The new FourFourTwo quiz is a celebration of the players who've reached the top of two mountains, the club and country champions who can look back on their careers knowing that there really wasn't anywhere else they could have gone. We're talking World Cup and Champions League winners.

Here are the parameters. The players eligible have won both the World Cup and the Champions League, meaning any World Cup and the Champions League since 1992. We'll give you the teams for both, so you can concentrate on remembering the individuals.

There are 73 players to name in all, and we're applying a time limit of 12 minutes. Let us know below how you get on.

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We're sticking in the double honours realm for the next one. There have been 18 World Cups since the creation of the Ballon d'Or. Can you name the Ballon d'Or winner in each of those World Cup years including 2026?

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For the past 40 years, the tragedy of the 1985 European Cup final has often been reduced in mainstream British discourse to a single, monolithic headline: football hooliganism.

In Heysel ’85, director Teodora Mihai bypasses the familiar cliches of terrace culture to produce something which seeks to change the conversation surrounding the disaster. Coming from a documentary background, Mihai approaches the disaster not as a reflection of senseless violence, but as a study into institutional breakdown and the callous, self-preserving instincts of political power.

The film anchors its narrative through two parallel viewpoints. The principal perspective belongs to Marie Dumont (Violet Braeckman), the fictional press attaché and daughter to the Mayor of Brussels.

Heysel '85 offers a hard-hitting cinematic perspective on the stadium disaster

Braeckman, a polyglot who learned Italian specifically for the production, delivers a performance of quiet, escalating dread as she watches the veneer of civic competence crumble from within.

Operating on the other side of the crisis is Luca Rossi (Matteo Simoni), an Italian broadcast journalist reporting live from the ground while desperately trying to locate his father, uncle, and brother, all attending the match as Juventus supporters.

Early on, Mihai builds tension through procedural unease. Disorienting, fluid tracking shots wind through subterranean corridors, establishing a sense of foreboding long before the tragic events unfold. Shot in an empty hospital in Antwerp, the oppressive concrete hallways reflect the popular view that the Heysel Stadium, built in 1930, was run-down and unfit for a fixture of such magnitude by the mid-1980s, something which is referenced in the film.

The film avoids the trap of laying blame at the feet of ticket touts, generic mobs, or rowdy Liverpool supporters. It is deeply sympathetic to the ordinary fans caught up in the events of May 29, 1985, casting a forensic eye upward at the organisers.

UEFA executives, the local municipal government, and a fractured security apparatus are all painted in an unflattering light. The territorial friction between the municipal police and the Belgian Gendarmerie is laid bare; their reluctance and inability to share intelligence or coordinate chain-of-command turns an already combustible situation into an avoidable tragedy.

Nowhere is this administrative failure more grotesque than in the depiction of the Mayor of Brussels (played by Josse De Pauw). Portrayed as a sozzled, cowardly executive, his characterisation is rooted in historical reality. According to Braeckman, De Pauw knew the real-life mayor Hervé Brouhon, a figure regarding whom it was openly joked in local political circles that any serious decisions had to be made before 11am.

The film captures the hollow facade of authority dissipating in direct proportion to his alcohol intake. In one particularly telling sequence early on, Marie is dispatched to fetch the key to the stadium’s liquor cabinet so the mayor and his dignitaries can enjoy a proper drink. It is a bitterly ironic snapshot of municipal priorities just hours before 39 people would lose their lives.

When catastrophe strikes, the narrative strips away any remaining shred of civil propriety. Mihai’s documentary sensibilities ensure the integration of genuine, unaltered archive footage feels seamless rather than exploitative, anchoring the fictional protagonists in historical reality. While the Italian delegation emerges with a degree of grace and anguish, UEFA and local authorities retreat into corporate damage control, consumed entirely by liability, protocol, and the insistence that the match must still be played.

By refusing to take the easy narrative route of sensationalising terrace thuggery, Heysel ’85 delivers an important, unsettling reassessment of the catastrophe. It is an indictment of systemic cowardice that proves human lives were not lost merely to crowd surges, but to the arrogance of an establishment that abdicated responsibility long before kick-off - and, tellingly, never resigned in its wake.

Following its UK premiere at the 70th BFI London Film Festival, Heysel ’85 will be released in UK cinemas on 20 November 2026, distributed by Icon Film Distribution.

Trouble had a way of finding John Arne Riise during his playing days.

He infamously had a run-in with John Carew while on international duty with Norway in 2003, with the Liverpool left-back reportedly getting sparked out by the big striker following an argument Riise started by spitting at Carew's feet.

Then, in February 2007, a ridiculous argument over karaoke led Craig Bellamy to set about Riise with a golf club as the Norwegian lay in his hotel bed after a 'team bonding trip' to Portugal.

Riise reflected to FourFourTwo: "The thing with Carew only happened quickly, and we spoke the same night.

"It shouldn't have happened, but we talked about it the same day and have been friends ever since.

"The thing with Bellamy was more threatening because it was with a golf club.

It sounds stupid, and people think I'm kidding, but he went for my shins. It could have ended my career.

"He was drunk and all over the place mentally, so that was scarier. If I didn't jump out of bed and protect my shins, I would have been done.

"But at the same time, if I met those two one against one, I'd be more scared of Carew than of Bellamy, for sure."

Amusingly, Bellamy and Riise both scored for Liverpool as they beat Barcelona to progress on their way to the 2007 final - and even more bizarrely, that incident with Bellamy went on to play a part in Wrexham's history, of all clubs. No pun intended.

As reported at the time, Bellamy requested that part of his fine should be donated to ailing Wrexham, who were then second-bottom of League Two.

A Wrexham statement later said: "The directors of Wrexham FC would personally like to say a very big thank you on behalf of all our supporters to Wales' own Craig Bellamy for the very generous donation he has made to Wrexham Football Club.

"This has allowed us to bring in three loan players to aid our fight for Football League survival."

Those loan signings Richard Walker (from Port Vale), Michael Proctor (from Hartlepool) and Tony Williams (from Carlisle), ultimately helped Wrexham rise well clear of the drop... though they were ultimately relegated the following season.

Watch RB Leipzig vs Manchester City for free as Enzo Maresca's men travel to Germany to take on a familiar face in the Champions League 2026/27 league phase. FourFourTwo has all the details on live streams and TV channels, wherever you are in the world.

The Bundesliga side are managed by former City defender Martin Demichelis, who helped the club win the 2014 Premier League title during a three-year spell at the Etihad Stadium.

The Argentine will aim to capitalise on a poor run of form by Enzo Maresca's men, who have won just two of their last six matches in 90 minutes.

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The good news for fans tuning into RB Leipzig vs Manchester City is that games involving the German side are rarely dull. This season, they have already claimed two 6-0 wins and a 5-0 victory, as well as losing 6-1 and suffering a pair of 4-1 defeats.

Unfortunately for Leipzig, the latter results may be more instructive ahead of this game. That 6-1 defeat came against Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga last month, while the two 4-1 losses were to Como and Real Madrid in the Champions League - suggesting that good teams are able to find plenty of ways to open them up.

Either way, Leipzig have been a good watch under Martin Demichelis, who took over in the summer and enjoyed a long playing career, which included a spell at City from 2013 to 2016.

They are fourth in the Bundesliga but sit in the bottom half of the Champions League's 36-team league phase table, with three points from their first three games. A victory over City would be a huge boost in their bid to make the knockout stage, although they are without injured trio Maxime Esteve, Assan Ouedraogo and Marc Guiu.

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City could do with a morale-boosting win after a tough week-and-a-half. Back-to-back Premier League defeats against Aston Villa and Brighton & Hove Albion have seen them lose top spot to Arsenal, while they edged past the Seagulls on penalties in the Carabao Cup fourth round.

Those results served as a reality check after a great start to Enzo Maresca's reign - on the pitch, at least. It has made this trip to Germany more important than it might have looked on paper, especially with matches against Napoli and Barcelona next up in the league phase.

City are well-placed with six points from three games, having seen off Porto and AEK Athens, but more dropped points would harm their chances of finishing in the top eight and qualifying automatically for the last 16.

Maresca should have close to a fully-fit squad available, although he remains without injured winger Antoine Semenyo.

FourFourTwo's prediction

RB Leipzig 1-2 Manchester City

We are backing Maresca's men to return to winning ways, although the German side should pose a stern test.

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Watch Fenerbahce vs Liverpool for free as the Reds aim to continue their perfect record in the Champions League 2026/27 league phase. FourFourTwo has all the details on live streams and TV channels, wherever you are in the world.

Fenerbahce take on Liverpool for the first time in a competitive game and they are led by a familiar face, with former Reds striker Dirk Kuyt the current interim manager after Ismail Kartal resigned last week.

Andoni Iraola's side saw their four-match winning run ended by Arsenal on Sunday but they will be confident of getting back on track in Istanbul, having taken maximum points from their opening three league phase fixtures.

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Fenerbahce vs Liverpool: Need to Know

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Fenerbahce will hope the visit of Liverpool can spark a disappointing season into life, with the Istanbul giants sixth in the Turkish Super Lig and still reeling from back-to-back 2-1 defeats against arch-rivals Galatasaray and mid-table Goztepe.

Manager Ismail Kartal resigned in the wake of the loss to Galatasaray, which saw Dirk Kuyt step in as interim coach. The former Netherlands striker became a fan favourite at Anfield during a six-year spell between 2006 and 2012, scoring Liverpool's goal in the 2007 Champions League final defeat by AC Milan.

He is one of several ex-Premier League players in the Fenerbahce ranks, along with former Manchester City goalkeeper Ederson, ex-Leicester City and Chelsea midfielder N'Golo Kante and former Chelsea, Manchester United and Everton striker Romelu Lukaku.

Nathan Ake, another man with Premier League experience, is sidelined through injury, as is fellow centre back Kojo Oppong. It leaves Fenerbahce short in defence as they look to improve on a record of two points from their opening three league phase matches, which included a 6-0 defeat by Aston Villa.

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Liverpool are in a much healthier position in the league phase table, with wins over Atletico Madrid, LASK and Villarreal putting them in a great position to finish in the top eight.

The Reds had appeared to build up a head of steam after winning four successive matches in all competitions but that run was halted by champions Arsenal, who claimed a 1-0 victory at Anfield on Sunday.

Nevertheless, Andoni Iraola will feel his side have more than enough quality to return to winning ways, especially after midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai and winger Victor Munoz returned from injury against the Gunners.

Of course, Istanbul is a special place for Liverpool after their extraordinary comeback against Milan in the 2005 Champions League final. They will expect to return from their latest trip to the Turkish capital with more happy memories.

Playing XI's

Fenerbahçe XI: Ederson, Semedo, Skriniar, Oppong, Brown, İsmail, Guendouzi, Kante, İrfan Can, Greenwood, Lukaku.

Liverpool XI: Alisson, Gomez, Jacquet, Van Dijk, Tsimikas, Mac Allister, Nyoni, Munoz, Szoboszlai, Ngumoha, Barcola.

Team News

The big news coming from Liverpool's camp is that Ryan Gravenberch has not travelled following a heel injury.

Federico Chiesa and Wataru Endo are also unavailable, having not been included in the Reds' 'A-Squad' for the UCL.

Fenerbahçe, meanwhile, will be without Nathan Aké and Marco Asensio, who are both injured. Kojo Peprah Oppong is also unlikely to make the matchday squad.

