Capital One Cup : Arsenal di Soton-kan,Liverpool diselmtkn oleh Penalti

Spot of luck! Liverpool avoid embarrassing defeat as marathon shootout ends 14-13 after Adomah's crucial miss for plucky Boro

LIVERPOOL 2-2 MIDDLESBROUGH (AET, 14-13 ON PENALTIES) - DOMINIC KING AT ANFIELD: Liverpool reached the last 16 of the Capital One Cup after one of the most extraordinary nights in this competition's history, beating Middlesbrough 14-13 on penalties. Shootouts are part of Liverpool's history - they have won two European Cups and an FA Cup from 12 yards - but this was quite remarkable, as 30 penalties were taken after the match finished 2-2 at the end of extra time.

Arsenal 1-2 Southampton: Dusan Tadic and Nathaniel Clyne bring Saints back from behind to send Gunners out of Capital One Cup

• Alexis Sanchez puts Gunners 1-0 up with superb free-kick after 14 minutes
• Dusan Tadic levels from the spot six minutes later after Tomas Rosicky fouls debutant Sadio Mane 
• Nathaniel Clyne makes it 2-1 to Southamptonwith a swerving strike from outside the box in the 40th minute
• Abou Diaby makes his first start for Arsenal since March 2013 in Capital One Cup tie 
• David Ospina handed his Arsenal debut in goal  
• Southampton pick a strong side and dominate the midfield battle against the Gunners

 Sanchez is fast becoming a firm favourite among the Arsenal fans, and has scored in his last three games at the Emirates Stadium

Match Facts : Arsenal: Ospina 4; Bellerin 5 (Akpom 86), Chambers 6.5, Hayden 5, Coquelin 5; Rosicky 5, Diaby 5.5 (Cazorla 67); Campbell 5.5 (Oxlade-Chamberlain 71), Wilshere 5, Podolski 4; Sanchez 6. 

Subs: Gibbs, Mertesacker, Martinez, Ajayi.

Booked: Rosicky, Wilshere 

Manager - Arsene Wenger: 5

Southampton: Forster 6; Clyne 8, Fonte 7, Gardos 7.5, Targett 7 (Bertrand 85); Wanyama 6.5, Schneiderlin 9; Mane 7.5 (Long 72), Davis 7, Tadic 7.5; Pelle 7.

Subs: Davis, Cork, Mayuka, Reed, McCarthy.

Booked: Wanyama, Pelle, Tagett, Forster

Manager - Ronaldo Koeman: 8.

BPL : Leicester 5-3 Man Utd | MC 1-1 Chelsea

Leicester 5-3 Man Utd   |   MC 1-1 Chelsea

 While Louis Van Gaal might now extend special privileges to Angel di Maria as well as Wayne Rooney, Manchester United's manager needs to impose some special measures at the other end of the field after this. United were magnificent going forward, with Di Maria marking another masterclass in attacking football with a quite outrageous first-half goal that suggested that, like Rooney, he should be guaranteed a place in Van Gaal's side. But Van Gaal also had to endure a defensive performance that served as another reminder of the challenge still facing the Dutchman.
Andre Schurrle put Chelsea in front in the second half after Pablo Zabaleta was sent off just minutes earlier for the hosts. But Frank Lampard scored an equaliser for City with just minutes to go. Meanwhile in the day's other 4pm kick-off, EVERTON host CRYSTAL PALACE at Goodison Park hoping to keep up their push for a place in Europe's premier competition next term. But the unfancied visitors have stormed into a big lead.

WEST HAM UTD 3-1 Liverpool

West Ham shock Liverpool with early blitz

Premier League, Boleyn Ground - West Ham 3 (Reid 2’ D. Sakho 7’ Amalfitano 88’) Liverpool 1 (Sterling 26’)

WEST HAM 3-1 ANFIELD - ROB DRAPER AT UPTON PARK: It was not the team of Raheem Sterling, Mario Balotelli and Steven Gerrard that so pleased the eye at Upton Park. Rather it was Sam Allardyce's West Ham. At times last night they looked scintillating.

