Louis van Gaal may have spent over £250m (€341m) since he took over at Manchester United, but he still does not know whether his squad is capable of being a major force in the Champions League.

Zlatan! Ronaldo! Messi!

Back before Chelsea’s own results got really ominous for Jose Mourinho, the Portuguese issued his own ominous warning for the Premier League as regards their Champions League results. The Stamford Bridge boss had been asked about the fact the domestic competition still wasn’t going to alter fixtures to accommodate clubs playing in Europe.

PlayStation 4 owners can now download the PlayStation F.C. UEFA Champions League app for free.

Louis van Gaal admits Wayne Rooney and Michael Carrick approached him earlier this season because they had concerns about dressing room morale at Manchester United.

Gibraltar versus Ireland in Faro last weekend was the first international I’ve attended where the pre-match traffic actually thinned out the closer you got to the ground.

Owen Hargreaves knew Bastian Schweinsteiger was different when the Manchester United midfielder approached him and demanded his boots.

Peter McNamara and Neville O’ Donoghue discuss their betting tips for this week’s round of fixtures.

Louis van Gaal will have to field a makeshift defence against Sunderland on Saturday after confirming Marcos Rojo will not be fit for the match at Old Trafford.

Chelsea chief Jose Mourinho admitted he had to gag himself or risk a ban after Diego Costa was suspended by the Football Association.

Manchester United 3 Ipswich 0: Anthony Martial stepped off the bench and scored his fourth goal in four matches as Manchester United strolled into the fourth round of the Capital One Cup with a 3-0 win over Ipswich.

Just What ‘Class’ is Roy Keane, Then?

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Manchester United defender Luke Shaw is expected to have a second operation on his broken leg today.

John O’Shea will return to Bournemouth tomorrow eternally grateful for the day Alex Ferguson sent him there to toughen him up for the glittering career ahead of him.

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today.

European champions Barcelona saw their perfect start to the season ended after they were held to a 1-1 draw by Roma at the Stadio Olimpico in Wednesday’s Champions League Group E opener.

Luke Shaw was still in tears yesterday as he began his recovery from a double leg break that left his former manager Mauricio Pochettino “sick”.

Liverpool striker Christian Benteke is one of a number of big names rested by Brendan Rodgers for tonight’s Europa League opener in Bordeaux.

Cristiano Ronaldo hit a second-half hat-trick as Real Madrid opened their Champions League campaign with a 4-0 victory over 10-man Shakhtar Donetsk in last night’s Group A showdown at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium.