Liverpool's Premier League title defence has started shakily, Arsenal are gaining pace at the summit of the table and Manchester City – who are entirely dependent on the sharpshooting nature of Erling Haaland – are there or thereabouts.

One member of the Liverpool squad which won the Premier League in 2019/20 has returned to England in search of a new club…and his latest appearance might raise a few eyebrows on Merseyside. Jurgen Klopp signed Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain at the start of his third season at Anfield in 2017/18,

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Looking to settle for top four credentials come May 2026, Enzo Maresca's Chelsea have faced 412 long balls from opponents thus far; Nottingham Forest, who are nearing the bottom of the 20-team Premier League table, have been subject to 421 and a Thomas Frank-less Brentford have had to deal with 424.