Olivier Giroud, Kurt Zouma and Christian Pulisic sent Chelsea top of the Premier League as the Blues handed Frank Lampard a 3-1 win over Leeds and old rival Marcelo Bielsa.
Raheem Sterling and Kevin De Bruyne struck early as Manchester City eased to a Premier League victory over Fulham in the 700th game of Pep Guardiola’s managerial career.
Mikel Arteta concedes his Arsenal side will be coming up against one of Europe’s deadliest forward lines in Sunday’s north-London derby – but says it is too early to consider Tottenham as Premier League title contenders.
Frank Lampard hopes to extend his Chelsea contract to become part of the ‘long-term plan’ at Stamford Bridge.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is hoping Marcus Rashford can continue to manage a shoulder issue as Manchester United kick off a big week at West Ham.
English football moved a step closer to a return to normality as the game began to welcome back crowds on Wednesday night.
Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says Edinson Cavani is ‘really, deeply sorry’ about his now deleted social media post and continues to back the Uruguayan amid the Football Association investigation into the matter.
Newcastle’s trip to Aston Villa has been postponed after an outbreak of coronavirus at the north-east club.
Liverpool defender Andy Robertson insists it is not possible for players to manage their workloads during games and believes they should be getting more help from authorities. (more…)