Jurgen Klopp hailed Mohamed Salah’s “outstanding performance” in Liverpool’s 5-0 demolition of Watford and reiterated his belief that the Egyptian is the best player in the world.
Thomas Tuchel believes Edouard Mendy should have been included on the Ballon d’Or shortlist.
Pep Guardiola hailed Bernardo Silva as extraordinary after champions Manchester City claimed a hard-fought 2-0 win over Burnley on Saturday.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Paul Pogba admitted careless Manchester United deserved to lose after their unbeaten away record went up in smoke in chaotic fashion at Leicester.
Ben Chilwell sent Chelsea back to the top of the Premier League as his blistering strike and a superb display from Edouard Mendy sealed a hard-fought 1-0 win at Brentford on Saturday.
Kaizer Chiefs returned to winning ways after cruising to a comfortable 4-0 victory over Gavin Hunt's Chippa United side at the FNB Stadium in the DStv Premiership on Saturday afternoon.
Leicester City piled pressure on Ole Gunnar Solskjaer with a late goal spree in their thrilling 4-2 victory against troubled Manchester United on Saturday.
Mohamed Salah scored another brilliant individual goal and Roberto Firmino hit a hat-trick as Liverpool ruined Claudio Ranieri's first match as Watford manager with a 5-0 victory on Saturday.
Orlando Pirates and AmaZulu were both in continental action on Friday evening with the Buccaneers held to a 0-0 draw away to Diables Noirs, while Ushutu were played to a goalless draw by Congolese giants TP Mazembe.
With Leonardo Castro and Samir Nurkovic both out injured, Kaizer Chiefs have suffered another blow as coach Stuart Baxter revealed that forward Leobgang Manyama has been placed back in rehabilitation after pulling up in training.