So much has been speculated about the reasons for the German playmaker's decline - having been left out of both the Premier League and Europa League squads. Mesut Ozil will be forced to watch on from the stands this season Credit: Reuters I, for one, have no agenda... other than from a footballing standpoint, of course. While I applaud Ozil's charity work, defence of the oppressed and his lau...Full Story »

The 23-year-old Bundesliga ace was embarrassingly made to use the internet to bypass tight San Siro security. Marcus Thuram tries to show San Siro security who he is Credit: Twitter @borussia_en The Borussia Monchengladbach ace resorted to Googling himself Credit: Twitter @borussia_en Thuram - son of French World Cup winner Lilian - arrived at the stadium to field questions from the press. M...Full Story »

Harry Wilson and Alex Smithies earned the praise of Cardiff manager Neil Harris after the Bluebirds came from behind to earn a 1-1 Championship draw with Bournemouth.On his first start Cardiff start, Liverpool loanee and former Cherries man Wilson cancelled out Dominic Solanke’s opener for the visitors on a drizzly night in the Welsh capital.But the key moment came when, with Bournemouth 1...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola called Manchester City’s 3-1 victory over Porto a “perfect performance” after his side came from behind to open their Champions League Group C campaign with three points.City were made to work hard after Luis Diaz capitalised on a loose pass from Ruben Dias to put Porto ahead after 14 minutes.But a Sergio Aguero penalty drew City level before the break, and goals ...Full Story »

Harry Wilson earned Cardiff a point against Bournemouth on his first Bluebirds start as the two sides shared an entertaining 1-1 Championship draw in the Welsh capital.Dominic Solanke tapped home in the first half to give the Cherries the lead after they had responded impressively following some sloppy passing early on.But they were made to pay for not extending their lead when Liverpool loanee ...Full Story »

Darragh Lenihan’s own goal helped Watford to a 3-1 win over Blackburn that lifted them to third in the Championship table.The Hornets took control with two goals in quick succession early in the first half from Joao Pedro and Tom Cleverley.Ben Brereton’s fine strike reduced the arrears before the half-hour mark but Rovers, who had more possession and shots than the hosts, saw their l...Full Story »

Nicolas Tagliafico’s own goal was enough for Liverpool to beat Ajax 1-0 in the Champions League but it was the display of makeshift centre-back Fabinho which offered encouragement for the long-term absence of Virgil Van Dijk.As expected the Brazil midfielder dropped into the back four alongside Joe Gomez, the 35th centre-back partnership to start for Jurgen Klopp, and he barely put a foot ...Full Story »

Manchester United defender Axel Tuanzebe impressed during Tuesday's 2-1 win over PSG in the Champions League Manchester United may have found a solution to their defensive issues. Axel Tuanzebe's performance at the Parc des Princes last night has propelled him into contention for a regular starting spot at the heart of the Red Devils backline. PSG stars Neymar and Kylian Mbappe were kept at b...Full Story »

Reading manager Veljko Paunovic warned his players that they had barely started their “marathon” after they moved to the top of the Sky Bet Championship with a 1-0 win over Wycombe.Wycombe, now without a point in their opening six league matches, dominated the first half but without creating many clear chances.Reading improved after the break and were rewarded in the 64th minute when...Full Story »

Bolton boss Ian Evatt believes his much-fancied side is heading in the right direction after Antoni Sarcevic’s injury-time equaliser earned Wanderers a 3-3 Sky Bet League Two comeback draw at Barrow.Evatt’s former club were just seconds from a first win since regaining their Football League status after a 48-year absence.But having led 2-0 and 3-1, the Bluebirds saw Bolton skipper Sa...Full Story »

Mark Robins has hailed his “brave” Coventry side who he says should have come away with all three points in a 1-1 draw with Swansea.Jordan Shipley gave the Sky Blues the lead after 19 minutes before Andre Ayew put Swansea back on level terms.Coventry could have grabbed the win late on, with Ryan Giles and Callum O’Hare both going close.“We played with intensity and aggres...Full Story »

Aberdeen boss Derek McInnes was delighted with his side’s first-half demolition of Hamilton but warned they will have to improve defensively for a league and cup double-header against Celtic.Tommie Hoban put the Dons in front with a close-range header and Lewis Ferguson’s thunderbolt, followed by two neat finishes from Ryan Edmondson, seemed to have the Dons on easy street.But David ...Full Story »

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer bemoaned the lack of supporters as his Manchester United team recorded another last-gasp Champions League win at Paris St Germain.Marcus Rashford fired the Red Devils to another memorable victory in the French capital as Solskjaer’s men started their European campaign with a bang.After a season away from European football’s top table, the Red Devils returned to a...Full Story »

Newport manager Michael Flynn praised his side’s battling qualities, following their gritty 1-0 win against Stevenage at the Lamex Stadium.The match became a scrappy encounter following Tristan Abrahams’ early penalty, but the Exiles defended superbly throughout what was their second win in four days.The result allowed them to remain behind League Two leaders Cambridge on goal differ...Full Story »

Joey Barton admitted it is his most testing time as a manager as Fleetwood lost 1-0 at Accrington.After reaching the play-offs last season, the Cod Army have won two of their first seven League One games and Barton is scratching his head for answers.His side missed a host of chances in the first half, Stanley’s young keeper Toby Savin pulling off a number of superb saves to keep out Barrie...Full Story »

Reading moved to the top of the Sky Bet Championship and extended their unbeaten start to six matches with a hard-earned 1-0 victory over lowly Wycombe at Madejski Stadium.Winless yet energetic Wycombe dominated the first period but failed to create many clear-cut chances.Reading almost went ahead on the stroke of half-time but Yakou Meite made a mess of his attempted close-range header.Improvin...Full Story »

Exeter manager Matt Taylor was confident captain Jake Taylor would find the back of the net in the Grecians’ narrow Sky Bet League Two win over Crawley – because he gets married in the morning.Exeter came from a goal down to beat the Red Devils 2-1 at St James Park with Taylor netting the equaliser before Ryan Bowman charged down a Glenn Morris clearance and the ball rebounded into t...Full Story »

Dion Charles returned from a three-game ban to score the only goal as Accrington won 1-0 against Fleetwood.Fleetwood dominated the first half with young Stanley keeper Toby Savin having to be at his best.He tipped a Barrie McKay strike around the post after 18 minutes and dangerman McKay skipped into the area five minutes later but Savin was there again to keep the ball out.Stanley’s best ...Full Story »

Cardiff will be without defender Greg Cunningham for their home game against Bournemouth.Cunningham was forced out of last week’s win at former club Preston due to a hamstring strain and will be sidelined for several weeks.Fellow defenders Jordi Osei-Tutu and Joe Bennett will both be assessed after also being withdrawn at Preston, but forward Lee Tomlin is back in contention after a one-ga...Full Story »

Derby County forward Wayne Rooney is "angry and disappointed" after a friend, who had been told to be tested for COVID-19, visited his family home and later returned a positive result, his management team said. The Sun newspaper report that Rooney's friend Josh Bardsley went to the player's home on Thursday to give him a watch before Derby's Championship clash with Watford on Friday. Rooney ...Full Story »