Football

Police say they will investigate claims some Stoke fans were pepper sprayed during Saturday's 2-2 draw at Preston.

Manchester City target £60m Neves, Barcelona give up on Pogba for now, Chelsea open to Drinkwater offers, Robertson set for Liverpool pay rise, plus more.

Mansfield chief executive Carolyn Radford says football is "full of dinosaurs", adding she is patronised by other executives "all the time".

Match of the Day pundit and former Everton captain Phil Neville is feeling confident about his former club's season following a promising start under new manager Marco Silva.

New Everton manager Marco Silva tells Gary Lineker that the fans' relationship with the manager and players is "the most important in football".

Lionel Messi scores twice as Barcelona get their La Liga title defence off to a winning start with victory over Alaves.

Manchester City are a "rich club" but "cannot buy class", says Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho.

Richarlison continues to impress but West Ham continue to struggle, while two promising English youngsters shine - Saturday's Premier League talking points.

Chelsea's 3-2 win over Arsenal was thrilling, but also showed why neither will challenge for the league title, writes Phil McNulty.

Arsenal manager Unai Emery says Arsenal need to have more "stability and balance" after their 3-2 defeat to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.

Marcos Alonso's late strike settles a chaotic classic in Chelsea's favour after Arsenal fight back from 2-0 down and threaten to earn a point.

Brendan Rodgers says Dedryck Boyata could "absolutely" be back in the Celtic team for Thursday's Europa League play-off against Suduva.

Maurizio Sarri says Chelsea's 3-2 victory over Arsenal at Stamford Bridge was a "very important" result, but describes the Gunners two quick goals as a "horrible" 15 minutes.

Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino says he is "tired" of discussing the future of fringe players at the club when asked about Toby Alderweireld.

Kylian Mbappe scores twice on his return from winning the World Cup as Paris St-Germain fight back to beat Guingamp 3-1 in Ligue 1.

Did West Brom's programme-makers see a 7-1 win coming? Catch up with what you may have missed from Saturday's EFL action.

Spurs striker Harry Kane scored in the Premier League in August for the first time, and social media reacted accordingly...

AC Milan and Croatia defender Ivan Strinic is forced to take a break from football after a heart problem was discovered.

Holders Eintracht Frankfurt suffer a shock defeat at fourth-tier Ulm in the first round of the German Cup, as Bayern Munich progress.

The best Premier League stats as Harry Kane finally scores a goal in August and Kenedy has a day to forget for Newcastle at Cardiff.