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Tom Collomosse: I was here with Leicester two seasons ago in the Europa League and the atmosphere was incredible, for the reasons you say.

Legia will make it hostile for Villa and it’s important for them to start well in the group.

Villa were granted about 1,700 tickets for the game.

Tom Collomosse: He was a polite, thoughtful guy though fairly guarded – not surprising given the eventful life he has had.

He’s a gamble but he also has big-game experience – and the incentive to retain his place in the Italy squad, with Euro 2024 at the end of the season. That should aid Villa.

Tom Collomosse: Nicolo Zaniolo celebrated his birthday in July and probably reflected that he had experienced more in 24 years than many people do in a lifetime.

Aston Villa’s summer signing was sent death threats and chased through the streets by Roma fans furious at his desire to leave the Serie A club. He has felt the rough end of Jose Mourinho’s tongue and suffered two serious knee injuries, the second of which ruled him out of Italy’s triumphant Euro 2020 campaign.

Impressively, he has also managed to gain a solid grasp of English in just six months, thanks to daily lessons when he was playing for Galatasaray.

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Tom Collomosse: Villa fans have been asking themselves for some time why Konsa never gets a look-in with Gareth Southgate – and former boss Dean Smith added his voice to that chorus this week.

There are still some kinks to iron out in Konsa’s game but he improves year on year and it is a surprise he has been overlooked, especially when rivals who are not regulars at their clubs continue to be selected.

Tom Collomosse: The Newcastle game wasn’t really a 5-1 game, and the players were clearly affected by the serious injury Tyrone Mings suffered.

The result at Liverpool perhaps showed Villa that there is still some way to go before they can hope to break into the elite.

Tom Collomosse: It will be a struggle but they are welcoming back players from injury now. Alex Moreno was on the bench at the weekend and Jacob Ramsey is close to returning, too.

They really need Nicolo Zaniolo or Leon Bailey to hit form, though, with Emi Buendia out for the rest of the campaign

Tom Collomosse: Well Villa fans are already booking their hotels in Athens for the Final next May!

Emery advised them against doing so and is far more circumspect in public, but he’ll see this as a competition Villa have a great chance to win

Tom Collomosse: Fans are optimistic. Though they have had heavy defeats to Newcastle and Liverpool this season, they didn’t puncture the mood of optimism.

Villa fans really do believe they are heading back to the big time under Emery.

Tom Collomosse: Yes they certainly can.

Unai Emery has won the Europa League four times as a coach and said in his first press conference after joining Villa that he wanted to win trophies here.

The Conference League is an excellent chance to do just that.

Tom is currently in Warsaw, where Aston Villa are preparing to take on Legia in their opening Europa Conference League group match tomorrow night.

Some nice insights there into Sunday’s clash between Arsenal and Spurs.

Sitting on the fence. 1-1!

Sami Mokbel: Personally, I think the team is far more equipped than last season to maintain a successful title challenge.

The addition of Rice has given them a solidity in midfield that was perhaps missing last season.

They are a bigger and stronger team this season. Kai Havertz is a prime example of that. His start has been lacklustre, but his physicality, his height have already been key.

Raya’s ability on the ball and calmness he exudes was there for all to see against Everton on Sunday.

Sami Mokbel: I think the Aaron Ramsdale/David Raya conundrum will be one of the most interesting selection aspects of Arsenal’s season. Two excellent goalkeepers. But how do you keep both happy?

Ramsdale started the season, Raya played against Everton on Sunday. Who plays versus PSV tonight?

Having played a key role in helping Arsenal back into the Champions League it would be harsh on Ramsdale to miss out on the club’s return to the competition.

Mikel Arteta can be ruthless, but that must surely be a factor for the Gunners. Moving forward, however, there is an emerging sense that Raya is moving towards being Arteta’s preferred option.

The very fact that Raya was signed from Brentford has put rival clubs on alert. Ramsdale is a fantastic keeper, if he may be available teams would be silly not to at least keep abreast of that situation.

My understanding is that clubs are monitoring the situation closely. But that doesn’t mean Arsenal will sell or Ramsdale will look to leave, of course.

Sami Mokbel: Kane is irreplaceable. That is clear.

