Depay 24, has seemingly revived his once-promising career that came to a relative halt during a failed stint at Old Trafford.

Since arriving in France in a cut-price £14m deal, the Netherlands forward has scored 31 goals and registered 29 assists in 82 games but has lashed out at the club and media for what he deems as a ‘lack of respect’ over his ability.

The comments were made straight after playing a starring cameo role as a second-half substitute to overturn a 1-0 deficit, with a goal and an assist in the 2-1 league triumph over Angers.

“I’m sick of hearing every time that I changed the match,” Depay said, as quoted by ESPN. I still don’t feel like a respected player.”

Memphis Depay scored a stunning goal for Lyon against Angers

“I get the job done every time, I’m mentally strong. I have to accept the coach’s decisions.”

“I’m a little disappointed, I think I deserve more respect. I deserve better than that and I should play every game.”

The positive reaction was in stark contrast to Depay’s behaviour before the game at the Stade Raymond Kopa as the former PSV star stayed on the team bus while his teammates headed into the ground.

And he sat on a matchball while the rest of the squad warmed up before the game.

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The Blues boss feels that the supporters’ relative indifference to the elite European competition is holding City back in their quest to scale the summit in a competition he won twice with Barcelona.

Manchester City fans booing their team in their Champions League against Lyon

Guardiola said recently that he does not feel City have enough history to win the Champions League as yet. But he said that a desire to succeed in the Champions League has to fill the whole club and hinted that City fans hostility to Uefa is a flaw in that.

City’s supporters still booed the Uefa anthem and the home game against Lyon saw thousands of empty seats, with many supporters believing the Premier League is a bigger target.

“That’s not enough that the manager wants to win it,” said Guardiola. “It’s not just the players. You have to have the desire – the club, chairman, owner, the fans, everyone has to push to be closer, to achieve the next stages, and when it happens, everyone will feel it.”

“It’s one important thing to win this kind of title, you have to be pushed, not just by the manager, but by everyone surrounding Manchester City that we have to win it – and still we don’t have that feeling.” He said.

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The 90 minutes ended with both the teams level on 1-1, Lewandowski scoring in the 2nd minute for the Polish and Renato Sanches equalising for the Portuguese in the 33^rd minute.

The game was even level after extra time and it had to be settled in a penalty shoot-out.

Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo led the team in the penalties as Rui Patricio saved Jakub Blaszczykowski’s shot and Ricardo Quaresma scored the deciding penalty for Portugal to give his team a 5-3 win.

The star man was not the usual suspect-Cristiano Ronaldo but rather 18-year-old Renato Sanches who was starting his first game for Portugal.

Sanches scored with a spectacular shot from distance to cancel out Robert Lewandowski‘s early goal for Poland, and then converted his penalty in the shoot-out.

Renato Sanches (R) celebrates after s coring against Poland at Euro 2016.Source AFP

Portugal coach Fernando Santos was pleased by the performance of the teenager stressing that Sanches’ task was to change things.

“Things weren’t going our way and I called Renato to change something. and we were lucky enough to have him score,” Santos said.

“He played a great game. He is still growing and has a lot to offer. He will be a better player in the future.” He added.

Sanches became the youngest player to score in a knockout round at the continental competition at 18 years and 316 days old.

Portugal reached the semifinals of the football tournament without winning any of their matches in regular time while Poland saw their luck of winning a penalty shoot-out in the round-of-16 run out.

Portugal will play the winner between Belgium or Wales in Lyon on July 6.

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Meanwhile, Chelsea had to settle for a 0-0 draw away to Dynamo Kiev but reigning European champions Barcelona won in Belarus and Bayer Leverkusen played out a thrilling 4-4 draw with Roma in Germany.

Arsenal striker Oliver Giroud celebrates after scoring his team’s opener in the second-half against Bayern Munich at the Emirates (Picture: Getty)

Bayern arrived in London having won every game this season and they dominated possession for much of an absorbing Group F encounter.

However, they only remained on level terms at the break thanks to a stunning save by Manuel Neuer to keep out a header from point-blank range by the unmarked Theo Walcott.

But Arsenal, in desperate need of a win after defeats to Dinamo Zagreb and Olympiakos in their first two games, took advantage of a howler by Neuer to get the crucial breakthrough with 13 minutes remaining.

The Germany goalkeeper came and missed a free-kick, allowing substitute Giroud to bundle the ball into the net.

Arsenal then secured the points that keep alive their chances of progressing to the last 16 when Ozil’s finish from Hector Bellerin’s assist crossed the line despite Neuer’s best efforts to keep it out.

