Coventry City

Coventry City boss Frank Lampard on team news: "Yes, they are [ready to play]."

On players who had existing injuries: "Milan van Ewijk is back training with us, that is good news. We hope he will be right if he comes through the next few days. Kaine Kesler-Hayden is back training with us, which is good, he has been out for longer. Josh isn't back yet and he has had a baby recently, which is good news for him but it will still be a few more weeks potentially. Hadji and Wolfie are a little bit longer as well but working hard and getting there."

Manchester City will claim as part of their appeal that key sponsorship deals were funded by the Abu Dhabi government, rather than the club's owners.

Owners Abu Dhabi United Group (ADUG) - a private investment company belonging to United Arab Emirates vice-president and deputy prime minister Sheikh Mansour - are said to have topped up the value of commercial deals as part of a "disguised funding scheme" to the scale of £830.69m.

This, it was argued, enabled the club to appear to comply with Premier League and Uefa financial rules.

Premier League rules allow state-owned bodies to sponsor clubs.

Sunderland

Sunderland manager Regis le Bris, on the striker situation while Brian Brobbey's out: “I’m happy – we set a clear picture of this position with three strikers.

"I think Brian is in a really good place and he’s started the season really well. A small injury not a problem, but it’s true we’d like to have him fit. We have Wilson [Isidor] who is a really good striker with a different style of play but really competitive for the Premier League and showed his qualities last season.

“He’s a bit different and I think it’s positive to have different kind of players. He likes exploiting the places in behind, he’s quick and a good finisher as well. He’s really well connected with the club and the squad as well and that’s a positive.”

Sunderland

Granit Xhaka has reportedly received a suspended monetary fine after the midfielder was under investigation by Swiss prosecutors over allegations he had obtained a forged Covid-19 vaccination certificate in 2022.

When asked whether he is pleased Xhaka won’t be going to jail, Regis le Bris said: “Absolutely, it’s much better. No comment on external topics but what I’ve seen during the international break he has trained really well. It’s positive, he’s in a good place football-wise and for me is the most important."

We did wonder exactly what the Premier League managers would say. On the whole, they're not passing much judgement. Here's what they've said so far.

• Coventry manager Frank Lampard: "What can you say when an appeal is going on? I'm not inside the story. They are a huge football club now, a huge squad of quality players, so we will see."
• Leeds boss Daniel Farke: "It makes no sense if right now everyone wants to have an opinion about this topic. There are more qualified people to talk about this. It's nothing to do with me, I was not involved in the title race during those years."
• Bournemouth manager Marco Rose: "I trust in the guys who are involved in these kinds of things and situations and then we will see what happens. I'm a football coach not a politician and I love to be a football coach and it should stay like this."

We've still got the thoughts of Regis le Bris and Matthias Jaissle to come.

Bournemouth

Bournemouth boss Marco Rose was asked about the guilty verdicts handed to Manchester City: "I played many times against Manchester City in the Champions League with my former clubs and for me it was always the best thing to challenge with the best players and the best clubs in the world. That's what I felt.

"I'm not this kind of guy who blames someone with not enough information. Of course, I hear everything, I read everything, but I do not have all the information.

"I trust in the guys who are involved in these kinds of things and situations and then we will see what happens. I'm a football coach not a politician and I love to be a football coach and it should stay like this."

Manchester City

Manchester City will face Liverpool in the Premier League after an extended international break.

It is the club's first game since they were found guilty of the majority of the 115 Premier League charges.

The match will take place at Anfield on Sunday, 11 October at 16:30 BST.

Manager Enzo Maresca will be speaking to the media in his news conference on Friday.

The Premier League issued a scathing statement after Man City were found guilty of 114 charges.

City arranged "sham contracts" with a number of commercial partners as part of a scheme to disguise secret funding of more than £830m, the Premier League says.

The League confirmed that City have been found guilty of all charges related to breaches of Premier League financial rules between the 2009-10 and 2017-18 seasons.

An independent commission found that, during that time period, the club arranged the "sham contracts" as well as "relying on sham agreements to artificially inflate the club's revenues and reduce its costs".

Bournemouth

Bournemouth boss Marco Rose on his squad depth heading in a busy period: "We have to deal with it. Some players are coming back. Maybe one or two weeks and it looks a litle bit better but if you suffer new injuries you suffer again.

"I feel us in a good spot because I see how the other lads are working and see the shape of them. We have a good week of training, most players came back well from their national teams.

"We are in a good spot and still have a good team."

On his work over the international break: "We analysed the first seven games, we saw we have some really good stats but still only have three points in the Premier League. There must be a reason and we analysed the things. We showed the lads some positive stuff and some stuff to work on. Now we have to bring it on the pitch."

Sunderland

Sunderland manager Regis le Bris has confirmed that defender Dan Ballard has sustained a "medium-term injury" and will be sidelined for a few weeks.

Meanwhile, Brian Brobbey is expected to be available "soon" after picking up a minor injury while on Netherlands duty. The striker is on a similar schedule as Habib Diarra, who is expected to be "fully available" in about a week.

Coventry City

Coventry City boss Frank Lampard on former club Manchester City's guilty verdict: "We've all seen the news, it's obviously big news, Man City are appealing. I guess my reaction is that, right?

"What can you say when an appeal is going on? I'm not inside the story, I'm outside it completely. I played for Man City a long time ago now, for one year. We'll wait and see what the result of the appeal is and onwards. I don't know the timelines at all."

On the impact on season: "I don't know, for Man City? I'm outside the loop. I have this job and my, not problems, but things I need to work on and I always respect a manager for whatever situation, there are a lot of things you don't know. This is obviously something we do know but they are obviously a huge football club now, a huge squad of quality players so we will see."

Lampard played for Man City in the 2014-15 campaign.

Leeds United

Leeds boss Daniel Farke on James Trafford's two appearances for England during the international break: "Two games, two wins, delighted for him. He's had an impressive and terrific start in the Premier League for us, and he fully deserved to get another call-up and delighted for him to have two more appearances under his belt. I was desperate to sign him, not just this summer, I'd tried before, because I'm fully convinced of his qualities as a goalkeeper and as a human being."

Leeds United

Leeds boss Daniel Farke on the Man City verdict and the potential impact on the Premier League: "Not my topic. My topic is football. There are more qualified people to speak on this.

"It makes no sense if right now everyone wants to have an opinion about this topic. There are more qualified people to talk about this. It's nothing to do with me, I was not involved in the title race during those years."

Leeds United

Time for a bit of Leeds boss Daniel Farke on the Manchester City guilty verdict.

While Maresca was all-smiles, some of the Manchester City players were also seen arriving at training on Thursday.

Erling Haaland, who limped off injured for Norway this week, Elliot Anderson, Josko Gvardiol and others were also spotted on their way to work before the trip to Liverpool on Sunday.

Image source, PA Media

Image source, PA Media

Image source, PA Media

Bournemouth

Bournemouth boss Marco Rose on the fitness of the rest of his squad: "We still have injuries but most of the lads are back on the pitch with rehab coaches and are training. We can see light at the end of the season. Maybe for the Sunderland game, we are going to have one or two players back."

Pushed on who could return, Rose added: "We will see, it depends on the players. We have to do some assessments. Nearly everyone is back on the pitch, just Alex [Scott]."

On David Brooks, who did not feature just once for Wales over the international break: "Brooksy is in full team training."

Coventry City

Frank Lampard is asked about the Manchester City guilty verdict and he said "what can you say when the appeal is going on?"

He says to "wait and see" until the appeal is over.

Former Manchester City midfielder and current Coventry boss Frank Lampard is now talking to the media.

Stick with us for quotes from him.