HEADLINES
Ansu Fati marks Barcelona return with a goal
Solskjær says Man United ready to bounce back from defeats
Tottenham’s Nuno admits he picked wrong side in defeat by Arsenal
Dybala & Morata to miss Chelsea clash through injury
Lionel Messi could return from injury to face Manchester City
Salah makes Liverpool history with 100th Premier League goal
‘Messi is simple and quiet’ – Hakimi
Ex-Arsenal and Man City star Nasri announces retirement aged 34
‘I played through pain for six months’ – Toni Kroos
Osimhen scores again as Napoli climb to the top of Serie A table
Guardiola ‘proud’ to become Man City’s most successful manager
Tuchel admits Chelsea ‘did not believe’ in themselves against Man City
Dortmund CEO admits it ‘hurts my soul’ to see Jadon Sancho benched at Man Utd
Vardy scores twice for Leicester and one own goal in draw with Burnley
Aubameyang wants his kids to be like Smith Rowe after win against Tottenham
Luke Shaw & Reece James injured in first half as Man Utd & Chelsea both suffer injury blows
STATISTICS ARENA
SERIE A STATS
Napoli have won each of their first six Serie A seasonal matches for the second time in their history, after 2017/18.
José Mourinho is the first AS Roma manager to lose his first Serie A Roma’s derby since Luis Enrique in 2011. Massimiliano Allegri reached 400 Serie A games (195 with Juventus): 243 wins, 79 draws, 77 defeats.
LALIGA STATS
Sevilla have only conceded two goals in their opening six games in LaLiga, their lowest tally at this stage ever level with the 1970/71 season.
Thibaut Courtois has saved 23 of the last 27 shots on target he has faced for Real Madrid in all competitions (four goals conceded).
Thibaut Courtois is one of only five goalkeepers to keep 100+ clean sheets in LaLiga in the 21st century, with only Jan Oblak (182) achieving his 100th clean sheet in fewer games than him (100 in 217) since then.
Two different Dutch players (Memphis Depay and Luuk de Jong) have scored in the same LaLiga game for the first time since March 2009 in Athletic-Real Madrid at San Mamés (Klaas-Jan Huntelaar and Arjen Robben).
Barcelona have not faced a single shot in the first half of consecutive LaLiga games for the first time since January 2009, with Pep Guardiola on the bench.
Only Sergio Ramos (22) & Gerard Piqué (14) have been the Spanish defenders to have scored more headers than Íñigo Martínez (12) in the Top 5 European Leagues last decade.
Jesús Navas has provided 100 assists in league competition, among LaLiga and Premier League, 78 for Sevilla FC and 22 for Manchester City.
PREMIER LEAGUE STATS
Gabriel Jesus has scored his 52nd Premier League goal, with Manchester City never losing a game in the competition in which he has scored in before today (P43 W41 D2 prior to today).
Pep Guardiola registered his 221st victory in all competitions as Manchester City manager; a new club-record for most wins by a manager, moving ahead of Les McDowall (220 wins).
Manchester United and Chelsea have both lost a top-flight home game on the same day for the first time since New Year’s Eve 2011.
Aston Villa secured their first Premier League victory over Manchester United in their last 18 meetings, since winning 1-0 at Old Trafford in December 2009.
Gabriel Jesus has been directly involved in seven goals in his last seven starts for Manchester City in the Premier League, scoring three and assisting four.
Bruno Fernandes missed from the penalty spot for only the second time in his 23 attempts for Manchester United in all competitions and for the first time since October 2020 against Newcastle in the Premier League.
Jamie Vardy is the first Leicester City player to both score a goal and an own-goal in a single Premier League match.
Mohamed Salah has scored 100 goals in 151 Premier League games for Liverpool, reaching 100 top-flight goals in fewer appearances than any other player in Liverpool’s history.
Liverpool have conceded 3+ goals in a Premier League away game versus a newly promoted side for the first time since January 2016 vs Norwich (won 5-4).
Aged 21 years and 60 days, Emile Smith Rowe is the youngest player to score for Arsenal in a North London derby in the Premier League since Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain in September 2014 (21y 43d).
Tottenham have conceded 3+ goals in three consecutive Premier League games for the first time since September 2003.
Aged 20 years and 21 days, Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka is the youngest player in Premier League history to score and assist in a North London derby (previously Cesc Fàbregas in September 2007).
Son Heung-Min has been directly involved in five goals in his last four Premier League games against Arsenal, scoring three times and providing two assists.
Tottenham are only the second team in Premier League history to win their first three games of a season and then lose the next three, after Everton in 1993-94, who went on to finish 17th.
Arsenal are above Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League table for the first time since October 25th 2020.
SPANISH PAPERS
Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti admitted his side struggled for intensity as they were held to a 0-0 La Liga draw at home to Villarreal: “We did our best to create chances, we had balls in the box but they are very tall in defence. We couldn’t make it difficult for them. It was hard to play in between the lines. We pressed more in the 2nd half but couldn’t find the right chance.”
David Alaba: “It wasn’t an easy game, but we knew this beforehand. But we didn’t put pressure on the opponent like we wanted to, the intensity on the pitch wasn’t as high as we wanted it to be. The coach gave us solutions at halftime, and we looked better in the 2nd half.
Toni Kroos has trained normally and could be a part of Real Madrid squad against Sheriff on Tuesday.
Eduardo Camavinga: “I am at the best club in the world so that will help me to try and get back into the France team.”
