Hull City

Hull City manager Sergej Jakirovic on reports suggesting he has signed a new contract: "Very soon. I will sign very soon, not yet.

"Easy decision, since day one, it's [an] easy decision."

Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace manager Pierre Sage is talking now.

He says it was a case of better late than never, in terms of the players the club managed to bring in on transfer deadline day.

Sage also said he was happy with the number of players the club was able to bring in, and spoke plainly on the one that got away - Malick Fofana - and one that they were able to keep - Ismaila Sarr.

More on those transfer sagas in a moment.

Hull City

Hull City manager Sergej Jakirovic on the number of players he has and competition: "No for me this is excellent because we have good competition. We have in every position, at least two players.

"You know how difficult a season is, we [have] already lost some players because of injuries so we will try always to put the best 11, but no matter who will start in the game it is very important for me who will finish the game... so that we have options there, we can change our shape also, system, also they can bring quality for every head coach it’s a good situation."

Hull City

Hull City boss Sergej Jakirovic on the transfer window: "Finally finished, thank god! Now we can concentrate on our job. I am pleased because we have worked very hard this last two months, a lot of calls, a lot of negotiations with players.

"We had always our plan to bring quality that we can improve our team but don’t forget also we lost 12 players from last season, so we needed these players. They [also have] very good potential, young, what we are looking for, hunger, ambitious, [we] try to improve them and in the future I think they will be a great benefit for our club."

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Hull City fans, how happy are you with Sergej Jakirovic right now?

Can he keep the Tigers up? Or should Hull now be aiming even higher, following their storming start?

Hull City

Hull City manager Sergej Jakirovic is taking the mic first.

He has been discussing the club's busy transfer window, with 18 new players arriving.

The Bosnian explained that they lost 12 players at the end of the last campaign, so had a lot of work to do to prepare for the top flight.

He also added, when asked about his own contract, that he will "sign very soon".

More to follow.

Crystal Palace

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Crystal Palace's start to the season has been far from ideal.

As mentioned, the Eagles are yet to win a match in the Premier League.

New manager Pierre Sage led the to a tame defeat at Everton in the season opener and they were soundly beaten at home to Manchester City last time out.

The two defeats have put them in 18th place in the table, above Aston Villa and Tottenham on goals scored.

Palace were busy on transfer deadline day, signing four players - Honest Ahanor, Ben Chilwell, Quinten Timber and Dario Osorio.

They travel to Fulham on Saturday, with the Cottagers also searching for their first point/s of the season.

Here's the proof.

Hull City are level on six points with Manchester City, Arsenal and Chelsea.

At the opposite end of the table, Crystal Palace are one of five clubs at the bottom, still searching for a point.

We will also hear from new Palace boss Pierre Sage some time after 1pm.

Premier League

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It is a measure of the transitory nature of football management that five of the eight clubs featured in this afternoon's Premier League news conferences have new managers at the helm this campaign.

Two of the managers not new to their roles - Sunderland's Regis le Bris and Leeds boss Daniel Farke - enjoyed impressive campaigns with promoted clubs last season.

Hull manager Sergej Jakirovic is hoping to follow in their footsteps...and what a start the Bosnian has made.

The Tigers are joint top after two games as one of only four clubs with a 100% record.

Jakirovic is expected to face the media from 13:00 BST.

Here is the full list of today's news conferences:

• 13:00 - Sergej Jakirovic (Hull), Pierre Sage (Crystal Palace)
• 13:30 - Gary O'Neil (Ipswich), Regis le Bris (Sunderland), Marco Rose (Bournemouth), Daniel Farke (Leeds)
• 14:00 - Oliver Glasner (Nottingham Forest), Matthias Jaissle (Newcastle)

NB: We will bring you the top lines from each manager as soon as we get them.

Andoni Iraola kicked off a day of news conferences with his reflections on Liverpool's transfer window and the £123m capture of Bradley Barcola.

The Reds boss hinted that the France forward may not be ready to start against Ipswich on Friday, but all being well should take a place on the Liverpool bench.

We will hear from Ipswich boss Gary O'Neil as one of eight Premier League news conferences planned for this afternoon.

So stick with us for more team news and transfer window reflections...

Will will be delving into those fixtures a little more after lunch.

Right, we are going to close this page now but will be back at 12:45 BST - on the dot.

So grab a bite to eat and meet us back here for EIGHT more Premier League news conferences, including Ipswich boss Gary O'Neil.

