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"Liverpool can make their own decisions. They refused to sell us Suarez so I cannot feel too much sympathy for them," Wenger said.

After starting their title defense with a 2-2 draw against Swansea and a 3-0 loss at Manchester City, the pressure was on Chelsea to get their campaign rolling.

ISL side Mumbai City FC footballer Sunil Chhetri says training with coach-cum-marquee player Nicolas Anelka would improve not just him but the entire squad.

"I think if we want Pedro it was not any problem because there was a (release) clause in his contract. It was the easiest transfer," said Van Gaal.

McCarthy has backed his side to bring an end to City's perfect start to the season and says the Toffees are in high spirits after their 3-0 away win at Southampton last weekend.

Morgan Schneiderlin claims he is close to full fitness and that both he and the team will continue to improve as the season progresses.

Lukaku found his range after a pre-game mishap to score twice in Everton's 3-0 win at Southampton in the Premier League on Saturday.

Everton, who started the Premier League campaign with a 2-2 home draw against promoted Watford last weekend, travel to Southampton on Saturday.

Messi scored twice and set up the winning goal as Barcelona started the season in dramatic style by beating Sevilla 5-4 after extra time to lift the UEFA Super Cup on Tuesday.

Punjab have retained the Australian trio of Christopher Ciriello, Mark Knowles and Jacob Whetton and India's experienced forward player SV Sunil along with young talents Satbir Singh and Varun Kumar for the fourth and fifth seasons.

Neymar will be out for an expected two weeks with the mumps is exactly why the Catalan club are loathe to allow the homegrown talent to leave Camp Nou.

Mouninho became angry and animated right at the end of the match when Chelsea's medical staff rushed to treat forward Eden Hazard with his team still vulnerable to defeat.

Italian double winners Juventus claimed their third Super Cup title in four seasons as new signings Mario Mandzukic and Paulo Dybala struck in the second half to secure their 2-0 win over Lazio.

Chelsea, who start their EPL defence at home against Swansea City, won two of their four pre-season friendlies and also lost the Community Shield match against London rivals Arsenal.

The 52-year-old Mourinho expects a close title race and low scoring season with smaller teams also attracting strong players.

Chelsea's season could be in trouble if striker Diego Costa is unavailable for long, former Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp said.