I Love England

Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho reserved special praise for Ashley Young following his side's 3-0 win over FC Basel in the Champions League opener on Tuesday night.

The England international made his first appearance of the campaign as he replaced Antonio Valencia in the right-back position.

Young had not featured for the United first-team since sustaining a groin injury in the Europa League semi-final against Celta Vigo in May, and it came as a big surprise when he called upon for the Basel game. The 32-year-old was a constant threat on the right side of the backline, and he provided a brilliant assist for Marouane Fellaini, who opened the scoring in the first-half.

Former Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp has backed Mauricio Pochettino to do the right thing, with the Argentine manager coming under fire from Danny Rose about the club's transfer polciy.

The Birmingham City manager was responsible for Rose's breakthrough at the north London club, and he believes that the 27-year-old should reconsider his statement, given the club are on the rise under Mauricio Pochettino, especially after they put through 2 signings (worth a combined £35m) on transfer deadline day.

Premier League side Arsenal quickly wrapped up the deal for SaedKolasinac and Alexandre Lacazette but the third deal for Thomas Lemar has been delayed thus far.

Coach Arsene Wenger admitted that he was interested in the Frenchman but refused to add anything more.

It increasingly seems that deal would not be completed this summer. There have been some reports that Arsenal were negotiating the huge transfer fee for the winger while some others claimed Monaco were refusing to sell more of its stars that earned them the Ligue 1 last term.

Wayne Rooney reveals that he did not celebrate the title victories of the Red Devils a lot the previous season as he did not have any feeling of involvement in it.

Rooney stresses that he was glad from the club’s point of view, but, he doesn’t shy away from saying that it wasn’t immensely enjoyable for him on a personal front.

Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane has insisted that England have plenty of leaders in their squad following his impressive captaincy debut against Scotland in a World Cup qualifier this month.

The Spurs striker was awarded the armband for the game at Hampden Park with Gareth Southgate yet to decide on who would be handed the permanent leader position.

Harry Kane is the latest captain for the Three Lions after his appointment as the leader of the side against Scotland in the crucial World Cup qualifier.

Since the new millennium, 21 players had captained the English national side.

Everton youngster AdemolaLookman has sent England to the last eight at the ongoing Under-20 World Cup.

This is the first time that they would reach that quarter finals since 1993. Lookman grabbed a brace with the scoreline ending 2-1 in.

England national side coach Gareth Southgate opines that young players are paid too much too early in their careers.

The tactician says this is having a negative effect on their football and careers as they lose the motivation too early.

Three Lions manager Gareth Southgate has complained of youngsters getting excessive wages.

The coach said the moneys erode their motivation. He warned that the players even when in developmental stages get very high pay that send wrong signals before they get to achieve anything decent in their careers.

Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola has praised some English talent and wants them in his team next season.

The former Barcelona and Bayern Munich has worked with variety of players in his managerial career yet he singled out three home grown English talents as players of the next generation of stars.