Having netted for
England during the international break Spurs will be hoping that Harry Kane can take advantage of Sunderland's leaky defence to get his scoring for the new campaign off the mark.
Asmir Begovic may not be playing much for Chelsea at the moment but he started both of Bosnia's
games during the international break against Luxembourg and Switzerland, with the latter a really impressive win.
Santi Cazorla and Mesut Ozil are two of the Arsenal players that were most in need of a good
rest during the international break and Arsene Wenger would have been hoping for them both to be fresh and raring to go for the crunch game with Liverpool.
The England international has penned a long - term contract with the Reds, as per the club's official site, after undergoing his medical at St. George's Park where is currently with the England
squad during the international break.
The Anfield club have reportedly sent scouts to monitor the youngster over the last few months and look set to make a move after being impressed during final checks made on the
player during the international break.
Neither player was picked for their respective
sides during the international break, which is unsurprising given their return from injury, but also that neither are actually full internationals.
Sanchez according to reports granted an interview in
Chile during the international break, saying he will love to remain in London but for a club with the winning mentality, who knows how to win!
Confidence is the key for still young Iwobi You will have seen the clip doing the rounds
during the international break of Alex Iwobi channeling his inner Jay Jay Okocha whilst wearing Nigerian green.
Along with Austrian teammate Julian Baumgartlinger, it's claimed that United sent scouts to watch the pair a little more closely
during the international break as Mourinho looks at bolstering his options at left back and in midfield.
Two of their three games this term have gone over 2.5 goals and they may get Eden Hazard back into action in this one as well as well and he is a price of 8/5 to get on the scoresheet after scoring for
Belgium during the international break.
The pair's usual strength is their quickness of thought and continual movement but for two players who did not have to do
much during the international break, their contribution to this game was unacceptable.
Hodgson» men, who would have benefited from time off
during the international break more than most, have a game against West Brom on the horizon, a match they will be targeting for three points.
Wenger has options as well, with Giroud having featured in both of the games for
France during this international break, so with Mourinho missing two first choice centre backs in Chris Smalling and Eric Bailly as well as their main striker, should Man United fans be very worried about what the Arsenal attack will do to them on Saturday?
Wenger does punditry
work during international break (the season is officially in season) and gets paid 8 mil, but has a problem with a staff member working for free at Arsenal while making half of what Wenger makes, sounds hypocritical.
Not with the general premise that he could do with a rest after looking a bit jaded in the last few games since coming back from his long haul
travels during the international break, although Alexis does strike me as super fit and one of those players like Messi and Ronaldo that is happy to play all the time.
Gomez has made 29 appearances in all competitions this season as he has been a crucial part of the German tactician's plans, and so with the season run - in coming up, he will have been desperate to avoid seeing any of his players pick up
problems during the international break.
In that case, with Lucas Perez having picked up an injury and with both of our England international forwards Danny Welbeck and Theo Walcott not
involved during the international break, Olivier Giroud must be feeling fairly confident of his place in the Arsenal team next weekend.
Luiz sat out Chelsea's Barclays Premier League win over Everton after playing twice for
Brazil during the international break but he has been an ever - present in their Champions League campaign.
With the image below though, Kluivert Sr. got everyone talking as he was pictured with his sons and De Ligt in
Barcelona during the international break, and unsurprisingly that led to fresh rumours that perhaps work was being done on possible transfers for the pair.
Liverpool's American owners had already intended to fire Rodgers prior to their side's 1 - 1 draw with Everton on the weekend but had elected to hold fire on taking the decision so as to give them time to appoint a new
manager during the international break.