 Rodgers gives Gerrard instructions as Liverpool chase the game in the second-half without success

La Liga : Deportivo 2-8 REAL MADRID

Deportivo 2-8 Real Madrid : Cristiano Ronaldo nets his 23rd hat-trick for Los Blancos as floodgates open for dream team

La Liga, Estadio Riazor - Deportivo La Coruna 2 (Medunjanin 51’ pen Toche 84’) Real Madrid 8 (Ronaldo 29’ 41’ 78’ Rodriguez 36’ Bale 66’ 75’ Hernandez 88’ 90+2’)

• Real Madrid defeated Deportivo la Coruna 8-2 at the Riazor Stadium
• Cristiano Ronaldo netted his 23rd hat-trick for Los Blancos
• Gareth Bale chipped in with a quickfire brace  in the second half
• James Rodriguez scored his first goal in la Liga since arriving
• Manchester United loanee Javier Hernandez came on to score twice
• Haris Medunjanin and Jose Verdú Nicolás scored consolations for hosts

 Manchester United loanee Javier Hernandez is congratulated after coming on to score twice
 

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BPL : Aston Villa 0-3 ARSENAL

Aston Villa 0-3 Arsenal: Welbeck and Ozil form new dream team for Wenger as £16m ace bags first goal and German stars at last

Mesut Ozil showed his class, Arsenal displayed their steel, and Aston Villa's stout defence was breached three times in a devastating spell of 200 seconds. The Germany star played in the No 10 role and scored the first goal, set up Danny Welbeck for his maiden Gunners strike a minute later and Aly Cissokho turned the ball into his own net for the third two minutes after that.

• Mesut Ozil slots Arsenal's first goal past Brad Guzan from Danny Welbeck's pass
• Ozil sets up Welbeck 60 seconds later for England striker's first goal for Arsenal
• Aly Cissokho diverts Kieran Gibbs' cross in for Gunners' third 

 Roy Keane cuts a menacing figure with his foot on the ball as CHambers looks to get the game restarted quickly

 Arsene Wenger is given a pre-match hug by Aston Villa's mascot and it seems the hosts' players were equally generous

Ole Gunnar tinggalkan Cardiff

KUALA LUMPUR - Jodoh Ole Gunnar Solskjaer bersama Cardiff City ternyata tidak lama apabila dia meletakkan jawatan selaku pengurus dan tempatnya bakal dikendalikan sementara waktu oleh Danny Gabbidon dan Scott Young.

Menurut Ole Gunnar, dia terpaksa meninggalkan kelab itu setelah mengadakan beberapa siri perbincangan dan merasakan itu keputusan terbaik perlu dilakukan demi kariernya serta masa depan kelab.

"Saya meninggalkan Cardiff dengan ramai pemain berbakat dan mahu berterima kasih kepada pemilik kelab, Vincent Tan yang memberikan saya peluang untuk berada di sini.

"Berat hati saya mahu meninggalkan kelab ini namun akibat terdapat perbezaan falsafah dalam cara menguruskan pasukan bola sepak maka saya terpaksa mengambil keputusan ini serta mengikut cara Vincent mahukan," katanya dalam kenyataan media Cardiff City yang diemel semalam.

Sementara itu, Tan Sri Vincent Tan berkata, dia terpaksa melepaskan Ole Gunnar selepas melihat permulaan yang buruk dan kurang yakin pengurus dari Norway itu mampu membawa Cardiff untuk naik semula ke Liga Perdana Inggeris(EPL).

"Saya membawa Ole Gunnar kerana yakin dengan kemampuannya untuk membawa Cardiff berjuang menyelamatkan diri daripada zon penyingkiran tetapi itu tidak berlaku.

"Ramai orang menasihatkan saya agar memecatnya selepas kami tersingkir ke Liga Kejuaraan namun saya mahu memberikan dia peluang namun jelas beberapa keputusan perlawanan awal liga tidak begitu memberangsangkan," katanya dalam kenyataan akhbar yang sama.

