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The ESPN panel react to Anthony Martial’s integration into Manchester United’s side following yet another impressive performance.

Manchester City manager, Manuel Pellegrini, has compared his side to the likes of Real Madrid and Barcelona, insisting the crop of players in the team have got what it takes to win this year’s champions league title.

Louis van Gaal was spreading a message of joy and pride to the rank and file at Old Trafford after Manchester United climbed to the top of the table on Saturday. “I got 20 minutes the other night, the same [on Saturday] and hopefully I can integrate my way back into the...

Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has admitted surprise at striker Anthony Martial’s performance during their 3-0 win over Sunderland on Saturday, 26 September.

Coupled with Manchester City’s 4-1 defeat at Tottenham Hotspur earlier, that enabled the Red Devils to take top spot for the first time in 82 weeks. David Moyes’s United were top after the opening match of the following season but they were immediately dislodged....

But he’s started his United career with three goals in his first two Premier League appearances including two against Southampton on Sunday.

Louis van Gaal has hailed teenage signing Anthony Martial – who has scored three goals for Manchester United in his first three games.

He enjoyed a near-perfect debut for the Blues, scoring a goal and providing a constant threat throughout their 3-2 victory at West Brom on Sunday.

Chelsea looked a different proposition in attack as they picked up a much-needed win against West Brom at The Hawthorns on Sunday, with Pedro starring on his debut having only completed his move from Barcelona earlier in the week.

He pulled a goal back for West Brom after goals from Pedro and Costa, and he headed in to make it 3-2 shortly after Terry was dismissed, perhaps harshly, after the defender prevented Rondon from racing through on goal.

Costa, who scored 20 goals in 28 Premier League games last term, should not be a victim of so-called “second-season syndrome”, where players perform below the level of their first season, according to Mourinho.

The former Stoke No 1, playing in place of the suspended Thibaut Courtois, made several crucial saves against Manchester City but was unable to stop the Blues crumbling to a 3-0 defeat against Manchester City on Sunday.

It was the first time that the Chelsea boss decided to substitute the central defender in an EPL match.

They scored twice in the first half, but neither goal was crafted by Chelsea genius, but was, instead, the result of fortune.

With Chelsea already down to 10 men after goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois’s red card and the game level at 2-2, he was anxious his team might be vulnerable with only eight outfield players to a Swansea counter for the winning goal.