The big story: United's woes continue in Europe

Jose Mourinho or his side can't be blamed for the two goals they conceded against Fenerbahce on Thursday – such was the quality of the strikes. The Red Devils went behind in the game as early as the second minute as striker Moussa Sow pulled out an outrageous overhead kick to put his side in the lead.

In the second half, the Turkish side doubled their lead with another gem, this time from Dutch striker Jermaine Lens, who beat David de Gea with an exquisite free-kick. The silver lining from the contest was United skipper Wayne Rooney's cracking effort in the final minute of normal time, his first in 11 games. United are now third in the table after four games but are only a point behind Fenerbahce, who are at the top of the pile followed by Feyenoord. Mourinho later blasted his side for treating the game like a "summer friendly".

Other top stories

  1. FC Goa moved up from the bottom of the table in the Indian Super League as Rafael Coelho's sumptuous free-kick was enough to beat an uninspiring FC Pune City at the Balewadi Stadium. Antionio Habas' side have now slipped to the bottom of the pile in the ISL.
  2. While United struggled, Southampton took to the second-tier European competition with aplomb as they recovered from 0-1 down to bring up a 2-1 win against Italian giants Inter Milan at the St. Mary's Stadium. Dusan Tadic had also missed a penalty during first half injury time. 
  3. The goalkeeper of Gambia's women's team, Fatim Jawara, died while trying to cross the Mediterranean into Europe from Libya. Jawara, 19, represented her country during the U-17 World Cup in 2012 and was trying to flee her country, which is deep in conflict. 
  4. Iran were fined 37,000 pounds by Fifa after fans were asked to wear black clothes and sing religious chants during the World Cup qualifier against South Africa. Football's governing body stated that the fine relates to "several religious manifestations". Fifa prohibits all political, religious and commercial messages at matches. 
  5. Everton manager Ronald Koeman and Republic of Ireland boss Martin O'Neill were involved in a war of words over midfielder James McCarthy. The Dutchman had claimed that McCarthy was "massively overloaded" by his national side despite not being fully fit. O'Neill shot back, stating that the former Southampton boss was merely "bleating about" the matter.