Just For Kicks

Atletico Madrid's 2-0 win over Manchester United was perhaps predictable given United's wretched run of form, but it was what happened after the final whistle that grabbed the headlines. Lisandro Martinez laid into the club's recruitment and ambition, a rare public shot from a player at his own employer. Is he right that United's transfer business, including splashing out on three midfielders while ignoring glaring gaps at left-back and up front, has left the squad short? All that and more, including the Petrodollar Derby, a sobering financial report on English football, and a big weekend of Premier League previews, on this week's Just For Kicks!Image Credit: EPA/ADAM VAUGHAN

Liverpool’s unbeaten start ended at Anfield as Manchester City won 3-0, with the match turning on a controversial second-half red card for Ryan Gravenberch, shown by referee Chris Kavanagh. Already without Salah, Gakpo and Szoboszlai, Liverpool had fielded 19-year-old Louis Koumas up front on his first Premier League start and were competitive until the dismissal. City, still under the cloud of 114 financial charges, took full advantage in a hostile atmosphere. Should Kavanagh, a Greater Manchester native trained at the Etihad campus, have been given the fixture at all?All that and more, including Arsenal’s depth against Leeds and Chelsea’s flying start under Xabi Alonso, on this week’s Just For Kicks!Image Credit: EPA/ADAM VAUGHAN

Harry Kane has equaled Peter Shilton's England caps record in a 3-0 win over the Czech Republic, and he sits miles clear of Wayne Rooney in the scoring charts too. So why does England's record goal-scorer still get a fraction of the acclaim he deserves? We weigh up his legacy, who steps up next, and Kam Raslan's left-field theory that Kane's prowess owes a debt to American football. All that and more, including a Liverpool v Manchester City clash wrapped in controversy and Arsenal's meeting with Leeds, on this week's Just For Kicks!Image Credit: EPA/ANDY RAIN

Seven years after a goalless draw behind closed doors in Rijeka, England returned to the same ground and put seven past Croatia, their heaviest defeat since independence. Kane and Saka scored twice each, and Luka Modrić admitted he felt ashamed for the first time in 20 years. Was this England's swaggering best, or a Croatia side that never turned up?All that and more, including Ronaldo's dramatic walkout, on this week's Just For Kicks!Image Credit: EPA/ANTONIO BAT

Malaysia thrashed Singapore 6-0 at the FIFA ASEAN Cup and, for a few giddy minutes, thought they had booked a final against Thailand. However, Indonesia playing Bangladesh at the same time, struck twice deep into stoppage time to win 9-2 and edge Harimau Malaya out on goals scored. With Malaysia now querying exactly how much time was added on, the panel weighs whether it was anything more than football at its cruellest. And is there still a brighter future for a side that has quietly come a long way?All that and more, including Manchester City's guilty verdict on 114 charges and Portugal coping just fine without Ronaldo, on this week's Just For Kicks!Image Credit: EPA/MAST IRHAM