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Hercules have confirmed the signing of former France international David Trezeguet.

AC Milan striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar is set to join Schalke after the arrival of Zlatan Ibrahimovic limited his first-team opportunities at the San Siro.

Liverpool 1-0 West Brom: Torres winner. Striker Fernando Torres may still be some way short of his lethal best but he underlined his quality – and importance to Liverpool – with a brilliant strike to defeat 10-man West Brom at Anfield.

Luis Suarez struck a hat-trick as Ajax continued their fine start to the Eredivisie season with a thumping 5-0 victory at lowly De Graafschap. The Uruguay forward notched twice in the first half to set Martin Jol’s side on their way and then completed his treble five minutes from time.

Sunderland 1-0 Man City: Bent on the spot. The Sunderland striker converted the spot-kick in the fourth minute of added time to snatch all three points after being hauled down by Micah Richards in front of goal.

Manchester City went down 1-0 to Sunderland at the Stadium of Light thanks to a 90th minute penalty from Darren Bent.

Sir Alex Ferguson is heading into unchartered territory on Saturday – facing the pivotal week of the Premier League season against a Manchester City side with something to play for.

Internazionale 2-0 Juventus: Inter take top spot

Former Real Madrid coach Bernd Schuster has claimed that Inter Milan boss Jose Mourinho is not good enough to take charge at the Bernabeu, amid speculation that the former Chelsea boss could be set to leave Italy for Spain this summer.

Bayern Munich coach Louis van Gaal wants UEFA to force their Champions League semi-final opponents Lyon to play on the weekend before the decisive second leg after the French side were granted a postponement by the French Football Association on Thursday.

Manchester City winger Adam Johnson believes Sir Alex Ferguson was wrong to let Carlos Tevez leave Manchester United last summer and thinks that his team-mate will prove why again by scoring a fourth goal against his former club this season in Saturday’s Manchester derby.

Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez turned down an approach from Juventus in January but has not been contacted by the Italian club since, according to his agent.

Wayne Rooney has been rated a “40%” chance of making a shock return from injury in Manchester United’s Champions League clash with Bayern Munich on Wednesday, according to reports.

Bayern Munich winger Arjen Robben took part in light training on Monday and is expected to play a part in their Champions League quarter-final second leg against Manchester United at Old Trafford on Wednesday.

Wayne Rooney is expected to be out for two to four weeks after spraining his ankle in the closing moments of Manchester United’s 2-1 Champions League quarter-final first leg against Bayern Munich.