UCL - Chelsea seri,Man City tewas ngan Bayern

Champions League - Fabregas on target but Schalke hold Chelsea

Group G, Stamford Bridge - Chelsea 1 (Fabregas 11), Schalke 1 (Huntelaar 62)

 

PLAYER RATINGS

Chelsea: Courtois 6, Ivanovic 7, Cahill 6, Terry 6, Filipe Luis 7, Matic 7, Fabregas 6, Ramires 7, Willian 7, Hazard 8, Drogba 6. Subs: Oscar 6, Remy 7, Costa 6.

Schalke: Fahrmann 6, Höger 6, Ayhan 7, Neustädter 7, Fuchs 6, Boateng 7, Aogo 6, Sam 7, Meyer 6, Draxler 8, Huntelaar 7. Subs: Barnetta 6, Choupo-Moting 6, Obasi 6.

Barcelona edge resolute APOEL

Group F, Camp Nou – Barcelona 1 (Pique 28) APOEL Nicosia 0

Brahimi hits three as Porto thrash BATE

Porto crushed BATE Borisov 6-0 

Last-gasp Bayern Munich break Manchester City hearts

Group E, Allianz Arena - Bayern Munich 1 (Goetze 90) Manchester City 0

PLAYER RATINGS

Bayern Munich: Neuer 7, Rafinha 6, Benatia 6, Boateng 8, Bernat 7, Alonso 7, Alaba 7, Lahm 7, Goetze 7, Mueller 7, Lewandowski 7..subs: Dante 5, Robben 6, Pizarro 6.

Manchester City: Hart 9, Sagna 6, Demichelis 6, Kompany 7, Clichy 7, Fernandinho 7, Toure 6, Navas 7, Silva 7, Nasri 7, Dzeko7..subs: Kolarov 5, Milner 6, Aguero 6.

Perjuangan masih belum selesai [kosmo]

FERRIS DANIAL (tengah) diasak pemain Laos pada perlawanan yang menyaksikan Harimau Muda A menang 4-0 di Stadium Ansan Wa, Korea Selatan semalam.

URULATIH Harimau Muda A, Datuk Ong Kim Swee menggesa barisan pemain tidak mendabik dada atas kejayaan menewaskan Laos pada aksi kedua Kumpulan A Sukan Asia di Incheon, Korea Selatan semalam.

Sebaliknya, Kim Swee memberi amaran kepada pasukan bimbingannya kerana perjuangan Harimau Muda A masih belum berakhir dalam misi mencapai sasaran ke peringkat suku akhir.

Pada aksi itu, kapten Mohamad Aidil Zafuan Abd. Radzak terlebih dahulu membuka jaringan pada minit ke-12.

Penguasaan Harimau Muda A jelas ketara apabila pasukan bawah 23 tahun (B-23) itu berjaya menambah tiga gol dalam tempoh enam minit bermula daripada penyerang senior, Mohd. Norfarhan Muhammad (m-76), Fandi Othman (m-79) dan Muhammad Ferris Danial Mat Nasir pada minit ke-82.

Mengulas lanjut, pengendali kelahiran Melaka itu menegaskan, skuad kendaliannya masih perlu kuat berusaha memperbaiki beberapa kesilapan ketika menentang Laos.

“Bagi saya, perjuangan masih belum selesai. Fokus kini adalah pertemuan menen- tang Arab Saudi (Ahad ini).

“Saya tetap memuji persembahan pasukan muda negara tetapi harus diingat, peluang kita terjawab dalam aksi terakhir nanti.

“Saya fikir Harimau Muda A bermain de- ngan baik ketika menentang Laos sebelum menjaringkan gol pertama. Pemain menunjukkan sikap positif yang mana mereka tidak terburu-buru untuk mencari jaringan,” katanya ketika dihubungi di Incheon semalam.

Dalam perkembangan sama, Kim Swee tidak terlepas memuji persembahan mantap dari Aidil dan perancang, Gary Stevan Robbat yang banyak membantu jentera tengah skuad Harimau Muda A.

“Sebelum ini, ada orang mempertikaikan saya kenapa membawa pemain yang cedera (Aidil dan Gary).

