United and City play out bore draw in Manchester Derby

Manchester United and Manchester City missed the chance to demonstrate their title credentials with a cagey stalemate in their derby at Old Trafford. The major talking point was a Marcus Rashford penalty which was ruled out for an offside in the buildup.

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Italian great Paolo Rossi dies aged 64

Former Italy World Cup-winner Paolo Rossi has died aged 64. The former Juventus and AC Milan forward was instrumental in Italy’s 1982 World Cup victory, scoring the opening goal of the 3-1 final victory over West Germany as well as a hat-trick against Brazil earlier in the tournament.

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VAR decisive as Liverpool draw with Midtjylland

A much-changed Liverpool were held to a 1-1 draw by Midtjylland in their final Champions League Group D game after VAR denied Takumi Minamino a late winner. Mohamed Salah gave the Reds the lead inside 55 seconds but an Alexander Scholz penalty earned the hosts a draw.

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Manchester United crash out with loss in Leipzig

Manchester United crashed out of the Champions League suffering a 3-2 loss to RB Leipzig. A Bruno Fernandes penalty and a Paul Pogba header arrived too late to overturn Leipzig’s goals from Angelino, Amadou Haidara and Justin Kluivert.

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Ireland drawn in group with Portugal in 2022 World Cup Qualifiers

The Republic of Ireland have been drawn against Portugal and Serbia in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers. The Boys in Green will also face journeys to Luxembourg and Azerbaijan as they look to qualify for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

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