

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