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Michael Emenalo has resigned from his position as Chelsea technical director, the club has confirmed.

The 52-year-old Nigerian, one of owner Roman Abramovich's most trusted advisors, has left Chelsea after 10 years working across the scouting and technical departments amid reports of tensions between head coach Antonio Conte and the club's hierarchy.

Gary Neville has blamed Manchester United's defeat to Chelsea on the Collapse of the visitor's midfield. On Sunday, both clubs had a thrilling encounter at Stanford Bridge. An Alvaro Morata's 55th minute's header sealed a 1-0 victory for Antonio Conte's side. According to Neville, Chelsea midfielders comprising Eden Hazard, Cesc Fabregas, N'golo Kante and Bakayoko ran riot in the midfield, throwing the opponent in disarray.

Arsenal Manager, Arsene Wenger says referee Michael Oliver's poor decision during Sunday's clash with Manchester City was responsible for his defeat. According to Sky Sports, Wenger was unhappy with referee Michael Oliver's decision when Sterling went down in the box following a shove from Monreal, while the linesman failed to spot an offside David Silva, who set up City's third for Gabriel Jesus.

Brazil International, Willian claims Antonio Conte barely speaks to his Chelsea players apart from when he gives instructions on the training ground or during matches.  In an interview with UOL, Willian said;

Chelsea playmaker, Eden Hazard says he is aware Manchester United Manager, Jose Mourihno would try to cage him when both sides lock horns on Sunday in a crucial Premier League encounter but insisted that he had devised a way of dealing with such tactics. The Belgium International admitted that Mourihno had effectively frozen him out in April, by deploying Ander Herrera to man-mark him, leading to their 2-0 victory. He however said all that have changed.

Argentine Lionel Messi will celebrate his 600th official appearance for Barcelona on Saturday in what his manager Ernesto Valverde hails as “a monstrous” achievement. The five-time Ballon d’Or winner becomes only the third player to reach the milestone for the Catalan club, as he joins ex-playmaker Xavi Hernandez (767 appearances) and the current captain Andres Iniesta (642).