Ansu Fati to Movistar Futbol: “We are Barcelona. We are going for the league, for the Champions League and we will fight for every title.”
Ansu Fati after his return to action: “I want to thank the doctors and the physios who have been with me during this process, and the fans, who are incredible.”
Ansu Fati on wearing the number 10 shirt for Barcelona: “I’m proud to have been given the chance to wear it after Leo. I’m very grateful to the club and the captains of the club for this opportunity to wear it.”
Ansu Fati is expected to extend his Barcelona’s contract in the coming days, according to Fabrizio Romano.
FRENCH PAPERS
Lionel Messi and Marco Verratti return to Paris Saint-Germain training ahead of the Manchester City clash on Tuesday.
Olivier Giroud on leaving Chelsea: “I really liked the Premier League. But you get to a point where a decision has to be made. My last three months over there, and this I said to the manager, Tuchel, were too
ITALIAN PAPERSJose Mourinho has slammed the officiating in the Derby della Capitale, claiming that Lucas Leiva should’ve been sent off and Lazio’s second goal should not have stood.
Maurizio Sarri explained his celebration with the Lazio mascot Olympia after beating Roma 3-2. ‘I didn’t expect the derby to give you this adrenaline rush and satisfaction at winning.’
According to multiple reports in Italy, José Mourinho argued with a few journalists after the Rome derby and stormed out of his press conference.
Juventus boss Max Allegri has told Sky Sport that Paulo Dybala and Alvaro Morata will not feature against Chelsea in the Champions League and they won’t be available for Torino.
Inter are expected to replace Samir Handanovic with Ajax goalkeeper Andre Onana next year, claim La Gazzetta dello Sport.
Manuel Locatelli scored his first goal in the Juventus jersey and admits ‘the fundamental thing was to win’ against Sampdoria.
Paulo Dybala reveals he will undergo medical examinations today and hopes to return to action as soon as possible.
Daniel Maldini scored his first Serie A goal for Milan, with father Paolo proudly watching from the stands, becoming the first family to score with three generations at the same club.
Beppe Marotta assures Inter are financially solid and owe the Zhang family ‘respect’ for their investment, while confirming interest in Ajax goalkeeper Andre Onana.
Simone Inzaghi feels Inter ‘deserved more’ from their dramatic 2-2 draw with Atalanta and explains who made the decision for Federico Dimarco to take the penalty.
BRITISH EXPRESS
LONDON FOOTBALL
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta was left delighted after his side beat Tottenham 3-1 in the north London derby at the Emirates on Sunday.
Arsenal striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is relieved that his children will have a chance to be like Emile Smith and Bukayo Saka after their starring displays in their 3-1 win over Tottenham Hotspur.
Thomas Tuchel slams Chelsea stars for first defeat of the season to Man City and insists ‘it was not a good performance on any level. Chelsea failed to register a shot on target at Stamford Bridge on Saturday afternoon and succumbed to Gabriel Jesus’ winner shortly after half-time.
MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS
Ole Gunnar Solskjær, said after losing against Aston Villa, a second defeat in as many games: ‘We will be on the front foot against Villarreal, Every time you’re defeated, you have to stand up for yourselves, stand up for your team, fight for your team and we will. It’s a big game [on Wednesday], Champions League night and we know we’ve started that group badly so we’ll be ready.”
Solskjær on the Aston Villa players surrounding Bruno Fernandes before his penalty: “I wasn’t going to mention it but it’s not right that they do that. I guess that should be a yellow card for someone but they have achieved what they wanted.”
Solskjær on the game against Villarreal: “We need to pick up points which is a position these boys have been in before. I know they will fight for each other and fight for the shirt and we will be ready for that one.”
Manchester United co-owner Joel Glazer has hinted the club will continue to spend big, saying “there’s always more work to be done”.
LONDON EVENING STANDARD
Gary Neville admits Harry Kane appears to be ‘carrying over’ Man City saga and is ‘not himself.’
BRITISH MIRROR
Mikel Arteta admitted he was ‘pretty worried’ after Granit Xhaka limped out of Arsenal’s 3-1 drubbing of Spurs.
Chelsea are preparing a 120m euro (£102m) bid for Juventus and Netherlands defender Matthijs de Ligt.
Juventus are considering a January move for Borussia Dortmund and Belgium midfielder Axel Witsel,
Tottenham had an agreement in principle to sign Spain centre-back Pau Torres from Villarreal in the summer, but the 24-year-old “preferred to wait for a better offer”.
LIVERPOOL ECHO
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has stated striker Mohamed Salah ranks alongside Borussia Dortmund’s Robert Lewandowski among the best goalscorers.
BRITISH MAIL
Bayern Munich director of sport Hasan Salihamidzic has suggested that a move for Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger is not currently under consideration at the Allianz Arena.
Jose Mourinho kept his Roma players on the pitch for a full-time team talk after their 3-2 defeat against Lazio in Sunday’s Derby della Capitale.
Borussia Dortmund chief executive Hans-Joachin Watzke has bemoaned Jadon Sancho’s struggles at Manchester United, claiming it is hurting his soul.
La Liga president Javier Tebas has again hit out at French giants Paris Saint-Germain in a letter to the club.
Juventus are reportedly willing to let Aaron Ramsey leave the club for free in the January transfer window – with the likes of West Ham, Everton and Newcastle all interested in his services.
Chelsea, Liverpool and Bayern Munich are all reportedly set to renew their interest in Federico Chiesa this summer – but Juventus have no intention of selling him.
