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Manchester City have been reported to UEFA over their fans' continued booing of the Champions League anthem, Press Association Sport understands. Disciplinary proceedings will now be opened by the European governing body and a charge could follow if it is deemed the club have a case to answer. It is understood the matter was reported […]

Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal accused Anthony Martial of gifting CSKA Moscow a Champions League point because of his "stupid" error in the Russian capital. Martial scored a fine diving header to grab a 1-1 draw for United at the Khimki Arena, but the Frenchman was to blame for gifting the Russians the lead. Martial […]

Kevin De Bruyne struck an injury-time winner as Manchester City came from behind to claim a dramatic 2-1 win over Sevilla in the Champions League. City had looked to be laboring to another unconvincing result in the competition, with only an Adil Rami own goal after Yevhen Konoplyanka's earlier strike saving them from possible defeat […]

Anthony Martial scored a delightful diving header to rescue Manchester United from a damaging defeat at CSKA Moscow. United initially froze on a sub-zero night in the Russian capital, gifting CSKA Moscow a penalty when Martial handled in the box. Seydou Doumbia converted the follow up after David de Gea had tipped Roman Eremenko's spot-kick on […]

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has launched himself into a club-versus-country row less than two weeks into his reign after likening England's handling of Jordan Rossiter to that of a horse. The 18-year-old returned from under-19 international duty with a hamstring injury after playing three matches of 90 minutes in five days. Klopp said the situation was not […]

John Terry has backed Chelsea and Jose Mourinho to bounce back from their tumultuous start to the season and hopes successive clean sheets are the catalyst for a turnaround in fortunes. The Blues captain was restored to the centre of defence for last Saturday's 2-0 defeat of Aston Villa – just a third Premier League […]

Hull manager Steve Bruce has backed on-loan striker Chuba Akpom to continue to improve after the Arsenal youngster scored the second goal of the game in the 3-0 win over Ipswich. Hull moved up to fourth in the Sky Bet Championship table with that victory and Bruce believes Akpom can play an important part in […]

The Manchester derby may be five days away, but City already have an advantage over United according to Louis van Gaal. United and City meet for the first time this season on Sunday at Old Trafford. Much more than pride is at stake. If Arsenal drop points against Everton and United beat City, they will move […]

Arsene Wenger hailed his Arsenal side for their performance in a must-win game against Bayern Munich but warned their UEFA Champions League fate still remains in the balance. Having opened their European campaign with consecutive defeats to Dynamo Zagreb and Olympiacos, the Gunners returned to form with a 2-0 victory over an in-form Bayern side […]

Olivier Giroud came off the bench to help give Arsenal a 2-0 win over Bayern Munich and keep alive their Champions League hopes. The Germans had arrived at the Emirates Stadium in imperious form following a new Bundesliga record of nine consecutive victories and leaders of Group F with maximum points from two European ties. However, […]

Swansea could be reprimanded over showing big-screen replays of an incident involving Stoke goalkeeper Jack Butland on Monday night. Butland escaped punishment from referee Robert Madley for his 17th-minute challenge outside the area on Andre Ayew, even though he went in studs first on the Swansea striker after his bad touch had let the ball run […]

Raheem Sterling should still be a Liverpool player, according to his agent. The winger left Anfield in the summer to join Manchester City, and the smooth transition he has made belies the acrimonious nature of his departure from the club he joined as a 15-year-old. Aidy Ward, Sterling's agent, has pinned the blame for the breakdown […]

Over two decades have passed, but Bob Pendleton remembers his first glimpse of Wayne Rooney like it was yesterday. On Long Lane playing fields in Aintree, Pendleton was headed to pitch 2 to collect some unpaid referees' fees from 'Big Nev', the coach of Copplehouse Colts. With £4.50's worth of change in his pocket, Pendleton chose to […]

Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola warned his side to expect to face an Arsenal 'animal' fighting for Champions League survival at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday night. The German giants arrived in London on the back of a record ninth consecutive Bundesliga victory and are runaway leaders of Group F with maximum points from two […]

The Football Association has dismissed Jose Mourinho's protestations that his English was a contributory factor in his criticism of officials in handing him a £50,000 fine and a suspended one-match stadium ban. Mourinho was last week sanctioned for saying referee Robert Madeley had been "afraid" to award a penalty in Chelsea's 3-1 loss to Southampton […]