Pep Guardiola has said that three Manchester City stars are very close to returning from injury, but are not yet fit for their Champions League opening game. City begin their defence of their European crown on Tuesday night with a clash against Serbian side Red Star Belgrade at the Etihad. Following their treble success, the Citizens are favourites to win back-to-back Champions Leagues titles – a feat only Real Madrid

Man United fans were ‘MORONIC’ to boo Erik ten Hag for taking off Rasmus Hojlund in Brighton defeat, says Ian Ladyman as Chris Sutton says Red Devils aren’t in a crisis yet on Mail Sport’s podcast It’s All Kicking Off! Man United suffered a dismal 3-1 defeat to Brighton at Old Trafford on Saturday Fans booed Erik ten Hag’s decision to take off Rasmus Hojlund in the second half  Listen

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Thanks for signing up to the Football email Chelsea’s indifferent start to the Premier League season continued as they were held to a drab goalless draw by Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium. Mauricio Pochettino’s side were again short on creative threat as the hosts dealt comfortably

One football punter was left beyond gutted after he made the ‘worst cash out ever’ – stopping his 3129/1, 18-fold accumulator early for just £34.68. The acca that was placed on last weekend’s football action was shared on social media as he showed his free £10 stake on the huge odds bets that he cashed out for profit just games in. The punter had both Rangers and Liverpool to win

Jamie Vardy pokes fun at Tottenham as the Leicester forward claims his side’s former rivals from 2015-16 title battle have ‘still got no bottle’ while on stage at the BBC Radio 2 in the Park festival Tottenham pushed Leicester when the Foxes won the Premier League in 2015/16 The club have still not yet won the Premier League but have impressed this term Listen to the latest episode of Mail

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Thanks for signing up to the Football email Pep Guardiola said the gruelling demands placed on his Manchester City players by an intense schedule means he will be forced to make changes to his line-up in the coming weeks in order to protect their welfare. City

Arsenal fan Piers Morgan claims Mikel Arteta humiliated Aaron Ramsdale by dropping him against Everton. The goalkeeper was axed at Goodison Park, with summer signing David Raya coming in to replace him. Mikel Arteta reviews Everton Raya made his Arsenal debut and kept a clean sheet. The Spaniard was rarely called into action as Everton struggled to create any chances of note. Ramsdale watched on from the bench as Leandro

Mauricio Pochettino revealed he was forced to tell frustrated Chelsea star Thiago Siliva to relax during his side’s stalemate with Bournemouth. Chelsea news, exclusives and analysis The Blues’ insipid start to the new season continued on the south coast where they were held to a goalless draw having missed a string of presentable opportunities. Ultimately, Chelsea were fortunate to escape with a point and were indebted to goalkeeper Robert Sanchez

Leandro Trossard says Arsenal’s use of short corners was their key tactic in getting of Everton, following their win at Goodison Park. Arsenal news, exclusives and analysis Arsenal secured a hard-fought three points at Everton on Sunday, with Trossard grabbing the winner with a fine goal. Goodison Park has long been a hoodoo ground for the Gunners, with no wins there in the Premier League since 2017, with Sean Dyche

Rasmus Hojlund backs Manchester United to ‘rise again’ after their dismal 3-1 defeat to Brighton… as £72m striker thanks fans for their ‘warm welcome’ after supporters booed Erik ten Hag’s decision to take him off Hojlund penned Instagram post writing that his club will ‘rise again’ after defeat Striker, 20, was denied his first goal at Old Trafford after it was ruled out by VAR Rasmus Hojlund has insisted Manchester United will