Cristiano Ronaldo took the headlines with his winner as Manchester United beat Atalanta 3-2 after a dramatic comeback in the UEFA Champions League. Former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger, who enjoyed many battles with Sir Alex Ferguson down the years, assessed our performance against the Serie A side for beIN Sports. The talismanic Portuguese star headed home nine minutes from time – give the Reds a 3-2 victory after earlier goals from Marcus Rashford and Harry Maguire to make a comeback possible. Rashford was a starter for the first time since his recovery from shoulder surgery and it was clear to see his impact throughout the match as United create countless chances on the night. The midfield combination of Scott McTominay and Fred was a source of frustration again for Paul Scholes, who gave his verdict to BT Sport during the match, but Wenger believes the Brazilian ace gave United a platform to spark up the important win. Wenger told beIN Sports (via Manchester Evening New...
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It hasn’t been an easy start for £50m Ben White. He and the rest of the Arsenal defenders have not been able to settle at all with Brentford pushing right up to Bernd Leno’s goal line.
33 min: Brentford fans already doing the olé thing as their striped heroes pass the ball around. Then they jeer when Pepe cuts in from the right to try a shot with his left foot.
31 min: Balogun in a dangerous position after a pass by Tierney, who has been Arsenal’s prime attacker, but just as the young American was going to shoot, the ball was whipped from him.
30 min: Close again! Mbeumo finds space, weaves and then slashes a shot wide. Arsenal have not, it has to be said, defended well.
28 min: There is a minute’s applause for Rob Rowan, one of the men behind the Brentford project, who died three years ago.
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27 min: So shocked by the goal on both teams that there has barely been any football in the last five minutes. There are some crossed arms in the Arsenal end. Not this again...
25 min: Calum Chambers was signed the same summer Arsenal signed Debuchy, Welbeck, Ospina and the other Gabriel. There is a question over whether the ball had gone out. But Leno was beaten down low at his near post. Poor Leno to recycle my own gag from the other day.
23 min: So much for Arsenal gaining control. There was panic there, and Calum Chambers - still at the club, you know - ended up clearing it straight to Canos, who was calm. Well well.
Sergi Canos gets the Bees buzzing.
Sergi Canos gets the Bees buzzing. Photograph: Nick Potts/PA
Updated at 8.29pm BST
Goal! Brentford 1-0 Arsenal (Canos, 22)
Toney causes problems, Xhaka sweeps up as Mbeumo is denied but it comes out to Canos, who steadies himself and scores past Leno. Wow!
Sergi Canos scores the first Premier League goal for BreFacebookTwitter
Toney causes problems, Xhaka sweeps up as Mbeumo is denied but it comes out to Canos, who steadies himself and scores past Leno. Wow!
21 min: Brentford corner, all ten players up for it, five in the box, five outside. All part Tom Frank’s plan but then Mari heads away well.
19 min: Arsenal with a little more control of midfield? Very possibly so. It’s pretty hectic out there. The Euros seems like a rarified chess game compared to much of the fare so far. But hey, this is ours and this is the best league in the world.
17 min: Jeers as Pepe handballs a cross from Tierney. Not sure what he intended there but he was never going to get away with it.
16 min: Tierney comes in off the left, and then links with Xhaka in the most patient play thus far. Arsenal attempting to take the sting out of the Bees...my apologies. Big Pontus Jansson steps out to clear the danger.
14 min: Smith Rowe and Balogun spin forward at pace. Balogun tries to pass the ball back with his heel and a corner results. Raya comes out to punch clear.
12 min: And another chance...Toney flicks on and Mbeumo speeds past a very slack Mari. The shot, though, is wayward. Brentford definitely gaining in confidence.
Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel made a bold call and Kepa Arrizabalaga made the big saves. Brought on as a substitute with seconds remaining in extra time, Arrizabalaga saved two spot kicks as Chelsea beat Villarreal 6-5 in a penalty shootout to win the UEFA Super Cup. Tuchel had been informed by his team of statisticians that Arrizabalaga has a better record at saving penalties than first-choice goalkeeper Edouard Mendy, so the substitution was made in the 119th minute of a match that ended 1-1 after 90 and 120 minutes of play. Kepa had already saved a penalty from Aissa Mandi when he dived low to his right again to deny Raul Albiol's attempt in what proved to be the final kick of the shootout at Windsor Park in Northern Ireland. As Chelsea's players sprinted from the halfway line to celebrate with Kepa, one of the first to reach him was Mendy. "It's fantastic how Edu accepts it," Tuchel said. "We needed to do what's best for the team. ... The...
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