The Gunners remain bottom of the group with a trip to Bayern to come next, but the four sides are separated by just three points after Olympiakos won 1-0 in Croatia in the night’s other game thanks to a late Brown Ideye goal.

“We had an absolute necessity to win the game and we did it in a disciplined way,” said Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger.

“Bayern had more possession than us, but we decided to make it tight in our final third and catch them on the break.”

Mourinho targets officials

Chelsea remain in a precarious position in Group G after a 0-0 draw with Dynamo Kiev in chilly Ukraine as the recalled Eden Hazard and Willian both hit the woodwork for the visitors.

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho also felt that his side should have been given a penalty after Cesc Fabregas went down in the Dynamo box during the first half and later told UK television that the referee had been “weak and naive”.

The Premier League champions are third in the group, a point behind Dynamo and three points adrift of Porto, who beat Maccabi Tel Aviv 2-0 in Portugal thanks to goals by Vincent Aboubakar and Yacine Brahimi.

But with home games against Dynamo and Porto to come, as well as a trip to Israel, Mourinho remains confident his side will go through.

“We have the destiny in our hands,” he said. “We play two matches at home and one in Israel, so the qualification depends clearly on us.”

Barcelona strengthened their position atop Group E with a 2-0 victory away to BATE, secured by two fine second-half goals from substitute Ivan Rakitic, both set up Neymar.

“It was a very good game overall from the team. We pressed well and I don’t think BATE had a single chance,” said Rakitic.

The other match in the group was without doubt the game of the evening, with Leverkusen taking a two-goal lead and then falling 4-2 down before fighting back to snatch a precious point against Roma.

Javier Hernandez opened the scoring from the penalty spot for the Bundesliga side and increased their lead in the 19th minute, but Daniele De Rossi replied with a double for Roma before the break.

A tremendous Miralem Pjanic free-kick put the visitors in front and Iago Falque appeared to have secured a first win of the campaign for the Italians in the 73rd minute.

But Kevin Kampl reduced the deficit and substitute Admir Mehmedi rounded off a breathtaking game by making it 4-4 four minutes from time to keep Leverkusen in second place and leave Roma bottom of the group.

Zenit St Petersburg closed in on a quarter-final place with a third straight win in Group H as Artem Dzyuba, Hulk and Danny netted in a 3-1 victory over Lyon, for whom Alexandre Lacazette had equalised.

Valencia are three points back in second place after beating Gent 2-1 in Spain thanks to a Sofiane Feghouli shot that went in off Lasse Nielsen and a Stefan Mitrovic own goal either side of a Thomas Foket strike for the Belgians.

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#Arsenal will face @FCBayern, @olympiacos_org and @gnkdinamo in @ChampionsLeague Group F: http://t.co/l7szvZcqxj pic.twitter.com/w3PGdwkxCq

— Arsenal FC (@Arsenal) August 27, 2015

Manchester City is arguably in the Group of death having been  drawn against Europa League winners Sevilla , Borussia Monchengladbach and  last season’s  Champions League runners-up Juventus in Group D.

No questions: death group is Juventus, Manchester City, Sevilla, Borussia Moenchengladbach — Tancredi Palmeri (@tancredipalmeri) August 27, 2015

Group of death! pic.twitter.com/JtaVSGo4Wf

— Footy Jokes (@Footy_Jokes) August 27, 2015

Manchester United return to the Champions League group stages this season was marked by being drawn in an easier group compared to other English teams. United was drawn in Group B which has the likes of PSV Eindhoven, CSKA Moscow and Wolfsburg

Man United fans when they see they’ve drawn PSV… #UCLDraw #MUFC pic.twitter.com/tiwFyn2JgZ — Ladbrokes (@Ladbrokes) August 27, 2015

Reigning English Premier League Champions, Chelsea  were  drawn in Group that includes Porto, whom manager Jose Mourinho led to  Champions League triumph in 2004,  Dynamo Kiev of Ukraine and Maccabi Tel-Aviv of Isreal.

Chelsea fans loving their group #UCLdraw pic.twitter.com/xnEWAROLaM

— Copa90 (@Copa90) August 27, 2015

Champions League holders Barcelona were drawn with  German side Bayer Leverkusen, Roma of Italy and  BATE Borisov in Group E, while its La Liga rival, Real Madrid will tussle it out with  Paris Saint-Germain, Shakhtar Donestk and Malmo in Group A.
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The curtain-raiser of the 2015/16 season sees FA Cup holders Arsenal meet Premier League champions Chelsea for the Community Shield on Sunday at Wembley.

It is a highly anticipated game with the fierce rivalry between the two teams and their managers.

