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United is back to having title ambitions, but it is to be seen if United’s rebuilt attack and still-settling defense will be up to the task. We shall see. “It was a big victory today”. Who gets the start alongside Nabil Bentaleb: Eric Dier or Dele Alli?

Courtois was dismissed after the break for bringing down Bafetimbi Gomis, and the striker converted from the spot past Asmir Begovic to make it 2-2, which is how it stayed.

United kick off their Premier League campaign with a home clash against Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday lunchtime, while Chelsea host Swansea City at Stamford Bridge later in the day.

The yellow mucosal lining for Chelsea was also which typically Swansea was in fact unfit to maximize such a amounts benefit as well as having the grade survived 2-2 until such time as the ultimate pipe.

De Gea was left out of the matchday squad, Van Gaal saying before the game that the player’s head was not right following the interest from Real Madrid.

Chelsea will be looking to start their journey to retaining the Premier League title on a high, when they kick-off the season against Swansea City in Saturday’s evening match.

Arsenal fans will hope that 33-year-old Cech – who made only six Premier League starts at Chelsea last season – is just a victim of rust, rather than the subject of any long-term decline.

“I don’t want to answer that but you can keep asking”, said the Dutch coach, “may be you know where he is”.

Jose Mourinho’s side twice had the lead, but paid the price for Courtois’ rash challenge on Swansea striker Bafetimbi Gomis as the France worldwide raced through on the counterattack. When I close my eyes and think of me in a football kit, then it is a red one playing...

Much has been made of Chelsea’s failure to attract a box-office name from outside the Premier League this summer.

Blanc had stated, “Manchester United and PSG are two big clubs and negotiations can be hard, but we are close to the end”.

Neymar’s illness could see Pedro Rodriguez’s move away from Barcelona and to Manchester United delayed until after the Super Cup fixtures.

Kane, 22, failed to score against United for the third match running at the weekend but, given his age and performances last season, Louis van Gaal is an admirer of the England worldwide.

“[Pedro] has a release clause of €30m, and we are waiting for someone to make the offer”,

United have scored more than a quarter of the goals in their entire history in the 23 seasons of the Premier League – while their next loss will bring an unwanted record of achieving their 1,500th loss in the top flight.