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Chelsea face the Premier League’s bottom side Norwich City on Saturday, before going up against Southampton in the EFL Cup on Tuesday.

“Manchester City are obviously great but sometimes I watch them and they’re missing a gap in that number nine role. Sometimes their players are so good that it allows them to get away with it, but in the big games that missing forward could mean all the difference. However, City’s squad is so strong that they can deal with a lot of situations that are thrown their way.”

The former Juventus man has experienced highs and lows since coming back to United from Italy in 2016, and rumours about his future persist as he gets closer to the end of his deal in Manchester, which expires at the end of this season.

The Hoops boss has presided over a poor start to the season, having lost three of their opening six league matches, and Stubbs says the Australian’s inability to adapt his attacking style of play reminds him of ex-Rangers head coach Mark Warburton:

“We started this season with such hope but also the transfer window that we had, the excitement, we were all sitting there going ‘this is our time now’,” Ferdinand – who won six Premier League trophies and the Champions League during his time at United – said on his Five with Vibe podcast.

Howe, whose first game will be at home to Brentford on November 20, knows there is huge pressure to drag Newcastle away from the relegation zone and set the foundations for a more successful future.

Not even leaders Chelsea took as many points over that period as Arsenal, who have won six and drawn two to climb to fifth in the table.

Victories for West Ham and Tottenham mean the Gunners do still have other rivals for Champions League qualification but the fact that Mikel Arteta’s team have two to three games in hand with a similar number of points puts them in a strong position.

The 22-year-old has made 33 appearances in Primeira Liga and European fixtures, inevitably leading to widespread interest in his signature.

Nevertheless, Guardiola, whose side won 1-0 away to the Foxes in September, said: “Leicester remain Leicester.