“Namun, Aidil telah menjadi contoh yang baik yang mana dia berjaya menjaringkan gol pertama buat pasukan. Situasi ini membuatkan pemain-pemain lain berasa lebih yakin untuk bermain.

“Begitu juga dengan Gary. Biarpun sekadar beraksi dalam tempoh 25 minit, dia membuktikan masih memiliki sentuhan dan bagi saya, Gary adalah aset utama Harimau Muda A,” katanya.

Champions League - Kemenangan pertama Real Madrid,Liverpool,Olympiakos & Borussia Dortmund | Arsenal tewas

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Brittle Real Madrid crush meek Basel

Champions League Group B, Santiago Bernabeu - Real Madrid 5 (Suchy o.g. 14, Bale 30, Ronaldo 31, James 36, Benzema 79) Basel 1 (Gonzalez 38)

Champions League, Stadio Georgios Karaiskakis - Olympiakos 3 (Masuaku 13, Afellay 31, Mitroglu 72) Atletico Madrid 2 (Mandzukic 37, Griezemann 85)

Atletico humbled by Olympiakos in Greece

Last-gasp Liverpool win after five-year absence

Champions League Group B, Anfield - Liverpool 2 (Balotelli 82, Gerrard 90+3 pen) Ludogorets 1 (Abalo 90)

Aubameyang-inspired Dortmund bludgeon poor Arsenal

Champions League Group D, Signal Iduna Park - Borussia Dortmund 2 (Immobile 44, Aubameyang 48) Arsenal 0

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Di Maria inspirasi kemenangan United

MANCHESTER - Pengurus Manchester United, Louis van Gaal mahu Angel di Maria mengeluarkan lagi kebolehannya selepas dia menjadi inspirasi kemenangan 4-0 ke atas Queens Park Rangers (QPR) pada penampilan pertama di Stadium Old Trafford kelmarin.

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Pemain kebangsaan Argentina yang menjadi pemain termahal United, memadam bayangan penyerang baharu, Radamel Falcao apabila berjaya meledak satu gol dan satu hantaran tepat kepada pasukan tuan rumah.

Bagaimanapun, dia dikeluarkan pada minit ke-82 selepas mengalami masalah kekejangan.

Meskipun van Gaal memuji persembahan di Maria, beliau percaya pemain yang bernilai 59.7 juta pound (RM310 juta) masih boleh mempamerkan aksi lebih baik.

"Status di Maria baik tetapi dia mengalami sedikit masalah kekejangan kaki.

"Kebiasannya, dia sudah biasa beraksi selama 90 minit tanpa masalah ini tetapi kita nampak satu perkembangan positif terhadap di Maria.

"Dia telah memberikan segala-galanya ketika beraksi di atas padang.

"Apabila kamu telah menyediakan tiga hantaran termasuk kamu sendiri menjaringkan gol, kamu tidak bermain teruk.

"Bagaimanapun, dia memiliki banyak peluang keemasan tetapi gagal memanfaatkannya.

"Saya akan menilai kembali perlawanan ini dan saya melihat kami masih perlu banyak memperbaiki kelemahan sebagai satu pasukan," katanya. - AFP

Kagawa bawa semangat baharu [kosmo]

KAGAWA diberi kepercayaan untuk mengemudi jentera tengah Dortmund pada aksi menentang Arsenal awal pagi esok.

DORTMUND - Kehadiran Shinji Kagawa memberikan semangat baharu kepada Borussia Dortmund menjelang aksi pembukaan Kumpulan D kempen Liga Juara-Juara menentang Arsenal awal pagi esok.

Situasi itu membuatkan naib juara Liga Jerman itu mampu menarik nafas lega ekoran kecederaan dialami perancang utama Dortmund, Marco Reus.

Kagawa kembali menyertai Dortmund awal musim ini selepas mengharungi kempen suram bersama Manchester United dalam saingan Liga Perdana England musim lalu.

Pemain berusia 25 tahun itu membalas kepercayaan Dortmund dengan menjaringkan gol selain mencipta gerakan kepada jaringan Adrian Ramos ketika kelab tersebut menang 3-1 ke atas Freiburg dalam aksi liga domestik baru-baru ini.

