Sport news

• Manchester United 0-0 Valencia: Under pressure manager Jose Mourinho oversees drab draw

  02-10-2018 23:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARTIN SAMUEL - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER AT OLD TRAFFORD: ‘Can they score? They always score…’ Remember that? These days, no one thinks Manchester United will score.
  
  Read more

• Mohamed Salah told not to worry after tough start to season by Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp

  02-10-2018 23:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Egyptian forwards was substituted in two high-profile fixtures against Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea last month as he aims to match last season's impressive 44 goal total.
  
  Read more

• This is Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp's time to shine in Champions League

  02-10-2018 23:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARTIN KEOWN: After an embarrassing group stage exit last season, Napoli have brought in three-time Champions League winner Carlo Ancelotti to improve their chances in the competition.
  
  Read more

• Mauricio Pochettino out to topple the manager who got rid of him against Barcelona

  02-10-2018 23:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  As Mauricio Pochettino weighed up the mounting injury list that threatens to undermine his side’s Champions League ambitions, he fixed his glare and a siege mentality began to form.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• West Ham's turnaround in form was inspired by a Mark Noble dressing room rant

  02-10-2018 23:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  West Ham captain Mark Noble's tirade came after the tepid performance in the 1-0 home defeat by Wolves on September 1. The Hammers lost to an injury-time goal from Adama Traore.
  
  Read more

• How can Tottenham stop Lionel Messi? Force the Barcelona man into traffic 

  02-10-2018 23:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARTIN KEOWN: The last time Lionel Messi stepped out on the Wembley turf, he lit up the stadium with a sensational performance to sink Manchester United in the 2011 Champions League final.
  
  Read more

• Joe Root wants England's spinners to lead from the front in Sri Lanka 

  02-10-2018 23:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  INTERVIEW: Joe Root has challenged England’s Test players to think outside the box in a bid to overturn their horrendous away form.England take on Sri Lanka next month.
  
  Read more

• SIX things you missed from the Champions League including Cristiano Ronaldo and David Beckham

  02-10-2018 23:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Early goals, late goals and even a shock or two once again saw plenty of talking points from the on-pitch drama in the Champions League. Here are six things you missed from the evening's action.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Everton exit Carabao Cup as Walcott forces shootout but has penalty saved

  02-10-2018 23:39
  Everton made an early exit from the EFL Cup, losing to Southampton on penalties as Theo Walcott failed to convert against his old club.
  
  Read more

• Robin Goodfellow's racing tips: Best bets for Wednesday, October 3

  02-10-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail 's racing expert Robin Goodfellow dishes out his tips ahead of Wednesday's meetings at Nottingham, Salisbury and Bangor.
  
  Read more

• Arsenal goalkeeper Petr Cech set to miss just three weeks due to injury

  02-10-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Arsenal manager Unai Emery has been handed a key injury boost with No 1 Petr Cech expected to miss just three weeks through injury.
  
  Read more

• Mourinho sets new mark for home futility with Man Utd draw against Valencia

  02-10-2018 23:26
  Manchester United's 0-0 draw with Valencia means Jose Mourinho has failed to win four consecutive home games for the first time as a coach.
  
  Read more

• Misfiring Manchester United held by Valencia

  02-10-2018 23:03
  Manchester United's week from hell has plumbed new depths as Jose Mourinho saw his side draw 0-0 with Valencia with a limp display.
  
  Read more

• Manchester United held by Valencia in Champions League stalemate

  02-10-2018 23:03
  Manchester United's week from hell has plumbed new depths as Jose Mourinho saw his side draw 0-0 with Valencia with a limp display.
  
  Read more

• Real Madrid stunned 1-0 by CSKA Moscow

  02-10-2018 22:58
  Julen Lopetegui paid the price for fielding a much-changed Real Madrid side as Nikola Vlasic's early strike earned CSKA Moscow a shock 1-0 victory in Moscow.
  
  Read more

• Guardiola silent on referee criticism and says City must learn from Hoffenheim ‘fight’

  02-10-2018 22:14
  Pep Guardiola had to conceal his frustration with the refereeing after Manchester City were turned down a strong penalty appeal late in their 2-1 Champions League win
  
  Read more

• Jurgen Klopp suggests Carlo Ancelotti is trying to kill Liverpool with kindness

  02-10-2018 22:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Liverpool will look to maintain their flying start to the Champions League by winning in Naples on Wednesday night and build on their superb 3-2 win over Paris Saint-Germain last month.
  
  Read more

• Back on German soil, Leroy Sane showed discipline and maturity to go with his razzle-dazzle

  02-10-2018 21:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JOE BERNSTEIN AT RHEIN-NECKAR-ARENA: In front of both Pep Guardiola and Joachim Low, Leroy Sane gave a performance of razzle-dazzle and discipline to suggest he is learning.
  
