The big news: Mourinho, Wenger resume rivalry

Manchester United face Arsenal at Old Trafford in a crucial encounter on Saturday. Jose Mourinho and Arsene Wenger resume their rivalry as United look to stop Arsenal from topping the table. United, who are sixth on the table, will hope to register a win and kickstart their campaign.

Arsenal on the other hand with Alexis Sanchez returning from injury after the international break, will hope to end Wenger’s bad run of form against Mourinho. Both the teams will have to bring their A-game if there are to register a win.

Other top stories:

  1. Real Madrid face Atletico Madrid in the Madrid derby on Saturday. Karim Benzema and Sergio Ramos will return for Real. Antoine Griezmann will also feature after an injury scare during France’s friendly with Ivory Coast on Wednesday during the international break. 
  2. Bayern Munich face Borussia Dortmund in a crucial tie on Saturday. Franck Ribery could make his Bayern Munich return, but fellow winger Arjen Robben misses out. Ribery has missed eight games with a thigh injury, but coach Carlo Ancelotti has backed Ribery to come good.   
  3. FC Pune City and Delhi Dynamos played the most thrilling match of this Indian Super League season on Friday. Pune came up on top to claim a hard-fought 4-3 win at the Balewadi Stadium on Friday. Mumbai City FC face Kerala Blasters on Saturday. 
  4. RB Leipzig went top of the Bundesliga after beating Bayer Leverkusen 2-3 in a thriller. Bayern Munich are second on the table with Dortmund on fifth on 18 points. Leipzing, who have now won six league games in a row, have became the first promoted team to go 11 games unbeaten at the start of a Bundesliga season.