Opinion

The Spaniard was told he would be lucky to walk again after being hit with an infection that ate into his Achilles tendon but is now back to his best

The Irishman took a thrilling Reds side within a whisker of winning the Premier League title in 2014 but was sacked just over a year later

The 17-year-old has become a regular starter for Mark van Bommel's side this term and looks set for the very top of the game

Benjamin Mendy was the target of some ill-advised banter on Twitter by his team-mate Bernardo Silva, who now faces an FA charge

As the winger tells Goal in an exclusive interview, his parents did everything they could for him when he was a child to make his dream come true

The Ivorian winger should start against Standard Liege on Thursday given he is presently struggling to adapt to Premier League football

The 21-year-old may have made an error against Arsenal on Monday but he impressed with his maturity and the way in which he nullified Nicolas Pepe

The Egyptian scored twice on another epic European night at Anfield but the Reds manager will be deeply concerned by his side's defensive display

As Goal found out from those who have overseen the forward's meteoric rise, Old Trafford's next great hope has always been destined for the top

The Blues got a huge three points in Group H as academy stars push for an international call tomorrow ahead of the squad announcement

Inter should have been more than one goal ahead when the Catalans' star duo once again combined to engineer a thrilling victory at Camp Nou

Once seen as the coming Premier League force, the drop-off for Spurs has been alarming with their manager getting diminishing returns from his players

The Bavarians ran riot in London, with Serge Gnabry scoring four times and Robert Lewandowski finding the net twice

The striker has been one of Europe's hottest players in the opening weeks of the season, earning heady comparisons along the way

The Blues boss and his backroom team are pushing the 18-year-old winger hard but only because they realise just how great a player he can become

The 18-year-old Spanish defender is making a name for himself at the Etihad and he now deserves the chance to prove himself in European competition

Both teams continued their patchy form on a miserable, wet night at Old Trafford as Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang cancelled out Scott McTominay's opener

The Algerian once again popped up with a vital goal in a tense match as the Premier League champions battled to a 3-1 victory at Everton

Despite the summer exit of his Italian mentor, the midfielder has grown into an important figure on and off the field at Stamford Bridge

The German produced a sensational save to keep Saturday's game at Getafe level before setting Luis Suarez up for the opener in a vital 2-0 win

Jurgen Klopp's side maintained their winning streak - and perfect start to the Premier League season - but only because of a goalkeeping howler

The Welshman impressed Bianconeri fans by speaking Italian at his first press conference and now he is winning hearts with his form on the pitch

The Brazilian has hung up the boots at the age of just 31 after a career that never managed to live up to its enormous early promise

The academy director has been lauded on several occasions by Blues boss Frank Lampard for the role he's played in developing so many young stars

Sir Alex Ferguson picked makeshift teams against the Gunners and still won – but there's no such confidence in Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's struggling side

The two teenagers both netted as Zinedine Zidane's resurgent side beat Osasuna 2-0 at the Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday night

The 16-year-old became the youngest player ever to start a match for the Reds on Wednesday night and impressed in a 2-0 Carabao Cup win over MK Dons

The Red Devils are in decline on the pitch but they remain a commercial colossus off it, proving that results are not adversely affecting their brand

Branded an "extra" by Barca's president, the Brazilian has shown his decisive qualities already this season and will only improve in the weeks ahead