Football Bizness

Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure has insisted that the current squad is good enough to win all four major trophies this season.

Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fabregas has claimed that he and his teammates are still capable of winning the Premier League title despite their torrid start to the campaign.

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has joked that Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho is a "nice guy" to people who are not referees or journalists.

Liverpool left-back Alberto Moreno has revealed that he was 'raging' over his lack of first-team chances under axed boss Brendan Rodgers.

Former Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers could reportedly become Chelsea's interim boss should the Premier League champions opt to part ways with Jose Mourinho.

Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has rejected Paul Scholes's claims that the team lack creativity.

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has claimed that he cannot guarantee that he will guide the team to a top-four finish in the Premier League this season.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has confirmed that Theo Walcott and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain will not play again until after the international break next month.

Bayern Munich failed to win in the Bundesliga for the first time this season as Eintracht Frankfurt produced a resilient defensive performance to secure a goalless draw.

Barcelona have been held to a goalless draw in the first leg of their round-of-32 Copa del Rey clash against Villanovense.

Both sides struggled to create chances in the first half, and United's first attempt came after 30 minutes when Jesse Lingard saw a powerful effort blocked by Daniel Ayala, before James Wilson fired a tame effort towards Boro keeper Tomas Meijas.

Teenagers Kelechi Iheanacho and Manu Garcia both found the net as Manchester City thrashed Crystal Palace 5-1 to progress to the quarter-finals of the League Cup this evening.

Luca Antonelli's second-half strike was enough to see AC Milan beat Chievo 1-0 at San Siro in Serie A this evening.

Nathaniel Clyne's first Liverpool goal has given the Reds a 1-0 win in their League Cup tie with Bournemouth this evening, sending Jurgen Klopp's side through to the quarter-finals.

Borussia Dortmund have run out comfortable 7-1 winners against second-tier side SC Paderborn in their DFB-Pokal second-round fixture.

Bayer Leverkusen have advanced to the next round of the DFB-Pokal after they beat Regionalliga West side Viktoria Koln.

Goals from Gonzalo Higuain and Dries Mertens secured a deserved 2-0 victory for Napoli against Palermo in the Serie A clash at Stadio San Paolo this evening.

A Nicola Sansone strike in the first half proved enough to secure a memorable 1-0 win for Sassuolo over 10-man Juventus in Serie A.

Celtic have advanced to the semi-finals of the Scottish League Cup by defeating Hearts 2-1 in their clash at Tynecastle this evening.

The visitors threatened in the early stages of the game as Rudy Gestede wasted two early opportunities to put his team ahead.

Real Madrid would still be interested in signing Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea regardless of Keylor Navas's good form.

Newcastle United have confirmed that they have appealed the red card shown to Fabricio Coloccini in the Tyne-Wear derby defeat against Sunderland.

Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney has lavished praise on teenage forward Anthony Martial for the way that the teeanger has adapted to life at Old Trafford.

Real Sociedad boss David Moyes is reportedly interested in talking to Aston Villa about taking on the vacant manager's job.

Jose Mourinho will be sacked as Chelsea manager if Liverpool win at Stamford Bridge next Saturday, according to reports.

Aston Villa forward Jordan Ayew has admitted that he is finding life "tough" at the club following a poor run of form.

Although Louis van Gaal has prioritised winning the Premier League, the Dutchman will be determined to secure his first piece of silverware of his tenure with the Red Devils.

Newcastle United manager Steve McClaren has praised his players for their performance in their 3-0 defeat at the hands of Sunderland, adding that the referee played a big part in their loss.

Harry Kane put his recent goalscoring woes behind him as he scored a hat-trick during Tottenham Hotspur's 5-1 victory away at Bournemouth this afternoon.

Kris Commons scored two goals as Scottish Premiership leaders Celtic put bottom side Dundee United to the sword by a 5-0 scoreline this afternoon.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored his second hat-trick of the week as Borussia Dortmund cruised to a 5-1 victory over Augsburg in the Bundesliga this afternoon.

Luiz Adriano came off the bench to score a late winner as AC Milan edged to a 2-1 victory over 10-man Sassuolo at San Siro this afternoon.

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has told Belgium coach Marc Wilmots to keep quiet over Eden Hazard's future at club level, having lobbied for the playmaker to join Real Madrid this week.

Former Aston Villa striker Dwight Yorke has thrown his name in the hat for the West Midlands club's managerial vacancy following the dismissal of Tim Sherwood.

T hree goals from Luis Suarez helped Barcelona overcome a stubborn Eibar side, who had taken the lead through Borja Baston, 3-1.

Paulo Dybala produced a man-of-the-match performance for Juventus as the Italian champions eased to a 2-0 victory over Atalanta BC in their Serie A meeting this afternoon.

New Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has played down the significance of conceding a late equaliser against Southampton and called for calm from expectant fans.

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has told Belgium coach Marc Wilmots to keep quiet over Eden Hazard's future at club level, having lobbied for the playmaker to join Real Madrid this week.

Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere has suggested that London rivals Chelsea can still win the Premier League title, despite their slow start to the season.

Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart has admitted that his side had to show Manchester United respect following their rivals' performance at Old Trafford.

Sadio Mane's 86th-minute equaliser has earned Southampton a point at Liverpool and denied Jurgen Klopp his first win as manager of the Merseyside club.

Arsenal are up and running in Group F of the Champions League after a famous 2-0 victory over Bayern Munich.

CSKA Moscow goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev says he is hoping to avoid another "horrible" night against Manchester United on Wednesday.

Chelsea produced a solid display as they earned a 0-0 draw at Dynamo Kiev in their Champions League Group G encounter.

An Ivan Rakitic double helped Barcelona see off BATE Borisov and send the Champions League holders to the top of Group E.

Cristiano Ronaldo doesn't like to be upstaged. Raul's name was ringing around the Santiago Bernabeu after the legendary forward revealed he would be retiring from football at the end of the season, so of course Ronaldo picked this moment to finally break his all-time goals record.

For Manchester United the last two weeks must have seemed like an awfully long time.

Cristiano Ronaldo doesn't like to be upstaged. Raul's name was ringing around the Santiago Bernabeu after the legendary forward revealed he would be retiring from football at the end of the season, so of course Ronaldo picked this moment to finally break his all-time goals record.

Two weeks is a long time in football. Raheem Sterling, embarrassingly replaced at half-time when Manchester City last played before the international break a fortnight ago, redeemed himself in spectacular fashion with his first professional hat-trick at The Etihad Stadium on Saturday.

Manchester United midfielder Juan Mata has hit back at former manager Jose Mourinho, who sold the Spaniard from Chelsea after criticising his work-rate.