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Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca faces the daunting task of ending a 12-year drought at Old Trafford when his side visit Manchester United, with the Italian insisting on Friday that there is never a good time to face them despite their early season struggles.

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Erling Haaland’s second-half brace helped Manchester City to a 3-0 derby day win against Manchester United in the Premier League, seeing the Cityzens win inside 90 minutes for the first time in five head-to-heads across all competitions.

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Newcastle United have suffered an injury blow with their new striker Yoane Wissa sidelined for at least another four weeks after suffering a knee injury on international duty with DR Congo, manager Eddie Howe said on Friday.

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Serghei Clescenco has resigned as Moldova’s head coach following his side’s record 11-1 defeat by Norway in a World Cup qualifier earlier this week, the country’s football federation (FMF) said on Thursday.

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Jose Mourinho is already in Portugal and, in the next few hours, apparently this Thursday, he will be officially presented as Benfica’s manager, succeeding Bruno Lage as head coach of the club.

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Liverpool fans will be eager to see Premier League record signing Alexander Isak make his debut at Burnley this weekend, but manager Arne Slot said on Friday the Swede would be eased into the team gradually.

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Manchester City's new goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma is ready to prove himself in the "best league in the world" after leaving Paris Saint-Germain.