"Kami sedar Kagawa mampu menghasilkan sesuatu yang istimewa di sini.

"Dia masih mempunyai deria untuk menjaringkan gol," kata pengendali Dortmund, Jurgen Klopp.

Selain Kagawa, Dortmund turut mendapat semula khidmat kapten pasukan, Mats Hummels yang kembali menyertai sesi latihan, namun dilaporkan tidak akan beraksi menentang Arsenal.

"Kami mahu mendapat permulaan menarik. Kami mahu menang di laman sendiri (Stadium Signal Iduna Park)," jelasnya.

Sementara itu, The Gunners difahamkan tidak akan dapat menggunakan khidmat pemain pertahanan, Mathieu Debuchy kerana mengalami kecederaan ketika aksi Liga Perdana England menentang Manchester City, Sabtu lalu.

Bagaimanapun, perancang Arsenal, Jack Wilshere menjangkakan aksi menentang Dortmund itu akan menyajikan satu perlawanan menarik nanti.

"Arsenal bukan pasukan yang mudah untuk dijinakkan. Ia pasti satu perlawanan yang sukar dan ia juga adalah yang paling susah dalam saingan Kumpulan D," katanya. - AFP

Inter mengganas di San Siro (kosmo)

ICARDI (kiri) menyumbat hatrik bagi membantu Milan mengalahkan Sassuolo 7-0 pada aksi Serie A semalam.

MILAN - Pengendali Inter Milan, Walter Mazzari kagum terhadap corak permainan yang ditampilkan skuad bimbingannya sejurus membelasah Sassuolo 7-0 pada aksi Serie A di Stadium San Siro awal pagi semalam.

Mazzari menegaskan bahawa beliau sememangnya mahukan corak permainan seperti itu yang menyaksikan penyerang Inter, Mauro Icardi berjaya meledak hatrik pada aksi tersebut.

Dalam aksi itu, Inter berpesta empat gol pada babak pertama perlawanan menerusi dua jaringan Icardi seawal minit keempat dan 29, Mateo Kovacic (22) dan Fredy Guarin (43).

Bersambung di babak kedua, Inter terus mengganas dengan menyumbat tiga lagi gol menerusi Icardi (53), Pablo Osvaldo (72) dan jaringan kedua peribadi Guarin pada minit ke-75.

"Kami tamatkan kempen musim lalu dengan corak permainan sebegini tetapi berlakunya beberapa pertukaran pemain. Saya beritahu mereka perlu lebih pantas dan agresif.

"Bagi saya, beraksi dengan gaya dan tempo sebegini merupakan cara yang ideal. Saya harap kami dapat teruskan persembahan seperti ini.

"Kami mahu mengekalkan sikap, keinginan dan tahap agresif sebegini di atas padang. Kami perlu pantas menggerakkan bola dan tidak memberi ruang kepada pihak lawan untuk berfikir," katanya.

Sementara itu, bekas jurulatih Napoli itu turut memuji persembahan dipamerkan Kovacic dan gembira dengan perkembangan pemain kelahiran Croatia itu.

"Buat masa ini, dia memahami cara untuk bermain di Itali, dia bertahan dan menyerang apabila diperlukan sahaja.

"(Gary) Medel juga bermain cemerlang. Apabila kami menyerang dengan enam pemain, kami memerlukan pemain sepertinya untuk menjaga barisan pertahanan kami.

"Jika semua pemain teruskan aksi sebegini, kami boleh menggunakan corak permainan ini menentang kelab-kelab besar. Saya minta maaf menang 7-0 tetapi Sassuolo ialah pasukan yang baik," jelasnya. - Agensi

Real Madrid 1-2 Atletico Madrid

Real Madrid 1-2 Atletico Madrid: Ronaldo and Co booed and whistled off at full time after second consecutive La Liga defeat

Carlo Ancelotti's early season crisis at Real Madrid intensified as the European Cup holders were beaten 2-1 by Atletico Madrid leaving them six points behind leaders Barcelona having lost two of their opening three games of the season.

