Match-winner Eljero Elia has thanked Southampton boss Ronald Koeman for handing him a chance to prove himself all over again.

Eljero Elia scored twice to fire Southampton back into third place in the Barclays Premier League with a hard-fought victory at Newcastle.

Man United 0 Southampton 1: Dusan Tadic claimed the late goal that kept Southampton on course for the most improbable Champions League bid in recent Premier League history while ending Manchester United’s recent resurgence in emphatic fashion.

Southampton have reached a deal to sign Netherlands winger Eljero Elia from Werder Bremen.

Jan Vertonghen is confident he can make an immediate impact in the Premier League after agreeing terms to join Tottenham.

Holland winger Eljero Elia has revealed there was interest in him from Arsenal before he finally completed a deadline-day move to Juventus.

Juventus have completed the signing of Holland winger Eljero Elia from Hamburg, the Serie A club confirmed today.

Hungary 0 Holland 4

INJURED Arsenal striker Robin van Persie has been named in the preliminary Holland squad for their friendly against Turkey in Amsterdam on November 17.

ENGLAND’S World Cup quest may have been disappointingly brief, but the Premier League can still enjoy some reflected glory from the Netherlands’ charge to the semi-finals.

Cameroon 1 Holland 2

IT looks like we are relying on Brazil’s Samba stars to put some pizzazz into this World Cup after the Netherlands, the team tipped by many to provide the most entertaining football in the tournament, needed an own goal to edge Denmark in their opening game and failed to reach the heights expected of them.

Holland 2 Denmark 0

Orlando Engelaar was one of four players to miss out as Holland boss Bert van Marwijk made the final cut to his 23-man World Cup squad today.

Ruud van Nistelrooy’s international career appears to be over after the veteran striker missed out on Bert van Marwijk’s 30-man preliminary World Cup squad today.

Celtic 0 Hamburg 0

Celtic 0 Hamburg 1

CAPTAIN Darren Fletcher admitted Scotland should have had a World Cup play-off spot wrapped up long before last night’s defeat to Holland ended any hope of reaching next summer’s finals.

Scotland 0 Holland 1

Holland 3 Japan 0

BARCELONA sent out a strong signal to potential Champions League opponents ahead of Friday’s second round draw as late goals from Samuel Eto’o and Lionel Messi gave them a win over bitter rivals Real Madrid at the Nou Camp on Saturday night.

ROBINHO lit up the night sky as Manchester City got off to a winning start — a 3-2 win over FC Twente — in Group A of the UEFA Cup.

Man City 3 FC Twente 2

FC Twente 0 Arsenal 2