Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekend

Only Liverpool have a better Premier League record in 2022 than Newcastle. After the midweek grinding down of Villarreal, a Saturday lunchtime trip to a bouncing, optimistic St James’ Park will be a test for Jürgen Klopp’s team. The hope in the north-east is that this can soon be a grand-slam clash between two of England’s leading lights, that Eddie Howe’s post-victory, all-hands photo opportunities take in wins over the elite. Time was when a player such as Bruno Guimarães would be under the microscope of the Liverpool transfer committee but a fresh big spender on the block meant his Premier League arrival was accelerated and may, in future, price him even beyond Liverpool’s reach. Tyneside to Merseyside was once a popular trade route, taking in Gini Wijnaldum, José Enrique, Didi Hamann, Peter Beardsley and Terry McDermott. The plan in Saudi Arabia and Amanda Staveley’s office is to end the days of Newcastle being anyone’s feeder club. JB

Newcastle v Liverpool, Saturday 12.30pm (all times BST)

In the 1960,s Don Revie had the idea to change the Leeds kit from yellow and blue to the all-white of Real Madrid in the hope of copying the Spanish side’s achievements. The Yorkshire club were languishing in the lower half of the second tier at the time but had lofty ambitions. Leeds can learn a few more things from Madrid for Manchester City’s visit, sitting between their two Champions League semi-final legs. Rodrygo and Vinícius Junior hugged the touchline to stretch the City defence as much as possible and utilise the space they found in behind, something the makeshift right-back Fernandinho found out to his cost when Vinícius bamboozled him before slotting home. João Cancelo will return to boost a side who needed to start an