But Postecoglou unleashing the shackles has helped unlock goals from other areas of the pitch.

Football under Jose Mourinho, Antonio Conte and Nuno Espírito Santo was defensive minded. As an attacking unit, they suffered as a result.

Under Postecoglou, however, they have had seven different goalscorers already this season. That is very promising.

But the beauty in having Kane in their team was his ability to conjure goals out of nowhere. He is clinical.

The real test will arrive when Spurs aren’t clicking in an attacking sense. When they only have two or three opportunities in a game.

You could generally rely on Kane taking at least one of those chances. Long term, it remains to be seen if they can cope without him.

Right now, however, they are coping without Kane just fine.

Sami Mokbel: Maddison looks to be one of the signings of the summer.

I was lucky enough to spend 15 minutes with him at St George’s Park recently and what immediately struck me was how happy and content he was.

It’s no wonder really because his start at Tottenham has been phenomenal.

He is a player that fits perfectly into those Tottenham traditions. Full of flair and attacking qualities.

His family life is settled, recently becoming a father again after his partner gave birth to twins.

Life and football is being pretty good to Maddison right now.

Sami Mokbel: It has been a very promising start, for sure. The supporters are in love with their new manager and by all accounts the players (even those who aren’t playing) are enjoying working under Postecoglou.

The attacking style he has adopted is far more in line with the club’s traditions and that will serve Postecoglou well. The real test will come when they hit a tough patch, which they will because that is inevitable with teams in transition.

But from the opening five games there is plenty to suggest that Tottenham can be a force this season.

Not having European football to play should also help preparations for Premier League matches and help towards keeping players fresh.

Sami Mokbel: Wow! Tough first question. Both will be desperate for three points purely because of the opposition. Bragging rights.

For Tottenham, this will be provide the biggest test yet for Ange Postecoglou’s very promising revolution. Beat Arsenal and Spurs fans will truly believe they have turned the corner.

For Arsenal this is about points on the board in the title race as well as having the upper hand over their local rivals.

With that in mind, victory seems more of a necessity for Arsenal. They could be five points adrift of Manchester City by Sunday night.

They won’t want that even at this early stage. That said, I’m sure Spurs fans will disagree!

We’re going to be discussing this Sunday’s North London derby between Arsenal and Tottenham, who have both made pretty good openings to the season.

Thanks a lot to Nathan Salt, some interesting stuff there on Man United ahead of their big game in Germany tonight.

Nathan Salt: The million dollar question. It’s just so difficult to see United pulling off a result akin to their late show against PSG all those years ago when Marcus Rashford got the winner.

Every Manchester United fan will hope I’m proven wrong but I’ll go with a 3-1 Bayern win.

There just doesn’t seem to be any leadership defensively, Lindelof and Martinez don’t look comfortable as a pairing and Reguilon is still bedding in – plus it’s away from home. Kane will have the bit between his teeth, too, and I fancy him to score.

Nathan Salt: The obvious answer is Harry Kane given he’s bagged four goals in five games. But I’m going to go with Leroy Sane.

Last season was dominated by the dressing room bust-up with Sadio Mane that left him with a bruised lip but with the slate wiped clean he looks absolutely lethal in this Bayern 4-2-3-1 system.

The threat of Kane ahead of him is opening up even more space for him to run into and he now looks back to the player that thrived at Manchester City.

Sergio Reguilon is going to have his work cut out tonight if Sane is allowed to get up to full speed

Nathan Salt: I do – whether that’s enough to stop the juggernaut that is Bayern Munich I’m not so sure.

Frankly, if it’s more of the same tonight they are risking a hammering and then they come back for a Saturday night late game away at Burnley with the weight of the world on their shoulders.

It’s going to start and end on the midfield battle tonight and if United can stifle that area and get a grip on the game they’ll have a chance.

One thing they can’t do is leave Casemiro as isolated as they have done in recent games. He’s trying to do the jobs of two or three players and not managing to do any that well right now.

Lose badly and Ten Hag will be in a world of pain you fear.

Nathan Salt: It spoke volumes that United’s 21-man squad for tonight’s game included four goalkeepers… and just five defenders.

