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.
"I always say that (Didier) Deschamps taught me winning is important, but Ferguson taught me that winning is normal," former United defender Patrice Evra said.
De Bruyne's club teammate Sergio Aguero had earlier said that the players are scared to get to playing the game because of the pandemic.
The remaining matches of the English Premier League are likely to be played at neutral venues and only “up to 10 stadiums” would be used.
Earlier Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero had said that players are scared to get back to playing amid the pandemic.
Restarting the league and playing the 92 remaining games behind closed doors would mitigate the financial loss, avoiding the need to repay hundreds of millions to broadcasters.
