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Man Utd set to poach ex-Arsenal executive from Premier League rivals to take charge of revamped Carrington training ground

Manchester United are set to appoint Ameesh Manek as their new director of football operations. Manek joins United from Brentford and his primary responsibility will be overseeing the daily operations at United's Carrington training ground. This encompasses areas such as travel, security, training facilities, staff management, and infrastructure for both the men's and women's teams.

Man Utd women's player ratings vs Valerenga: Jess Park shines again as Maya Le Tissier fires Red Devils to historic first win in Women's Champions League proper

It was by no means a classic but Manchester United will certainly never forget the events of Wednesday night, as the Red Devils beat Valerenga 1-0 to secure their first-ever win in the Women's Champions League proper. While their formal European journey might not have started with the sort of glamour fixture many would associate the competition with, it was one that felt important to emerge from with all three points given some of the challenges ahead and United did exactly that, thanks to a first-half penalty from captain Maya Le Tissier.

Chelsea women's player ratings vs Twente: Electric Alyssa Thompson unable to haul Blues to Champions League victory as Sonia Bompastor's side make false start

Chelsea made a surprisingly sloppy start to their Women's Champions League campaign on Wednesday night, dropping two points away to a Twente side that featured just one senior international in its starting line-up. The Blues are expected to be one of the main contenders for the trophy this season but they didn't look like it here, as Sonia Bompastor's much-changed team was made to work, and work hard, for a 1-1 draw in the Netherlands.

Arsenal women's player ratings vs Lyon: Alessia Russo's opener counts for nothing! Gunners fail to capitalise on fast start as Champions League title defence begins with defeat and winless run goes on

Just six months after Arsenal stunned Lyon on their own patch in the Champions League semi-finals on their way to a second European triumph, the French giants got some revenge on Tuesday night as they spoiled the start of the Gunners' title defence with a 2-1 victory that, in truth, flattered the holders. Alessia Russo gave the hosts the lead with seven minutes on the clock but once Melchie Dumornay had quickly cancelled that out, it was all Lyon as two goals from the Haitian star secured all three points for the eight-time winners.

Ange Postecoglou could go down as the worst Premier League manager EVER after foolishly following up his Tottenham failure with disastrous Nottingham Forest spell

In 2021, a graphic designer working for Sky Sport Germany was going to change the footballing world forever. After Jadon Sancho went his first seven matches for Manchester United following his £73m move from Borussia Dortmund without a direct goal contribution, his face was edited onto a picture of James Bond, also known as '007'. In this instance, the two zeroes represented his goals and assists, with the seven the amount of matches he had played.

Man City player ratings vs Brentford: Erling Haaland is unstoppable! Scoring machine singlehandedly beats the Bees – but Pep Guardiola left to sweat over another Rodri injury

A first-half strike from Erling Haaland was all that settled the two sides as Manchester City ran out 1-0 winners at Brentford on Sunday evening. The Norwegian continued his freakish scoring form with an extremely well-taken goal to move his side up to fifth in the Premier League table heading into the October international break, sitting three points behind early leaders Arsenal.

Barcelona player ratings vs Sevilla: Oh dear, Hansi Flick! Robert Lewandowski misses penalty as Catalan giants are thumped in stunning defeat despite Marcus Rashford strike

Marcus Rashford's stunning volley proved to be a consolation goal for Barcelona, who were hammered 4-1 in Seville. The defeat was compounded after Robert Lewandowski missed a penalty, but Sevilla were well worth the scoreline and it was only a fine performance from Wojciech Szczesny which kept the scoreline down.

Inter Miami player ratings vs. New England Revolution: Lionel Messi racks up three assists in 4-1 win, now at 41 goal contributions for the season

Inter Miami conceded five goals in a humbling defeat to the Chicago Fire on Tuesday, putting manager Javier Mascherano’s tactics under scrutiny. But the Herons made sure there wouldn’t be a repeat, allowing just one goal while Lionel Messi proved the catalyst with three assists in a convincing 4-1 win over the struggling New England Revolution on Saturday night.