Cameroon international Samuel Eto’o made his debut in that fixture, but the 32-year-old striker was guilty of missing several chances
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The Blues had two official bids for Rooney turned down by Manchester United during the course of the summer and were eventually forced to concede defeat in their attempts to sign the 27-year-old England international
With manager David Moyes taking charge of United on home turf for the first time since replacing Sir Alex Ferguson, it was set to be a tactical battle – and that was reflected in the first period as the sides kept each other at arm’s length
And although it is a match United will enter without a significant close-season signing – something they have been pursuing strongly – Moyes is still excited
Mikel has also been linked with a move to Napoli or Monaco this summer, but the Turkish club hope that their willingness to formalise their interest will give them the advantage over the Italian and French sides
City are now set to begin the 2013/14 English top-flight campaign at
Stamford Bridge and Nigeria’s ace, Aluko, is hoping for more of the
same come Sunday, with kick-off at 4pm
The Afcon 2013 winner will now open fresh round of negotiations with Chelsea officials on Monday despite being pencilled down by Jose Mourinho for the League Cup games when the season starts
Omeruo’s celebration for securing work permit was almost short lived as the player was left stranded in Nigeria due to delay in securing visa to the United Kingdom
Nwokolo, who has not been capped for the Nigerian national team, assisted the All Stars pull one back when Kalas deflected his low cross into the net of the former European Champions
Despite Bruyne’s absence, Chelsea added another goal on the stroke of
half time through Romelu Lukaku to take a healthy 3-0 lead into the
break
Mikel was reportedly close to joining Turkish side, Galatasaray, earlier this summer and the Nigerian’s future is still far from certain at Stamford Bridge
Mourinho, when assessing the team before the Thailand trip, said the training had been to his liking
This summer has already seen the 30-year old attracting interest from French Ligue One champions, Paris Saint-Germain
The offer was considered tempting from the Londoner
Mourinho has said he wants to work with Kenneth after watching him at the recent Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa
The former England defender led Chelsea when Mourinho was last at Stamford Bridge, with the club claiming two Premier League titles
“It is our aim to keep the club moving forward to achieve greater success in the future and Jose is our number one choice as we believe he is the right manager to do just that
Essien has a year remaining on his current deal with the west London club and may well follow ‘the special one’ who had brought him along to both clubs
Manchester City, having recently joined forces with the New York Yankees baseball franchise to create an NYCFC MLS outfit, take all their big guns including Joe Hart, Carlos Tevez, Sergio Aguero and David Silva to St Louis
That is a commitment of around £50 million from owner Roman Abramovich for the second coming of The Special One