Rooney-less Manchester United wins; City breezes
By reeling off a sixth successive English Premier League victory Saturday, Manchester City underlined just how formidable it is under Pep Guardiola.
Having fended off mounting criticism of his captain, Mourinho left Rooney on the bench and the reward was a 4-1 victory over defending champion Leicester.
The most impressive performance of the day came from Arsenal, which marked the 20th anniversary of Arsene Wenger’s appointment bybeating Chelsea 3-0.
Barcelona didn’t show any signs of missing the injured Lionel Messi, cruising past Sporting Gijon 5-0 with Neymar scoring twice and Luis Suarez, Karim Benzema and Marco Asensio scoring one goal each.
Cleveland Browns kicker Patrick Murray was placed on injured reserve after hurting his surgically repaired left knee in practice.
Penguins goaltender Matt Murray will miss three to six weeks with a broken hand suffered while playing for Team North America in the World Cup of Hockey, leaving Marc-Andre Fleury as the starter.