Guardiola bemoans Man City’s lack of belief in Leicester rout

Pep Guardiola accused his Manchester City side of lacking strength and belief after they were ripped apart by Leicester on Sunday.

5 things we learned from this weekend’s Premier League action

The weekend’s Premier League action presented plenty of focus on handball decisions, Leicester pulled off a shock result at Manchester City and a hugely experienced defender in Thiago Silva endured a troubled debut.

European wrap: Suarez shines on Atletico debut as Bayern Munich suffer shock defeat

Debutant Luis Suarez wasted no time in making his mark at Atletico Madrid as Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich suffered a day to forget.

Abraham nets equaliser at the death as Chelsea fight back to deny Baggies

Tammy Abraham’s last-gasp goal capped Chelsea’s stunning second-half fightback as they recovered from 3-0 down to claim a point at West Brom.

Late Fernandes penalty earns Man United three points against Brighton

Bruno Fernandes converted a penalty deep into added time as Manchester United snatched a dramatic 3-2 win from an incident-packed encounter at Brighton.

I thank God it was successful – Sundowns star Vilakazi after surgery

Mamelodi Sundowns star Sibusiso Vilakazi is determined to come back stronger and win a fourth consecutive league title after successful surgery on the injury he sustained at the end of the 2019-20 season.

Komphela: I felt sorry for Middendorp

Former Kaizer Chiefs boss Steve Komphela says he feels sorry for Ernst Middendorp following the German’s departure from Naturena, adding it was a matter of 30 minutes that ruined his season.

Celtic lose appeal in Sundowns’ Langerman case

Bloemfontein Celtic have announced that their appeal against Mamelodi Sundowns man Tebogo Langerman has been unsuccessful at a Premier Soccer League (PSL) arbitration hearing.

Cole backs Man United stance over ‘crazy’ Jadon Sancho fee

Andy Cole feels Manchester United could do with strengthening but has stressed he sees the current asking price for Jadon Sancho as “crazy money”.

Lampard: Mendy will have to earn Chelsea No 1 spot

Frank Lampard has insisted new recruit Edouard Mendy will have to earn first-choice goalkeeper status at Chelsea.