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Hugh Jackman joining Ryan Reynolds and Tom Brady in the Championship’s A-list stakeholder group will help to make the Football League even “more entertaining”, ex-Birmingham winger Jermaine Pennant has told GOAL. The Wolverine actor, who is good friends with the ownership team at Wrexham, has revealed that he is in talks with Norwich regarding potential investment opportunities.

Manchester City began the defence of their Carabao Cup crown in emphatic fashion with a 5-0 demolition of Norwich City at the Etihad Stadium. The night belonged to 17-year-old debutant Floyd Samba, who proved the apple doesn't fall far from the tree by netting a brace on his first senior appearance.