FourFourTwo's prediction

Fenerbahce 0-2 Liverpool

The Turkish giants are in poor form and the Reds should be able to capitalise.

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Watch Barcelona vs Aston Villa for free as Unai Emery's side travel to the Nou Camp for a Champions League 2026/27 glamour tie, with the visitors aiming to extend their perfect start to the league phase. FourFourTwo has all the details on live streams and TV channels, wherever you are in the world.

Barca thrashed Alaves 6-1 on Saturday to return to winning ways in style, following back-to-back defeats against Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League and Real Madrid in La Liga.

Villa could only take a point at home to Fulham in the Premier League at the weekend but they have been flawless in Europe, with a 100 per cent record from their first three matches.

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Barcelona vs Aston Villa: Preview

Barcelona will be determined to show they are not just flat-track bullies when they host Aston Villa on matchweek four of the Champions League 2026/27 league phase.

After starting the season with 11 successive wins in all competitions, Hansi Flick's side came up short in their first big week of the campaign, losing 4-2 to Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League a fortnight ago before falling to a 2-1 home defeat against Real Madrid in La Liga.

They responded to their blip in the best way possible on Saturday night, beating Alaves 6-1 to regain their two-point lead at the top of La Liga. However, the visit of Villa marks the start of another tough week, with this game followed by a trip to second-place Atletico Madrid in the league on Sunday.

Barca are missing several players through injury, most notably Dani Olmo, Xavi Espart, Eric Garcia and Jules Kounde. Meanwhile, Lamine Yamal is aiming to break the record for the most Champions League goals by a teenager, with the Spain superstar currently the joint-highest scorer alongside Kylian Mbappe, with 13.

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Villa make only their third trip to the iconic Nou Camp - and their first since January 1983 - in the club's standout away fixture of the league phase.

Wins over Club Brugge, Fenerbahce and Viking have put Unai Emery's side second in the table heading into matchweek four, but the quality of opposition in Catalonia will be significantly higher.

Villa will hope Nicolas Jackson can continue his good form, with the striker finding the net in last Saturday's 1-1 draw with Fulham in the Premier League to take his tally to eight goals in 12 games.

The Europa League holders have no new injury concerns, with Amadou Onana, Matteo Ruggeri and Aaron Wan-Bissaka expected to be the only players unavailable to Emery.

FourFourTwo's prediction

Barcelona 3-1 Aston Villa

The Villans should be competitive, but we expect Barca to have enough quality to come out on top.

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Watch Atletico Madrid vs Bayern Munich for free as the Bundesliga champions travel to the Spanish capital for a heavyweight clash in the Champions League 2026/27 league phase. FourFourTwo has all the details on live streams and TV channels, wherever you are in the world.

Diego Simeone's side have always been incredibly strong at home and this season is no different, with the La Liga club winning five and drawing one of their six matches at the Metropolitano to date.

However, Bayern will feel they have what it takes to end that unbeaten record - particularly with Ballon d'Or 2026 winner Harry Kane leading the line.

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Atletico Madrid vs Bayern Munich: Preview

As Atletico Madrid prepare to host Bayern Munich in a mouth-watering Champions League clash, the challenge facing manager Diego Simeone is how to find a way for his side to replicate their domestic form on the European stage.

Atleti's 2-0 victory at Levante on Saturday extended their run of league wins to seven and briefly sent them top of La Liga, before Barcelona returned to the summit later that day.

However, their Champions League form has been less impressive, with last month's 2-0 home triumph over Manchester United sandwiched by a 2-1 defeat at Liverpool and a 1-1 draw at VFB Stuttgart.

Simeone's men showed once again how strong they are at the Metropolitano in that win over United and the Atleti boss may be able to call on Johnny Cardoso and captain Koke, with the two midfielders back in training after their recent injuries.

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Bayern took five points from their opening three league phase matches and are aiming to become the first visiting side to beat Atletico this season, but they have several injury concerns of their own.

Forwards Serge Gnabry and Ismael Saibari were both forced off during the 2-2 draw with Borussia Dortmund on Saturday and could be sidelined for some time, while Michael Olise also suffered an issue that is thought to be less severe.

It summed up a disappointing day for Bayern, who were denied three points in Der Klassiker by Fabio Silva's late equaliser after newly-crowned Ballon d'Or winner Harry Kane had earlier missed a penalty.

The England captain is one of the few first-team forwards still available, with winger Luis Diaz and attacking midfielder Jamal Musiala sidelined too. Bayern also face a potential selection headache in goal, with keepers Manuel Neuer and Jonas Urbig both doubtful, which could see Sven Ulreich make only his second appearance since January 2025.

FourFourTwo's prediction

Atletico Madrid 2-1 Bayern Munich

Atleti's strong home form and Bayern's injury problems could see the hosts edge this one.

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Watch Manchester United vs Roma for free in the Champions League 2026/27 league phase, as under-pressure Red Devils manager Michael Carrick chases a much-needed victory. FourFourTwo has all the details on live streams and TV channels, wherever you are in the world.

It is surely now or never for Carrick, who appears set to remain in charge for this game and Sunday's Premier League clash with Aston Villa despite a nine-match winless run in all competitions.

Free-scoring Roma are no pushovers, though, with the Italians finding the net 16 times in their past four fixtures and still unbeaten in Serie A this season.

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If Michael Carrick is to remain Manchester United manager beyond the next few days, this Champions League clash with Roma will surely have to be the point his fortunes changed.

Reports suggest that the 45-year-old's position will be reviewed during the international break, which gives him two games - tonight's visit of the Italian club and Sunday's Premier League clash at home to Aston Villa - to turn around the Red Devils' shocking form.

United fell to 17th in the Premier League following their 2-0 defeat at Chelsea on Saturday and they are in a similarly lowly position in the Champions League, with three points from their opening three games leaving them in the bottom half of the 36-team table.

A third defeat in four matches would leave them at risk of missing out on qualification for the knockout phase and they will again be without Luke Shaw, while Marcus Rashford is an injury doubt. However, Amad Diallo is expected to be available despite hobbling off against Chelsea.

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Roma are Serie A's great entertainers and will be dangerous opponents for United, having scored 28 goals in their first 10 league games.

The Giallorossi have found the net at least three times in five of the past six matches and thrashed Udinese 5-2 on Saturday, with former Aston Villa striker Donyell Malen taking his tally for the campaign to 11 in all competitions.

Their past two Champions League games have been similarly thrilling: after a 1-1 draw at Fenerbahce in gameweek one, Roma lost 4-3 at home to Real Madrid - having led 3-1 with eight minutes left - before cruising to a 4-0 win over Slovan Bratislava.

Roma have lost on each of their four previous visits to Old Trafford but will be confident of changing that record here. However, they will be without several players including attackers Paulo Dybala and Lorenzo Pellegrini.

FourFourTwo's prediction

Manchester United 2-2 Roma

United need a victory but the Italians have the attacking quality to hurt them.

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In April 2021, European football faced an existential threat. Twelve of the continent’s biggest clubs announced a plan to break away from the Champions League and form a European Super League, a closed-shop competition designed to guarantee them regular games against each other.

The dirty dozen would not have to qualify and could never be relegated, an affront to the traditions of European football and the principles of sporting fairness. The backlash was swift and fierce, and within days the project was dead in the water.

The Champions League survived, but only after a fundamental overhaul that gave the drivers of the Super League project much of what they wanted. Plans to switch from the old 32-team group stage to a 36-team, Swiss-style league phase had already been cooked up before the Super League news broke, yet the reforms reflected a desire to keep the elite clubs happy. We are now in the third season of this format, enough time to conclude that UEFA’s flagship tournament has been made worse by its introduction.

The league phase forgives more than a priest in Las Vegas

That is not to say the old group stage was perfect. After 30 years, it had grown stale and predictable. Dead rubbers were common, as dominant teams regularly wrapped up qualification early. Surprise early exits became increasingly rare. The tournament only came to life in the knockout rounds.

Yet the league phase has solved hardly any of those issues while creating new ones of its own. No fewer than 144 matches are required to eliminate just 12 teams, most of whom were expected to bow out early anyway.

The league phase forgives more than a priest in Las Vegas. It is possible to lose five out of eight games, as Benfica did last term, and still reach the knockouts. In 2024/25, PSG won only one of their first five outings yet ended up finishing 15th, before going on to lift the trophy. The margin for error is considerable.

The league phase creates an illusion of direct comparison. In most domestic leagues, you play every team twice. In the Champions League, you are ranked alongside sides who have played entirely different opponents. Some clubs have much tougher fixture lists than others, yet this is not (and cannot be) reflected in the standings.

In theory, there are fewer dead rubbers than before. A top-24 finish is all that is needed to extend your participation beyond the league phase, but there are advantages to ending the campaign as high up the table as possible. The top eight progress directly to the round of 16, while teams finishing between ninth and 16th earn home advantage in the second leg of their knockout phase play-off. Yet the reward for finishing in the top eight - the chance to skip a round - is an odd one. UEFA's biggest incentive to excel in its tournament is to play less of it.

The principal reason the league phase was brought in was to offer more blockbuster clashes early on, which were relatively rare in the old system of eight groups of four. This season we have already seen such titanic tussles as Real Madrid vs Inter, Atletico Madrid vs Manchester United, Manchester City vs PSG, PSG vs Barcelona and Bayern Munich vs Arsenal.

At first glance, these fixtures would appear to have delivered the goods. PSG beat both Manchester City and Barcelona 4-2 in pulsating affairs. Bayern and Arsenal drew 2-2 in a game full of quality at the Allianz Arena. There were chances galore in Real Madrid’s 2-1 victory over Inter on matchday one.

Yet for all the entertainment on show, these encounters were much less gripping than comparable contests in the knockout stage. The football was technically impressive, but the lack of jeopardy left many feeling numb. Significance had been stripped away. Without the feeling that it really means something, a meeting of European heavyweights feels like little more than an exhibition game.

The problem is, both UEFA and the continent’s elite clubs will be happy with the new arrangement. More games means more money for everyone involved. And while there is a risk of losing a couple of matches when you have to play the likes of Real Madrid or Bayern Munich, it is unlikely to put qualification at risk. After all, you can amass enough points to advance by beating Sabah, Viking and Slovan Bratislava.

The Champions League knockout stage remains the pinnacle of the club game. Memorable ties become iconic in a way that is impossible in the league phase. The Champions League will be appointment viewing again once we reach the round of 16. Until then, Europe’s biggest tournament feels strangely inconsequential.

Carrick appears to have accepted that his tenure at Old Trafford could soon be brought to an abrupt end.

Speaking ahead of Man United’s next game, a Champions League showdown with AS Roma, Carrick was fatalistic in tone when questioned about the mounting speculation surrounding his position.

Rather than offering standard managerial press conference fare of defiance in the face of public scrutiny, the 45-year-old openly acknowledged the reality of his situation.

Michael Carrick admits 'whatever happens will happen'

"I can’t look into the future, I don’t know what’s gonna happen,” Carrick admitted, in quotes via The Athletic. “I am really looking forward to the game tomorrow, you might think I’m crazy with the results we’ve had. Whatever happens will happen after that, whatever direction it goes in.”

The mood around the club has turned following a run of just two wins in nine matches across all competitions. A five-game winless streak, an early Carabao Cup exit, and a return of seven points from their opening nine Premier League fixtures has left Man United drastically off the pace.

