Aberdeen manager Stephen Robinson has been speaking to the media before Saturday's Scottish Premiership visit of Kilmarnock. Here are the main themes. The Dons have played last season's top three in their opening four games, with the head coach admitting: "We have been tested very, very hard early on with the fixture list, with a new group still trying to bond."
Manchester City reportedly wanted Aleksandar Pavlovic before switching their focus to the signing of Ayyoub Bouaddi this summer. According to German football expert Christian Falk, writing in his latest column for CF Bayern Insider, Man City held some talks over signing Pavlovic earlier this year. The 22-year-old has shone at Bayern and it seems City […] The post The €100m signing Manchester City wanted before switching focus to Ayyoub Bouaddi appeared first on CaughtOffside.
Former Sunderland striker Marco Gabbiadini says the Black Cats potentially losing midfielder Habib Diarra for up to two months with injury is "a huge blow". The 22-year-old came on as a substitute in Sunderland's opening two Premier League games, but had to then be withdrawn again in last weekend's win over Fulham after picking up a hamstring issue. Black Cats boss Regis le Bris has since confirmed he is set to be out for "six to eight weeks".
Tap a headline to view metadata and excerpt fields in Sportra, then use the article website button to continue on the original publisher page.