It all looked positive when I was down at a rain-soaked Carrington when Raphael Varane and Mason Mount trained with the main group, only for them not to even make the trip to Germany.

The fact Sofyan Amrabat trained on his own suggests he’s not as close as United fans would hope to featuring, either.Ten Hag’s limited options, especially defensively with Aaron Wan-Bissaka injured now, means he’s got no choice but to go unchanged from the weekend with Diogo Dalot at right back, Lisandro Martinez and Victor Lindelof in the middle and Sergio Reguilon on the right.

The biggest tweak they have to make is to ditch the midfield diamond. Go to 4-2-3-1, put Christian Eriksen in a deeper role alongside Casemiro, Bruno Fernandes at No 10, and go for pace out wide with Marcus Rashford on one flank and Alejandro Garnacho on the other, with Rasmus Hojlund through the middle.

Bayern will look to burn United for pace through Leroy Sane and Alphonso Davies and so United have to give themselves a viable out ball on the counter. Rashford and Garnacho will give them that.

Nathan Salt: It’s a good question and that was an interesting line in his interview.

Whether it’s the pressure that comes with being under the brightest spotlight in English football or whether it’s that players quickly get above their station when pulling on a United shirt is hard to say.

But looking at the Brighton team and the Man United team on Saturday there just seemed to be one team with a clear identity and a buy-in to what the manager is trying to do.

Then there was another team that looked full of individuals in a side that has something of an identity crisis right now.Winning often seems to negate stories like this of ego clashes but United haven’t done a lot of that lately and as I say, one poor result and United always feel on the cusp of meltdown.

Nathan Salt: The more I watch Manchester United the more I sense they are only ever 90 minutes away from a crisis.

It sure felt that way at the weekend and it made me think that managing Manchester United is a beast I’m not sure one man can manage.But in all fairness Ten Hag got players he wanted.

They could have gone for Onana when he left Ajax but waited a year and spent north of £50m on him. Lisandro Martinez arrived last season for £55m.

Mason Mount was a priority target, they got him for huge money.Kane is the one that grates for fans.

Mail Sport exclusively revealed how he was willing to wait for United before they went for Hojlund and now you’ve got a young striker with the weight of the world on his shoulders to deliver.

The Glazers deserve plenty of blame for the toxicity that has now engulfed the entire club but transfer wise, Ten Hag has spent about £400m on players he wanted.

That’s on him – no one else.

Nathan Salt: Erling Haaland. Declan Rice. Moises Caicedo. Jude Bellingham. Harry Kane. Talk about aiming for the top.

Had United got even one of Haaland or Kane, and Bellingham over the line, things would be looking oh so different around Old Trafford now.Bellingham is one of the best midfielders in the world and Real Madrid looked to have landed a bargain for the next decade at under £90m.

Given midfield is one of United’s weakest areas, failure to land Bellingham – who was given a personal tour of Carrington by Sir Alex Ferguson once upon a time – will haunt them for years to come.

As for Haaland, the finest No 9 in world football at Solskjaer’s disposal instead of Anthony Martial? It’s far from a bold proclamation to say he would have silverware in the cabinet and may well still be sat in the dugout for United.

There is a resignation around Old Trafford at the moment that the ‘ones that got away’ list is becoming longer and longer as rivals splash the cash on stars names.

It’s early days on Rasmus Hojlund, who cost £72m, but Solskjaer’s Fab Five list just makes for painful reading for fans this morning.

Our first questions is coming right up…

Our own Oliver Holt has delved into the mystery of just how United managed to miss out on Harry Kane despite their long courtship…

… Solskjaer certainly thought so, but he chose Borussia Dortmund instead. The Old Trafford icon reveals he had a list of five superstars that he never managed to secure for United. What could have been, eh?

It’s never quiet at Old Trafford, is it? This morning saw Ole Gunnar Solskjaer tell all about his time in the hot seat and there were plenty of talking points to emerge.

Nathan Salt will be here from 12pm to pick through the Norwegian’s comments…

Hello, and welcome to Mail Sport’s weekly Premier League Q&A.

This afternoon we’ll be hearing from our experts on Manchester United, Aston Villa and all things north London derby.

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