Key events

45m agoKeith Andrews: 'We have assembled strong talent'
1h agoJames absence 'not going to be brief', says Chelsea's Alonso
1h agoMaresca feels 'no stress' about off-field issues at City
2h agoCarrick: Manchester United players have moved on after outburst, confirms Martinez is in squad
3h agoChelsea's James expected to be out for three months
3h agoDionisi says report of Watford sacking 'fake news'
6h agoChelsea captain Reece James has knee surgery
6h agoPreamble

Pierre Sage is asked for an update on Crystal Palace's injured or potentially injured players. "I do not know because we will train after the press conference," he says. "For the moment we hope, but we do not know." Well that has clarified matters.

David Moyes has had a chat with the media ahead of tomorrow's lunchtime game against Chelsea. "I am not an expert on Chelsea," he says. Oh. He is then asked about his personal future, and the chance of him signing a new contract to replace his current one, which expires at the end of this season:

I am getting on with the job and trying to build Everton and keep it going in the right direction. Hopefully we have done some half decent things in the last year and a half or so. So, we will see. There have been plenty of talks happening through the summer. Maybe at the moment there is just a little bit of a lull. But as I have said many times, it is not the most important thing for me.

Emery says he is having a whole lot of fun this season:

More than last year even. Because when we were building the team in a successful year, it was fantastic. But then we were not changing so much the squad, and we had a lot of challenges and I was enjoying how we were achieving, the good performances. But this year especially more because we changed it more than normal. And we have a lot of players, how they can connect, with their style of play, to be strong and to be closer to winning. How we have won against Fenerbahce was fantastic. But we have a lot of work to do and improve.

Unai Emery demonstrates his grasp of English idiom when asked about Aston Villa's development:

John Toshack said, 'Do not avoid the trees not permitting you to see the forest.' This phrase is fantastic to use in this situation. We have a lot of things to improve. A lot of things to add, to build our structure as strong as possible. I think I explained well.

Keith Andrews: 'We have just got really good players'

Keith Andrews is asked why Mamadou Sangare is not starting for Brentford. "I have not spoken much about that with the coach," Sangare said this week. "He is the coach, he is the boss. I am a player like so many others. It is not only about me here. The most important thing is the team. That is what counts." And here is what Andrews says:

We have got a really good squad, really good options. It is difficult picking a team. My main message to the squad is, it is going to be a long season. We are going to need everybody. We have just got really good players.

Hello again! I bring a bit more news from Enzo Maresca, who has had to spend a surprising amount of his press conference dealing with banana-based queries. He is, in short, supportive. "I did not know the history behind the bananas. I hope tomorrow I can see many bananas in the stadium," he trilled. "I think it creates a nice environment for everyone in the stadium."

That is all from me for the moment, Simon is back!

Can Chelsea continue to outscore their xG?

"I hope so," says Alonso. "Our goal is to keep doing that [scoring at this rate]. If we improve the level of scoring, and decrease numbers of conceding, we will be in a better way ... tomorrow at Everton will be tough ... I have not been to this stadium but they tell me it is a nice one, with good atmosphere. I am looking forward to it.

"I want that we compete. We know it is tough to win games away ... but we are able to deal with that ... for sure, the experience against Brentford is not forgotten."

Potentially unpopular personal opinion alert: Perhaps Chelsea are outscoring their xG because xG is meaningless nonsense?

Will Chelsea's activity in the January transfer window be affected by James's injury?

"No. I do not think so," says Alonso. "We expect for that time he is back ... the timeline is not exact. But it will not affect it [activity in the January window.]

"He is the captain. A very important player. He has a good mentality. We need him."

James absence 'not going to be short', says Chelsea's Alonso

"We are disappointed, especially for him," the Chelsea manager says of Reece James's surgery on a knee injury. "In the last training he picked up an injury ... but now the surgery has been successful ... he will be close to the team, he is a great influence. We wish him the best recovery. We do not set timelines, but he will be out for several weeks.

"It is not going to be short. It is not going to be two-three weeks ... time will tell. Things have to be done properly ... it is a disappointment for everyone, for him ... we have a squad for that, to deal with the injuries.

"We have until the next break, four more Premier League games, a Cup game ... we will be able to manage well with the players we have ... we feel good."

Has Maresca sought guidance on the current situation from anyone outside Manchester City?

"I am quite a 'respect' person," Maresca says. "Everyone can say what they want ... I do not have a problem with people having an opinion ... [but] I think it is better to wait for the final words [the result of City's appeal].

"I trust the club. I do not need people from outside the club to understand the situation ... they explained the situation. It is very clear. I trust them [City's owners], this is the reason I joined the club.

"There is a lot of outside noise. We need to try and make our own noise. The different kind of noise, we are not able to control that."

Pep Guardiola was at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday for the Champions League defeat by Paris Saint-Germain. Did Maresca speak to him?

"I saw him after the game. We were talking about the game, about the first half, about the second half ... he was very happy to be at the stadium, very positive about things he has seen during the game ... it was great for the fans to see him at the stadium ... this will always be his house.

