Guardiola: Confidence is not a problem at Manchester City

A defiant Pep Guardiola insists confidence is not a problem with his Manchester City players after seeing them surrender two more precious Premier League points at Newcastle.

Ballon d’Or nominee Van Dijk already feels like a winner

Virgil Van Dijk already feels like a winner after being nominated for this year’s Ballon d’Or.

Valverde hails Messi after Barcelona’s victory at Atletico

Barcelona boss Ernesto Valverde has talked up the importance of having Lionel Messi in his side after the forward netted the winner in the 1-0 victory at Atletico Madrid.

Performances, not league position, the immediate priority for Solskjaer

Manchester United have made their worst start to a Premier League season in 31 years, but manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is not yet concerned by their position on the log.

Ljungberg ‘100%’ confident Arsenal can make the top four

Freddie Ljungberg started his spell as Arsenal interim manager with only a point at Norwich, but insisted afterwards they can ‘100%’ make the top four this season.

5 talking points from the weekend’s Premier League action

Quique Sanchez Flores became the second manager sacked by Watford this season, while Premier League leaders Liverpool increased their healthy lead over defending champions Manchester City.

Man United drop more points after draw with Villa

Tyrone Mings took advantage of Manchester United’s sloppy defending to score his first Premier League goal as Aston Villa came from behind in a 2-2 draw at Old Trafford.

Aubameyang earns Arsenal draw at Norwich

Freddie Ljungberg’s first game in temporary charge of Arsenal ended in a 2-2 draw against Norwich City at Carrow Road on Sunday thanks to a brace from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

Klopp hails special win as Reds extend lead in title race

Jurgen Klopp hailed a special victory after his Liverpool side extended their Premier League lead to 11 points with a nervy 2-1 win over Brighton.

Mourinho pleased to see Alli praised following brace in Tottenham win

Jose Mourinho was pleased to be able to let everyone else rave about Dele Alli after the Tottenham attacker’s resurgence continued in Saturday’s 3-2 Premier League win over Bournemouth.