Recent domestic displays, which include failing to capitalise against 10 men versus Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur, were compounded by a dispiriting Champions League defeat away to Atletico Madrid, after which Lisandro Martinez spoke out against the club hierarchy.

Martinez broke rank to deliver a stinging critique of the club's summer recruitment, reportedly sparking an argument with a teammate on the flight back to Manchester. With a dressing room unravelling and Carrick's gentler approach failing to provoke a response, the popular view is that the club's faith in his faculties to turn things around has plummeted.

To some, his latest quotes indicate a recognition that the writing is on the wall, and with the November international break coming up, that could be the opportune time for the club to sever ties with the former interim head coach.

Old Trafford is likely to have a new first-team manager before long - national outlets have already linked Brighton’s Fabian Hurzeler alongside more experienced coaches Antonio Conte and Unai Emery.

At a club the size of Manchester United, once a manager hums 'que sera, sera', the inevitable is rarely far behind.

There was a buzz on the south coast of England as a Premier League underdog playing in Europe for the first time prepared to welcome the mighty AC Milan.

On a night that was already a pinch-me moment for the home fans, excitement turned to disbelief as their side went 2-0 up against the seven-time European champions - only for the Italian giants to burst the bubble with two late goals in a 2-2 draw.

Because that Milan team that faced Portsmouth 18 years ago was very different to the one that lost 3-0 to Bournemouth in the Europa League last week. In fact, those two trips to the south coast serve as a barometer of the decline of the Rossoneri.

Why AC Milan have lost their aura

Looking back now, it is incredible to see how many superstars graced the Fratton Park turf during that UEFA Cup tie in November 2008.

Dida, Gennaro Gattuso, Kaka, Filippo Inzaghi and Andriy Shevchenko all started the game, with Clarence Seedorf, Ronaldinho and Alexandre Pato coming off the bench. Ronaldinho scored a brilliant free-kick to halve the deficit, before Inzaghi snaffled an equaliser in stoppage time. Oh, and Carlo Ancelotti was their manager.

Milan had reached three of the previous six Champions League finals, and eight across the previous two decades. When it came to European royalty, they were on a par with anyone.

While the visit of the Serie A giants would have created a similar buzz in Bournemouth as it did in Portsmouth 18 years earlier, the side that played at the Vitality Stadium was a pale imitation of the one that lined up at Fratton Park.

Whereas the team that drew with Pompey was full of superstars, the only genuinely world-class player in Milan's squad last Thursday was Luka Modric, an unused substitute who turned 41 in September. The starting line-up included English trio Fikayo Tomori, Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Omari Hutchinson, who all left the Premier League - two permanently and the latter on loan from Nottingham Forest - in search of more game-time.

The truth is that Milan cannot attract world-class players at their peak anymore. They haven’t been a force in Europe for nearly two decades, reaching the Champions League quarter-finals just twice since they last lifted the trophy in 2007.

The iconic badge and red-and-black shirt are their only link with the great Milan teams of yesteryear. Even the San Siro, one of world football's most prestigious stadiums, will soon be demolished, severing another connection with the past.

European football is poorer for it, because for many years Milan had an aura that few clubs could match.

This is the club of Arrigo Sacchi, the 4-0 demolition of Barcelona in the 1994 Champions League final, George Weah’s solo goal against Verona, the imperious defensive partnership of Paolo Maldini and Franco Baresi (and the long-standing myth about their goals-against record), plus many more iconic moments, matches and individuals.

This is the club who were front and centre of Serie A in its 1990s heyday, when millions of British football fans fell in love with the league through the cult TV show Football Italia.

So, what went wrong? As with many things, the answer comes down to money.

Two days before Ancelotti’s side faced Portsmouth in 2008, Bournemouth drew 0-0 at home to Morecambe in League Two in front of 3,068 fans. The Cherries began that season on -17 points and at one point were reportedly five minutes from liquidation, before eventually escaping relegation under Eddie Howe.

It is in that context that Bournemouth beating Milan is a fairy-tale, but only in that context. Because when you compare the two clubs in 2026, there is no reason why the Cherries should not beat Milan.

The Rossoneri are flying high in Serie A while Bournemouth are in the bottom half of the Premier League, but that is largely irrelevant due to the financial muscle of the English top flight, which boasts a domestic TV rights deal that dwarfs its rivals.

According to Transfermarkt, the market value of Bournemouth’s squad is €624m (roughly £522m), whereas Milan’s is €503.2m (£421m). The Rossoneri have the fourth-most valuable squad in Serie A but would be 14th in the Premier League, three places below the Cherries.

The financial advantage is laid bare in the 2026 Deloitte Football Money League, which ranks the highest revenue-generating clubs in the world. Milan placed 15th with an annual revenue of €410.4m (£344m), below seven Premier League clubs - the ‘Big Six’ of Liverpool, Manchester City, Arsenal, Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea, as well as Aston Villa.

Bournemouth were 26th with a revenue of €218.5m (£183m), but the fact they were only the 13th-highest Premier League club shows the financial power of the English top flight. In terms of Serie A teams, only Inter Milan (11th), the Rossoneri and Juventus (16th) placed higher than the Cherries.

The top four sides in the Money League were Real Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain, followed by the Premier League’s ‘Big Six’. This encapsulates the balance of power in European football: you have those four superclubs, then the Premier League, then everyone else.

The Champions League is a case in point, with Real, Barca, Bayern and PSG sharing 12 of the past 16 titles and ‘Big Six’ clubs winning the other four. In the past two seasons, Premier League sides have won both the Europa League and Conference League, too.

That is why Milan’s defeat by Bournemouth should not have shocked anyone. Some will see it as a positive that historically ‘small’ clubs like the Cherries can beat giants like Milan, but in reality this only applies to Premier League teams. Barring the odd exception, a club of Bournemouth’s size in any other league would not be able to assemble the same quality of squad.

One of those exceptions is Como, who were on the other side of an Anglo-Italian giant-killing when they thumped Manchester United 4-1 in the Champions League 24 hours earlier. United are a mess, but they have the financial clout to become a force once again. You cannot confidently say the same about Milan.

The Rossoneri are not the only multiple European champions who are a shadow of their former selves - just ask Ajax, Benfica and Juventus. However, the financial landscape has changed so much that there may be no way back.

Aston Villa are reportedly in the market for another winger, casting further doubt on Alejandro Garnacho's future at the West Midlands club.

Garnacho joined Villa on loan from Chelsea with a conditional obligation to buy but has struggled for playing time in a team well stocked in his position.

Manager Unai Emery has commented that the Argentinian winger is progressing well with regards to the tactical demands he places on his players, but the weight of a reported £42 million price tag is significant in light of his lack of immediate impact.

Villa 'sent a delegation' to watch transfer target in Turkey

Emery is happy to bide his time with players he feels are short of what he needs but are moving in the right direction behind the scenes, and his vision for Garnacho is very different than last season's Harvey Elliott debacle.

Yet the 22-year-old faces a tough climb up a competitive pecking order, with Villa having quickly rectified a position that was occasionally a problem for them in 2025/26.

Emery plays with three men behind striker Nicolas Jackson and now has an embarrassment of riches in those positions. John McGinn and Emi Buendia were regulars along with former teammate Morgan Rogers last season, and Johan Manzambi is the long-term plan for the central spot.

But Villa now also have Ibrahim Mbaye, signed from Paris Saint-Germain in the summer, and in-form Alysson competing for those wide spots. George Hemmings has been moved from central midfield and has played in all three positions this season.

Garnacho faces a battle and it could get even tougher in January, according to reports in Turkey.

"Aston Villa have sent a delegation to Turkey to take a closer look at Oguz Aydin, after contacting Fenerbahce and his agent," reports Sport Witness, which claims that Villa representatives have met with Fenerbahce officials to discuss a potential move.

"Having held talks with the Istanbul club for Aydin, the Premier League side may make an offer for him in January. There’s no mention of the fee they may propose or Fenerbahce’s stance."

In FourFourTwo's opinion, it's extremely unlikely that Villa will look to sign another winger or attacking wide player during the January transfer window.

Garnacho, at 22, is the oldest of the players competing for places with McGinn and Buendia. Blocking Alysson, Hemmings and Mbaye will not be part of the club's strategy.

Villa's 'delegation' watched Monday night's Istanbul derby between Aydin's Fenerbahce and Galatasaray, which Fenerbahce lost 2-1 thanks to two goals from Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen.

Emery's team will play Galatasaray in the league phase of the Champions League, in the same stadium, in less than a month.

Joshua Zirkzee's stoppage-time consolation goal did nothing for Manchester United head coach Michael Carrick's hopes of holding on to his job, but it was suitably irritating for his opposite number in Italy on Wednesday.

Cesc Fabregas saw his Como team race into a 4-0 lead over Man United in the third game of the league phase of the Champions League, and admitted that he was responsible for his team stepping back with a comfortable lead and allowing the visitors to get a futile goal back.

The 4-1 defeat in Lombardy means that United have won just two of their 11 matches in all competitions since Carrick was appointed on a permanent basis, against Sabah in the Champions League and against promoted Ipswich Town in the Premier League.

'It was my fault' Como eased up on Man United

United conceded three times in the Ipswich match and were earned three points by a Bruno Fernandes hat-trick. The captain made his view on Carrick's tactics clear after the match. While Carrick moved to shift some of the blame back on his players, Fabregas assumed the blame for Como's change of attitude with the game already won.

Speaking after the match, Fabregas said: "I regret the last ten minutes because I was the one who told the team to slow down the tempo because there's another match and at 4-0 we could manage things a little.

"I told the players to stop running and stay in the middle and that is something I regret because I'm the first to always push them to fight until the end.

"Their goal hurt me because we dropped our intensity and dropped our defensive block, but it was my fault."

Como were in total control thanks to a Nico Paz double and goals from Anastasios Douvikas and Jacobo Ramon, but Zirkzee's goal in the first minute of time added on was exactly the kind of thing managers hate.

Another of those things is being informed that players are openly questioning their tactics in post-match interviews, which delivered Carrick's final insult of a difficult night in the Champions League.

United captain Bruno Fernandes told TNT Sports that Man United weren't brave enough on the ball, and that it was a decision made by Carrick and his staff to play in that way.

Fernandes has been criticised for making his grumbles public and his candid answers helped add to the mounting pressure on his head coach.

Carrick's sacking is regarded by some pundits as a matter of time, with Eddie Howe, Julian Nagelsmann and Antonio Conte among the favourites to be the next Manchester United manager.

Fabregas himself is also listed at surprisingly short odds.

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has given an update on the status of Bukayo Saka after the winger was withdrawn after just 10 minutes of the Gunners' Champions League draw at Bayern Munich.

Saka was replaced by England teammate Eberechi Eze, who scored the first Arsenal goal 15 minutes later. Three Lions regulars Harry Kane and Declan Rice also scored in the 2-2 draw at the Allianz Arena on Wednesday.

Arteta revealed after the match that the immediate prognosis for the 25-year-old is not a positive one.

'It doesn't look good' for Arsenal's Bukayo Saka

"[The medical staff] are a bit concerned," said the Arsenal boss when he spoke to Champions League broadcaster TNT Sports after the draw in Munich.

"A player that has to come off with a really sharp pain is never good news. But we have to wait and see. It does not look good at all. It's his quad."

