Premier League
With 11 Manchester United players in the final year of their contracts, Sky Sports News has taken a look at who is involved in identifying new talent and negotiating player contracts.
Despite speculation regarding his future, Jose Mourinho remains the most influential voice on who arrives, who remains and who leaves Old Trafford.
The fixture Southampton – Chelsea from the English Premier League will be played on October 7th (Sunday) at 14:15 h. UK time. St. Mary’s Stadium will host Sunday’s football game between Southampton and Chelsea. The Saints head into the game following back-to-back losses to the likes of Liverpool and Wolverhampton, meaning that they are desperate to grab something from the Chelsea clash.
The coefficient for Southampton to win is 6.00. Draw result is estimated at 4.20. The coefficient for Chelsea to win is 1.60. TV Program for football is available here.
The fixture Liverpool -Manchester City from the English Premier League will be played on October 7th (Sunday) at 16:30 h. UK time. There will be fireworks when Liverpool and Manchester City face each other at Anfield in the Premier League derby.
The coefficient for Liverpool to win is 2.62. Draw result is estimated at 3.60. The coefficient for Manchester City to win is 2.70. TV Program for football is available here.
Maurizio Sarri is back in London and enjoying a fast start at Chelsea. In an exclusive interview, he told Peter Smith about his love of the capital, how he motivates Eden Hazard and why Jorginho is a surprise leader for his team…
“Chelsea, Arsenal, Tottenham… even Queen’s Park Rangers. I watched them all!”
Maurizio Sarri was pleased to see Alvaro Morata’s emotional response to scoring for Chelsea in the Europa League, saying he can now “restart” after a difficult spell.
Morata has struggled in front of goal this season and missed a brilliant chance to put Chelsea ahead against MOL Vidi when he blazed wide from close range.
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp accepted his side were not good enough in the 1-0 Champions League defeat to Napoli in the Stadio San Paolo.
Lorenzo Insigne’s goal 30 seconds from the end of normal time only confirmed what had been threatened for most of the match as Klopp’s side were second-best throughout.
Jose Mourinho’s days as Manchester United manager are numbered with calls to replace him with Zinedine Zidane set to get louder, according to Charlie Nicholas.
United were held to a goalless draw by Valencia in the Champions League group-stage match at Old Trafford on Tuesday, meaning Mourinho has now gone four consecutive home games in all competitions without a win for the first time in his managerial career.
Manchester City winger Raheem Sterling has ousted Eden Hazard atop the Power Rankings this week.
Sterling darted into the box to put City ahead in customary style against Brighton, before assisting a second – orchestrated and finished by Sergio Aguero.
Despite slipping into runner-up spot, Eden Hazard actually recorded a higher points tally this week after netting a superb opener against Liverpool – before Daniel Sturridge hit a spectacular equaliser.
Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino is plotting Barcelona’s downfall safe in the knowledge he will never manage the Spanish giants.
Pochettino is relishing the prospect of tackling Ernesto Valverde’s side in Wednesday’s Champions League group stage match at Wembley.
Manchester United’s Paul Pogba and Alexis Sanchez trained on Monday ahead of Tuesday’s Champions League tie against Valencia, amid reports of a strained relationship with Jose Mourinho
Despite travelling to London with the team for Saturday’s 3-1 defeat at West Ham, Sanchez was not part of Mourinho’s matchday squad following reports the Portuguese singled him out for criticism in front of his team-mates.