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In the hot seat: José Mourinho spent two-and-a-bit years at United but was unable to emulate the heights he reached at Chelsea. His new job at Spurs will present the same challenges. (Michael Regan/Getty Images)

Mourinho: ‘Special one’ or ‘surly one?’

The manager’s move to Spurs offers him a shot at redemption after his stint at Manchester United

Key role: Leicester City’s James Maddison (right) has attracted attention in the opening games of the Premier League. (John Sibley/Reuters)

Foxes building on a miracle

Almost four years on, Leicester City is one of the big teams and looking better than ever

Hungry: West Ham United are gunning for a top spot in a league that is increasingly looking topsy-turvy. (David Klein/Reuters)

Are the EPL standings lying to us?

Perhaps not. But it’s scary to think about just how deserving every team is of their current position

The absurdity of Premier nitpicking

It’s ridiculous to think that the Reds’ 100% start has still not left them as favourites

Top-flight: Norwich’s Teemu Pukki (left) in action against Newcastle’s Fabian Schär. The Canaries won 3-1. (Molly Darlington/Reuters)

Norwich won’t back down

Daniel Farke will hold fast to his strategy and that alone will summon some enthralling football

Frank Lampard’s first game in charge of Chelsea will be against Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s Manchester United. (Matthew Aston/Getty)

Lampard returns to Chelsea as head coach

The club’s record goalscorer will take over as Maurizio Sarri’s successor after signing a three-year deal

Having won four English Premier League titles in the last eight seasons, Manchester City were given a two-year European ban on Friday. (Shaun Botterill/Getty)

Manchester City win thrilling title race, break Liverpool heart

The Citizens 4-1 win over Brighton ensured they retained the Premier League title

Man City players celebrate against Burnley after Sergio Aguero struck the winner. (Getty Images)

Aguero inches Man City closer to title

Victories at home to Leicester a week on Monday, and away at Brighton the following Sunday will see Pep Guardiola’s side retain their English title

Manchester United interim manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer celebrates at the end of the match (Scott Heppell/Reuters)

Never let me go: Solskjaer wants to stay as Man United boss

The United interim manager has won his first four games in charge

Manchester United’s Paul Pogba celebrates with team mates after scoring their second goal (Jason Cairnduff/Action Images/Reuters)

Man City bounce back as Pogba shines again for Man Utd

​Manchester City cut Liverpool’s lead at the top of the Premier League to seven points with a 3-1 win at Southampton

Tottenham’s Christian Eriksen and Harry Kane celebrate with manager Mauricio Pochettino after the match Action Images via (Carl Recine/Reuters)

Pochettino focused on Spurs success after hitting Everton for six

​Tottenham Hotspur showed why manager Mauricio Pochettino is a wanted man by thrashing Everton 6-2 at Goodison Park on Sunday

Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri waves to the fans at the end of the match (Russell Cheyne/Reuters)

No Hazard, no problem as Chelsea hit Burnley for four

​Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri believes his side has proved they can cope without Eden Hazard, although he doesn’t want to be missing him much longer

Everton’s Richarlison proved deadly against Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday. (Darren Staples/Reuters)

​Dare we dream the Dream?

We are ever hopeful that one of the underdogs will rise up and claim the ultimate glory

End of Roomania: Wayne Rooney may be capable of one last flourish

Rooney picks his own sunset

After 13 years of playing for England, the goal-scoring scrapper is opting out on his own terms

Wife

Do or die for the Premier League’s stumbling giants

It’s crunch time in the English Premier League, as managers and players face the chop

What we’ve learned: Four things Premier League devotees can expect from this season

The 2016/17 campaign promises to be markedly different from the preceding one, with Leicester City having given us the first of many surprises.

England’s John Terry challenges Wales’ Ched Evans

Footballer Evans released after serving half sentence for rape

The 25-year-old footballer served half his five-year sentence for rape and his old team is discussing the possibility of his return despite petitions.

Mokotedi Mpshe’s decision to drop corruption charges went against advice

Sunderland achieve the impossible to keep league hopes alive

Underdogs Sunderland have won four Premier League matches in a row for the first time since 2000 to keep their English Premier League status intact.

Matic’s Chelsea return a no-brainer

After reinventing himself as a physical defensive midfielder at Benfica, Serbian Nemanja Matic jumped at a chance to re-enter the Premier League fold.

Arsenal beat Liverpool to open gap at the top

Arsenal maintained their challenge for the Premier League title after beating Liverpool 2-0 to open up a five-point lead at the top of the log.