Until then...

Premier League

So what do we have coming up?

Firstly, here's a reminder of the next round of Premier League fixtures:

Friday, 4 September

• Ipswich v Liverpool (20:00)

Saturday, 5 September

• Newcastle v Bournemouth (12:30)
• Brentford v Sunderland (15:00)
• Brighton v Leeds (15:00)
• Fulham v Crystal Palace (15:00)
• Man City v Coventry (15:00)
• Nottingham Forest v Spurs (15:00)
• Hull v Aston Villa (17:30)

Sunday, 6 September

• Everton v Man Utd (14:00)
• Arsenal v Chelsea (16:30)

Liverpool

So there you have it.

Andoni Iraola breezed through his news conference before Friday's Premier League match at Ipswich Town with the minimum of fuss.

He is happy the transfer window has closed, happy to have Bradley Barcola in the door and eager to get the France forward into his matchday squad, although suggested he might not have the necessary match fitness to start.

Here are Iraola's top lines:

• Bradley Barcola has come with the "right mentality" and should definitely be available to feature in the Ipswich game - whether he will start is another matter
• On Cody Gakpo, he says his relationship with the Netherlands winger has been "honest since the beginning" and they were "constantly talking" during the transfer window
• Iraola says he is happy with the four wingers he has available to him - Bradley Barcola, Victor Munoz, Rio Ngumoha and Cody Gakpo
• The Liverpool boss is "much more comfortable now the market is closed" and eager to work with the group he has to earn their first win
• To get that first win of the season he wants his players to start stronger and control games, rather than have to come from behind
• Joe Gomez is closest of Liverpool's injured players to returning, he will begin training next week, followed by Geovanni Leoni. Conor Bradley and Hugo Ekitike are still a way off.

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Andoni Iraola is yet to win a game as Liverpool boss but there certainly wasn't any sense of panic when he spoke to the media for the first time since the transfer window ended.

Iraola feels "much more comfortable" now that he knows what players he has to work with and insisted that the responsibility is on him to "develop" what Liverpool have and that it is about "coaching and taking decisions".

Liverpool admired Iraola's trait of developing players when appointing him and now is the time to see what he can do.

Admittedly, Liverpool have lacked quality in depth in their first two games, albeit with a number of players out injured, and Iraola's insistence that he is "very happy" with all the signings they made suggests that there is a general feeling of satisfaction internally with the summer activity - that saw the arrival of Jeremy Jacquet, Victor Munoz, Ronald Araujo and Bradley Barcola.

"I want to win. I need to win," said Iraola, after his side drew 2-2 against Newcastle and Nottingham Forest.

It's early doors but anything less than three points at Ipswich will make things less comfortable for the Liverpool boss.

Liverpool

A final word from Liverpool boss Andoni Iraola on covering positions where the squad is not as strong: "The challenge in the squad now is, for example, we don't have Conor Bradley or Joe Gomez.

"If you take two players from every position, we will look thin always. Now we are in this situation. That's why I value Dom [Szoboszlai] at right-back as he can play there.

"This versatility in the players helps us to go through the moments in the season when we have injuries. In midfield, we have good numbers. Now it's a matter of getting the right calls from my side.

"I'm finding the best combinations and we are going through a period these next two weeks where we will play a lot of games and we'll have a chance to see the options we have and the combinations we have. It's a matter of coaching."

Liverpool

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Liverpool boss Andoni Iraola on Rio Ngumoha: "We know Rio's preferred position is on the left. But also, he needs to develop on the right so he can have more options to play.

"He is so young [but] because he wasn't incredible in the first game on the right we can't say he will never play on the right anymore? It is maybe going to take more time.

"Victor [Munoz] has played more games on the left in his career but has maybe been even better on the right. Sometimes, it's a matter of the connections they make with the players around them. We trust the wingers we have - we are going to need them all.

"Rio [just turned 18] and looks already like a player in the Premier League - this is because he's very good."

On a potential new contract: "No news from my side."

Liverpool

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Andoni Iraola on Liverpool team news and players returning to fitness: "Closest one is Joe [Gomez, to return]. Joe will probably start training with us next week. He has had a normal recovery, I hope we can have him before the break.

"I think the next one is Giovanni Leoni, he could start training during the break with the group. Conor [Bradley] and especially Hugo [Ekitike] will return later."