Steve Clarke has named midfielders Scott McTominay and Callum McGregor in his 24-man squad for Scotland’s upcoming World Cup qualifiers.
McTominay missed the previous triple-header due to a groin injury but has since returned for Manchester United, featuring against West Ham and Aston Villa.
Team news and stats ahead of Juventus vs Chelsea in the Champions League group stage on Wednesday; kick-off 8pm.
Team news
Juventus striker Alvaro Morata will miss out on a Chelsea reunion.
Morata and team-mate Paulo Dybala will not return
Marcus Rashford is hopeful of a return to contact training soon as the Manchester United forward continues his recovery from shoulder surgery.
Rashford is yet to play this season, having undergone an operation on his shoulder last month.
Juventus duo Paulo Dybala and Alvaro Morata have been ruled out of the Champions League group-stage clash with Chelsea this week because of injuries.
Dybala suffered a thigh problem in Sunday’s Serie A win over Sampdoria – withdrawn in tears after just 22 minutes and having scored his side’s opener,
Pep Guardiola insists Bernardo Silva is happy at Manchester City but has hinted the midfielder could choose to leave the club in the future.
The Portuguese international, who has four years remaining on his City contract, was linked with a departure from the Etihad Stadium during the last transfer window,
Atletico Madrid’s La Liga title defence was dealt a blow as they suffered a shock 1-0 defeat at Alaves.
Centre-back Victor Laguardia’s fourth-minute header from a Ruben Duarte corner was enough for the hosts to secure their first win of the season as they moved off the foot of the table.
One curious statistic before Manchester City’s match against Chelsea was that this was the first time in four-and-a-half years that Pep Guardiola’s side had gone into a game as the underdogs with the bookmakers. Nobody seemed to have told the players.
Manchester City’s performance was dominant.
Brentford’s Sergi Canos has appealed for the return of his shin pads after they were mistakenly given to someone in the crowd following the 3-3 draw against Liverpool.
The Bees winger says he left his shin pads on the touchline and they were then given away by a security guard after the six-goal thriller in West London.
Chelsea’s Reece James has twisted his ankle, according to manager Thomas Tuchel.
The defender’s knock will be assessed to determine its full extent in the coming days, after being withdrawn on 29 minutes of the 1-0 home defeat to Manchester City on Saturday.
Thomas Tuchel conceded his previously unbeaten Chelsea side lacked confidence against Manchester City, as they suffered a 1-0 defeat at Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea went into the fixture on the back of consecutive 3-0 wins in the Premier League and positive results in the Champions League and Carabao Cup, but they were
