CHRIS WHEELER: Harry Kane was Erik ten Hag's top target but United couldn't afford him and faced a battle to convince Spurs chief Daniel Levy to let him join a Premier League rival.

CRAIG HOPE IN MILAN: There have been flashes - and a brilliant debut fuelled by adrenalin - but the search intensifies for the player that Eddie Howe was convinced his midfield needed.

SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: One of the most important things we did as an England rugby team in the build-up to the 2003 World Cup was spend two weeks with the Royal Marines.

EXCLUSIVE BY RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: The victorious 2014 captain declared Aberg the 'real deal' after the he followed his win in Switzerland by finishing in the top 10 at BMW PGA Championship.

Cardiff recorded consecutive league wins for the first time this season as goals from Dimitrios Goutas, Karlan Grant and Kion Etete were the difference in a dominant 3-2 win.

ISAAN KHAN: Talk about the seven-year itch, for Arsenal fans it has been seven years of longing since they last played in the Champions League group stage.

The England hooker has gone from Ampthill in the Championship to the World CupTheo Dan’s rapid rise into the England ranks came thanks to a breakthrough season at Saracens – via a stint at Ampthill – but it was forged in Romanian steel. His grandfather, an engineer from Bucharest, was a keen player in his day and built a set of posts for Dan to learn …

Celtic's quest for a rare Champions League away win goes on after having two men sent off in a second-half implosion against Feyenoord.

Brendan Rodgers’ side see two dismissals in the space of just five second-half minutes in Rotterdam

The Gunners are back at Europe’s top table after a six-year absence after keeping faith with their manager through tough times

Who can stop Manchester City retaining the Champions League? This is a question many will ponder and for which Red Star Belgrade had no answer. By the end of this opening group game that is. Because, 45 minutes in, Serbia’s champions of the past six years led and threatened to do what Lyon were the last to do five years ago to the day: defeat Pep …

Ivan Provedel headed Lazio level in the 95th minute to earn them a point in their Champions League

Kane joined Bayern Munich this summer in a deal that could rise to £120m

Celtic's second-half implosion saw them reduced to nine players against Feyenoord as they once again failed to claim a Champions League away win.

Championship leaders Preston come from behind to continue their unbeaten start to the campaign with a 2-1 win over Birmingham.

A much-changed England team is expected to face the lowest-ranked team in their group.