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Manchester City put five past Crystal Palace as the latter became the first team in the history of English Premier League to start a season with six losses and no goals. Manchester United stayed level on points with City thanks to a Romelu Lukaku goal that was enough to edge past Southampton.

The ISL season kicks off with a mouth-watering clash between arch-rivals and champions ATK and runners-up Kerala Blasters FC at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata on November 17. With the two extra teams this season, the league stage will last till March 4 with five knockout games after that.

Manchester United, Manchester City, Arsenal, and Chelsea - all made it to the next round of the EFL Cup as they defeated Burton Albion, West Bromwich Albion, Doncaster Rovers, and Nottingham Forest respectively. Real Madrid’s poor run in the La Liga continued as Zidane’s men lost to Real Betis.

Manchester City ran riot over Watford FC as a prolific Sergio Aguero helped City win 6-0 at Vicarage Road to hand manager Marco Silva his heaviest defeat with the Hornets. Liverpool’s poor form continued as the Reds were held to a frustrating 1-1 draw by underdogs Burnley at the Anfield.

Jermain Defoe opened his account at the Vitality Stadium as AFC Bournemouth completed a 2-1 comeback over newly promoted side Brighton & Hove Albion. Inspired by Jordan Ibe, this marks the first win of the season for the Cherries, and leaves Palace as the only team yet to get any points on board.

FC Goa President Akshay Tandon has been supervising the establishment of a solid grassroots framework for providing training opportunities for budding Indian footballers. The coming of ISL has served to be beneficial in terms of the improvements and development of football infrastructure in India.