Monday’s latest stories from the world of football in ESPN FC’s What’s Trending …
MAN UNITED: Romelu Lukaku could be hit with a three-match ban that would rule him out the Manchester derby, with the FA set to review video footage appearing to show the Manchester United striker kicking out at Brighton defender Gaetan Bong, sources have told ESPN FC.
– Jose Mourinho has suggested some of his Manchester United players do not work hard enough and offered up Lukaku as an example for them to follow.
– Anthony Martial has said some of his critics forget how young he is but added that he is now ready to “tear it up” for Manchester United.
– Manchester United are reportedly closing in on a deal for Tottenham’s Danny Rose. More in Transfer Talk.
– Mark Ogden writes on Eric Cantona’s remarkable influence on United following the 25th anniversary of the forward’s arrival at OId Trafford.
– WATCH: Is Cantona the Premier League’s best ever player?
BARCELONA: Lionel Messi was denied a goal by a lack of goal-line technology in his side’s 1-1 La Liga draw at Valencia, prompting a call from his coach and teammates for it to be used in the league.
– Jordi Alba drew praise for his performance against Valencia in Richard Martin’s player ratings.
– WATCH: Paul Mariner says Luis Suarez does not look fit.
MAN CITY: Pep Guardiola says he took as much pleasure from Manchester City’s battling 2-1 victory over Huddersfield Town as he did from their big victories this season.
– Guardiola and Raheem Sterling both scored 8/10 in David Mooney’s player ratings.
– WATCH: Janusz Michallik says City do not feel pressure.
ARSENAL: Alexis Sanchez converted a stoppage-time penalty as Arsenal snatched all three points in a 1-0 win at Burnley.
– Alex Iwobi scored 5/10 in Andrew Mangan’s player ratings as Arsenal struggled in the absence of Mesut Ozil.
– Ozil had to travel back home with an illness just hours before Sunday’s game and is set to miss Wednesday’s game against Huddersfield as well, Arsene Wenger said.
– WATCH: Significant for Arsenal to be ahead of Tottenham.
EVERTON: David Unsworth is refusing to accept claims Everton are in a relegation battle despite seeing the Toffees hammered 4-1 at Southampton on Sunday.
– WATCH: Everton players are part of the problem.
PSG: Paris Saint-Germain continued their dominance of Ligue 1 with a 2-1 victory at reigning champions Monaco moving them nine points clear at the top of the table.
– PSG coach Unai Emery admitted that his team could have done better going forward.
– Kylian Mbappe rated just 4/10 in Jonathan Johnson’s player ratings.
BAYERN MUNICH: Robert Lewandowski hopes to play for a Los Angeles-based club before he retires, his wife has told Business Insider.
– James Rodriguez is recovering from a concussion which left him unaware of the half-time score in Saturday’s defeat to Borussia Monchengladbach.
AJAX: Justin Kluivert scored a hat trick as Ajax beat Roda JC in the Eredivisie, a feat that his father Patrick failed to achieve.
Source: espn.co.uk
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