The big news: United suffer back to back defeats

Poor Jose Mourinho. It never rains but it pours. Manchester United lost their second match on the trot after they were beaten 1-0 by Feyenoord in the Europa League on Thursday. After they lost the Manchester derby 2-1 to Manchester City at Old Trafford, United were hoping for at least Europa glory as they faced the Dutch side in the opening encounter.

But it was Feyenoord’s Tonny Vihena who scored the solitary goal of the match to give his side a famous win. Things have come to a pass where Mourinho will look to avoid a third as his side take on Watford in a Premier League clash on Sunday.

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  1. Charlie Austin scored two goals as Southampton beat Sparta Prague 3-0 to win their opening match in the Europa League. Austin scored from the spot within six minutes and doubled the lead in the 27th minute to give Southampton the lead. Jay Rodriguez added a late third to complete the rout.
  2. La Liga is set to investigate Neymar’s transfer deal with Barcelona after the club was accused of tax fraud. Barcelona is said to have paid € 57 million for the Brazilian when they signed him from Santos. However, the deal was expected to be in the region of € 83 million. 
  3. The Indian Under-16 team lost 3-2 to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the first group stage clash of the AFC U-16 Championship in Goa. India were leading 2-1, but failed to hang on to the lead to eventually lose the match.        
  4. Neymar has quashed all claims of his leaving Barcelona. The Brazilian said that despite interest from other top European clubs, it is difficult to leave Nou Camp, where he feels at home.  
  5. India Super League (ISL) side Delhi Dynamos won their final pre-season match 3-2 against Swedish club Assyriska BK. With Florent Malouda, Kean Lewis and Arjun Tudu scoring for Delhi, the Dynamos remained undefeated with one draw and two wins in Sweden. 
  6. East Bengal won the Calcutta Football League premier A division title after they beat Mohammedan Sporting 1-0. This was East Bengal’s seventh title on the trot after their Korean midfielder Do Dong Hyme converted a penalty to grab the win. 
  7. The La Liga president Javier Tebas has said that the early kick-off timings of the Spanish games will be changed to around 8:00 pm India time to attract more Indian viewers. The president said this during the inauguration of La Liga’s office in Delhi, a first in India.