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Christian Benteke may be off Crystal Palace's penalty duties after his miss as Alan Pardew considers his options. Crystal Palace manager Alan Pardew will consider his penalty takers after Christian Benteke's miss against West Ham on Saturday. Benteke missed the target with his spot-kick as Palace suffered a 1-0 loss at Selhurst Park in the Premier League. It marked the second time in the league this season that Pardew's men have failed to convert from the spot, with Yohan Cabaye squandering his chance against Bournemouth in August. Pardew said it was something he needed to think about, with Palace sitting ninth in the table. "We've missed two penalties this year," he said, via UK newspapers. "Yohan Cabaye has missed one. So it's something that perhaps we need to look at. "I'm not going to brush it under the carpet and say everything's OK."

Manchester United travel to Liverpool on Monday, a match Gary Neville is eagerly anticipating.   Former Manchester United captain Gary Neville said he would happily break the bank just so he could celebrate in front of the Liverpool supporters again as he reflected on the fierce rivalry between the two Premier League giants. Neville knows the United and Liverpool rivalry better than most having captained the Old Trafford side between 2005 and 2010 during an illustrious career spanning 19 years. In that time, he enjoyed some tense and fierce encounters with Liverpool and especially their supporters, namely in 2006. Neville was fined £5,000 by the Football Association (FA) for running over to Liverpool's travelling fans to passionately celebrate Rio Ferdinand's last-gasp winner at Old Trafford. It is an image that lives long in the memory among both teams and as United prepare to do battle with Liverpool at Anfield on Monday, Neville provided an

Inspiration provided by Sevilla's Jorge Sampaoli means Samir Nasri has no regrets over leaving Manchester City. Read more at http://www.fourfourtwo.com/news/nasri-empowered-sampaoli-sevilla#mJqQSxHKsHSEt4Sm.99 Samir Nasri maintains Pep Guardiola wanted him to stay at Manchester City but is enjoying life at Sevilla under Jorge Sampaoli. Nasri was on target as Sampaoli's men beat Leganes 3-2 on Saturday, continuing an impressive start to the LaLiga season that leaves them third after eight matches – a point ahead of defending champions Barcelona. The 29-year-old is on a season-long loan at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan, having been banished from first-team training during the early weeks of Guardiola's tenure at City after returning for pre-season training overweight. But Nasri maintains he had won round the former Barca and Bayern Munich boss before electing to take his career elsewhere. "I managed to change his mind – Guardiola wanted me to

Didier Drogba refused to be on the bench for the match against Toronto, says Montreal Impact boss Mauro Biello. Read more at http://www.fourfourtwo.com/news/drogba-refused-be-montreal-impact-squad-coach#Hc6sFyGw8w0DVCUb.99 Montreal Impact coach Mauro Biello says Didier Drogba refused to take up a place on the bench for the 2-2 draw with MLS rivals Toronto. Former Chelsea star Drogba, who has scored 23 times in 38 appearances for Montreal – including 10 MLS goals this season, was a surprise absentee from the matchday 18 squad on Sunday. Biello stated Drogba had a minor back complaint but insisted the injury was not serious enough to force an absence. "Didier was not selected to start the game," Biello said. "I spoke with him yesterday [Saturday]. He did not accept to come off the bench. In the end he did not want to be in the 18. "He said that he did not accept the fact that he was coming off the bench. "I analysed everything, and

Liverpool will take advantage of "confusion" at Manchester United under Jose Mourinho, according to Old Trafford great Paul Scholes. Read more at http://www.fourfourtwo.com/news/mourinho-not-ruthless-enough-says-scholes#IwfuUZrGk5iUWtB3.99   Paul Scholes feels Liverpool are favourites to beat Manchester United in the Premier League and claims Jose Mourinho has not been ruthless enough early in his Old Trafford tenure. The two fierce rivals clash at Anfield on Monday, with seventh-placed United three points and three places back from Liverpool after an inconsistent start to their campaign under the Portuguese. The Reds meanwhile have impressed so far in what is Jurgen Klopp's first full season in charge, prompting United great Scholes to grudgingly endorse the Red Devils' arch-rivals. "If you were betting, you would be betting on Liverpool," he told BBC Sport. United have spent big to re-sign Paul Pogba from Juventus, with

Diego Costa Chelsea 101 per goal 710 played 7 Goals scored 2 Assists Shots on target Total 70% 14 20 Romelu Lukaku Everton 95 per goal 567 played 6 Goals scored 1 Assists Shots on target Total 74% 14 19 Theo Walcott Arsenal 141 per goal 703 played 5 Goals scored 2 Assists Shots on target Total 56% 14 25 Sergio Agüero Man City 95 per goal 475 played 5 Goals scored 0 Assists Shots on target Total 62% 13 21 Michail Antonio West Ham 136 per goal 682 played 5 Goals scored 0 Assists Shots on target Total 43% 9 21 Alexis Sánchez Arsenal 160 per goal 639 played 4 Goals scored 3 Assists Shots on target Total 60% 9 15 Son Heung-