Newcastle have completed the permanent signing of goalkeeper Martin Dubravka from Sparta Prague.

Newcastle remains up for sale despite the collapse of talks with Amanda Staveley’s PCP Capital Partners.

One by one the big boys of the Premier League have lined up to prove their title credentials and one by one they have fallen; so should anyone be surprised that Liverpool, suddenly vaulted into the spotlight by a flurry of impressive results under a new manager, should do exactly the same at St James’ Park?