Maguire denies Man Utd power struggle, plus weather watch – live

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Weekend football countdown: Join Kate Burlaga for the latest news as Harry Maguire hits back at rumours of a rift with Cristiano Ronaldo.

Your correspondence: Peter Oh reckons West Ham should blast out a 1983 number from The Cure ahead of kick-off for the PR boost they need.

Oh, Peter, the link’s broken! But I see what you did there.

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Roy vs Stevie G: Roy Hodgson has been in front of the mic today and the venerable Watford manager is delighted the midfielder he worked with at Liverpool and England has followed him into the dugout.

“When it comes to people like Steven, Frank Lampard and Wayne Rooney, who were icons as players, the only question was going to be whether they wanted to take the step into football management and coaching,” Hodgson said ahead of the Hornets’ trip to Villa Park.

“It’s a precarious step, it’s not a long-term profession for most people starting off in their mid-30s. It gives you a lot of wonderful things, but it also brings uncertainty. So I wondered whether they would choose to go into punditry like many of their other famous contemporaries.

“I’m delighted they have chosen that route because they have so much to give. All three have shown that already and, perhaps Steven in particular with his stint at Glasgow Rangers and his beginning at Aston Villa, has shown that he has the making to be a really top manager.”

Hodgson can’t afford any niceties on the pitch, mind; Watford are four points from safety - leapfrogged by Newcastle and Norwich - and are still seeking their first goal under the new boss.

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Stern Saints test for Frank Lampard’s Everton

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