Villa stun Liverpool to move up to second

Anfield - Liverpool 0 Aston Villa 1 (Agbonlahor 9)

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Aston Villa dished out the rough stuff to Mario Balotelli and Liverpool, but can claim the tactic was justified as Paul Lambert's men climbed to second in the Premier League following captain Gabby Agbonlahor's shock winner. Balotelli, making his Anfield debut after a £16million move from AC Milan, appeared to be targeted by Villa to try and make him lose his temper, particularly when Philippe Senderos kicked him off the ball.

Gabby Agbonlahor fired a scrappy winner as Aston Villa moved up to second and continued their impressive early season form with a surprise 1-0 victory at Liverpool.

The 27-year-old forward, who signed a new four-year contract earlier in the week, reacted quickest to stab in from close range on nine minutes after Philippe Senderos' knock down was not cleared by a static Reds defence.

The Swiss centre back was a constant menace to Brendan Rodgers' men as they struggled to cope with set pieces throughout and he should have doubled the Villans' tally when he somehow ballooned a free header over the bar from eight yards out. He was also fortunate to avoid a possible red card in the first half when he appeared to kick out at Mario Balotelli off the ball.

The hosts had been hoping to build on a superb 3-0 triumph at Tottenham prior to the international break but struggled to carve out chances with Balotelli starved of service on an uneventful home bow.

Adam Lallana, who was making his full debut for Liverpool, did go close with a rasping 25 yard drive while Philippe Coutinho hit the post late on, but in truth Villa were full value for their hard-fought win as the Reds struggled to find a cutting edge without the injured Daniel Sturridge.

KEY MOMENTS

PRE-MATCH - Debuts galore! Liverpool hand full debuts to summer signings Adam Lallana and Lazar Markovic (first start) while Mario Balotelli makes his home bow. There is also a surprise omission from the Reds' starting XI as Raheem Sterling, who has starred for club and country in recent months, drops to the bench. Meanwhile, Tom Cleverley, on-loan from Manchester United, makes his maiden appearance in a Villa shirt.

6' - LIVERPOOL CHANCE! Manquillo clips a ball into the area towards Balotelli but Markovic got there first and miscued his header wide. The Italian was probably in a better position to score.

9' - GOAL! LIVERPOOL 0-1 ASTON VILLA. The visitors lead! It's a scrappy goal, but they won't care. Senderos sees his stooping header from a corner hit a red shirt and fall for Agbonlahor who manages to stab the ball into the net from close range. Poor defending by Lovren and then Sakho from Liverpool's point of view.

13' - ASTON VILLA CHANCE. It should be two! Westwood floats the free kick into the box for a completely unmarked Senderos who somehow heads over the top with the goal gaping. A glorious opening wasted.

22' - SHOULD VILLA BE DOWN TO 10 MEN? Villa could easily be a man down as Senderos foolishly kicks out at Balotelli. The Italian goes down but the referee didn't see the off-the-ball incident. Strange from the Swiss, very strange! He's got away with that one.

32' - LIVERPOOL CHANCE! Coutinho dinks a neat ball into the area for Henderson's diagonal run. The England man nods it back for Lallana whose side-foot attempt is blocked by Senderos from eight yards out.

43' - CLOSE! Lallana lets fly with a volley from 25 yards that arrows inches past the post. Good effort. Could have been the perfect way to cap his Reds bow!

78' - LIVERPOOL HALF CHANCE. A poor header from Cissokho gift-wraps a ball through for Sterling but the winger's touch is poor and the chance goes begging as Guzan comes to gather.

82' - OFF THE POST! Coutinho jinks left and right before cutting in from the flank and curling in a shot that clips Senderos and crashes back off the post. Unlucky for Liverpool.

PLAYER RATINGS

LIVERPOOL: Mignolet 5, Manquillo 6, Moreno 6, Lovren 5, Sakho 5, Gerrard 6, Henderson 6, Coutinho 6, Markovic 5, Lallana 6, Balotelli 5. Subs: Sterling 6, Lambert 5, Borini 5.

