Brennan Johnson, Dejan Kulusevski and Dominic Solanke scored the goals as Tottenham Hotspur thumped Manchester United in a scintillating display. Brennan, the Welsh forward, who deactivated his social media account after criticism from the North London derby performance, has been in fine form since then, scoring in all four games since then.
Enzo Maresca hailed Cole Palmer, saying he is the “best in the Premier League” after his record first half four goal haul in Chelsea’s 4-2 victory over Brighton, a match which had it all in the first half.
AC Milan triumphed 2-1 over Internazionale in Derby della Madonnina thanks to a late Matteo Gabbia winner, to record their first win against their arch rivals in the last seven matches as Inter had won the previous six. Christian Pulisic, who has started the season brightly, fired Milan into the lead after just 10 minutes, driving past several Inter players before prodding the ball past Yann Sommer.
Manchester City looked like their home unbeaten record which has lasted since 2022 was coming to an end, just before John Stones scored a last gasp equaliser as Manchester City snatched a 2-2 draw against 10-man Arsenal to keep it going and extend the run. John Stones’ equalizer was City’s 28th and final attempt of an extraordinary second half, which was all about Manchester City, as Arsenal sat so deep, making it hard for the champions to penetrate.
The Premier League’s long-awaited hearing into Manchester City’s 115 alleged charges began on Monday. City had been charged with breaking financial fair play rules over a nine year period, which started in 2009 and went on until 2018.During that period, Man City won the Premier League three times.
Cristiano Ronaldo reached a significant milestone on Thursday by scoring the 900th goal of his illustrious career. The 39 year old struck for Portugal in their Nations League game against Croatia, in their 2-1 win on Thursday. It prompted an emotional celebration by the forward, as he dropped to his knees by the corner flag in tears.
Chelsea Football Club’s top owners are reportedly brewing a “civil war”, according to multiple reports on the Premier League club. Reports emerged in the United States on September 6 that Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbali [managing partner of Clearlake Capital] have seen their relationship sour to the point that the pair are exploring their options regarding the ownership of the Stamford Bridge outfit.
Kylian Mbappe opened his LaLiga account at the fourth time of asking with a brace to fire Real Madrid to a 2-0 home win over Real Betis. The Frenchman, who came into the club with high expectations on his shoulder, despite coming in for free, had failed to score in Madrid’s opening three league fixtures, which resulted in the champions dropping points at Mallorca and Las Palmas, before netting a brace today.
Everton had a week to forget in the Premier League, as their woes continued after they bottled a two goal lead against Bournemouth to record their third loss in three Premier League games this season. The Toffees were two goals to the good at Goodison Park until the 87th minute, where it all went wrong for them as they managed to concede three in the last moments of the game, leaving them at the bottom of the league with 10 goals conceded and a -8 goal difference.
Napoli have reportedly reached an agreement with Chelsea to sign Romelu Lukaku after weeks of negotiations. The Serie A side have agreed a deal with Chelsea Football Club to sign the 31 year old for €45m [€30m+€15m in addons].Napoli had an initial loan offer with an obligation to buy worth around £25.5m turned down by Chelsea, but the Blues have now got the fee they wanted, although it remains to be seen how attainable the €15m addons are.
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