Kick Off: Modric accepts suspended prison sentence; Ronaldo feels unfairly treated by UEFA

Welcome to All Football's Kick Off, we bring you all important news in the past 24 hours. Make sure you do not miss out.

MATCH REPORTS

Cardiff 0-5 Man City: Citizens return to winning ways as Mahrez hits 1st brace for club

Sergio Aguero scored on his 300th appearance for Manchester City as Pep Guardiola's side bounced back from their midweek Champions League disappointment with a resounding 5-0 win at Cardiff City.

Real Madrid 1-0 Espanyol: Asensio's 1st goal of season seals suffering win for hosts

Real Madrid have moved back ahead of Barcelona to go top of La Liga after beating Espanyol on Saturday night.  The Spanish giants bounced back from their 1-1 draw at Athletic Bilbao last week to win 1-0 at the Santiago Bernabeu thanks to Marco Asensio's first-half strike.

Liverpool 3-0 Southampton: Salah back among goals to help Reds continue pefect EPL start

Virgil van Dijk's injury against former club Southampton marred a 3-0 Premier League win for Liverpool at Anfield on Saturday.

Man Utd 1-1 Wolves: Red Devils drop points after Pogba's costly mistake

Joao Moutinho's second-half strike cancelled out Fred's opener, with both players scoring their first goals for their respective clubs.

Brighton 1-2 Tottenham: Kane ends mini goal drought as Spurs recover from UCL defeat

Harry Kane and Erik Lamela combined to guide Tottenham to a hard-earned victory over Brighton and Hove Albion on Saturday.

Schalke 0-2 Bayern: James & Lewandowski on target as Bavarians maintain perfect start

Niko Kovac's Bayern Munich have now won four Bundesliga games from four after beating Schalke 2-0.

Sampdoria 0-1 Inter: Brozovic wins it late after VAR takes centre stage

Marcelo Brozovic's stunner secured a sensational 1-0 win for Inter at Sampdoria after VAR had centre stage in an enthralling Serie A clash.

THESE THINGS HAPPEN 

One-club goalscorers: Messi needs 84 goals to reach Pele's record

Both all-time top scorers for their clubs, La Pulga has scored 559 goals in a Barca shirt, compared with the Brazil legend's 643 for Santos.

Luka Modric accepts suspended eight month prison sentence for tax fraud

An agreement has been reached between the Spanish state prosecutor and Luka Modric over alleged tax fraud, with the player accepting a suspended eight month sentence.

Shaqiri proves he's already attuned to the Liverpool way in first start

Jurgen Klopp was genuinely contrite when the subject of Xherdan Shaqiri was raised during his regular Friday media call.

Liverpool set club record with seven straight wins

The Reds defeated Southampton on Saturday to maintain their perfect start to the campaign and make club history

Man Utd legend Sir Alex Ferguson returns to Old Trafford after brain haemorrhage

Sir Alex Ferguson has returned to Old Trafford for the first time since recovering from brain surgery.

Ferguson's fortress a distant memory under Mourinho

The legendary manager was back at Old Trafford following brain surgery but Manchester United couldn't deliver as their indifferent form continued

Injury forces Van Dijk off against Southampton

Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk was removed from Saturday's game against Southampton with an apparent rib injury.

Denis Suarez returns to Barcelona squad to face Girona

Ernesto Valverde has announced his Barcelona squad for Sunday's game at home to Girona and the standout inclusion on the list was Denis Suarez, who features in a matchday squad for the first time this season.

New kit news: Barcelona's socks in 2019-2020 will be squares too

Last Saturday SPORT informed you that Barcelona's new kit will not have stripes, and instead will feature squares like Croatia. Today we can inform you that the shorts will be a dark blue and that the socks will have squares on too, like the top.

WHAT THEY SAY

Ronaldo feels persecuted by UEFA after dismissal

Juventus striker Cristiano Ronaldo wept with rage at the Estadio Mestalla after his red card for clashing with Valencia defender Jeison Murillo and now blames UEFA for feeling like a victim.

'The attitude made the difference' - Mourinho annoyed after Wolves draw

The Red Devils were held 1-1 draw by the promoted side on Saturday, and their manager blamed their attackers for a lack of creativity

‘Neymar is the Kim Kardashian of football’ - Barton slams PSG superstar

The former Marseille player says that the Brazil ace is "not a footballing phenomenon" and is more about marketing

ANALYSIS & OPINIONS

Ragged Real Madrid were very bad, but Asensio is the one positive that saves them

Los Blancos moved top of La Liga with a 1-0 win at the Bernabeu but a drastic improvement is required ahead of the games against Sevilla and Atletico.

What are the key components of Sarri-ball that is working so well at Chelsea?

Maurizio Sarri reckoned it would take three months for his team to grasp it. After five wins out of five to start the Premier League — plus a Europa League success at PAOK — maybe the Chelsea boss’s new boys are particularly fast learners.

Murphy's big match verdict: Emery needs a midfield leader

Arsenal host Everton at Emirates Stadium on Sunday as they look to stretch their winning run in all competitions to five games. Everton, meanwhile, are aiming to respond following their defeat to West Ham last time out.

VAR rectifies  referee Lahoz's error: Asensio's goal wasn't offside

Real Madrid's game against Espanyol saw VAR intervene to correct referee Mateu Lahoz, who initially disallowed Marco Asensio's opening strike for offside.

VIDEO OF THE DAY 

FIVE goals in NINE mins! Lewandowski worked wonder 3 years ago today...

FIXTURES OF THE DAY (CET)

Premier League  

14:30  West Ham vs Chelsea

17:00  Arsenal vs Everton

La Liga

20:45  Barcelona vs Girona

Serie A 

18:00  AC Milan vs Atalanta

20:30  Frosinone vs Juventus