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Swansea denied penalty - Laudrup

Manager Michael Laudrup says Swansea were wrongly denied a penalty in their 0-0 draw with West Ham at Liberty Stadium

Poyet praise for Cattermole

Gus Poyet is convinced Lee Cattermole will go from strength to strength after stepping out of the Sunderland wilderness.

Latest Torres revival has substance

The Fernando Torres glory years will never return - but the Torres of today is good enough for Chelsea, writes Phil McNulty

Manchester United not back to best, says Stoke City's Mark Hughes

The sight of David Moyes and Phil Neville celebrating on the pitch after Javier Hernández had clinched victory brought back memories of so many dramatic late comebacks of days gone by but talk of the Premier League champions being back to their best seems risibly premature. Mark Hughes, a man…

Tound-up: Fer defends his unsportsmanlike behaviour

Norwich midfielder Leroy Fer has defended his actions after being criticised for poor sportsmanship in Saturday’s goalless draw at Carrow Road.

Roberto Martínez hails Gareth Barry after Everton beat Aston Villa

While the focus of attention has understandably been on the role being played by Romelu Lukaku in Everton's splendid start to the season, the influence of Gareth Barry should not be underestimated, according to Roberto Martínez. "His performances have been a joy to watch," said the Everton…

Southampton refuse to rule out marching into Europe

Clubs that appear unexpectedly in the higher reaches of the Premier League early in the season are usually modest about their ambitions – “No one’s talking about Europe, we take each game as it comes”, that sort of thing – and wait for reality to overtake them, perhaps…

Luis Suarez makes Liverpool real contenders

On Saturday evening, Luis Suarez will come face to face with the club he could have joined. It was never quite clear why he wanted to go to Arsenal. If he craved Champions League football, there were other clubs who had a better record in the competition. If he was sick of the English press and…

Can David Moyes ever rebuild that Manchester United ‘aura’ of old?

We are privileged to be witnessing one of most absorbing football dramas of modern times, wondering if one man can take the place that another made his own for 27 years.