"Arsenal, Manchester City, Liverpool and Aston Villa will be in action as the UEFA Champions League returns to our screens this week, with some games strangely kicking off on Thursday"
"Kate Abdo is the face of Champions League coverage in America, but the Manchester-born presenter has become a household name in the UK too after a series of high-profile roles"
"TNT Sports pundit Owen Hargreaves believes his old side Manchester City are in the box-seat to win this season's Champions League following their 2023 1-0 triumph over Inter Milan in Istanbul"
"TNT Sports pundit Owen Hargreaves has been impressed by Liverpool so far under Arne Slot and he believes they could be a force to be reckoned with this season in the Champions League"
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Manchester City face Brentford at home this weekend before getting their Champions League campaign underway in midweek - but it's the following set of fixtured angering Pep Guardiola
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"Cristiano Ronaldo retains a deep affection for Man United despite falling out with Erik ten Hag towards the end of his second spell - as he admitted it will be "difficult" for his old club to win a major trophy this season"
"Mikel Arteta has been credited with introducing a fresh sense of belief at Arsenal with Jorginho saying he did not think the club could win trophies while he was playing for Chelsea"
"Former Leicester star Daniel Amartey remains at Besiktas after club claimed he ran out a back door to avoid completing a transfer away from Turkish giants this summer"