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Former Nigeria international Victor Moses is no longer in contention to suit up for the third time in the Premier League this season when Chelsea host Manchester United at Stamford Bridge this afternoon. Blues manager Maurizio Sarri has made two changes to the side that thrashed Southampton 3-0 before the international break but there's no place in the 18 for Victor Moses. The Italian gaffer has opted to deploy Eden Hazard and Willian on the left and right wing respectively to provide support for center forward Alvaro Morata, with Spaniard Pedro named on the substitutes bench. These aforementioned wingers have prevented Moses from getting regular game time in the Premier League so far this season, with the Nigerian playing only 26 minutes off the bench in two matches. The former Super Eagle was not in the Chelsea 18-man squad against Newcastle United, Bournemouth, Cardiff City and Southampton. Chelsea Starting XI : Kepa; Azpilicueta (c), Rudiger, David Luiz, Alonso; Kante, J...

Real Madrid have found it hard to replace former talisman, Cristiano Ronaldo, Who joined Italian champions, Juventus in the summer, and in recent times, they have failed to score, and the Spanish giants are ready to poach another Premier League talent. Rumours, have gone around that the Los Blancos will tempt Chelsea star, Eden Hazard, after the Belgian said it is a dream for him to play for Madrid, but the European champions have another plan with another in form premier league star. Real Madrid set to ramp up interest in £100m Manchester City winger Raheem Sterling after the premier league star’s super show in Seville when England defeated their host, Spain. The Manchester City forward scored twice in Monday’s euphoric win against Spain to end his three year international goal drought. Madrid representatives were in attendance at the Estadio Benito Villamarin to watch Sterling play a lead role in England’s first-half dismantling of Luis Enriq...

The Croatian says that Ronaldo's move to Turin was unsurprisingly the talk of the Real Madrid changing room this summer Luka Modric has admitted that Real Madrid's players were so sure that  Cristiano Ronaldo  was going to stay at the club in the summer that many made bets with each other that he'd remain. Ronaldo surprised many when he cut short his nine-year stay in the Spanish capital in the summer,  choosing to move to Turin in a multi-million pound deal  . The Portuguese has so far scored four times in nine appearances for his new side, and Modric says he was shocked that both he and Real boss Zinedine Zidane left. "I did not think that Zidane was going to go, nor Ronaldo," he told L'Equipe. Modric and Ronaldo were teammates at the Bernabeu Before the Portuguese left for Juve "When the rumour about Cristiano came up we made bets among ourselves in the dressing room and we were sure he was going to stay, but everyone makes his life choices....

Real Madrid have found it hard to replace former talisman, Cristiano Ronaldo, Who joined Italian champions, Juventus in the summer, and in recent times, they have failed to score, and the Spanish giants are ready to poach another Premier League talent. Rumours, have gone around that the Los Blancos will tempt Chelsea star, Eden Hazard, after the Belgian said it is a dream for him to play for Madrid, but the European champions have another plan with another in form premier league star. Real Madrid set to ramp up interest in £100m Manchester City winger Raheem Sterling after the premier league star’s super show in Seville when England defeated their host, Spain. The Manchester City forward scored twice in Monday’s euphoric win against Spain to end his three year international goal drought. Madrid representatives were in attendance at the Estadio Benito Villamarin to watch Sterling play a lead role in England’s first-half dismantling of Luis Enriq...

CRISTIANO RONALDO news is coming thick and fast. Express Sport brings you the latest on the Juventus hitman with Manchester United, Real Madrid and Lionel Messi all featuring. Cristiano Ronaldo: Juventus star made a cocky speech upon joining Manchester United (Image: GETTY) Ronaldo made Man Utd speech Juventus forward  Cristiano Ronaldo  made a cocky speech to stunned Manchester United players upon signing for the club from Sporting Lisbon back in 2003. That’s according to Quinton Fortune, who told the Guardian: “Ronaldo came with so much confidence, it was unbelievable. He walked in the changing room and basically told everyone he’s the best. “Not in perfect English but you could make it out. That set him above all the young players and he could back it up with his work ethic and ability. “Even at that age he wanted to be better at everything. “If you did something in training he’d practise and come back and do it.” Re...

Barcelona manager, Ernesto Valverde, has admitted the possibility of Neymar returning to the club from Paris Saint-Germain is “unlikely”, but refused to rule it out completely. Neymar left Barca after PSG activated his €222million release clause in 2017, making him the most expensive player of all time. Although, he has scored 27 goals and set up 16 in 28 Ligue 1 matches, the Brazilian is said to be struggling to settle in France. However, latest rumours have suggested Barca were contemplating making a move to bring Neymar back to Camp Nou and Valverde did little to dismiss such talk, during Friday’s pre-match news conference ahead of the clash with Sevilla. “Any time of the season is good for thinking about these issues, but Neymar plays for a different team. This is all speculation. “It’s not even in a transfer period at the moment, so I can’t talk about a player and it’s not something that’d happen in the next month o...

Ross Barkley scored a last-minute equaliser thanks to the work of the Brazilian defender DAVID LUIZ claims Manchester United's only intention in their draw with Chelsea was "just to defend and play on the counter-attack". Brazilian defender Luiz played a pivotal role in the  dramatic late equaliser from Ross Barkley  at Stamford Bridge. David Luiz accused Manchester United of only defending and playing on the counter-attack Chelsea  had taken the lead through Antonio Rudiger, but a second half double from Anthony Martial saw  United  come within seconds of the win. Speaking to the  club's website , Luiz suggested it would have been an undeserved victory: "We controlled the game with possession, trying to create some space to score some goals. They came with a plan just to defend and play on the counter-attack. "I think in the first half it was just us who played. We could have done better by scoring the second goal to kill the game, but it is never ...