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It may be another international break but the Premier League news keeps coming morgan rogers Delighted to commit his long-term future to Aston villa,
Meanwhile, the echo of Manchester City’s 3-0 win was heard liverpool are still felt Merseyside Where anger is rising over Virgil van Dijk’s disallowed header in the first half.
Morgan Rodgers has committed his future to Villa
Morgan Rodgers has signed a new six-year contract at Aston Villa, keeping him at the club until 2031.
The new deal represents a one-year extension to the England international’s terms and reflects his growing status at Villa Park.
He was instrumental in Unai Emery’s side winning the Champions League last season and his domestic performances were rewarded with the PFA Young Player of the Year award.
In a statement on Villa’s club website, Rodgers said: “It’s home. It’s a bit of a bummer being from the area but the manager, the players, the staff, everyone here is very warm and welcoming every day.”
Liverpool contacted referee’s head over disallowed goal
Liverpool have contacted head of refereeing Howard Webb to express concerns about the interpretation of the rules relating to Virgil van Dijk’s disallowed goal in their 3-0 defeat to Manchester City.
The Netherlands captain’s header was ruled out on the ground and reviewed by VAR due to Andy Robertson getting under the ball in an offside position.
It was a crucial moment with the score at 1–0 and afterwards head coach Arne Slot said that it was “clear and obvious that a wrong decision was taken”.
A statement from Premier League Match Center at the time claimed Robertson was “considered to have taken a flagrant action directly towards the goalkeeper” but the PA news agency understands Liverpool do not agree with this premise.
Barron was brought in as Scotland lost two midfielders
Connor Barron has been called into the Scotland squad by Steve Clarke after losing midfielders Billy Gilmour and Lennon Miller ahead of Saturday’s World Cup qualifier against Greece.
Rangers midfielder Barron and West Ham’s Andy Irving have both been included in the squad.
Gilmour has missed Napoli’s last two games with a groin injury, but Scotland have left the door open for the 24-year-old to return against Denmark on November 18.
A brief statement read: “Billy Gilmour will not attend the training camp in Turkey due to injury, so will not play any role in the game against Greece.”
Bellamy praised the experienced Moore
Craig Bellamy has backed Kiefer Moore to extend his Wales career until Euro 2028 after comparing the Wrexham striker to a “Battle of Troy” movie figure.
Moore leads Wrexham’s Championship goals with nine goals and has reached double figures for the season after scoring Wales’ winner in the World Cup qualifier in Kazakhstan.
The 33-year-old said after his recent hat-trick against Championship leaders Coventry that he manages to stay in peak condition in his spare time by doing a lot of work in the gym and “getting as much sleep as possible”.
Wales manager Bellamy said of the 6 feet 5 inches tall Moore, “He’s a guy who really takes care of himself and when you look at him he looks very impressive.”
“You see movies like the Battle of Troy and things like that, they ship guys like that.”
what’s going on today
The Women’s Champions League takes center stage and Chelsea look to get their run into this year’s competition off to a good start with a win over strugglers St. Pölten in Austria.