Did Pep speak to the players? "No, not at all."

Maresca feels 'no stress' about off-field issues at City

"Very happy. very pleased. Two big games, Liverpool away and PSG at home [in the past week]. We handled quite good, I think all together - the club, fans, teams, everyone. Tomorrow it is the same points [on offer against Ipswich] as Anfield. That is why it is important we try to win.

"I am very happy. I do not feel any kind of stress about the outside situation [verdict on financial charges]. It is something I do not control. I focus on how we can try to win the next games.

On Phil Foden: "He will score tomorrow. I just try to work with him, day by day. Since the international break, since the red card, he is training well. Very positive, very good. He is available for tomorrow. No doubt he is going to give us something."

Manchester City's Enzo Maresca also had a chat with the media. He says it is a "good moment" and a time to rotate players ... and also that he is not focused on any records as a manager, after City's perfect start. He is focused on Ipswich.

The Guardian's Jamie Jackson asked Carrick if Martinez should have apologised personally to Jason Wilcox for his comments on Tuesday.

Carrick said: "He has released his statement. That is enough for us to move on with.

"From our point of view, the acknowledgement of what has been done has been enough. We have moved on. We are not looking it back now.

"I think I understand emotion at times. We ask for passion, emotion, fire, for players to care. There is a way of doing that and that has been acknowledged. We need to carry that intensity and willingness and use it in the right way."

Carrick is asked - how can people outside believe that everything is OK, given the strength of Martinez's comments?

"The players believe me. People talk from the outside. I am telling you the truth. The squad today was in a fantastic place, better than I have seen for a while ... Someone said something maybe they should not have, at a certain time ... that does not distract us from what we are creating here. I am telling you, we are not affected. I thought there was a good reaction today.

"I do not need results. We all do. It is not about me. Manchester United is bigger than me ... it is not about me ... I do not go into work, or this game, thinking about me. It is about the football club. What we stand for. What we live for. The history of what we need to live up to. It is not about me."

Carrick: Manchester United players have moved on after outburst, confirms Martinez is in squad

"It is done. We have moved on. One of those things. He [Martinez] has come out and acknowledged the situation," says Carrick.

"As a group we have moved on. Really not a drama for us. This morning [in training] there was a really good feeling around the squad. We have moved on really quickly."

What was discussed internally?

"From the outside, you are asking for big information, big discussions ...

"It was pretty simple. We understood the situation and what it meant. He [Martinez] acknowledged it is a mistake from him. And that was it, really. We have got a really good feeling in the group, within the club.

"Results-wise it is not gone to plan but the spirit, the togetherness ... today was one of the better training sessions we have had ... we want to do something about this situation [on the pitch].

"We understand the situation, but it has been dealt with, and we have moved on, genuinely moved on ... there was a freshness about the group today that I really liked."

Carrick confirms that Martinez is part of the squad for Sunday's match at Leeds.

Carrick speaks!

Spain have been fined $20,000 and ordered to partially close their stadium for the next friendly after fans chanted Islamophobic slogans during a game against Egypt in March, Fifa said.

The sanctions relate to incidents at the RCDE Stadium near Barcelona, home of Espanyol, where some Spain fans chanted, "Who does not jump is a Muslim" during a World Cup warmup match.

After the second occurrence of the chant, the stadium announcer issued a warning and the scoreboard displayed a message against discriminatory behaviour.

The Spain winger Lamine Yamal, who is Muslim, condemned the chants at the time, describing them as disrespectful and intolerable and calling those responsible "ignorant and racist".

Spanish police launched an investigation the next day while world governing body Fifa later started disciplinary proceedings against the Spanish soccer federation (RFEF).

The RFEF argued that the word "Muslim" was "neither insulting nor pejorative", adding the fans' conduct should be assessed under Fifa's Article 17, which covers political, ideological, religious or offensive messages, rather than Article 15, which deals with discrimination and racist abuse.

However, Fifa's disciplinary committee rejected that argument, saying Article 15 does not require the explicit use of a slur and that a term can be discriminatory when used in context as "an insult, taunt, or marker of inferiority".

Fifa fined the RFEF and ordered the closure of at least 15% of available seats for Spain's next friendly. Reuters

Croatian leaders slammed pro-Nazi and anti-Semitic chants by Hajduk Split football fans before the Conference League match against Ajax, while Israel's embassy voiced shock.

Groups of Hajduk Split fans, known as the Torcida, marched through the coastal town ahead of Thursday's match.

Dozens of fans were detained for violence. During the match Torcida fans set off flares and other pyrotechnics in the stands, forcing a stoppage.

An investigation was opened into the pro-Nazi chants and suspects are being detained, police said.

President Zoran Milanovic on Friday in a statement condemned the incident as "unacceptable and shameful".

He urged swift action against the perpetrators to "show that there is no place in Croatia for the glorification of Nazism and Ustasha ideology".