Focus on fixtures : MLS contract : French midfielder linked

Good morning.

Let’s start with the Premier League fixtures which were released yesterday, handing Arsenal what looks like a pretty tough start on paper. We begin away at Old Trafford, our first home game is against newly promoted Leeds, and we also face Liverpool, Man City, Newcastle and Nottingham Forest in our first six fixtures.

Ouch, but oh well. You have to play them sometime, and I suppose – even if they did come out different – you could find a way to look at the timing of...