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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.

Chelsea has three loses, one draw and one win in their last five battles.

Bayern’s grist effort on target arrived in the 33rd minute when Thomas Muller’s header forced Baumann into a fine save, before the Bayern forward was denied by the upright two minutes later. August 22, 2015 10:19 am German winger Kevin Volland, who plays for 1899...

The questions above all others for Martinez, fans, and everybody who loves and follows Everton during the last week was the status of John Stones.

Whether or not the furore distracted the players is debatable, but clearly something is not clicking this season at Chelsea after their dominance of last season’s Premier League.

De Bruyne left Chelsea last year after a largely unsuccessful spell at Stamford Bridge, but he proved a huge success in the Bundesliga and successfully rebuilt his reputation having been crowned the league’s Player of the Year last season.

Roberto Martinez has insisted that John Stones has not handed in a transfer request despite being linked with a move to Chelsea.

Yet sources close to the player and Valencia are giving very different briefings to the Spanish media, with Marca are claiming that Otamendi is on his way to the Premier League.

Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany backed defender Eliaquim Mangala to eventually prove his worth in the Premier League.

Bayern Munich got their quest for a fourth straight Bundesliga title off to an emphatic start with a 5-0 win over Hamburg on Friday night.

City manager Manuel Pellegrini said that a particularly sharp Aguero was unlucky not to have scored more in the first half.

Mourinho’s need for new defenders was evident at Eastlands, as has been his desperation for the Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich to pay what it takes to sign Stones. City full-backs Aleksandar Kolarov (created the most City chances with a total of four) and, to a slightly...

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.

Leicester were able to hang on for their second win from two this season.

Kovacic is being mooted as a possible target for Real Madrid, meaning that Nasri could be signed as a potential replacement for the young Croatian midfielder.