In case you somehow missed it, Mauricio Pochettino was announced as the new Manchester United head coach yesterday. He succeeds Michael Carrick, who was sacked on Thursday.
It was initially revealed on Monday that United were planning to dismiss Carrick, but they waited until Thursday to announce it after agreeing terms with Pochettino.
Do you think that was the right move by the club? Or was it disrespectful to Carrick?
Be sure to message in with your thoughts at matchday.live@guardian.co.uk or leave a comment below the line.
Right, shall we take a break from talking about international football for now? Moving on to the current situation at Manchester United…
Cristiano Ronaldo called time on his international playing career last Thursday. The 41-year-old scored 146 goals in 234 appearances for Portugal across 23 years.
Today will mark the nation’s first match since his retirement. The Euro 2016 winners face Denmark in Braga.
Today’s Nations League fixtures
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Norway v Wales
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Portugal v Denmark
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Georgia v Hungary
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Northern Ireland v Ukraine
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Kosovo v Israel
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Austria v Republic of Ireland
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Romania v Poland
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Sweden v Bosnia and Herzegovina
John McGinn scored twice as Scotland clinched a 2-1 win against North Macedonia at Hampden Park. It was also a special night for Andy Robertson, who earned his 102nd cap to move level with Kenny Dalglish as the joint-most capped player in the nation’s history.
Yesterday’s Nations League results
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Netherlands 7-0 Greece
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Serbia 1-3 Germany
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Scotland 2-1 North Macedonia
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Slovenia 0-0 Switzerland
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Moldova 2-1 Kazakhstan
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Slovakia 2-2 Faroe Islands
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Bulgaria 0-5 Iceland
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Luxembourg 0-1 Estonia
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Andorra 2-0 Gibraltar
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Liechtenstein 0-1 Azerbaijan
Before we go any further, here is a recap of what happened in the Nations League yesterday…
Well, it’s been quite the week, hasn’t it?
It’s not often that we have lots to discuss over the international window, but this one has generated so many talking points.
Manchester United have taken most of the headlines over the last few days. It was revealed on Monday that United were expected to sack Michael Carrick – but it took them until Thursday to actually do it. Meanwhile, they were busy appointing former Tottenham and Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino as his successor. More on that shortly.
Crystal Palace also announced the dismissal of Pierre Sage this week, with Thomas Frank the favourite to replace him.
Also, of course, we do have some football to look forward to. Wales are in action against Norway later, with Portugal facing Denmark in their first game since captain Cristiano Ronaldo announced his international retirement.
And there are four WSL games taking place today, with Chelsea hosting Manchester City in the big one.
All of that and more to come! Join us!