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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is confident his side can soon recover from another Champions League away performance to forget after seeing striker Olivier Giroud sent off in a 2-1 defeat at Dinamo Zagreb. Dinamo made the most of their numerical advantage to record a first win in the Champions League since September 1999 as the […]

Diego Costa scored his first Champions League goal for Chelsea as the beleaguered Barclays Premier League champions claimed a much-needed victory by thrashing Maccabi Tel Aviv at Stamford Bridge. Willian, Oscar, with a penalty, Costa – on as a substitute after being omitted as one of six changes following the loss at Everton – and […]

Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany insists the calf injury that forced him to leave the field against Juventus is no cause for concern. Kompany was replaced by summer signing Nicolas Otamendi after 75 minutes of City's Champions League opener, with the game finely balanced at 1-1. Alvaro Morata scored the winner for Juve just six […]

Arsene Wenger is confident Jack Wilshere will be back in action at Christmas and challenged his Arsenal side to show they mean business in the Champions League by starting the group campaign with victory at Dinamo Zagreb. Midfielder Wilshere, 23, needs surgery to properly correct a hairline fracture in his left fibula, which will see […]

Former Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard has denied racism claims reportedly made by former team-mate El-Hadji Diouf. In an interview with a Senegalese radio station, Diouf reportedly alleged that the long-time Anfield talisman "never liked blacks" and made life difficult for Italy international Mario Balotelli during his ill-fated spell on Merseyside last season. Diouf also blamed […]

Luke Shaw looks unlikely to play again this season after he broke his leg in two places during Manchester United's 2-1 defeat to PSV Eindhoven. Shaw was carried off on a stretcher while receiving oxygen after a tackle from behind by Hector Moreno in the 15th minute. United confirmed the left back's injury was incredibly […]

Manchester City suffered familiar a European wobble as they surrendered a lead to lose their Champions League Group D opener 2-1 to Juventus. City looked in control at the Etihad Stadium after taking a controversial 57th-minute lead when Giorgio Chiellini turned the ball into his own net under pressure from Vincent Kompany. But Manuel Pellegrini's […]

Luke Shaw suffered an horrific suspected broken leg as Manchester United's return to the Champions League ended in a disappointing 2-1 defeat to PSV Eindhoven. Luciano Narsingh and Hector Moreno found the net as the Dutch champions recorded a narrow triumph over United on their first Champions League match in 17 months. But Moreno should […]

Luke Shaw suffered a suspected broken leg in Manchester United's Champions League match at PSV Eindhoven on Tuesday. With the score at 0-0, the United left back was taken out with a sliding tackle by Hector Moreno in the 15th minute of the group stage match in Holland. Replays showed Moreno had swept both of […]

Jose Mourinho says he has nothing to prove despite Chelsea's worst start to a season in nearly 30 years. The Blues boss also bristled when it was suggested he had an issue at staying with clubs for the longer term, countering the suggestion his third season was when everything goes wrong. "I have nothing to […]

Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere will require surgery to fix a hairline fracture in his left leg and is set to be out for around three months, the Barclays Premier League club announced on Tuesday. Manager Arsene Wenger last week revealed the England international had suffered a "little setback" in his scheduled recovery from the injury […]

Liverpool have turned to an American orthopaedic specialist in an attempt to get to the root of Jordan Henderson's heel injury. The Reds captain has missed the last three matches with the problem and despite treatment and rest medical staff have taken the decision to seek expert advice from New Jersey-based Dr James Cozzarelli. Press […]

West Brom have taken former West Ham forward Ricardo Vaz Te on trial. The ex-Bolton man is training with the Baggies as Tony Pulis looks at beefing up his strikeforce, Press Association Sport understands. Vaz Te has been without a club since leaving Turkish side Akhisar Belediyespor in the summer after six months. He left […]

Slaven Bilic gave Steve McClaren another miserable evening as West Ham finally got their home campaign up and running with a 2-0 win over Newcastle. Goals in each half from Dimitri Payet proved enough to fire the Hammers up to fifth in the Barclays Premier League and leave McClaren's Newcastle stuck in the bottom three. […]

Manchester City host Juventus in their opening Champions League Group D game on Tuesday. Here, we look at five talking points ahead of the match. 1) ARE CITY FINALLY READY TO MAKE THEIR MARK IN THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE? City's superb start to the season suggests they are a different proposition from past seasons. Their initial […]