A Manchester derby settled by VAR, an England squad that reopened old arguments, and a Liverpool legend starting again in Turkey. It has been a loud week.
The Derby Fallout
Erling Haaland’s contested winner gave 10-man Manchester City a 1-0 victory at Old Trafford, as covered in our derby report. Phil Foden was sent off inside 23 minutes, and Kobbie Mainoo hit the post in a performance that earned him an England recall.
England’s Reshaped Squad
Thomas Tuchel made eight changes for the Nations League camp, recalling Cole Palmer and Trent Alexander-Arnold while again overlooking Foden. England face Spain at Wembley on September 26 before travelling to Prague and Rijeka. Full detail is in our squad breakdown.
Moves and Comebacks
- Mohamed Salah signed a two-year deal with Trabzonspor after nine years at Liverpool
- Rasmus Hojlund joined Napoli from Manchester United in a £38m deal
- Alexander Isak has three goals in three games after an injury-wrecked debut season
- Jamal Musiala completed planned post-World Cup surgery as part of his long recovery
The Ballon d’Or Shortlist
October’s ceremony in London features Lamine Yamal, Kylian Mbappe, Jude Bellingham, Vinicius Jr, Rodri, Pau Cubarsi, Ousmane Dembele, Harry Kane, Michael Olise and Haaland among the 30 nominees.
Form Watch
Yamal has eight goals and four assists for a Barcelona side with five straight wins, explored in our Yamal update, while Bukayo Saka and Cole Palmer have both started sharply in a Premier League led by Arsenal and City on maximum points.