Who are the best managers in the Premier League and what makes them better than the rest? Mark Ogden brings you ESPN FC’s preseason Premier League Power Rankings, with each manager’s trophy-winning record and career highlights part of the formula to determine this season’s 1-20.
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After Eric Bailly’s injury against Tottenham, ESPN FC’s Steve Nicol says Manchester United’s needs at the centre-back position are more dire than ever.
Pep Guardiola dismisses a report in the Chinese media accusing Manchester City of being disrespectful of their hosts on their visit to Shanghai. 
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Paul Mariner sifts through the latest transfer rumours, including a potential key loss for Manchester City and Keylor Navas’ future at Real Madrid.
The FC crew discusses the next step in Gareth Bale’s career and whether he will return to Tottenham or move somewhere else. 
Harry Kane’s wonder-strike from the halfway line sealed the win for Tottenham against Juventus in the last minute of added time. 
SINGAPORE — Cristiano Ronaldo waited until his Juventus teammates had started their stretching routine at Singapore’s Bishan Stadium before emerging from the players’ tunnel to a reception of cheers and screams of adulation from the supports in the main stand. The Portuguese forward then lay down on his mat and played to the gallery, smiling at the crowd while half-heartedly doing what resembled a yoga stretch designed to loosen the limbs of the players following their long-haul flight from Turin,…