  Read more

• Manchester United vs Valencia LIVE plus Champions League clash CSKA Moscow vs Real Madrid

  02-10-2018 21:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jose Mourinho will be desperate to get back to winning ways as his Manchester United side host Valencia off the back of three poor results and dressing room unrest. Follow live here.
  
  Read more

• Guardiola relieved after 'important' Man City win

  02-10-2018 21:52
  Defeat to Lyon represented a sluggish start to Manchester City's Champions League campaign, but they bounced back on Tuesday.
  
  Read more

• Hoffenheim 1-2 Manchester City: David Silva scores late winner

  02-10-2018 21:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JACK GAUGHAN AT THE RHEIN-NEVER ARENA: Mikel Arteta had seen this script before. He saw Pep Guardiola racing towards the halfway line to give the linesman a piece of his mind.
  
  Read more

• Tyson Fury lays down gauntlet for Deontay Wilder at second press conference in New York City

  02-10-2018 21:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tyson Fury has laid out his round-by-round gameplan on how he's going to beat Deontay Wilder during their second press conference on board the USS Intrepid in New York City.
  
  Read more

• Barcelona boss Ernesto Valverde remains hush on Paul Pogba links as his side train inside Wembley

  02-10-2018 21:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde stayed silent on Paul Pogba but was happy to big up Harry Kane ahead of the Champions League clash with Tottenham at Wembley Stadium on Wednesday.
  
  Read more

• Mourinho is embarrassing Manchester United - Scholes

  02-10-2018 20:58
  Paul Scholes believes Jose Mourinho is "embarrassing" Manchester United, and is shocked that the Premier League club have not made a change.
  
  Read more

• David Silva spares City's blushes with late winner against Hoffenheim

  02-10-2018 20:51
  After losing their first Group F match, Manchester City got off the mark at the second attempt in this season's Champions League.
  
  Read more

• Julian Nagelsmann vs Pep Guardiola: It's a fashion faux-pas for the Hoffenheim boss!

  02-10-2018 20:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nagelsmann sported a fitted cherry red cardigan over the top of a black shirt and black tie. The grey trousers and white soled trainers completed a unique - if uncoordinated - outfit of the day.
  
  Read more

• No Ronaldo, no problem for Juventus as they thrash Young Boys

  02-10-2018 20:46
  With the suspended Cristiano Ronaldo sitting in the stands, Paulo Dybala scored all three goals for Juventus against Young Boys.
  
  Read more

• Stone determined to live up to billing as England's Ferrari in Sri Lanka

  02-10-2018 20:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  PAUL NEWMAN IN COLOMBO: He wants to live up to the super-car billing given him by Warwickshire director of cricket Ashley Giles by bowling upwards of 90 miles per hour.
  
  Read more

• Mourinho recalls Sanchez and Bailly for Manchester United-Valencia

  02-10-2018 20:05
  Despite speculation David de Gea may not play against Valencia, the Manchester United goalkeeper is in Jose Mourinho's XI.
  
  Read more

• Klopp: Ancelotti is a smart fox

  02-10-2018 19:44
  Carlo Ancelotti built up Liverpool in his news conference, but Jurgen Klopp feels the Napoli coach was engaging in mind games.
  
  Read more

• Adrian Mutu has legal challenge over paying Chelsea £15.3m turned down by ECHR

  02-10-2018 19:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Former Romania striker Mutu's contract with the Premier League club was terminated after traces of cocaine showed up in an anti-doping test by the Football Association during October 2004.
  
  Read more

• Ynysddu Welfare hastily assemble team after mix-up sees them entered into FA Wales Youth Cup

  02-10-2018 18:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A football club who were drawn in a national youth cup competition despite having no such team have managed to put a side together after their one and only training session.
  
  Read more

• Cech out for a month with hamstring injury

  02-10-2018 18:42
  Bernd Leno is set for an extended period in goal for Arsenal as Petr Cech's hamstring injury will keep him out for a month.
  
  Read more

• Jose Mourinho issues rallying call to Manchester United players in programme notes

  02-10-2018 18:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mourinho admitted on the eve of a crucial Champions League clash with Valencia that some of his players care more about the current crisis engulfing United than others.
  
  Read more

• Champions League LIVE: Hoffenheim vs Man City plus Juventus vs Young Boys

  02-10-2018 18:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Manchester City will be hoping to recover from their false start in the Champions League as they travel to Hoffenheim for their second group game. Follow all the action with DAN RIPLEY here.
  
