Kenny Dalglish, then manager of the Magpies never came in with an offer, leaving the Red Devils and the Eagles to fight for the talented player. The research was conducted by Swiss-based CIES Football Laboratory,?an independent study centre based in?Switzerland who?specialise in the statistical analysis of football. #hcafc— Mike Statham (.mjstatham) September 21, 2016Getty Images5Marko Arnautovic fires Stoke . The Dutch midfielder joined the Teesside outfit this summer in a big money move form Serie A side Atalanta. “He’s started to build the team and got second last year and now they can go and win it. “He took them from Highbury, built a great side, then took them to the new stadium. der as fans sneak into stadiumSHAW NO CERTAINTYGareth Southgate tells Luke Shaw he must start playing for Manchester United to regain England spotKylian Me SoftlySergio Ramos tells Kylian Mbappe he is welcome at Real Madrid ahead of France vs Spain friendlyRAHEEM RECOVERYRaheem Sterling is fit for Manchester City's crunch Premier League clash at Arsenal#pogdaddyLoving son Paul Pogba visits dad Fassou Antoine in hospital to celebrate his 79th birthday after Frenchman is ruled out of Spain friendly through injuryFeeling smallInjured Chris Smalling looks down in the dumps after limping away from restaurant with his leg brace onHit the Gym, JackGareth Southgate warns Jack Wilshere to prove his fitness if he wants to win back an England spotCHILLINGNo time for cold feet as SunSport visit Fulham's training ground for a spot of cryotherapy treatmentICE COOL KIDJermain Defoe reveals cryotherapy chamber sessions are helping him stay young but his mum is ruining vegan diet by serving up meatUNITED RANT BOYSPolice are investigating Manchester United fans for homophobic chanting at ChelseaZaha had 'no passion'Gareth Southgate sensationally claims Wilfried Zaha did not have the heart to play for England But if things go badly, they could find themselves way off the pace in the Premier League, facing an uphill battle to make it through to the knock-out stages of the Europa League and knocked out of a cup by their local rivals City. That opened the door for former Derby ‘keeper Lee Grant to make his Stoke debut and Egyptian teenager Ramadan Sobhi to make his first start for the Potters. for the Black Cats, helping them to secure their Premier League status in each of the last five seasons. The former Manchester United and Sunderland defender, 36, has been training with the strugglers since leaving Premier League Sunderland in the summer.