Saka started all seven of Arsenal's Premier League fixtures this season but has suffered a number of injury absences in his career to date.

He missed 15 matches for Arsenal and England last season with various injury issues, arriving at the World Cup short of fitness and match readiness. In 2024/25, Saka missed 25 games across a total period of more than three months.

Arsenal have impressive strength in depth, evidenced by the quality of their bench throughout the first couple of months of this season and Eze's direct impact at the Allianz Arena on Wednesday.

But the Gunners are a poorer team in Saka's absence, and Arteta will have his fingers crossed that the initial concerns about his latest knock prove to have been overly pessimistic.

Consistently one of the division's more productive players when fit, Saka has already scored three Premier League goals this season after racking up 28 goal contributions in the league across the previous two interrupted campaigns.

Saka's quad injury adds to the absences of Christos Tzolis and William Saliba, while Piero Hincapie is expected to be available for Arsenal's Premier League fixture against Everton on Saturday afternoon.

The Premier League champions are well stocked and their ability to navigate Saka's injury worries was established beyond doubt last season.

Eze, Noni Madueke and Max Dowman can all offer more than adequate cover on the right wing for as long as Arsenal need them. England manager Thomas Tuchel could draw on the same deputies in the November international window if necessary.

This week, Rio Ngumoha took to the pitch for Liverpool in the Champions League and delivered a performance from the right flank that will long be spoken about at Anfield.

Two assists, 9/10 attempted dribbles, 14 progressive carries, and 30 overall, and 10/13 ground duels won. That was the Englishman’s absurd stat-sheet against Villarreal.

Ngumoha was able to have an impact in Europe rivalled only in recent years at Liverpool on the right-hand side by Mohamed Salah, and his performance truly does beg the question: should Bukayo Saka be worried?

Bukayo Saka has competition for England, and maybe even at Arsenal, in Rio Ngumoha

Some readers might consider it a stretch, but it’s well-known, as revealed by transfer expert David Ornstein, that Mikel Arteta is an admirer of the 18-year-old.

For England, Ngumoha is already receiving call-ups, despite the last Liverpool starboy, Trent Alexander-Arnold, being oddly absent from international line-ups in his Anfield prime.

At just 18 years of age, the sole thing that is missing from Ngumoha’s locker is goalscoring threat. Additionally, his consistency remains unproven.

But if that’s Ngumoha’s biggest problem(s) at 18, Saka should be worried. Because in his declining form, as the mileage from season upon season of Premier League minutes imprints its mark on his play, Liverpool's starboy could be the future.

In comparison to his predecessor on the right, Salah was once a similar talent at Ngumoha’s age, albeit held back by the Egyptian FA’s reluctance to let him leave for Europe.

As a youngster, the Egyptian King was lightning quick, agile, a superb take-on artist, and his goalscoring bag was comparable to the creativity displayed by Ngumoha.

Flash forward to Salah’s mid-20s, and his game was almost perfected. In his early 30s, he became the complete Premier League forward, unlike any other in English history.

The 18-year-old was able to spend a solitary season in the first team under the Egyptian’s wing, who no doubt revealed the blueprint for Premier League success to him, and that should deeply trouble the Arsenal man.

What Saka is facing is a younger, hungrier, and arguably better, in their current forms, player than he is. And that’s a tough winger to beat out, when competing for future places in both the England, and maybe Arsenal, line-up - when Saka was in his prime years, the only ageing winger able to best him was… Salah.

What is working in Saka’s favour, ahead of what promises to be England’s most exciting winger rivalry in the coming years, is that he hasn’t yet achieved it all.

Sure, he’s a Premier League winner with Arsenal, and he has enjoyed standout seasons as the very best fielded by the Gunners. Individually, what does he have to show for it?

He doesn’t have a PFA Players’ Player of the Year title - Salah holds three, the most ever, and even Phil Foden bagged one - nor does he possess a Golden Boot, or a Playmaker Award.

Those individual accolades are still up for grabs as Saka enters the second phase of his career, and this isn’t too dissimilar to what Salah experienced entering his 30s.

Despite that age difference, Saka simply has far more mileage at the top level than his Egyptian rival had in his mid 20s; like Salah, the Englishman must continue to improve.

If he doesn’t, surely the Arsenal icon will come to understand that Ngumoha is breathing down his neck - even if Liverpool never sanction a move, the 18-year-old appears set to become an England mainstay beyond 2030.

If Saka wants to keep Ngumoha at bay, he has a tall task ahead of him. He must unlock the one area of his game that he has, so far, been unable to: become a top goalscorer, and provide both Arsenal and England with a quality that his 18-year-old rival hasn’t yet managed to discover.

Many people have written off the Arsenal winger, but the best players use that as fuel. Ngumoha is going nowhere, but Saka has a lot left to prove before he can roll over.

Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes turned his ire towards head coach Michael Carrick after the Red Devils were beaten 4-1 at Como in the Champions League on Wednesday.

Man United fell behind to goals from Nico Paz, Anastasios Douvikas and Jacobo Ramon before Joshua Zirkzee's stoppage-time consolation goal in Lombardy.

The Red Devils have now lost their last two league phase matches and have beaten only Sabah and promoted Premier League side Ipswich Town in all competitions. Inevitably, the internal disgruntlement is beginning to show on the outside.

Manchester United 'have to be more brave'

Carrick was given the job on a permanent basis after stepping up to take United back into the Champions League after the exit of Ruben Amorim at the beginning of this year, but calls for patience are weakening with each disappointing result.

Fernandes didn't hold back after they lost to Como, telling Champions League broadcaster TNT Sports that the responsibility for getting it right does not belong in the dressing room.

"It's a decision from the staff to not press man to man and sometimes leave space behind and try to get the ball, but sometimes when you give too much the ball to these teams they get confidence," said the United captain, who was asked directly whether his head coach had opted for the wrong tactical approach.

"That's on the manager and staff to see it, not me. Sometimes you have to be more brave under pressure, take the risk of pressing high and making them uncomfortable."

Carrick was quick to shift the blame to his players' execution of the game plan. The former England midfielder said: "Whatever tactics you play, if you don't run, and you don't run forward, and you don't run back, you aren't going to win."

Dissenting players at Old Trafford are starting to expose the cracks and the public nature of their complaints hasn't gone down well with former professionals. On TNT Sports, former Chelsea and England midfielder Joe Cole condemned Fernandes.

"I've played for managers I've played for where you don't agree with the tactics and you might say that to your mate or your wife," said Cole. You don't come out, as captain of the club, and question the manager.

"He doesn't even do it properly. If you're going to do it, come out and and say it with your chest. He's saying it and he probably thinks he's being clever - 'well I didn't really say it, gaffer'.

"You can think the manager has got the tactics wrong, that's fine. Go into his office tomorrow morning and have a conversation but to come out in front of the nation as club captain and question your manager is simply unacceptable."

Fernandes' thinly veiled criticism of Carrick's tactics followed the furore over comments made by defender Lisandro Martinez.

The Argentina defender apologised after targeting United technical director Jason Wilcox in the aftermath of their previous Champions League loss.

"We don't have the best squad at the moment compared to other top teams," he said after United's game at Atletico Madrid. "I'm not going to close my mouth. We need more ambition. If we don't say the truth, nothing will change."

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Madrid staged an incredible comeback to beat Roma 4-3 seven days ago, with the visitors scoring three times in the last 10 minutes to snatch victory in the Italian capital.

Leipzig edged past PSV Eindhoven 1-0 last week to claim their first points of the league phase, but they head to Spain still reeling from a 6-1 thrashing by Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga on Saturday.

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Real Madrid staged a recovery to rival any of their great European comebacks against Roma last Wednesday as late goals by Carlos Espi, Endrick and Antonio Rudiger gave them a remarkable 4-3 win.

That victory maintained Los Blancos' perfect start to the league phase and they carried the momentum into Saturday's 4-1 triumph over Sevilla in La Liga, with Arda Guler and Yan Diomande scoring either side of Kylian Mbappe's double.

France superstar Mbappe has already found the net 11 times this season and will be confident of improving that tally against RB Leipzig, who fell to a 6-1 defeat at Bayern Munich on Saturday.

Vinicius Junior is expected to start after missing the win over Sevilla due to his ongoing four-match domestic suspension, but long-term absentees Rodrygo, Ferland Mendy and Raul Asencio remain absent.

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Leipzig fans could be forgiven for fearing the worst ahead of their trip to the Bernabeu, as their side prepares to face a forward line of Mbappe, Vinicius, Yan Diomande and Jude Bellingham four days after conceding six against Bayern.

That was the latest twist in a mixed start to the season for the German club, whose five wins and four defeats in all competitions have featured victories of 6-0 (twice) and 5-0, as well as 4-1 and 6-0 losses.

It shows that Leipzig possess plenty of attacking threat as well as defensive vulnerability, with Norway winger Antonio Nusa and French forward Christopher Nkunku showing their quality with eight goals and five assists combined so far in 2026/27.

They also have a manager with recent experience of beating Madrid - former Argentina centre back Martin Demichelis arrived in the summer from Mallorca, who he guided to a shock 2-1 win over Los Blancos in April.

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Real Madrid 3-1 RB Leipzig

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Premier League and Bundesliga champions Arsenal and Bayern Munich will face off in the Champions League on Wednesday evening, but the latter side will be without Joshua Kimmich.

The Bayern Munich veteran will be unavailable after experiencing a death in his family, missing the Champions League clash for personal reasons.

The Bundesliga champions penned a statement in support of the midfielder, writing: “Due to a death in his immediate family, Joshua Kimmich is not in the squad today for the match against Arsenal in London.”

Joshua Kimmich to miss Bayern Munich vs Arsenal after death of ‘immediate family member’

The statement continued: “On behalf of the family, we ask that his privacy and grief be respected, and that further inquiries and reporting be refrained from.

“In deep sympathy, the entire FC Bayern stands by Joshua Kimmich’s side,” concluded the club’s writing.

It was already established on Tuesday evening by assistant manager Aaron Danks that Kimmich would likely be unavailable to face the Gunners.

In a pre-match Champions League presser, Danks revealed: “For Joshua, it is personal reasons. I am not sure what it means for [the Arsenal game].”

Danks was reporting for media duties in light of Bayern Munich manager Vincent Kompany being unavailable through illness.

“Vince has a virus, and it is important for him to rest,” revealed Danks. Whether Kompany will be present in Wednesday’s match is unclear, but the Belgian’s assistant manager clarified that he “will play his role in the game, whether in the Allianz Arena or not.”

Elsewhere, Bayern Munich will be without Michael Olise, who saw red in last week’s 3-3 draw versus Viking FC in the Champions League.

In a pre-match press conference, during which Mikel Arteta responded to “cheating” allegations directed at Bukayo Saka, the Arsenal boss then turned his attention instead to Bayern Munich’s right-hand side. Jamal Musiala is also absent with a thigh injury.

“I don’t want to say who is the best player in these kind of games… [Olise] is out, but when you look at the starting possible XI… how incredibly well coached they are.

“The mindset that they have, the competition that they have in every action, and the individual quality moments… that’s the opposition we will be facing,” concluded Arteta.

For Arsenal, their injury woes extend to a trio in William Saliba, Christos Tzolis and Piero Hincapie, none of whom are expected to participate versus Bayern Munich.

