Ten Hag: United players put plan in the bin
Erik ten Hag blamed the players and not the plan after Manchester United's calamitous 4-0 defeat at Brentford.
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Jurgen Klopp does not want a repeat of Liverpool’s slow start to the season
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has not made a fuss about the issue of his side’s slow start to the Premier League season but is keen to avoid any repetition.
Lukaku nets seconds into Inter return at Lecce
LECCE, Italy: Romelu Lukaku made a dream start to his return to Inter Milan on Saturday after scoring less than two minutes into the Serie A club’s season opener at Lecce.Belgium forward Lukaku nodded home from close range with just 81 seconds gone to give Inter the lead at the Stadio Via del mare as they begin their bid to reclaim the Scudetto from local rivals AC Milan, 4-2 winners over Udinese earlier on Saturday.The 29-year-old had the easiest task to open his account for the campaign after Matteo Darmian knocked Federico Dimarco’s cross straight into his path.Lukaku reportedly took a pay cut to 8.5 million euros for the coming campaign to get out of Chelsea.He performed poorly in England and enraged Chelsea fans by saying in an interview with Sky Sport Italia that he wanted to return to Inter, where he won the Serie A title in 2021 and scored 64 times in 95 games over two years.That move came sooner than expected, with Inter paying an initial eight million euros plus a potential three million in bonuses for the loan.Italian media report that Inter and Chelsea have a gentleman’s agreement that the loan could be extended for another season should the move work out.After the deal was done his lawyer Sebastien Ledure said that “anything can happen” between now and the end of next season.
’Emotional’ Werner scores for Leipzig on Bundesliga return
BERLIN: Former Chelsea striker Timo Werner found the back of the net on an emotional return to Leipzig, but it was not enough to secure their first win of the season as Cologne snatched a 2-2 draw on Saturday. Leipzig played the majority of the game with 10 men, after Hungary midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai received a straight red card for an elbow to the throat of Cologne’s Florian Kainz just before half time. Werner left Leipzig for London in 2020 before returning earlier this week in a £25 million ($30.2 million, 29.5 million euros) deal.
Gabriel Jesus scores 2 in Arsenal’s 4-2 win over Leicester
LONDON: Gabriel Jesus didn’t take long to make an impression at Emirates Stadium. The Brazil striker marked his home debut for Arsenal with two goals and two assists in a 4-2 win against Leicester in the Premier League on Saturday. But apparently it wasn’t enough for Jesus himself.
Man United bottom of Premier League after thrashing by Brentford
Erik ten Hag's bad start as Manchester United manager descended into an embarrassment as a 4-0 thrashing by Brentford on Saturday left the Red Devils bottom of the Premier League.
Eddie Howe admits Newcastle lucky to earn ‘valuable’ point at Brighton
BRIGHTON: Newcastle United head coach Eddie Howe has admitted the Magpies rode their luck in their draw at Brighton - although he was pleased to get another Premier League point on the board.
Manchester United hit rock-bottom after Brentford's first-half blitz
Manchester United plumbed new depths after a 4-0 capitulation at Brentford sent Erik ten Hag's side into full-blown crisis mode after just two games of the season.