INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL HEADLINES via Brilla ***Inter coach Walter Mazzarri has revealed that defender Walter Samuel, 35, will make his first appearance this Serie A campaign in their trip to Atalanta on Tuesday. ***Malmo secured a 17th Swedish league title with a 2-0 win at defending champions Elfsborg on Monday thanks to a superb double from striker Guillermo Molins in stormy conditions. (Reuters) ***Manchester United midfielder Darren Fletcher has featured for their youth team in his first appearance for nearly a year. Fletcher lasted 67 minutes before being taken off and, despite his return to fitness, he is unlikely to be involved in Tuesday’s Capital One Cup match against Norwich City. (Eurosport) ***Watford manager Gianfranco Zola has called for goal-line technology to be considered for the Championship after a dubious call on Monday. Zolas side were denied what looked to be a clear goal to Fernando Forestieri that would have put them 2-0 up at Brighton and Hove Albion. ***Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has declared that the outcome of Tuesdays League Cup clash with London rivals Chelsea is likely to have a psychological effect on their Premier League campaign. ***Sunderland loanee Fabio Borini, 22, has admitted he hopes to resurrect his career at Liverpool with his performances at the Stadium of Light. ***Hamburg defender Johan Djourou is set for a spell on the sidelines after tearing a muscle in his groin. *** Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart is set to be axed following his latest costly blunder. City boss Manuel Pellegrini has finally run out of patience with the gaffe-prone England number one, with the Daily Mirror claiming that Costel Pantilimon, who will play in tomorrow’s Capital One Cup fourth round tie at Newcastle, has been told he will keep his place if he impresses at St James’ Park. ***Elche have condemned racist chanting from their fans directed at Granada right-back Allan Nyom in the sides La Liga meeting on Saturday. ***Athletic Bilbao ended Getafes run of four straight wins and climbed above them into fifth place in La Liga when Aymeric Laportes early bullet header secured a 1-0 win at the Coliseum in Madrid. (Reuters) ***Manchester United manager David Moyes is reportedly considering the future of the club’s most influential and loyal servants. Rio Ferdinand, Nemanja Vidic, Patrice Evra, Ryan Giggs and Michael Carrick, along with Fabio, will see their deals expire at the end of this season. (Daily Mail) ***Wealthy Ligue 1 club Monaco are reportedly weighing up making a January move for Manchester City skipper Vincent Kompany. (Daily Express) ***Newcastle United midfielder Cheick Tiote has been handed a seven-month suspended prison sentence after pleading guilty to possessing a fake driving licence. (ESPN) ***Chelsea midfielder Juan Mata has declared that Fernando Torres showed exactly what he offers in attack by scoring three goals in two matches last week. ***Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has admitted that Nicklas Bendtner was 80% out of the club at one point this summer, but still believes that the striker can prove his worth to Gunners fans this season. Kindly, LIKE | SHARE | Comment
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