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Die Roten drew 3-3 with Norwegian champions Viking in a gameweek two thriller eight days ago, before taking their frustration out on RB Leipzig with a 6-1 Bundesliga thrashing on Saturday.

Arsenal are in similarly good form after winning all three matches since the international break, including cruising past Lille 3-0 last week to maintain their perfect start to the league phase.

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After thrashing Bodo/Glimt 5-0 in their opening league phase fixture, Bayern Munich would have been confident of a comfortable victory when they faced another Norwegian side, Viking, in gameweek two.

It did not turn out that way, with Vincent Kompany's men forced to battle back from 2-0 down to eventually draw 3-3 in a contest that also featured a red card for winger Michael Olise. The France international will miss the clash with Arsenal as a result.

Olise went some way to making up for his dismissal by scoring in Saturday's 6-1 dismantling of RB Leipzig, in which Luis Diaz bagged a hat-trick. Harry Kane was also on target and the former Tottenham Hotspur striker will have the chance to score in a 10th successive Champions League match when he faces Arsenal, which would put him one shy of the competition record.

Goalkeeper Manuel Neuer could miss the game due to a foot issue, with Jonas Urbig primed to step in, while Jamal Musiala will also be absent as the Germany midfielder continues his recovery from injury.

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While Bayern had a roller-coaster week, Arsenal's was much more straightforward. The Gunners beat Lille 3-0 last Tuesday to make it two wins from two in the league phase before edging out Nottingham Forest 1-0 in the Premier League on Sunday, courtesy of Noni Madueke's late strike.

The England winger came off the bench to seal the three points in what has become a common theme for Arsenal, which could give them the edge against Bayern if the game is in the balance.

Arteta's men claimed a statement 3-1 win over Bayern in last season's league phase, en route to reaching the final, and if they repeat that result they will be just the second visiting team to triumph at the Allianz Arena since April 2025.

The Arsenal manager is unlikely to have any of his injured players back for the trip to Bavaria, although winger Christos Tzolis is closing in on a return to action.

FourFourTwo's prediction

Bayern Munich 1-1 Arsenal

Bayern's attacking quality and Arsenal's defensive solidity makes this an intriguing game. We reckon it will end level.

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Watch Como vs Manchester United for free as the Red Devils head to the picturesque Italian city for their third game of the Champions League 2026/27 league phase. FourFourTwo has all the details on live streams and TV channels, wherever you are in the world.

Cesc Fabregas and Michael Carrick went head-to-head several times in the Premier League and the two former midfielders now pit their wits against each other in the dugout.

However, while ex-Spain star Fabregas is enjoying an excellent spell in charge of Como, Carrick's United tenure is in danger of unraveling after a poor start to the season.

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Even three years ago, the thought of Como playing Manchester United in a competitive fixture would seem fanciful. Yet the Serie A club have enjoyed such a rapid rise that they can legitimately be cast as favourites when they take on the Red Devils.

Como were playing in Serie D as recently as 2019 and in Serie B just three seasons ago, but under the management of former Arsenal, Chelsea and Barcelona midfielder Cesc Fabregas - and the ownership of the extraordinarily wealthy Djarum Group - they have quickly become a force in Italy's top flight.

They finished fourth last season to qualify for the Champions League for the first time and beat RB Leipzig 4-1 at the 13,600-capacity Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia in their opening league phase fixture, although they then suffered a 3-2 defeat by Feyenoord last week.

Now, they welcome United to the banks of Lake Como for arguably the most glamorous fixture in their history and they have every reason to be confident, even with defenders Trevoh Chalobah and Yan Couto both doubtful due to injury.

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Contrastingly, this game has all the makings of a banana skin for United and their under-pressure boss Michael Carrick.

The Red Devils drew 1-1 at rivals Leeds United on Sunday as their winless run stretched to six games, although that was a decent result in a hostile atmosphere.

They now return to continental action, eight days after losing 2-0 at Atletico Madrid on a night that centre-back Lisandro Martinez publicly criticised the club's hierarchy. Carrick needs the trip to Como to be much more positive, on and off the pitch.

Martinez picked up a knock against Leeds so his involvement in Italy could be in doubt, while United will hope to have Luke Shaw and Kobbie Mainoo back from injury.

Como vs Manchester United: Team News

Como XI: Butez; Couto, Kempf, Jacobo Ramón, Alex Valle; Luis Milla, Da Cunha; Perrone, Nico Paz, Baturina; Douvikas.

Manchester United XI: Lammens; Dalot, Maguire, De Ligt, Mazraoui; Mount, Santos; Fernandes, Tielemans, Cunha; Mbeumo.

FourFourTwo's prediction

Como 2-1 Manchester United

This is an awkward fixture for an out-of-form United, so don't be surprised if they fall to defeat.

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Khvicha Kvaratskhelia is set to miss the remainder of the 2026-27 season after enduring an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury in the Champions League on Tuesday evening.

PSG prevailed against Barcelona in a 4-2 win. After nearly 80 minutes, Lamine Yamal tied the scoreline at 2-2; two late strikes from Vitinha and Fabian Ruiz won the game for the Parisiens.

Kvaratskhelia collided with Barcelona’s other goalscorer, Xavi Espart, after 59 minutes, and was carried off the field by PSG staff in the aftermath.

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia suffers season-ending ACL injury with PSG

It has now been confirmed by the club that Kvaratskhelia will undergo surgery on his right knee “in the coming days” as the first step of the Georgian’s rehabilitation.

"Having suffered a rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee during yesterday's match against FC Barcelona, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia will undergo surgery in the coming days,” read a statement issued by PSG.

A date for the PSG winger’s return has not yet been revealed; ACL injuries typically lead to sidelining periods of, at least, nine months.

As such, Kvaratskhelia, who has been hyped as a possible 2026 Ballon D’or winner after his dominant run of individual performances during PSG’s title-retaining Champions League win last season, will likely not play again in 2026-27.

2025 Ballon D’or winner Ousmane Dembele was also withdrawn against Barcelona through injury, as was club captain Marquinhos.

PSG also shed additional light on the nature of their injuries, revealing that the pair, who are suffering with thigh issues, “will remain under treatment for the next few weeks.”

For Kvaratskhelia, his best hope will be to mimic the abnormal return of Zlatan Ibrahimovic from an ACL injury in 2017.

The Swede recovered from a similar setback in just seven months, two months ahead of the likely nine-month rehabilitation period.

In this scenario, the Georgian’s best case, he would still only make it back to play in PSG’s final league game of the season, versus Toulouse in May 2027.

Should the Parisiens make it back to the Champions League final for a third successive time, Kvaratskhelia would also be available, should his body recover as well as Ibrahimovic’s did.

Manchester United’s trip to Italy in the Champions League, to face the Cesc Fabregas-led Como, is in danger of postponement.

In the 24 hours before kick-off, over 6cm of rain has been forecast. The match is set to be played this Wednesday evening.

As a result, the Italian Air Force National Meteorological Service has issued a ‘severe weather’ warning, indicating the potential for thunderstorms.

Will Manchester United vs Como be postponed?

The match is still slated to proceed as planned in the 13,600 capacity Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia; however, the forecast in Italy is complicating matters. Only one stand at Como’s stadium is covered.

Rain isn’t enough to worry Red Devils boss Michael Carrick, who downplayed talks of the weather causing an issue for his side in the Champions League.

“No, nothing immediate from me,” claimed the Englishman, when asked whether he is concerned. “We’re used to the rain. We’ll make the most of it.”

UEFA’s protocol in the event of a postponement is outlined in Article 27 of the 2026/27 regulations, with Manchester United likely to face Como the following day.

The regulations read: "If, on the day of a match, it is decided that the match cannot begin as planned or cannot be completed, the full match — or the remaining minutes — shall, in principle, be played the following day.

“This is without prejudice to any potential disciplinary measures. To this end, the home clubs must make all necessary arrangements to ensure that the required facilities are available and can be used."

While playing on Thursday is only guidance, not requirement, that potential schedule would benefit Manchester United more so than Como.

The Red Devils’ following game arrives against Bournemouth on Sunday, while Cesc Fabregas’ men will clash with Sassuolo earlier, on Saturday.

With the Red Devils having been bounced out of the Carabao Cup by Brighton in September, they would be available to play next midweek; however, Como will face Torino on Tuesday.

Manchester United have been in dire form; their last clash in Europe, versus Atletico Madrid, ended in flames after Lisandro Martinez, whose future at the club is dangerously uncertain, publicly slammed the club’s hierarchy.

Amid a string of torrid results, Carrick is now at greater risk of being sacked than any of his fellow 19 Premier League managers, but the Englishman confessed he is staying calm ahead of battling Como.

"I don't need any reassurance,” claimed Carrick. "It's pretty clear. I know the role, I know my responsibilities. I don't need anyone else to tell me that or tell me when it's going well or when it needs to be better. I know that myself.

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta classily responded to Bukayo Saka ‘cheating’ allegations from Graeme Souness, saying in a presser on Tuesday: “I’m not going to speak about opinions.”

Souness’ words arrived during an appearance on Piers Morgan’s Football Uncensored programme, in which he described Saka as a diver that “should be staying on his feet.”

The former Liverpool skipper told Morgan: “Your man Saka dives all over the place. I don’t want to hear about him… Anyone who simulates a foul, in my book, would be a cheat.”

Mikel Arteta classily replies to ‘cheating’ Bukayo Saka comments made by Graeme Souness

The Scotsman continued: “The minute [Saka] looks like losing possession, he’s down. He simulates a foul… he dives when he should be staying on his feet.

Souness then described how, when Saka is tackled, he “screams as he’s going down” to help convince the referee he’s been fouled. “The referee thinks there’s nothing in that but, wait a minute, he’s stayed down,” said the ex-Liverpool man.

The Scot then turned his attention to the wider Arsenal team, laying into players who rally around Saka in such moments.

“And then, worse than that, everyone in the immediate area - all Arsenal players - put their hands up and scream foul. [So] the referee panics.

“[He] blows his whistle when it wasn’t a foul; his first instinct was the right one. He blows a foul because he’s thinking, ‘Wait a minute, [there’s] something I’m not understanding here.’”

Souness expressed clearly his belief that “simulation is a form of cheating,” then admitted that many players, not just Saka, indulge in such antics.

“If you asked 100 people what it is that you dislike about the modern game, 50 per cent would say simulation, another 50 per cent would say VAR,” concluded the Scotsman.

In turn, Arteta responded classily in a pre-match presser to Souness’ words, claiming: “I haven’t heard it and I’m not going to talk about opinions.

When pressed to say more, and possibly something more concretely against Souness’ claims, the Arsenal boss refused.

“We are open to opinions,” said the Spaniard, classily. “It’s part of our job, it’s part of our roles, and those opinions need to be respected - especially if they are [given] in a respectful way.

“We are here to prove that we belong to this level, to this stage and certainly always have the intention and ambition to improve and be better. That's it,” finished Arteta.

The Gunners take on Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena on Wednesday evening, with Saka, who bagged two goal contributions off the bench in the Champions League last week, expected to take part.

Watch Manchester City vs AEK Athens as Enzo Maresca's side look to bounce back from last Wednesday's home defeat by PSG in the Champions League 2026/27 league phase. FourFourTwo has all the details on live streams and TV channels, wherever you are in the world.

