Manchester United face a reunion with Cristiano Ronaldo after being pitted against Juventus in the Champions League group stage.

Brighton boss Chris Hughton says Liverpool must be regarded as genuine Premier League title contenders.

From the boardroom to the dressing-room to social media, Manchester United appear to be fighting on all fronts except where it matters most — on the pitch.

The main talking point in Fantasy Premier League last week happened before a ball was even kicked.

Dimitar Berbatov is certain that Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho will turn things around and somewhat bemused by the negativity surrounding his former club.

Growing up in the grim uncertainties of 1980s Belfast, football was the great escape for young Philip Mulryne.

Under-fire Jose Mourinho retains Manchester United’s full backing, but the post-Brighton fallout continues after Paul Pogba’s agent Mino Raiola referenced the midfielder’s potential exit in an attack on Paul Scholes.

Paul Pogba believes Manchester United must stay “mad” to beat Tottenham and atone for Sunday’s Premier League loss at Brighton.

Conversation points on last weekend's Premier League action, with Daniel Storey.

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola claims he agrees with Manchester United counterpart Jose Mourinho that the club “cannot buy class”.

Jose Mourinho bit his lip, but Paul Pogba showed no such reserve as he delivered a damning assessment of Manchester United’s dismal display as they slumped to defeat at Brighton.

How good to see you again, dear reader. Here begins my 20th season at the Examiner — yes, we are getting old, though you wear it well — and it’s surely time for me to get some of that ‘season syndrome’ action I keep hearing about.

Jose Mourinho has said Manchester City might be a rich club that signs the best players but they "cannot buy class".

Pep Guardiola has suggested Manchester City would be reluctant to swap venues for their two Premier League fixtures against Tottenham this season, writes Andy Hampson

Jose Mourinho says he has never been happier with Paul Pogba as the Manchester United manager dismissed talk that tensions had come to a head this week.

Brighton owner Tony Bloom’s achievement of taking the club from League One strugglers to Premier League survivors is symbolised by tomorrow’s game against Manchester United at the Amex — but the fixture also underlines just how difficult it is to set long-term goals once you start to feel at home in the top flight.

There are now over five million Fantasy Premier League teams registered - and all the new managers got a taste of some of the many hair-pulling frustrations the rest of us have been enduring for years.

Graft and grit the keys to Manchester United improvement

Well, now! Back to back wins, and on the road too; José’s September Song is proving to be much more melodious than was predicted by his critics back in late August, isn’t it?

Winger Andriy Yarmolenko starred on his full Premier League debut with two goals as West Ham claimed their first points of the season in a 3-1 win at Everton.