ASTON VILLA: Guzan 7, Hutton 7, Baker 8, Senderos 7, Cissokho 7, Westwood 7, Delph 7, Cleverley 6, Richardson 6, Agbonlahor 7, Weimann 6. Subs: N'Zogbia 6, Sanchez n/a, Bent n/a.

 Steven Gerrard gives Mario Balotelli a pep talk before the match kicks off between Liverpool and Aston Villa on Saturday evening at Anfield in the Premier League

 Brendan Rodgers wasn't looking happy during the 1-0 loss to Aston Villa at Anfield - Liverpool's second defeat of the still-young Premier League season

 Raheem Sterling had about 30 minutes to make an impact after coming on as a substitute in the place of Adam Lallana on Saturday evening in the Premier League

BPL : ARSENAL 2 - 2 MAN CITY

Martin Demichelis header rescues point for Sky Blues in four-goal thriller at the Emirates Stadium

• Sergio Aguero broke the deadlock in the 28th minute after a break down the right from Jesus Navas 
• Danny Welbeck almost put Arsenal ahead when he hit the post 11 minutes into his Arsenal debut
• Frank Lampard booked on his Manchester City debut following his summer move from Chelsea 
• Jack Wilshere leveled with a sublime finish in the second half after an assist from Aaron Ramsey
• Alexis Sanchez put Arsenal 2-1 up after 74 minutes with a right footed finish at the Emirates Stadium
• Mathieu Debuchy carried off on a stretcher late in the second half after picking up a leg injury
• Martin Demichelis levelled the score for Manchester City after 83 minutes 

Alexis Sanchez shoots on the volley to beat Manchester City keeper Joe Hart and give Arsenal the lead at the Emirates Stadium

Chilean international Alexis Sanchez shows off his physique after scoring Arsenals's second goal - before being shown a yellow card

Jack Wilshere keeps his composure to beat Manchester City keeper Joe Hart and level the scores after a rapid break from midfield

Danny Welbeck celebrates with new team-mate Jack Wilshere as the midfielder runs to the crowd to celebrate his second half equaliser

Sergio Aguero of Manchester City continues his staggering record in front of goal as he scores the opener past Arsenal's Wojciech Szczesny

Fernandinho holds off Danny Welbeck as Arsenal enjoy the majority of possession inside the opening quarter of an hour

Danny Welbeck's frustrations are reflected by the crowd as player and supporters alike put their head in their hands after the missed opportunity

 Sumber: DailyMail

Manchester United as we know it is dead and this is the new era at Old Trafford

Foreign owners, foreign coach and foreign players... Manchester United as we know it is dead and this is the new era at Old Trafford

MARTIN SAMUEL: A British manager affording opportunity to young British players. It was what set Manchester United apart. Not any more. Sunday, September 14, 2014, is the first day of the new Manchester United. Against Queens Park Rangers at Old Trafford, a foreign coach will preside over a starting XI of mostly foreign, expensively-acquired, players. Neville was adamant, defiant, that Manchester United should resist the appeal of a foreign coach. In his eyes this meant giving Moyes more time but it was plain that, even if a change had to be made, Neville felt the successor must hail from within these shores.

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Did Van Gaal get it wrong....

Did Van Gaal get it wrong selling Welbeck? Arsenal's £16m man delivers for England as part of exciting new-look front three

NEIL ASHTON: Louis van Gaal's decision to sell Danny Welbeck for £16m is one of the most controversial transfers in Manchester United history. On Monday night, after he scored twice in an England shirt in his first start since a deadline day transfer to Arsenal, it felt like one of the biggest mistakes they have ever made. One goal, against Switzerland in this Euro 2016 qualifier, was embarrassing enough for van Gaal. Two feels like humiliation.

Euro 2016 - Welbeck fires England to winning start against Switzerland

Sumber : eurosport


SWITZERLAND 0-2 ENGLAND
Roy Hodgson got the win, the performance, and the breathing space he will need, if England are to put the trauma of the World Cup behind them. After a week that threatened to turn drama into crisis, England delivered in what many believe will be the toughest match of their European Championship qualifying campaign.

Euro 2016 qualifier, Basel: Switzerland 0, England 2 (Welbeck 58, 90+4)

KEY MOMENTS

PRE-MATCH: So two changes in personnel for England - Danny Welbeck replaces the injured Daniel Sturridge, while Fabian Delph comes in for Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain. More pertinently the teams would suggest a change in formation from Roy Hodgson, with Raheem Sterling presumably playing at the point of a midfield diamond, with Delph, Jordan Henderson and Jack Wilshere supporting him. That's a pretty dynamic midfield, and a pretty bold team selection as well - one assumes Hodgson won't be asking them merely to defend.

15 mins: CHANCE - England are gifted a chance by an errant pass by Von Bergen, and they briefly have a four on three with Sterling running at goal. However, Sterling chooses to pass left to Rooney when Welbeck was a better option to the right. Rooney controls and takes a shot, but it's too weak and too near Sommer, who saves with relative ease.

42 mins: CHANCE - England go close again. Delph and Baines fashion some room out on the left and feed Rooney, who cuts inside and swipes a shot towards goal, which Sommer rather unconvincingly shovels away for a corner.

43 mins: CHANCE - That was a much better stop from Sommer: Jones is left unmarked from the corner and powerfully heads towards goal, but Sommer gets down quickly to his left and pushes the ball away. If you were being hyper-critical then you could say with the time and space Jones had he should've given the keeper no chance, but that was excellent goalkeeping.

58 mins: GOAL! WELBECK OPENS THE SCORING! And finally it pays off. England counter impressively down the left, Rooney feeds Sterling as the defence opens up, the Liverpool man plays an excellent first-time pass across to Welbeck who tucks it (perhaps off a shin) into the corner of the net.

70 mins: CHANCE - Huge chance for Switzerland, as Drmic is set through on goal, despite looking slightly offside. He goes round Hart and tries to slot it home, but Cahill is there to block the effort. The Swiss claim handball, and while it did strike Cahill's arm as he slid, that would have been a very harsh penalty.

90 mins+4: GOAL! WELBECK SEALS IT! That's that, as England counter and Sterling feeds Lambert, who likewise passes on to Welbeck, who takes his time and slots the ball into the far corner with a cool, cool finish.

KEY STATS

England had just three shots on target throughout the game, and two of them went in.

Switzerland actually had more of the ball, enjoying 56% possession as opposed to England's 44%

MAN OF THE MATCH

Raheem Sterling - England: He really is a special talent, this lad. The Liverpool forward was played in a central role at the tip of a midfield diamond, as he does for Liverpool, and he excelled for Hodgson just as he has for Brendan Rodgers. If he continues like that then Liverpool might not miss Luis Suarez that much - and England could have their next star.

PLAYER RATINGS

SWITZERLAND: Sommer 5, Lichtsteiner 6, Von Bergen 5, Rodriguez 6, Djourou 5, Inler 7, Xhaka 6, Behrami 6, Shaqiri 6, Seferovic 6, Mehmedi 5. Subs: Dzemaili 5, Drmic 6.

ENGLAND: Hart 7, Stones 5, Cahill 7, Jones 7, Baines 6, Delph 6, Henderson 7, Wilshere 7, Sterling 8, Rooney 7, Welbeck 8. Subs: Jagielka 6, Milner 6, Lambert 6.

Spain 5-1 Macedonia

Who needs Costa ? Silva shines for Del Bosque's new-look side

• Spain started with eight players from the Euro 2012 campaign - Vincente Del Bosque didn't make too many changes 
• Sergio Ramos scored opener for Spain with a cheeky paneka chipped penalty after David Silva was brought down
• Paco Alcacer doubled the lead after Juanfran beat the goalkeeper to a chipped cross that went across the area
• Juanfran then gave away a penalty allowing Agim Ibraimi to halve the deficit from the spot past Iker Casillas
• Silva's low strike across the goalkeeper made it 4-1 to Spain as they showed their style in this big win
• Pedro chipped in with the fifth after Silva's pass to make it an even more resounding win in stoppage time
• Silva now has more goals than any other non-striker for Spain apart from Fernando Hierro 

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