City's much-anticipated clash with PSG fell flat rather quickly, as the European champions raced into a 3-0 lead inside 32 minutes on their way to a 4-2 victory.

Maresca's men start the night level on points with AEK, who beat LASK 1-0 in their opening league phase fixture before losing 3-1 to Shakhtar Donetsk last week.

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Manchester City came up short in their first big test of the Champions League campaign, as they were torn apart in the opening 45 minutes by holders PSG at the Etihad Stadium last Wednesday.

The good news for Enzo Maresca and Co. is that this clash with AEK Athens should be far more straightforward as they look to move closer to the top eight of the league phase table, which would guarantee a place in the last 16.

City have already returned to winning ways on the domestic front, beating Ipswich Town 3-2 on Saturday to claim seven successive victories at the start of a Premier League season for the first time in their history.

Erling Haaland scored twice as he found the net for the eighth straight game for City before hobbling off, with the striker a doubt for Tuesday's game. Matheus Nunes, Mateo Kovacic and Nico O'Reilly should also feature despite fitness concerns, but Antoine Semenyo is set to miss the next eight weeks with a knee injury.

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AEK play an away match in England for the second successive week, having faced Shakhtar Donetsk at Stamford Bridge last Wednesday with the Ukrainian club unable to host games in their own country.

The Greek champions postponed their league fixture with Atromitos last weekend as a result, allowing them to stay in the country to prepare for the trip to City.

They travel to Manchester more in hope than expectation after conceding two late goals to lose 3-1 against Shakhtar, although their 1-0 win over LASK in gameweek one means they are on the same number of points as Maresca's men heading into this game.

AEK will need their big names to step up if they are to get a result against City, with Serbia striker Luka Jovic and Portugal veteran Joao Mario among their higher-profile players.

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Manchester City 3-0 AEK Athens

City should be able to see off the Greek champions with little fuss.

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Watch Liverpool vs Villarreal for free as the Reds aim to make it three wins out of three in the Champions League 2026/27 league phase, with FourFourTwo bringing you all the details on live streams and TV channels, wherever you are in the world.

Andoni Iraola's men will be looking to follow up their excellent 6-3 win over Austrian side LASK last Wednesday, in which summer signing Bradley Barcola scored a hat-trick - his first goals for the club.

Villarreal claimed their first points of the league phase 24 hours earlier, fighting back from 1-0 down to beat Napoli 3-1.

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Liverpool host Spanish opposition at Anfield for the second time this season after back-to-back away trips brought two very different wins.

Six days ago, the Reds cruised to a 6-3 victory at LASK in which they were 4-0 up after just 51 minutes and summer signing Bradley Barcola scored a hat-trick. They then had to do it the hard way in the Premier League on Saturday, fighting back from 1-0 down to beat Brentford 2-1 as the hosts ended the game with nine men.

Andoni Iraola's side now return home looking to extend their perfect start to the league phase of the Champions League, having beaten Atletico Madrid at Anfield before that win over LASK.

They remain without influential midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai, who has a hamstring issue, while Jeremie Frimpong will also be absent having suffered an injury just six minutes after coming off the bench at Brentford.

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Last week's 3-1 win over Napoli was an important result for Villarreal, who lost to Borussia Dortmund in their league phase opener and have had an underwhelming start to the La Liga season.

The Yellow Submarine were held 0-0 at home by struggling Elche on Saturday and have taken just nine points from their first nine league games under Inigo Perez, who replaced Marcelino as manager this summer.

Villarreal are without former Arsenal winger Nicolas Pepe, who recently had eye surgery, and Canada midfielder Tajon Buchanan.

It means they will be relying on Georges Mikautadze and Alberto Moleiro for much of their attacking threat, with both players already registering five goal involvements this season. Former Newcastle United and Leicester City striker Ayoze Perez could also feature.

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Liverpool 2-0 Villarreal

The Reds should beat an out-of-form Villarreal side fairly comfortably.

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Watch PSG vs Barcelona for free as the holders meet European football's form side in one of the standout fixtures of the Champions League 2026/27 league phase. FourFourTwo has all the details on live streams and TV channels, wherever you are in the world.

PSG have begun their bid for a third successive Champions League title in impressive fashion, winning their opening two league-phase matches and scoring 10 goals in the process.

However, they will need to be at their best to contain Hansi Flick’s free-scoring Barcelona, who have started the season with 11 consecutive victories across all competitions. Expect goals galore in Paris!

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PSG are purring once again, after putting a slow start to the domestic season behind them to win six successive matches in all competitions.

Having won the Champions League in each of the past two campaigns, Luis Enrique's men showed why they remain the team to beat on the continent in their 4-2 victory at Manchester City last Wednesday, when they went 3-0 up inside 32 minutes at the Etihad Stadium.

The visit of Barcelona is arguably an even bigger test, with Hansi Flick's men tipped by many as the strongest challengers to PSG's throne this season, and they will be looking to repeat their 2-1 win over these opponents in the league phase last term.

Enrique made eight changes for Saturday's 3-1 comeback win at Strasbourg in Ligue 1, although two of the players he rested - Ousmane Dembele and Desire Doue - had to come off the bench to secure the points with late goals. Expect them to return to the starting XI, but left-back Nuno Mendes will not be involved after suffering a thigh injury.

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Barcelona will rightly head to Paris full of confidence, after Saturday's 5-2 win at Real Betis extended their perfect start to the campaign.

The Catalans look unstoppable in La Liga, where their nine straight victories is the joint-best start to a season in the division's history, while they have eased to 5-1 and 4-1 triumphs over Feyenoord and Galatasaray respectively.

Hansi Flick made only four changes to his lineup between last Tuesday's win over Gala and the thrashing of Betis, which could see Eric Garcia, Joao Cancelo, Anthony Gordon and Dani Olmo return to the starting XI for the trip to Paris.

The Barca manager also received a huge boost with the return from injury of top goalscorer Raphinha, although it remains to be seen if the Brazilian forward is fit enough to start after coming off the bench on Saturday.

FourFourTwo's prediction

PSG 2-2 Barcelona

This has all the makings of a classic, but both teams are so good that it's hard to pick a winner.

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Bayern Munich host Arsenal this week in the Champions League, but Die Roten have been dealt a major blow.

Both teams are among the favourites for the trophy this season, as Arsenal were beaten in last season's final, and Bayern Munich reached the final four last time out – with both suffering defeat against Paris Saint-Germain.

But while plenty will suggest that this week's battle between the two sides is essentially meaningless given that they will both likely qualify for the knockout stage, there's a huge incentive to get a result at the Allianz Arena.

Bayern Munich struggling with a virus outbreak ahead of Arsenal clash

As Arsenal proved last season by finishing top of the league phase with eight straight wins in the first stage of the competition, racking up 24 points from 24 can help pave the way for a preferable route to the final.

Mikel Arteta's men faced Bayer Leverkusen, Sporting and Atletico Madrid on their side of the draw, with each of their home ties coming second in the knockout stage – so Bayern will want to replicate that and look to avoid the likes of PSG, Barcelona and Arsenal themselves until the latter stages of the competition.

The Bavarians have a problem, however, with Sport Witness relaying reports of a virus that Vincent Kompany is suffering from.

“According to BILD, the Belgian underwent another thorough examination on Monday by the team doctors,” the report states, adding, “Internally, the illness is not being taken lightly, as Kompany was clearly feeling unwell around the time of the resounding victory against Leipzig.

“Although he delivered the team talks in the locker room, he had to lie down briefly on his sofa in his coach’s room at the Allianz Arena both at halftime and after the win.”

Sport Witness notes that his “close proximity to the players and other coaches is a cause for concern,” as the Bundesliga champions look to avoid a crisis ahead of Wednesday's clash – in which they are already missing Michael Olise.

The French international was dismissed against Viking for two yellow cards in quick succession: the first for tugging at Zlatko Tripic to stop a transition on the right flank, before immediately throwing the ball into the Norway international's face to receive his marching orders from referee Georgi Kabakov.

The moment of madness came back to haunt Olise's side, as Bayern were leading 3-2 in Stavanger – after going 2-0 down in the first half – before Kompany's 10 men were pegged back to 3-3 for a shock draw by the minnows.

Arsenal have been given a boost of their own, with defender Piero Hincapie having returned to training on grass following an injury picked up before the international break.

The champions of England against the champions of Germany is one of 18 clashes as Champions League action resumes this week.

Can you remember who was on the wrong end of this extraordinary demolition job?

It was one of the most incredible comebacks in the history of European club football. After losing 4-0 to Paris Saint-Germain in the first leg of their Champions League round of 16 tie in 2016-17, Barcelona won the second leg 6-1. The Parisians learned from the experience and went on to win the competition back-to-back with a very different approach.

As the teams meet again, we're looking back not to the winning team, but the opponents they conquered. Can you name all 11 players? There's no time limit!

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European football will resume this week, with fans of various Premier League clubs travelling far and wide in search of two things: three points, and a cheap pint.

Sunderland, Crystal Palace and Bournemouth faithfuls will embark across the continent to witness their sides play Europa League football, while others will prepare for Champions and Conference League clashes.

LiveScore, using their ‘European Away Day Pint Index,’ analysed 31 trips for Premier League fans travelling across the continent, to find pint prices in the likes of Jablonec and Lillestrom.

Which European away day offers the cheapest pint for travelling Premier League fans?

To begin with, the average European away-day pint sits at £4.34, across all clubs and destinations analysed in the Index.

By looking at each club’s European fixtures as a complete schedule, the fans of two clubs emerge as ready to face, on average, the cheapest and most expensive pints in Europe, respectively.

The lucky fanbase, that of Aston Villa, will purchase pints at an average price of £3.59 across their many European excursions in the Champions League league phase, with their next trip being to Barcelona in early November.

Elsewhere, the wallets of Liverpool supporters will suffer the direst time of any travelling Premier League fanbase, paying, on average, £4.91 per pint. Their next trip will be to Fenerbahce in November.

The Index analysed 31 European away trips for all nine Premier League clubs competing in Europe this season, pricing pints at three fan-friendly bars in each away day destination. As a result, it was able to decipher the average cost of a pint for travelling Premier League supporters.

But what is the cheapest pint available to a supporter travelling across Europe to see their side play? That trophy belongs to Brighton, who can purchase a pint for just £1.22 in Jablonec.

They will be able to enjoy that cheap, tasty beverage when they travel to Jablonec on Thursday for the Seagulls’ next Conference League clash.

Unfortunately for Bournemouth, their supporters will endure a torrid time financially when they land in Lillestrom, with the price of a pint rising to £8.66.

Returning to each club’s full away day schedule, Arsenal fans are the second luckiest bunch after Aston Villa, with the average pint across their European trips costing £3.70.

In third are Brighton, with an average pint purchase being £3.93, then Sunderland at £4.18. Manchester City are next at £4.44, edging out their Manchester rivals on £4.52.

Bournemouth at £4.68, Crystal Palace at £4.80 and, as mentioned earlier, Liverpool at £4.91 complete the bottom three.

Lisandro Martinez’s long-term future at Manchester United appears to be dead in the water, with the Argentine planning a swift exit from Old Trafford.

The 28-year-old made headlines for incendiary comments made after the club’s defeat to Atletico Madrid in the Champions League, in which he aimed harsh words at the Manchester United hierarchy.