  Read more

• Manchester United U19s 4-0 Valencia U19s: Tahith Chong finishes off well-worked move

  02-10-2018 18:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nicky Butt's side backed up their 2-1 win away to Young Boys in their opening fixture in Group H. Joshua Bohui broke the deadlock against the Spanish opposition at Leigh Sports Village.
  
  Read more

• 17-year-old Mason Greenwood agrees first professional contract at Manchester United

  02-10-2018 18:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The youth striker has been regularly spotted training with first team stars such as Paul Pogba and Alexis Sanchez and the club are keen to not lose one of their academy stars.
  
  Read more

• Celtic and Rangers may no longer play Betfred Cup semi-finals on same day at Hampden Park

  02-10-2018 18:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) announced last week that Rangers would face Aberdeen at noon on Sunday October 28 and Celtic will play Hearts later that day at 7.45pm.
  
  Read more

• Jadon Sancho extends Borussia Dortmund contract until 2022

  02-10-2018 18:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jadon Sancho has signed a new contract with Borussia Dortmund, committing himself to the German club until 2022. The 18-year-old England youth international has excelled this season.
  
  Read more

• Harry Kane: I think I can score more Champions League goals than Messi

  02-10-2018 18:17
  Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane has set himself the target of trying to outscore Lionel Messi over the course of his career as he looks to hit double figures in the Champions League against Barcelona.
  
  Read more

• Garbine Muguruza loses to Aryna Sabalenka in China Open second round

  02-10-2018 18:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sabalenka, who claimed her second title of the season at the Wuhan Open last week, edged a tight opening set and the Belarusian took control in the next to overpower Spaniard Muguruza.
  
  Read more

• Kayley Woollacott: ‘I think Richard would be really proud of Lalor’ | Chris Cook

  02-10-2018 18:07
  Devon trainer vows to carry on her late husband’s work and is looking forward to what the new jumps season bringsAutumn is the time for renewal in north Devon, where Kayley Woollacott is facing up to the new jump season with a new sponsor and sense of determination to continue the work begun by her husband, Richard, whose death in January left the racing world in shock. Woollacott, who has spent the summer upgrading her old point to point yard, is gratified to find herself so well supporte
  
  Read more

• Unai Emery identifies Napoli midfielder Piotr Zielinski as potential Aaron Ramsey replacement 

  02-10-2018 18:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ramsey's deal expires at the end of the season. He had agreed fresh terms on a four-year contract with the north London club but that offer was withdrawn as talks broke down.
  
  Read more

• Rugby Union: Marler - I never tried to get myself banned from England duty

  02-10-2018 18:02
  Prop Joe Marler said comments he made on a podcast about looking for an "easy way out" of England duty were taken out of context.
  
  Read more

• Neymar fires warning to PSG's rivals as they aim to ignite Champions League campaign

  02-10-2018 17:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  PSG will be looking to avoid a second consecutive Champions League defeat when they take on Red Star Belgrade - having lost 3-2 in their opener against Liverpool.
  
  Read more

• Kyle Edmund and Marton Fucsovics crash out of China Open doubles following straights-set defeat

  02-10-2018 17:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Kyle Edmund and Marton Fucsovics were knocked out of the China Open doubles following a straight-sets defeat to Rohan Bopanna and Edouard Roger-Vasselin.
  
  Read more

• Napoli boss Carlo Ancelotti heaps praise on Liverpool ahead of Champions League clash

  02-10-2018 17:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Napoli coach Carlo Ancelotti admitted their pre-season friendly hammering by Liverpool highlighted exactly how not to play against Jurgen Klopp's side.
  
  Read more

• Harry Kane sets his sights on matching Lionel Messi's incredible goalscoring feats

  02-10-2018 17:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Harry Kane is desperate to outshine Lionel Messi at Wembley — and then start chasing the Barcelona superstar's records. The Argentinean has already found the back of the net eight times this season.
  
  Read more

• Djokovic's kindness and Nadal's water bottles: my life as a tennis ballboy

  02-10-2018 17:17
  It’s little surprise that Fernando Verdasco snapped at a ballboy in China last week. Our job was fun, but we were also taught to soak up abuseDuring my three years as a ballboy at the Miami Open I learned that, like a waiter at a Michelin-starred restaurant, we should be invisible unless summoned.The players’ rage and adrenaline often smother the court, so when Fernando Verdasco snapped at a ballboy on court at the Shenzhen Open last week for being a millisecond late to deliver his t
  
  Read more

• Christophe Dugarry: Language could cost Zinedine Zidane the Manchester United job

  02-10-2018 17:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Zinedine Zidane's ability to manage Manchester United has been brought into question by former team-mate Christophe Dugarry. Zidane is widely tipped to succeed Jose Mourinho at Old Trafford.
  
  Read more

Follow @SportUKnews on Twitter!