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Manchester United kicked off the Premier League season with a 1-0 victory over Fulham on Friday night.

After Leicester City and Tottenham battled to a 1-1 draw on Monday Night Football, the Premier League’s opening weekend is now complete, with all 20 teams in action

87th minute to score the winner, through substitute Joshua Zirkzee.stole the spotlight in Manchester United’s victory, and deservedly so.

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We said after the game that Harry Maguire would not get the credit he deserved for his titanic performance in defence – and it’s taken until now.

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Both The Athletic and Fabrizio Romano are reporting that the Premier League outfit have agreed a fee for the midfielder.

It’s claimed the bid is valued at an initial £20m plus a potential £5m in add-ons, while a medical has already been arranged.

That came off the back of Jose Mourinho’s Fenerbahce also registering interest in the former Sheffield United man, who arrived at Turf Moor this time last year for a fee understood to be in the region of £12m

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Our colleagues at the Sheffield Star understand the Blades inserted a sell-on clause into the cut-price deal that took Berge to East Lancashire.

Despite Burnley’s struggles in the Premier League last season, Berge was the club’s standout performer in the middle of the park.

The Norwegian international made 40 appearances in all competitions as the Clarets, under the guidance of former boss Vincent Kompany, suffered relegation back to the Championship.

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Berge hasn’t featured in either of Burnley’s opening two games of the season due to a slight quad issue picked up in pre-season.

Speaking before the weekend’s 5-0 win against Cardiff City, head coach Scott Parker said Berge was closing in on a return to training.

“I think he will be back on the grass on Friday, so the weekend comes a bit too early for him obviously,” Scott Parker confirmed on Thursday.

“He’s been struggling a little bit with a quad injury, but we feel like we’ve got to the right point where we need to be for that.Hopefully he will be on the grass the next couple of days.”