Kick Off: Van Dijk 'favourite to be' FIFA 'The Best'; Mourinho slams Man Utd

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TOP HEADLINES

Van Dijk favourite to collect FIFA 'The Best' award in Milan (AS)

Awarded UEFA Player of the Season for the 2018-19 campaign, Liverpool defender Virgil Van Dijk is primed to win FIFA's The Best award on Monday.

'I deserved to be sacked' - Mourinho insists he can't enjoy Man Utd struggles

The former manager says the current United side are no better than they were a year ago, but he isn't revelling in their struggles after being sacked

MATCH REPORTS

Arsenal 3-2 Villa: Auba's free-kick winner inspires comeback for 10-man Gunners

Ainsley Maitland-Niles was sent off for Arsenal but late goals from Calum Chambers and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang gave them all three points.

Chelsea 1-2 Liverpool: Reds go 5 points clear of City after 15th straight PL win

N'Golo Kante's superb solo effort proved a mere consolation for Chelsea as they lost 2-1 at home to Liverpool in the Premier League.

West Ham 2-0 Man Utd: Red Devils' away woe continues as Rashford limps off

Goals from Andriy Yarmolenko and Aaron Cresswell earned West Ham their second successive home win against Manchester United, who lost striker Marcus Rashford through injury in the second half.

Lyon 0-1 PSG: Neymar bags late winner in 2nd straight league game for Parisians

Neymar was once again the hero for Paris Saint-Germain as his late goal secured a 1-0 win over Lyon on Sunday.

Sevilla 0-1 Real Madrid: Benzema nets winner to help Los Blancos go second

Real Madrid responded to their humbling Champions League loss at the hands of Paris Saint-Germain by winning 1-0 against Sevilla thanks to Karim Benzema's second-half header

Frankfurt 2-2 Dortmund: Delaney 88' own goal sees BVB sit behind Bayern

Borussia Dortmund were forced to settle for a share of the spoils at Eintracht Frankfurt after shipping a late leveller.

THESE THINGS HAPPEN

De Jong the ONLY Barca star to apologise to away supporters after Granada defeat

Barcelona extended their poor start to the season, losing 2-0 away to La Liga leaders Granada on Saturday.

Lots of Barca players 'begin to lose confidence in Valverde following bad start'

A number of Barcelona players have begun to lose confidence in coach Ernesto Valverde following the club's disappointing start to the season, various sources have told ESPN.

Valverde WILL BE sacked if Barca don't beat Villarreal or Getafe next week (AS)

Valverde WILL BE sacked if any further stumble happens in Barcelona's games against Villarreal and Getafe in the next week, according to AS.

Atlanta Utd striker Martinez fails to break Messi's 21-game scoring streak

Atlanta United striker Josef Martinez's 15-game scoring streak came to an end on Saturday afternoon.

WHAT THEY SAY

Neymar: I am very happy to start this season with two important goals

Neymar has been the hero for PSG once again as his late goal secured a 1-0 win over Lyon, and he was happy after match.

'We were better' - Lampard proud of Chelsea character despite Liverpool loss

The Blues may have suffered another defeat at Stamford Bridge, but the coach is happy with the way they fought back against Jurgen Klopp's side

Man City make winning look easy, admits Klopp after battling Chelsea victory

The Reds had to fend off a late fightback at Stamford Bridge following N'Golo Kante's goal but took all three points to maintain their perfect start

Xavi: It'd be no problem to coach Barca, I know what Messi & Suarez are like

The legendary former midfielder has been linked with replacing Ernesto Valverde in the Camp Nou hot seat after the club's disastrous form in La Liga.

Icardi rubbishes claims of rift with Messi and defends Wanda relationship

Amid reports that his national team career has been stifled due to issues with the Argentina captain, Icardi insists that the pair get along fine.

AF COLUMNS & IN-DEPTH

Make your own Chelsea vs Liverpool combined XI!

League leaders Liverpool face their toughest test of the season so far, when they travel to Stamford Bridge to face Lampard's in-form Chelsea side - in a repeat of last month's European Super Cup final.

From coaches to players - The faces of Barcelona's crisis

Barcelona are enduring their worst start to a campaign this century for which many hold responsibility, from the president to the players.

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