Opinion

The youngster has impressed in the Championship but now his parent club have granted him permission to face them at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday

The manager has chopped and changed his Manchester City line-up in a bid to evolve his side, yet the Frenchman has been an ever-present

The Portuguese once labelled himself 'a special one' but these days he's left harking back to years gone by as he struggles to take United forward

The defending European champions cannot count on their all-time top goalscorer to get them out of trouble and consequently are in a downward spiral

After being sacked by Spain for agreeing to move to Madrid after the World Cup, the 52-year-old is now facing the chop at the Santiago Bernabeu

The Cottagers spent heavily in the summer upon their return to the top-flight but find themselves struggling inside the drop zone after nine matches

The Catalans will be without their captain for the visit of the Real Madrid, leaving coach Ernesto Valverde with a massive selection headache

The England midfielder has emerged as a symbol of the Blues' failure to bring through academy products into their first team, but all is not lost yet

The England internaitonal struck the only goal to beat Sporting and secure an 11th straight win for the Gunners in Lisbon

Belgium's top scorer is undergoing a crisis at club level, where he has been without a goal for eight games, but his style may never wholly suit

The Brazilian should be in line to start at the weekend following his goalscoring contribution against Inter while compatriot Arthur also excelled

The goalkeeper has been labelled a "snake" for wanting to join Real but his compatriot is still lauded as a hero even though he has said the same

The striker has been reborn since joining BVB on loan, netting eight times in five games in all competitions, as well as scoring three goals for Spain

Former team-mates Ivan Balliu and Oriol Romeu, and journalist Jaume Marcet, recount the striker's time at the famous Masia academy

Ernesto Valverde admitted last week that there are "problems" with the Chilean, who has upset the Catalan club with his social media outbursts

The sprinter's trial period in Australia looks to be coming to an end, with little to no chance of him becoming a professional player

The reigning European champions ended their dismal run of five games without a victory by defeating Viktoria Plzen 2-1 but they performed poorly again

The Catalan insists his team are still lacking something and bigger tests do lie ahead, but the Blues impressed in routing Shakhtar Donetsk

Jose Mourinho's men may have only conceded once at Old Trafford but the gulf in class between the two sides was staggering

Last season's top scorer looked more like his old self in helping the Reds end their poor run of form with a hard-fought 1-0 victory at Huddersfield

The Portuguese showed plenty of spirit in Manchester United's 2-2 draw with Chelsea but his Real Madrid counterpart looks like a beaten man

The French forward has spent so long creating space and goals for others that he is struggling to play the role of Real Madrid's leading man again

The Frenchman had hoped to kickstart his career at San Siro but the Rossoneri are unlikely to take up their option to buy the dejected midfielder

The Arsenal legend has already hinted at his footballing philosophy and will look to replicate the legacy set by former manager Arsene Wenger

The Spanish coach has been widely praised for his side's nine-game winning run but there has been nothing radical about his work so far

The Bavarians are sixth after back-to-back defeats and are also stuttering in Europe, but what is behind their recent run of poor displays?

Nicolo Barella, who has made no secret of his desire to play in the Premier League, has been compared to Steven Gerrard - but is the hype justified?

He might be stripped of official leadership, but the World Cup winner's influence on the pitch at Old Trafford is unmatched

In the midst of another international break, Goal picks both the biggest success stories and disappointments of the 2018-19 campaign to date