Arsene Wenger praises Manchester United duo after dramatic Champions League win over Atalanta

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  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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Thomas Tuchel confirms N'Golo Kante return date as Chelsea boss sets out Romelu Lukaku




Thomas Tuchel says N'Golo Kante missed Chelsea's victory over Crystal Palace due to an ankle injury but he expects the midfielder to return to training in midweek and be ready to take on Arsenal on Sunday.

kante  suffered the injury in the build-up to the UEFA Super Cup victory over Villarreal in Belfast but was able to play 60 minutes of Wednesday's game before being replaced by Jorginho.

He undertook recovery work at Cobham the following day and started the training session held on Friday to prepare for the visit of Palace to Stamford Bridge.

However, Kante didn't feel 100% and the decision was taken by Tuchel ands chelsea medical team to leave him out of the matchday squad for the Blues' Premier League opener, which they won 3-0 thanks to goals from Marcos Alonso, Christian Pulisic and Trevoh Chalobah.

“N’Golo felt yesterday (Friday) discomfort in his ankle," tuchel explained after Chelsea's victory over the Eagles yesterday.

"He felt it in the warm-up to the Super Cup match against Villarreal and he played a little bit with pain, overcame it. But yesterday he felt it again and we decided to take responsibility and take him out so as not to take any risks at the beginning of the season.

“N’Golo should be back in the middle of the week and be ready for Arsenal.”

Kante's absence left Chelsea's midfield short-staffed, something that was only further exacerbated by the omission of Ruben Loftus-Cheek from the matchday squad.




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