9:45 AM ET Manchester United were beaten 1-0 at Old Trafford by Aston Villa on Saturday as Bruno Fernandes missed a stoppage-time penalty in their Premier League clash. With the game petering out to a goalless draw, Kortney Hause headed home in the 88th minute to seal the victory for the visitors. – Don’t have
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4:43 AM ET It’s still too early to talk about title-deciding games, after all it’s not even October, but Saturday’s Premier League clash between Chelsea and Manchester City is significant in terms of who sets the early pace. Chelsea are off to a red-hot start, winning four and drawing once in their first five games,
5:30 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says he has spoken to his players about their tendency to start games slowly and joked that he has written to the Premier League to ask to kick-off matches a goal down. Solskjaer rapped his team for their slow start in the 1-0 defeat
5:30 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Pep Guardiola says Manchester City are missing a goalscoring “weapon” after missing out on Harry Kane. While Manchester United signed Cristiano Ronaldo and Chelsea landed Romelu Lukaku during the summer transfer window, Kane remained at Tottenham Hotspur rather than moving to the Etihad Stadium. – ESPN+ guide: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS,
5:30 PM ET Aramide Oladipo Jurgen Klopp has said he is concerned about Liverpool‘s fixture schedule after the international break next month. Liverpool face a trip to Watford on Oct. 16 but could be without a number of players who might need to quarantine on returning from international duty. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on
1:51 PM ET ESPN News Services Embattled Barcelona manager Ronald Koeman has received a two-match ban on Friday for complaining at the end of a 0-0 draw at Cadiz in LaLiga action the day before. The result extended Barcelona’s winless streak to three matches and increased the pressure on Koeman. Koeman was sent off deep
12:18 PM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti has backed Karim Benzema to be a Ballon d’Or contender this year after an extraordinary start to the LaLiga season which has seen the forward contribute eight goals and seven assists in just six games. Benzema’s fine form continued in Real Madrid’s 6-1
8:44 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has aimed a dig at Jurgen Klopp by suggesting Manchester United have not had as many penalty decisions since the Liverpool boss highlighted their record last season. Solskjaer was left frustrated after seeing two penalty claims turned down in the 2-1 win over West Ham in the
6:35 AM ET Aramide Oladipo Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has said that midfielder Thiago will be out of action until mid-October after suffering a calf injury. Thiago, 30, has impressed at the start of the campaign but limped off during Liverpool’s 3-0 win over Crystal Palace last weekend. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+
8:17 AM ET Lionel Messi has been ruled out of Paris Saint-Germain‘s match against Montpellier on Saturday as he has not fully recovered from a bone bruise, the Ligue 1 club said on Friday. Messi suffered a knock on his left knee, and an MRI scan earlier this week confirmed signs of a bone contusion.