Martinez’s contract with the club expires at the end of the 2026-27 Premier League season; however, the Red Devils do hold an option to extend for a further 12 months.

Lisandro Martinez planning swift exit from Manchester United after incendiary post-match Champions League comments

Following his public criticism of unnamed members of the Manchester United hierarchy, Martinez’s long-term future at Old Trafford is in serious doubt.

As a result, questions have been raised as to whether both the Argentine and Manchester United want their relationship to continue beyond 2027.

According to the Manchester Evening News, Martinez has suggested that he does not see a long-term future at Manchester United beyond the expiration of his contract.

The defender criticised recruitment from the Red Devils this summer, implicitly questioning the work of technical director Jason Wilcox, after a strong first season under Michael Carrick in 2025-26.

The Red Devils finished third under their former player, and secured their return to the Champions League. In Europe, they were played off the park at the Wanda, provoking Martinez’s words.

The Argentine later took to Instagram to clarify that his comments were made out of frustration, and that unity must be achieved at Manchester United going forward.

Elsewhere, Carrick suggested that the matter between the club and Martinez had been handled internally, and that the conflict wouldn’t affect the Red Devils going forward.

Despite this, uncertainty still remains regarding Martinez’s future at Old Trafford - in fact, the possibility of Manchester United extending the Argentine by an additional 12 months is more unlikely than ever.

If the 28-year-old is set in his ways, and does not want to remain a Red Devil, then it is likely he will depart from Old Trafford next summer.

In terms of player options, it is rumoured that Martinez would prefer a move to Spain, with, ironically, Atletico Madrid closely linked to the Argentine.

After his side’s 2-1 victory at the Gtech on Saturday, Liverpool star Florian Wirtz has reached a decision regarding his future on Merseyside.

The 23-year-old has started in all nine Premier League and Champions League matches played by Liverpool this term, notching three assists in a total of 739 minutes.

Amid relentless transfer speculation, the German midfielder is, according to reports, determined to remain at Anfield, despite suggestions of an exit to Chelsea or Bayern Munich in 2027.

Florian Wirtz wants to stay at Liverpool, but can he turn a corner?

According to TEAMtalk, Wirtz, who arrived at Anfield from Bayer Leverkusen for £116 million in 2025, has attracted interest from former boss Xabi Alonso in London.

The report relayed a tweet from German football-centric X (formerly Twitter) account ‘Space,’ who wrote: “Despite Bayern representatives seemingly being unable to go a single day without entertaining the fantasy of bringing Florian Wirtz to Munich, neither the player nor his father and agent, Hans-Joachim Wirtz, have the slightest intention of indulging their delusions.

“Both remain unequivocally committed to [Liverpool] and the mystique of Anfield, where Florian intends to carve his name into the history of football’s greatest institution. Any hopes of a potential move are firmly misplaced, with neither the player nor his representatives entertaining the possibility of a departure.

“Florian remains fully committed to [Liverpool] and a move to Stamford Bridge is simply not on the agenda,” concluded ‘Space.’

Wirtz assisted Victor Munoz for the club’s equalising strike versus a 10-man Brentford; he has no intention of departing from Liverpool, during a prolonged period of English top-flight woes.

That contribution marked the German’s second assist of the 2026-27 Premier League term, and was complimented by an additional eight chances created at the Gtech.

Many have claimed this performance as a corner turned for the 23-year-old; however, those key passes arrived against a 10, then nine-man Brentford, and were largely devoid of quality.

In the Premier League, the German midfielder is yet to create a single Opta-defined big chance, and his nine created chances combined for a total 0.19 xA.

While the xA metric isn’t always the fairest judge of pass quality, the bulk of Wirtz’s chance creation came through back passes to fellow Liverpool midfielders launching edge-of-box rockets.

If the 23-year-old is to improve, his ‘Big Chances Created’ tally must increase. In 2025-26, the German created five such chances, behind Cody Gakpo’s 10, Mohamed Salah’s 11, and Dominik Szoboszlai’s 14.

For now, Wirtz’s career appears set to continue at Anfield, despite interest from Alonso in London, and Vincent Kompany in Germany.

During his 18-year career, Toby Alderweireld would clock up more than 600 appearances, winning league titles in three countries and racking up 127 appearances for the Belgium national side.

But everyone has to start somewhere, and for Alderweireld it was something of a baptism of fire when he was handed a brutal introduction to the professional game.

The centre-back had come through Ajax's famed academy and was used to mixing with the best players in his age group, but that did little to prepare him for the test of going up against two of his generation's best and most physical strikers in his first senior match.

Alderweireld on face Adriano and Ibrahimovic

The future Spurs man's first taste of the men's game came in a pre-season match against Inter Milan, who featured Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Adriano in attack, with both strikers at the peak of their powers.

Alderweireld learned a valuable lesson that day - even if his first reaction was to wonder whether he would be able to mix it at the highest level.

“My first game for Ajax, in the pre-season Amsterdam Tournament," the Belgian tells FourFourTwo.

"There were two games in two days – our first team played against Arsenal, then our second team played against Inter," with the teenage defender being given the opportunity to impress against the Italian side.

"I was young and played at centre-back against big guys, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Adriano."

At that time, Ibrahimovic was in his pomp, combining physicality and a 6ft 5in frame with technical brilliance, while Adriano was renowned for his explosive power and fearsome left foot. It soon became clear that a test like this was nothing his time in the Ajax academy could prepare him for.

Alderweireld initially attempted to take this levelling up in his stride, but was soon handed a reality check.

"I thought ‘OK, this is professional football, this is a different level’," he continues. "After 20 minutes, I was like ‘This is not for me’, but sometimes you need to have your head against the wall to become better.

"It gave me a lot of insight – I thought ‘I need to get stronger’. I played a good game and it wasn’t like we lost 5-0, but physically against those two in their prime, it was a good reality check.”

And while the young Alderweireld endured a testing afternoon, those first 20 minutes would prove to be vital in helping him become the defender he wanted to be.

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Michael Carrick brought a veneer of calm to Old Trafford last season, but that has disintegrated in rapid fashion this season.

His tenure as permanent Manchester United boss is being defined by an unruly, factional dressing room coming apart at the seams.

Tuesday night’s dispiriting Champions League defeat to Atletico Madrid has extended the team's winless run to five matches, and sparked a civil war.

Michael Carrick is unlikely to inspire his Manchester United players to victory

Man United are floundering - what else can be said about a paltry return of two wins from nine matches in all competitions, an early Carabao Cup exit, six points from their opening six Premier League fixtures, and inability to capitalise against ten men in games versus Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur?

They are, for all intents and purposes, a team devoid of competitive edge. And on-pitch disjointedness is only half the problem. The deeper issue is cultural.

Argentine international Lisandro Martinez broke rank in the aftermath of Man United's defeat at the Wanda Metropolitano on Tuesday night, delivering a scathing public broadside against director of football Jason Wilcox and the club’s transfer strategy.

In doing so, he extinguished any lingering hope that squad unity was something Carrick could stand behind as a success during his brief spell. The defender was reportedly confronted by a teammate during the flight back to Manchester.

Navigating such turmoil demands a managerial giant, and it is not Carrick's doing or fault that the club finds itself in its current mess. He is, for all his understated dignity, manifestly not that man.

The former midfielder is neither an inspiring orator capable of galvanising disparate egos with his rhetoric, nor is he a Sir Alex Ferguson-esque autocrat who can lay down the law - he hasn't been there long enough, for starters.

Carrick’s once-praised stillness now appears passive and faced with a fractured dressing room taking pot shots at the boardroom, a gentle word is insufficient. Perhaps it speaks to Carrick's authority that Martinez felt compelled to speak out in such terms in midweek.

Carrick’s brief has completely changed, but his managerial toolkit has not. When he took the reins as caretaker in January following Ruben Amorim’s acrimonious departure, the remit was predominantly pastoral.

These were hugely talented players lacking confidence and drive, who had been tactically micro-managed to the point where many no longer cared. Carrick let them play, recalled certain players and allowed them the time and space to do what they do best.

He soothed bruised egos, simplified the instructions and put an arm around the wounded. Lo and behold, it yielded that most famous of textbook interim bounces, and he steered the club to a third-place finish. The pressure was off, the season had already been mothballed. With the benefit of hindsight, the hierarchy's message to Carrick over the summer should have been a firm handshake and 'thank you for your efforts, but we'll take it from here', before hiring a managerial heavyweight.

Now, though, he's the permanent man, albeit probably not for much longer.

The honeymoon is long over, and the pressure cooker has been turned up to eleven. Managing Manchester United through stormy weather requires ruthlessness, authority, ideological clarity, and the rare ability to inspire footballers to run through brick walls. That hasn't happened.

National reports are already detailing three-man shortlists to replace him, touting Brighton's Fabian Hurzeler alongside Antonio Conte and Julian Nagelsmann. The writing is very much on the wall. Carrick may retain personal affections of the Old Trafford faithful, but goodwill does not heal a fractured culture. The dressing room has reached a point of no return, and Michael Carrick is not the man to glue it back together.

Arsenal’s away game against Barcelona has been pushed back by 24 hours, causing outrage amongst fans who had already booked their travel and accommodation.

The Gunners were originally due to face the Spanish giants at Camp Nou on Wednesday, November 11, but the fixture will now take place on Thursday, November 12.

A planned general strike in Spain raised concerns about transport disruption and matchday arrangements, causing the fixture to be rearranged.

Why has Arsenal's game been moved?

Arsenal Women’s Champions League fixture against Barcelona at Camp Nou has been rescheduled following concerns over a planned general strike in Spain over housing, wages and the cost of living.

Barcelona raised concerns over the potential impact of the strike action on hosting the match.

Barcelona initially wanted to bring the fixture forward, but that would have created a scheduling issue for Arsenal ahead of their WSL trip to Liverpool.

The changes have inevitably caused disruption and added cost for travelling fans who had already booked accomodation and travel.

Kick-off remains at 6.45pm local time, which is 5.45pm in the UK, with the venue unchanged.

This much-anticipated match is a replay of the 2025 Champions League final, in which the Gunners overcame the odds to beat the European giants in Lisbon.

Why wasn't the game moved forward?

Barcelona initially sought to bring the fixture forward to Tuesday, November 10, to avoid a clash with the planned strike.

However, that option would have created a scheduling problem for Arsenal, who are due to travel to face Liverpool in the Women's Super League on Sunday November 8.

Moving the Champions League match forward would therefore have left Arsenal with too tight a turnaround between two important fixtures and potentially required further changes to their domestic schedule.

The decision to move the game back by a day avoids that issue while allowing the match to remain at Camp Nou.

When is Arsenal Women vs Barcelona now?

Arsenal will face Barcelona on Thursday, November 12, at Camp Nou.

Kick-off is scheduled for 5.45pm UK time (6.45pm local time), with no change to the venue.

Harry Kane has had the greatest season of his career and deserves to win the 2026 Ballon d’Or. After an exceptional year, the 33-year-old striker has every right to be honoured with the most prestigious individual award in football.

Whether it’s based on numbers, trophies, performances or standout achievements, Kane has reached new levels. He scored a staggering 73 goals for club and country in 2025-26. It’s a number some players can only dream of achieving in their whole career, let alone in a single season.

