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Thomas Tuchel was thrilled with Romelu Lukaku's second debut at Chelsea, but tempered the praise, insisting it was "not the time to party too much". Lukaku scored the opening goal in Chelsea's 2-0 win at Arsenal on Sunday, with Reece James grabbing the second. The Gunners had won their last three games against Chelsea in all competitions but were outclassed as Lukaku's signing of £ 97.5million made an instant impact. He made eight attempts and created three more chances, previously having only taken part in more than 11…

Ole Gunnar Solskjær has claimed that the Premier League's milder refereeing strategy risks transforming English football from volleyball or basketball to rugby.The Manchester United coach spoke after his team's draw 1-1 against Southampton on Sunday. The Saints took the lead in the first half when Che Adam's effort deflected past David de Gea with Mason Greenwood leveling things after the break.Also honored at St Mary's. # MUFC | #SOUMUN- Manchester United (@ManUtd) 22 August 2021Solskjaer, however, insisted that Bruno…

Sporting Kansas City manager Peter Vermes has blasted the lack of "respect" shown to his players by referee Marcos de Oliveira during his team's 0-0 draw against Minnesota United.Saturday's meeting was anything but with a number of robust challenges and flash points.Things were going to get worse for the visitors. The challenge looked high, although Walter also seemed to be trying to back off.Although the foul occurred well inside the Minnesota half, De Oliveira decided to show Walter a straight red card, with VAR…

Inter Miami boss Phil Neville has highlighted the growing "trust" between his players as the key to their latest turn in form.The Herons have only lost one of their last seven games and taken 14 points during that time after only managing eight points from their initial 12.Miami beat Toronto FC 3-1 in Florida on Saturday, giving them back-to-back wins for just the second time in the club's history, while it's the first time they have tasted victory with more than one goal.As a result, they are now just five points behind the…

Romelu Lukaku suggested he could still improve after a second "dominant" start at Chelsea in the 2-0 win at Arsenal. Lukaku, appearing for the first time since his £ 97.5million (€ 115million) transfer from Inter, opened the scoring at Emirates Stadium, nine years and 360 days after his first bow of the Blues. Reece James, the creator of the first, went on to fight in the second before half-time and Chelsea were in full control afterwards. Lukaku couldn't add to his strike in the 15th minute but finished with eight…

Manchester United equaled the record for the longest unbeaten run away in English top history on Sunday, which matched Arsenal's total of 27 games without defeat with a 1-1 draw against Southampton.The Red Devils will be disappointed to have lost two points on the south coast, after delivering an extremely sluggish display from start to finish. They fell behind in the first half, but a Mason Greenwood attack saved a point for the visitors.Greenwood scored for Man Utd / James Williamson - AMA / Getty ImagesAnd although…

Ryan Raposo says he felt "goosebumps" when the Vancouver Whitecaps made a winning return to BC Place.After 539 days of having to play in neutral territory due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Whitecaps finally went out in front of their home fans on Saturday. The Canadian side delivered, came from 1-0 and beat LAFC 2-1.During that period away, 22-year-old Raposo appeared 30 times for the Whitecaps but, unbelievably, this was the first time he played at BC Place in front of fans. It did not take long for him to realize what he…

Juventus were left frustrated in their Serie A opener 2021/22 when two Wojciech Szczesny errors let Udinese come back from 2-0 to eventually split the substitutions on Sunday night.In Bianconeri started positively and took only two minutes to break the deadlock. Rodrigo Bentancur unleashed a swerving effort from the right that the visitors' keeper did well to tip wide.It took Juve just two minutes to open their account for the new Serie A season?Paulo Dybala with an early declaration of intent! pic.twitter.com/SLkMLhgGhB-…

On Saturday, April 27, 2011, an 18-year-old Romelu Lukaku was introduced to Stamford Bridge faithful for the first time and came up with a short and uneventful cameo during a routine victory over Norwich City.Almost exactly a decade later, Lukaku made his second Chelsea debut on Sunday and the circumstances could not be more contrasting. This time, the Belgian arrived as a global superstar, described as the last piece of the puzzle for Thomas Tuchel's side to do a real Premier League title challenge.GOOOOAAAAALLLL! ?On his…

"A dream? I'm not dreaming. Someday I'll play here, you'll see." One cannot have escaped the viral clip shared by the former club Anderlecht, as he completed his £ 97.5million transfer of Romelu Lukaku visiting Chelsea's Stamford Bridge as a child . Of course, Lukaku kept that promise in 2011 when he replaced Fernando Torres for the final seven minutes of a 3-1 home win over Norwich City. It was among eight outings at Stamford Bridge in Chelsea blue, but few could fault the striker for feeling a little dissatisfied. One…