#match-performance

#match-performance

Sebastian Berhalter got the U.S. rolling in the 17th minute, playing a free kick short to Sergiño Dest, before getting the ball back and bending a powerful shot past Uruguay keeper Cristopher Fiermarin for his first international goal. Three minutes later, Berhalter put a corner kick on a platter for Alex Freeman to head home for his first U.S. tally, and Freeman then made it 3-0 in the 31st minute, dancing through the Uruguay defense after being put through by Auston Trusty.

For heaven's sake, Jeremy. You're not supposed to actually enjoy these games. Except, it seems sometimes you can, even at this rarefied level. Perhaps the most striking part of Jeremy Doku's thrilling performance here was its playfulness, the sense of fun, the way he was into it from the first moment, basically dancing out there. Doku has the nickname The Count, a reference to the Star Wars Sith Lord Count Dooku.

Breaking | Ireland 41 Japan 10 Don't be fooled. The one-sided scoreline only tells part of the story because for large periods of this sleepy lunchtime affair in Dublin 4, Ireland were very poor. They got the win they needed after last weekend's defeat to the All Blacks, yet this sloppy display was far removed from the response that head coach Andy Farrell demanded.

In a game that felt like a loss would have been catastrophic, Liverpool instead delivered their most convincing league performance in what felt like ages, securing a 2-0 victory over a Villa side that had won their previous four EPL matches heading into Saturday. There is clearly still work to be done before the Reds can claim to be fully back, especially with two monumental fixtures against Real Madrid and Manchester City looming and league-leading Arsenal continuing their winning streak.

Leeds United sit 15th in the Premier League after seven matches of the new campaign with two wins and eight points - a reasonable showing that over the course of 38 games would see them surpass the once-heralded 40-point mark synonymous with survival. It has been a competitive season so far with all 20 teams already suffering at least one defeat and there has been plenty of discussion, too, about the performance of newly-promoted sides Leeds, Burnley and Sunderland.

On a wet and windy night in Somerset, even so, they were made to work extremely hard for it by a stubborn Sale team who stuck in the fight and refused to go away. It was only with three minutes left that Max Ojomoh slid in to score his side's bonus point try to maintain his squad's perfect start to the campaign.

The raw emotion in Emery's goal celebrations, as he turned and pumped his fists towards the Aston Villa crowd, was in contrast to the statuesque figure he cut an hour before. Raul Jimenez had just given Fulham a third-minute lead as the Cottagers looked to end their wretched run at Villa Park. But that run continues - Ollie Watkins ended his wait for a goal and John McGinn and Emi Buendia grabbed quickfire strikes

Many players have come and we are working on that work. We are on the road and hoping that efficiency and forcefulness will bring us closer to the results that we are not having. On the coach's side we have to look at the positive side and correct what we have to correct. We have to improve the defensive part. The team has started scoring in every game but we have to improve to sustain the games.