Alexander Isak has been named in the latest Sweden squad for their upcoming World Cup qualifiers despite his ongoing standoff with Newcastle United. The 25-year-old has not featured for Newcastle this term, either in preseason or in the club’s opening two games of the new season – the 0-0 draw with Aston Villa and 3-2 home defeat to Liverpool.

Liverpool and Arsenal collide in the first Premier League title showdown of the season this weekend. Last season’s champions meet the runners up at Anfield on Sunday afternoon with both sides boasting perfect records two games into the new campaign.

Manchester United head to fourth-tier Grimsby Town on Wednesday in the second round of the League Cup, with Ruben Amorim needing a big morale-boosting win. ANALYSIS — Man United show signs of progress,