Sounds familiar? Manchester United aren’t thrilling or anything close to that, but they keep on winning, beating Aston Villa 1-0 through a slick Adnan Januzaj goal.
Hristo Stoichkov says his former Barcelona coach Louis van Gaal is “destroying” Manchester United, and warned Pedro Rodriguez not to move to Old Trafford.
Raheem Sterling’s Manchester City debut was overshadowed by the old guard as Yaya Toure and Vincent Kompany made the decisive contributions in an impressive 3-0 win at West Bromwich Albion on Monday.
Petr Cech broke a few Arsenal hearts down the years during his glittering Chelsea career but helped the Gunners enjoy a rare victory over Jose Mourinho’s side on Sunday.
Eden Hazard of Chelsea in action during the Barclays Premier League match between Chelsea v Swansea City at Stamford Bridge on August 8, 2015 in London, England. Perhaps, then again, which is more than possible it’ll be a draw on Sunday!
That would be at odds with manager Rodgers’ philosophy which is built upon incisive, possession-based football but the 29-year-old England worldwide says the players have to adapt to different styles of play.
With Balotelli turning 25 on Wednesday, a video emerged on Twitter showing the Italian striker being drenched in champagne by friends, with the Independent’s Simon Hughes reporting it was a part of the striker’s birthday celebrations in the early hours of the morning.
It has been a busy first week of Premier League management for Bilic, who also clarified why West Ham had opted against offering a contract to Joey Barton.
The club’s travelling fans, meanwhile, will be eager for another sight of Bastian Schweinsteiger, who received a thunderous reception when he made his competitive debut as a second-half substitute against Spurs.