Jurgen Klopp will be smiling and Pep Guardiola quietly satisfied… but Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Frank Lampard have plenty of worries as bosses took stock over the international break
Frank Lampard forced to trim his troops as Chelsea boss cuts army of players out on loan from a massive 41 to (a still hefty) 27 ahead of FIFA clampdown… while turning a £150m profit
Champions League draw REVEALED: English sides escape Real Madrid, Juventus and Inter Milan… but Tottenham face tricky double-header against Bayern MunichEnglish sides managed to escape the toughest draws in the Champions League Tottenham were handed a tricky match as they were paired with Bayern Munich Man City will face Ukrainian side Shakhtar Donetsk for a third straight season Chelsea’s return to the Champions League sees them against Ajax and Valencia Liverpool will begin their title defence against Napoli, RB Salzburg and Genk
Norwich 2-3 Chelsea: Tammy Abraham hits brace as Frank Lampard gets his first win as Chelsea manager
Half Time: Norwich 2-2 Chelsea, LIVE: Teemu Pukki cancels out Mason Mount’s strike to draw hosts level again
Chelsea 1-1 Leicester: Wilfried Ndidi makes up for costly error to rescue a point after being at fault for Mason Mount’s opener as Frank Lampard’s search for his first win as Blues manager goes on
‘What a story, ADRIAN!’: Jurgen Klopp hails reserve goalkeeper as Liverpool’s very own Rocky Balboa after his penalty heroics helped the Reds to Super Cup glory against Chelsea
Liverpool vs Chelsea, LIVE: Follow the all-English Super Cup showdown in Istanbul as it happens
Manchester United stopper David de Gea dines out with goalkeeping coach Emilio Alvarez following opening day clean sheet performance against Chelsea
How Solskjaer won tactical duel with Lampard: Chelsea’s midfield couldn’t cope with United’s counter-attack, isolated Zouma was out of his depth and Ole quickly adapted when visitors were on top
Jose Mourinho claims the ‘Man City B team’ has a better shot at glory than his former sides Chelsea and Manchester United on punditry debut
Manchester United start the season with a bang as they hit FOUR past Chelsea with Marcus Rashford netting double either side of Anthony Martial strike before Dan James scored on his debut
Marcus Rashford and N’Golo Kante both make the cut… but does £80m man Harry Maguire feature in our combined Manchester United and Chelsea XI ahead of huge showdown at Old Trafford?
Smiling Wayne Rooney poses with fans after flying into Heathrow as he prepares for talks with Derby County about joining them as a player-coach
Callum Hudson-Odoi agrees new £100,000-a-week, five-year Chelsea deal as the Frank Lampard effect takes hold to convince youngster to turn down Bayern Munich
