Jose Mourinho: Hazard won't start for Chelsea until he learns art of defending

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has toldEden Hazard to improve his defensive workrate after dropping the playmaker for the Premier League champions' 2-0 win at home to Aston Villa.

TORINO 1-1 MILAN:

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The 23-year-old midfielder equalised in the second half to deny the visitors all three points, with the striker having netted just after the hour mark to open the scoring

Neymar scores four in thrilling 5-2 Barcelona win over Rayo Vallecano

La Liga, Camp Nou - Barcelona 5 (Neymar22', 32', 69', 70', Suarez 77') Rayo Vallecano 2 (Guerra 15', Jozabed 87')

WATFORD 0-3 ARSENAL:

Premier League, Vicarage Road: Watford 0Arsenal (Sanchez 62, Giroud 68, Ramsey 74)

MOURINHO EXPLAINS HAZARD DROP

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The Chelsea manager claims the reason behind starting the Belgium international on the bench against Aston Villa was to improve his side's stability

Raheem Sterling: That was my best game so far for Manchester City

Manchester City forward Raheem Sterling said he showed his best form yet for the club as he bagged a hat trick in the 5-1 win over Bournemouth.

West Ham leave it late to beat Crystal Palace

Premier League, Selhurst Park - Crystal Palace 1 (Cabaye 25 pen) West Ham 3 (Jenkinson 22, Lanzini 88, Payet 90+4)

Raheem Sterling plunders first-half hat-trick as City smash Bournemouth

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The former Liverpool man answered his Manchester City critics with a timely hat-trick as Bournemouth were swept aside 5-1 at the Etihad Stadium.

Jamie Vardy scores twice for Leicester to inspire stunning comeback against Southampton

Premier League, St Mary's - Southampton 2 (Fonte 21, Van Dijk 37) Leicester City 2 (Vardy 66, 90+1)

Wayne Rooney completes convincing Manchester United win at old club Everton

Premier League, Goodison Park - Everton 0 Manchester United 3 (Schneiderlin 18', Herrera 22', Rooney 62')

Unstoppable Bayern Munich beat Werder for record league start

Bayern Munich edged past strugglingWerder Bremen 1-0 on Saturday courtesy of Thomas Mueller's first half goal to set a Bundesliga record for the best start to a season with their ninth consecutive victory.

CHELSEA 2-0 ASTON VILLA

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The striker scored the opener before a second deflected off Alan Hutton for an own goal after the break as the champions recorded only their third win of the season

Ronaldo finally breaks record as Real Madrid ease to win over Levante

La Liga, Bernabeu - Real Madrid 3 (Marcelo27, Ronaldo 30, Jese 81) Levante 0

Borussia Dortmund punish Mainz errors in 2-0 victory

Borussia Dortmund bounced straight back from their first defeat of the season by picking up all three points with a 2-0 win at Mainz on Friday night.

Liverpool draw at Tottenham in Jurgen Klopp's first game in charge

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Jurgen Klopp steered Liverpool to a 0-0 draw against Tottenham in the Premier League in his first game as manager.

Weekend team news: Diego Costa set to return for Chelsea

All the team news ahead of the weekend’s action in the Premier League, with Diego Costa set to return to boost championsChelsea.

Paper Round: Barca offer Robin van Persie escape from Turkish nightmare

A giant club wants Robin van Persie, and are Chelsea's players fed up with JoseMourinho? That and more from the Friday papers.

MARTIAL NAMED PREMIER LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE MONTH FOR SEPTEMBE

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The 19-year-old scored three goals in four league games for Manchester United, while Tottenham boss Pochettino has been named Manager of the Month

Paper Round: Chelsea think FA are targeting Jose Mourinho

Is the FA being too harsh on JoseMourinho? And what will Newcastle do at goalkeeper? That and more from the Thursday papers.

RONALDO: MY DREAM IS TO RETIRE AT REAL MADRID... AT 36

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The 30-year-old, who picked up his fourth Golden Shoe this week, believes with the right care he can continue to score goals for Los Blancos for many more years

Euro 2016: Qualified teams, play-off seedings, format, draw

After the end of the Euro 2016 qualifying group stage, 20 teams have made it to France with four more to be decided in the play-offs.

Harry Kane says Spurs ready for Jurgen Klopp's charged-up Liverpool

Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kaneexpects Liverpool players to be pumped up and give "five percent extra" when they visit White Hart Lane on Saturday for the first game under their new manager Juergen Klopp.

Paper Round: Victor Valdes keen on Manchester United release, Newcastle move

Sergio Aguero is facing a long spell out, while Jurgen Klopp may not have his top coach for his first Liverpool match. That and more from Wednesday's papers.

RONALDO PRESENTED WITH RECORD FOURTH GOLDEN SHOE AWARD

Just when you thought there was no room left on Cristiano Ronaldo’s mantelpiece, theReal Madrid superstar has been handed another trophy.

Sunday Oliseh gets a boost as Nigeria impress in rout over Cameroon

John Obi Mikel impressed during Nigeria's 3-0 win against Cameroon on Sunday.

Sunday Oliseh and his Super Eagles responded to their 2-0 defeat by Congo in the best possible way, hammering arch rivals Cameroon 3-0 on Sunday.

Time for Chelsea and Jose Mourinho to start talented Ruben Loftus-Cheek

The recent 3-1 defeat to Southampton appears to have been a tipping point for Chelsea Football Club. The vote of confidence in manager Jose Mourinho from the powers that be signified a new attitude of loyalty, persistence and stability in the face of faltering results. It was a welcome ray of light in what was otherwise a dark weekend for the Premier League champions, and it also marked a significant change of tack from a notoriously impatient board of directors.

Paper Round: Arsenal to offer Alexis Sanchez huge new deal

Arsenal will make Alexis Sanchez their highest-paid player, and hope to land a promising Ajax star too. That and more from the Tuesday papers.

10/10 for Roy Hodgson's England... but will anything change at the finals?

In-depth: It's difficult to be enthusiastic about England's perfect Euro 2016 qualification, because the same thing always happens at the big event. Or, will it?

THE BIG STORY

England completed a perfect qualifying campaign on Monday night when they beat Lithuania 3-0 in Vilnius. Ross Barkley and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain found the net whileGiedrius Arlauskis scored an own goal in the straightforward win at the LFF Stadium.

On Reflection: The Pep effect: How Robert Lewandowski became the world's best

Chucks explains how Robert Lewandowski's game has improved under Pep Guardiola - and why the Pole is now the most feared striker in football.

Paper Round: Brendan Rodgers lined up for Aston Villa job after Liverpool sacking

Brendan Rodgers may have a new job before long, while the man who replaced him at Liverpool, Jurgen Klopp, already has his transfer targets lined up.

REVEALED: MOURINHO, WENGER & GUARDIOLA ALL ON PSG'S NEW COACH SHORTLIST

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Laurent Blanc's future remains up in the air although Goal understands that he is unlikely to be sacked unless one of the Ligue 1 club's prime candidates is available
Jose Mourinho, Pep Guardiola and Arsene Wenger feature onPSG's shortlist of potential replacements for Laurent Blanc, but the Frenchman's job is not in immediate danger, sports house understands.