Sven-Goran Erikkson seemed to revel in his role at the centre of footballing life in this country, during his five-year spell as England manager, from 2001 to 2006, so will no doubt have enjoyed the cut and thrust of what is sure to be a manic day of football news.

With the Premier League’s return from the international break, we will bring you the top lines from 11 managerial news conferences today, starting with Newcastle and Liverpool this morning – from around 09:00 BST.

We will also hear from the Tottenham and Arsenal bosses, before Sunday’s north London derby, as well as Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca on a day when Premier League teams have to officially register their 25-man squads, external for the league campaign.

Pep Guardiola will also be talking for the first time since it was confirmed that a hearing into Manchester City’s alleged 115 breaches of the Premier League’s financial rules is due to begin on Monday.

Today also marks the end of the summer transfer window in the Women’s Super League – we will bring you all the latest deals as they happen.