To do that in just 65 matches makes it even more incredible. The numbers almost sound unbelievable, they’re so outlandish. To put them into context, it is the most goals any player has scored in a single season in the modern era except for one occasion: when Lionel Messi hit 82 goals in 69 matches in 2011-12. The Argentine would pick up the Ballon d’Or that year.

Kane’s goalscoring feats helped Bayern Munich to the domestic treble, the first time the club have lifted three trophies in a campaign since he joined. To finish off an astonishing year, he then captained England to a bronze medal at the World Cup, which is the Three Lions’ best finish ever on foreign soil.

While other players may have won bigger team honours, when it comes to recognising an individual, there has been no player in better form than Kane. That is also outlined by him breaking a 49-year Bundesliga record this year, by reaching the 100-goal mark in just 98 matches – comfortably clear of the 129 games it took Dieter Muller to hit a century.

What Kane achieved in this last year is simply mind-blowing. Many questioned his decision to play in Germany, but it has been a pivotal move for his career. The 2023 switch has taken him to another level, as proven with the records broken and trophies won in Munich.

Kane is a natural finisher and his goalscoring is as good as we’ve ever seen. He’s a player that makes the most of every chance he gets and scores all types of goals from absolutely everywhere. He’s the type of striker that you just expect to score in every game, and the majority of the time he delivers. He’s prolific, but it’s also the quality of the goals that make him special.

On the biggest stage this summer, Kane scored a sensational goal against the Democratic Republic of the Congo – a lethal strike that helped save England’s World Cup. The combination of power, strength, accuracy and technique he showed in that moment are skills you see him applying in the Champions League and Bundesliga regularly. His ability to perform this consistently at the highest level is outstanding.

And it’s not just his ridiculous scoring numbers. His all-round play and ability to bring other players into the game has become even more evident recently, and why England manager Thomas Tuchel describes him as the “full package”.

Time and time again, Kane continues to write his name in the history books for both club and country, yet every single record he breaks, you never expect him to just stop there. You expect him to add to that goal tally and to reach a new height – despite that, he remains humble and driven to keep striving for more.

Kane’s journey is inspirational and embodies what hard work and determination can help you achieve. At the age of 19, he was struggling to make an impact on loan at Norwich and went on to a spell at Leicester, before a return to Spurs saw his career really begin to flourish. He is an example for any young player to aspire to, as he’s now remarkably hit his peak in his 30s.

Kane is a true global superstar of this sport who deserves every bit of praise that comes his way. He’s now adding to his trophy haul with every season, and the biggest individual award in world football should belong to him too.

Michael Owen was the last Englishman to win the Ballon d’Or, 25 years ago, so it’s about time another was honoured. It’s pretty cool that the best number nine on the planet right now is English. With the ceremony being held in London, Kane’s birthplace, on October 26, he couldn’t be a more fitting winner. I believe Harry Kane deserves to win the Ballon d’Or this year – he’s earned it.

Watch Roma vs Real Madrid for free as Jose Mourinho takes on another of his former clubs in the Champions League 2026/27, with FourFourTwo bringing you all the details on live streams and TV channels, wherever you are in the world.

Madrid's Champions League campaign has so far been a trip down memory lane for Mourinho, who guided his side to a 2-1 win over Inter Milan in their opening league phase game.

The Portuguese manager now takes Los Blancos to another Italian team that he led to European glory, as they face Roma at the Stadio Olimpico.

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It is more than seven years since Roma last hosted a Champions League home game, but they are ending that wait in style with the visit of 15-time winners Real Madrid.

Gian Piero Gasperini's side are back in this competition for the first time since 2018/19 and drew 1-1 away to Fenerbahce in their opening league phase clash, but this feels like the sort of fixture they have been waiting for - especially with former boss Jose Mourinho in the opposition dugout.

Roma began the Serie A season with four successive victories but blew a 2-0 lead to draw 2-2 with champions Inter Milan before the international break, before drawing 0-0 at Como on Sunday.

Donyell Malen, the top goalscorer in Italy's top flight, was sent off in that game but is available to face Madrid, while Pierluigi Gollini is set to deputise in goal once again after first-choice keeper Mile Svilar fractured his toe.

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Madrid also saw one of their star players red-carded at the weekend, as Vinicius Junior was controversially dismissed for pulling an opponents' hair while scoring a goal that was ultimately disallowed in the 1-0 win over Villarreal.

Like Malen, the Brazilian superstar is not barred from playing in the Champions League, while Eduardo Camavinga, Arda Guler and Bernardo Silva return from suspension to bolster Jose Mourinho's options.

The Los Blancos boss has already triumphed over one of his former employers this season, thanks to that 2-1 win over Inter Milan, and he will aim to do the same against a club that he led to Conference League glory in 2022 and the Europa League final in 2023.

Meanwhile, Kylian Mbappe should tonight become the youngest player to reach 100 Champions League appearances, at 27 years and 298 days - beating Lionel Messi's record by approximately five months.

FourFourTwo's prediction

Roma 1-1 Real Madrid

Madrid possess more firepower than Roma, but they have struggled to keep clean sheets this season.

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Watch Manchester City vs PSG for free as Enzo Maresca's side host the holders in a heavyweight Champions League 2026/27 league phase clash. FourFourTwo has all the details on live streams and TV channels, wherever you are in the world.

Pep Guardiola is expected to be in attendance at the Etihad Stadium as he returns for the first time since leaving City in the summer, in a show of solidarity following the club's guilty verdict for breaching Premier League financial rules.

His successor is tasked with finding a way to beat the back-to-back European champions, as Enzo Maresca faces his biggest test (on the pitch, at least) since taking over.

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While uncertainty swirls around the outcome of Manchester City's appeal on their guilty verdict for multiple breaches of Premier League financial rules, one thing's for sure: Enzo Maresca's side look as impressive as ever on the pitch.

City's players shut out the noise to beat Liverpool 3-0 at Anfield on Sunday, extending their perfect start to the Premier League season with their eighth successive win in all competitions, which included a 2-0 triumph away to Porto in their Champions League opener.

The last time they started a campaign with nine victories in a row was under Guardiola in 2016/17, and the legendary former manager's presence at the Etihad Stadium against PSG will surely heighten the atmosphere as Maresca eyes a statement result.

City have no new injury concerns, but there are several players pushing to start, including winger Jeremy Doku, who scored one goal and was heavily involved in another against Liverpool.

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PSG started their quest to win a third successive Champions League title with a 6-1 thrashing of Slovan Bratislava, which appears to have woken them up after a sluggish start to the season.

The Parisiens failed to win any of their first three Ligue 1 games but have taken maximum points from the last three since beating the Slovakians, ensuring they arrive at the Etihad in ominous form.

Manager Luis Enrique continued his policy of resting several stars in the league game before a big European night, which could see him make a raft of changes from the side that started Saturday's 3-1 victory over Le Mans.

Ousmane Dembele, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Marquinhos, Nuno Mendes and Vitinha are just some of the players who could earn recalls, although young midfielder Senny Mayulu is an injury doubt.

FourFourTwo's prediction

Manchester City 2-2 PSG

All the off-pitch emotion should help make this game an entertaining watch.

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It is an historic night for Austrian champions LASK as they host a match in the Champions League proper for the first time in their history.

Liverpool started their league phase campaign with a 2-1 comeback win over Atletico Madrid at Anfield, and face LASK tonight. Bradley Barcola and Florian Wirtz both start for the Reds and will need to put on a performance after worrying form early on in the season.

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LASK vs Liverpool will be shown live on TNT Sports and HBO Max in the UK.

TNT Sports 2 has live coverage of the Champions League clash, with kick-off at 5:45pm BST.

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LASK will be desperate to ensure their maiden campaign in the Champions League proper is not just remembered for how they got there.

The Austrian champions' stunning comeback victory over Celtic in the qualifying play-off remains the highlight of their season so far, having lost 1-0 to AEK Athens in their league phase opener, while they are winless in their last three Austrian Bundesliga games.

The visit of Liverpool certainly has the ingredients of an unforgettable night for LASK, as beating the six-time winners in their first-ever home game at this stage of the competition would be the stuff of dreams.

However, a record of one draw and five defeats against English sides - including two losses to the Reds in the 2023/24 Europa League - suggests that could be a tall order.

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Liverpool boss Andoni Iraola will be hunting a convincing victory after seeing his unbeaten start to life at Anfield go up in the smoke of the home fans' pyros against Manchester City on Sunday.

One of the highlights of the Reds manager's tenure so far was the 2-1 win over Atletico Madrid in their league phase opener, and three more points here would see them take another big step towards qualification for the knockout stage.

Dominik Szoboszlai scored Liverpool's equaliser against Atleti but he has not travelled to Austria due to injury, with forwards Alexander Isak and Cody Gakpo ruled out.

Youngsters Jayden Danns, Wellity Lucky and Josh Sonni-Lambie have all been called up as a result, while fellow rising stars Lewis Koumas and Rio Ngumoha could be involved from the start.

LASK vs Liverpool: Team News

LASK XI 🇦🇹: Jungwirth; Mbuyamba, Alemao, Andrade; Jorgensen, Danek, Bogarde, Schopf, Dibango; Adeniran, Lang

Liverpool XI 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿: Alisson; Frimpong, Araujo, Jacquet, Tsimikas; Gravenberch, Nyoni; Barcola, Wirtz, Ngumoha; Koumas.

FourFourTwo's prediction

LASK 0-2 Liverpool

The Reds should have too much quality for their opponents, despite some high-profile absentees.

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Watch Galatasaray vs Barcelona for free as the Blaugrana travel to Istanbul to face one of the most hostile atmospheres in world football in the Champions League 2026/27. FourFourTwo has all the details on live streams and TV channels, wherever you are in the world.

The Galatasaray fans will be as intimidating as ever as they aim to help their side claim another scalp in the Champions League, having beaten Liverpool (twice) and Juventus at RAMS Park last season.

It will be fascinating to see how Barcelona cope after a flawless start to the campaign which has seen them win nine consecutive games in all competitions, the first time they have done so since 1935/36.

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Galatasaray may start tonight's Champions League clash with Barcelona at the opposite end of the league phase table, but the Turkish side have a powerful weapon that will do everything in its power to roar them on to victory.

RAMS Park is known as one of the most intimidating environments for a visiting team in European football, which should help make up for the gap in quality to Hansi Flick's outstanding Barca team.

Galatasaray lost 3-1 at Sporting CP in their Champions League opener but they are a different proposition at home, winning four of their six matches here as they reached the round of 16.

Striker Victor Osimhen was key to that run but only recently returned from injury, so it remains to be seen if he is fit enough to start against Barca.

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Galatasaray are aiming to become the first team to avoid defeat against Barcelona this season, after the Spanish giants beat Getafe 3-0 on Saturday to make it nine successive wins to start the campaign.

Hansi Flick's side thrashed Feyenoord 5-1 in their league phase opener to establish themselves as one of the favourites to win the competition and a victory here would cement that status.

Barca's Achilles heel in this competition of late has been their defence, having failed to claim a clean sheet in the Champions League since April 2025 - a run of 16 games.

That doesn't matter so much when you have a front three of Lamine Yamal, Anthony Gordon and Gabriel Jesus, with the latter expected to continue in place of the injured Raphinha, who has already scored 14 goals this season.

FourFourTwo's prediction

Galatasaray 1-2 Barcelona

Barca have the quality to overcome a hostile atmosphere and return home with three points.

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