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Roberto Di Matteo: Chelsea face battle to progress in Champions League

• Blues are in a difficult group, says the Chelsea manager • Nordsjaelland succumb – but only in the last quarter-hour Roberto Di Matteo has warned that it will still be hard for Chelsea to progress out of their group and into the knock-out phase but welcomed the European Cup...

Wayne Rooney and Robin van Persie tune in on same wavelength

• Manchester United strikers seal victory on first start together • Sir Alex Ferguson is hopeful of even better things to come Sir Alex Ferguson is hopeful that Robin van Persie and Wayne Rooney will prove to be a great partnership after they combined on their first start together for...

Cluj 1-2 Manchester United

Robin van Persie's flying start to his Manchester United career continues. On a night when the questions kept on coming for Sir Alex Ferguson's side, the 29-year-old took his tally to seven goals in eight appearances, though the two he scored here will not deflect further inquiries into United's...

FC Nordsjaelland 0-4 Chelsea

Chelsea achieved the remarkable on foreign soil in May but there was still something strangely unfamiliar about this. A team which has spluttered too often away from Stamford Bridge in this competition mustered a victory by a margin to send a message to the group, even if plenty about this occasion...

Mancini demands fast improvement

Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini insists they must improve quickly to reach the Champions League knockout stages.

Balram Chainrai 'arrogance' angers Portsmouth trust

Supporters Trust has accused Balram Chainrai of "lies" and "arrogance" after he last week dismissed its ability to carry through a takeover of the club.

Wenger blasts Les Bleus

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has vented his frustration at the French Football Federation for Abou Diaby's latest injury.

Fernandes: Trust in Hughes to sort it out

The Queen's Park Rangers chairman, Tony Fernandes, took to Twitter yesterday to tell fans that he would not be turning his back on manager Mark Hughes with the club bottom of the Premier League and without a win after six games.

Van Persie targets improvement

Robin Van Persie claims he is keen to improve his form despite scoring two goals in Manchester United's victory over Cluj.