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Premier League table ranked by shots: Everton shot-shy and Southampton trigger happy?

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Southampton have taken a lot of shots this season THE Premier League table ranked by shots ahead of the fifth matchday makes for fascinating reading. READ MORE: Premier League Giants Warned That Barcelona Will Move For Their Superstar After four games, the 2018/19 season is beginning to take shape, and Manchester City are looking good to continue their dominance. The Citizens are only fourth in the league following a shock draw at Wolves, but on the whole they continue to impress, and they have had the most shots of any club by far. Pep Guardiola’s men have pulled the trigger 91 times - resulting in a league-high 11 goals so far. The three teams above City in the actual table are Chelsea, Liverpool and Watford. The first two of those clubs are in second and third on the table ranked by shots, with the Blues taking 76 and the Reds hitting 66. But the Hornets, despite winning four straight games, are down in 12th place with just 48 shots so far. Perhaps the most...

Jose Mourinho starts Paul Pogba after just four days’ training and makes him Manchester United captain


The Frenchman only returned to Carrington on Monday

Paul Pogba has been handed the Manchester United armband by Jose Mourinho and starts Friday night’s Premier League opener against Leicester City after just a few days training.
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The Red Devils kick off the new season at Old Trafford with Mourinho juggling a number of injury worries, while many of his players only returned to training at the start of the week following their World Cup exploits. Among them was Pogba, who had his first training session on Monday but impressed to such an extent with his application and physical condition that he has been picked to start.


Mourinho has shown faith in his record signing and World Cup winner


The Frenchman has been linked with a move to Barcelona this summer amid reports of a fallout with Mourinho, but the Portuguese coach also made a huge statement by handing Pogba the captaincy. Asked about the significance of making Pogba captain, Mourinho told Sky Sports: ‘Last season he was captain a few times. Valencia is captain, but Valencia is not here.

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