EPL: Jose Mourinho defends Manchester United's performance after derby drubbing
Football | November 12, 2018 10:41 ISTCompletely outplayed by English football's dominant force, Mourinho has little prospect of dethroning City as champions.
Completely outplayed by English football's dominant force, Mourinho has little prospect of dethroning City as champions.
For the first time in 130 years of the English top flight, three teams are unbeaten after 12 games. Liverpool remains two points behind City after beating Fulham 2-0 on Sunday and Chelsea is two points further back after being held 0-0 by Everton.
Everton admitted to offering inducements to seven young players, and their families, in a bid to encourage them to register with the club.
De Bruyne, who has only just returned from two months out with ligament damage in his right knee, now has the same problem in his left knee.
In the high octane clash between the two English giants, Barkley robbed United of three vital points after scoring at death, levelling scores at Stamford Bridge.
Leicester's players have been visibly affected by the incident and have spent Monday and Tuesday attending commemorative events to pay tribute to the Thai owner.
Alli won the 2015/2016 EPL goal of the season for his shot against Crystal Palace in January 2016.
Mahrez said it had been "difficult to sleep" since the tragedy that has sparked an outpouring of grief in English soccer and beyond, but added that he always wanted to play in the match.
2 members of Vichai's staff, Nursara Suknamai and Kaveporn Punpare, also died along with pilot Eric Swaffer and passenger Izabela Roza Lechowicz.
The left back, who became the world's most expensive teenage player when he joined United for $46 million in 2014, has struggled with injury problems.
After an exciting and thrilling weekend, this is how the English Premier League table stands after Matchday 8.
Three goals in the last 20 minutes by Mata, Martial and Sanchez earned United its first Premier League win since the opening round, as it rallied from conceding two goals in the first 10 minutes.
With 10 points from seven games, Mourinho has matched the club's previous worst Premier League start under Ferguson's successor, David Moyes.
While Arsenal manager Unai Emery's methods are starting to kick in, Everton is surprisingly laboring under its new coach, Marco Silva.
The Argentina striker's fourth league goal of the season came on his 300th appearance for City, who bounced back from their surprise midweek loss to Lyon in the Champions League.
Juergen Klopp's team is on top with 18 points though Chelsea can go level on points if they win at West Ham on Sunday.
United might well have been nursing successive home defeats were it not for the brilliant De Gea, who made several good saves.
This is Arsenal's first consecutive away league wins since May 2017 indicate progress is being made under Emery, who replaced Arsene Wenger after last season.
Tottenham is paying the price for England's deep progress at the World Cup, where the Kane-led team unexpectedly making the final weekend and finishing fourth.
The 29-year-old Ozil quit the national team in July after being made a scapegoat for Germany's early World Cup exit and a target for racist abuse.
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