Man Utd’s Manuel Ugarte in doubt to face Brentford after suffering knock vs Ecuador
The nature of his injury remains unclear, but it raises concerns over his availability for Saturday’s clash at Old Trafford.
The nature of his injury remains unclear, but it raises concerns over his availability for Saturday’s clash at Old Trafford.
Aston Villa got their Premier League campaign off to a winning start with a hard-fought 2-1 victory against West Ham United – the club’s first result at London Stadium.
The Premier League is off to a feisty start as half of the games on the opening weekend have now taken place.
Liverpool travel to east London after a derby defeat to Everton on Wednesday dealt a massive blow to their title hopes, leaving them third in the table, two points behind Manchester City and three behind Arsenal, with City having a game in hand.
The semi-automated system gives a result in around 30 seconds, while VAR calls can take several minutes, frustrating players and also fans, who are often uninformed about what is happening.
The Portuguese talisman has now won the same amount of Premier League POTM awards as Mohammed Salah, Harry Kane and Kevin de Bruyne combined this season and that too at the age of 37.
City were under pressure at the start of the game following Liverpool's 2-1 win away to Aston Villa 24 hours earlier, but De Bruyne quickly took control with a hat-trick within 24 minutes.
If there was any doubt about how Pep Guardiola's men would respond to the midweek heartbreak in Madrid, it was dispelled when Raheem Sterling scored in the 19th minute in a late Sunday match.
Liverpool had to settle for a point from Saturday's clash with Spurs, one which moved them above Manchester City on goal difference in the points table but having played a game more.
Everton stunned Chelsea with a 1-0 win at Goodison Park, bringing them within two points of Burnley and Leeds United in the battle for survival.
