Premier League Archives: 09/2010

Carlo Ancelotti will return to London in time to take charge of Chelsea’s clash with Arsenal on Sunday despite the death of his father Giuseppe

Darren Fletcher believes Mexican forward Javier Hernández will develop into an Old Trafford great after a promising start to his Manchester United career

Juventus right-back Marco Motta has criticised Manchester City’s transfer policy ahead of this week’s Europa League clash between the two sides

Martin Skrtel insists Liverpool still need time to adapt to new manager Roy Hodgson and is confident the Reds can bounce back from a difficult start to the season

Chelsea striker Didier Drogba has suggested he may not end his career at Stamford Bridge

Stoke manager Tony Pulis has called for the PFA to clamp down on diving in football – and accused Samir Nasri of conning the referee during Arsenal’s clash with Tottenham last week

Arsene Wenger was at a loss to identify the reason behind his side’s poor performance after Arsenal were beaten by a spirited West Brom outfit on Saturday

Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini still believes Chelsea will secure a second successive league title despite suffering a damaging 1-0 reversal at the City of Manchester Stadium in Saturday’s early kick-off

Sir Alex Ferguson was disappointed his comments about Liverpool striker Fernando Torres stole the headlines from Dimitar Berbatov last Sunday

Arsene Wenger is hoping Cesc Fabregas will recover from a hamstring injury in time to face Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on 3 October

Arsene Wenger heaped praise on Jack Wilshere after the 18-year-old midfielder helped inspire Arsenal to victory at White Hart Lane on Tuesday night

The eagerly-anticipated grudge match between Manchester United and Liverpool, both champions of England on 18 occasions, appears to have turned amicable this year

Rafael Van der Vaart’s 76th-minute penalty sparked a Spurs comeback after Steven Fletcher had given Wolves a first-half lead at White Hart Lane

Sir Alex Ferguson has confirmed Nemanja Vidic will captain Manchester United for their clash against Liverpool on Sunday afternoon

Birmingham manager Alex McLeish has signed a new three-year contract to keep him at St Andrew’s until 2013

Sam Allardyce believes he has the necessary credentials to manage a club in the calibre of Real Madrid – and would win titles every season if he did

Sir Alex Ferguson has suggested injured winger Antonio Valenica could return to action by the end of February despite initial fears he could miss the rest of the season

Ex-Liverpool midfielder and Sky pundit Jamie Redknapp voiced a surprisingly harsh assessment of Fernando Torres’ recent performances and current demeanour on the pitch during the Reds’ goalless draw at St Andrew’s last Sunday

Arsene Wenger hailed CescFabregas’ inspired performance as Arsenal ruthlessly swept Sporting Braga aside at Emirates Stadium on Wednesday night

ir Alex Ferguson admits it was a mistake to leave in-form striker Dimitar Berbatov out of his match-day squad to face Rangers in Manchester United’s opening Champions League Group C game

Tottenham Hotspur began their first ever Champions League campaign with a draw against Werder Bremen despite surging into an early two-goal lead courtesy of a Petri Pasanen own goal and an emphatic Peter Crouch header