Arsenal has been so impressive in their pre-season campaign winning all their four games they have played.

The Gunners have also been able to score goals for fun finding the net 14 times against the likes of Everton, Lyon and Villarreal to clinch both the Premier League Asia Trophy and the Emirates Cup.

Theo Walcott has been very impreessive during the pre-season games

Meanwhile Chelsea has had to contended with tough games in their pre-season and come out strong.

The Blues have won four out of five matches in the Far East, Australia and the USA, winning against Barcelona and PSG in the International Champions Cup.

Both teams have been quiet in the summer transfers with Arsenal having brought in Petr Cech as the only arrival at the Emirates Stadium from Chelsea, with the Blues signing Radamel Falcao and Asmir Begovic as the only senior players.

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Arsene Wenger has confirmed that Alexis Sanchez will miss the game as he  enjoys a prolonged rest after helping Chile win the Copa America.David  Ospina is also still out having guided Colombia to the quarter finals of the same tournament.

The Gunners will look at their senior players to win the community shield with the likes of  Per Mertesacker, Aaron Ramsey, Mesut Ozil,Theo Walcott  and Olivier Giroud all likely to make the starting  lineup. Arsenal will also be boosted with the news of Theo Walcott and Santi Cazorla signing new contracts according to the guarduian

Meanwhile Chelsea have injury scares with Gary Cahill and Diego Costa  both doubtful for the game. Cahill is struggling with a facial problem, while Costa is nursing what is thought to be a hamstring strain.

Chelsea will look to Diego Costa to guide them to the Community Shield trophy at Wembley against Arsenal

Arsenal possible starting lineup:
Cech; Bellerin, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Gibbs; Coquelin, Ramsey, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Ozil; Theo Walcott, Giroud

Chelsea possible starting lineup:
Courtois; Ivanovic, Zouma, Terry, Azpilicueta; Fabregas, Matic, Willian, Oscar, Hazard;Costa

Head To Head

Chelsea has a fantastic eight-game unbeaten record against the Gunners that stretches back to 2011. Last season saw the Blues beat Arsenal 2-0 at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League before a goalless draw at the Emirates Stadium.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has never registered a win against his nemesis Jose Mourinho and it will be interesting to see how the game fares on Sunday.

Arsene Wenger will face his nemesis Jose Mourinho again at Wembley

The game will be enticing with Chelsea legend Petr Cech playing against his former Team for the first team.

we wait to see whether Cech out performs Courtois and guide Arsenal to the community Shield Trophy with the stats showing him as a better goalkeeper.

Opta stats

The FA Cup winners have only won one of the last five Community Shield matches, though this was Arsenal in last year’s game.

The Gunners have gone 482 minutes without a goal against Chelsea.

Arsenal have won their last four games at the new Wembley, after failing to win any of the first three (D1 L2). They did beat Wigan on penalties in that drawn result, however.

Neither side has failed to score in games at the new Wembley Stadium (Arsenal – 7 games, Chelsea – 13 games).

The Blues have won eight of their 13 games at the new Wembley (D2 L3). They’ve won once and lost once on penalties following those two draws.

The last two red cards shown in the Community Shield match have been to Chelsea and Arsenal – Branislav Ivanovic for the Blues in 2012 and Francis Jeffers for Arsenal in 2003.

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KARIM BENZEMA has refused to rule out a move to Arsenal

The French striker reportedly remains high on Arsene Wenger’s wishlist as he looks to boost his striking options ahead of the new season.

It is claimed that Wenger has already made contact to sound out Benzema over a move to the Emirates.-Express

Jose Mourinho ready to move for Barcelona winger if Juan Cuadrado leaves

Chelsea are prepared to move for Pedro having looked into signing the Barcelona winger, however Jose Mourinho will only look to sign him if one of his existing options departs.

Chelsea’s current squad could well be depleted before the end of the transfer  window, with Mourinho prepared to let Juan Cuadrado depart. The Colombian, signed in January for £26.1m, made only four Premier League starts last season and has failed to make much of an impression at Stamford Bridge. Juventus, Roma and Inter Milan are all keen on the former Fiorentina player-Independent 

£11m Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool and Man City target Umtiti agrees four-year deal

LYON defender Samuel Umtiti is set to snub Premier League interest to commit his future to the French club.

The 21-year-old has been linked with Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool and Man City but a new four-year deal has been struck to stay at the resurgent French side-Daily star

Argentina winger ‘wants to leave’ Manchester United – but must first submit transfer request

Manchester United winger Angel Di Maria has his heart set on a move to Paris Saint-Germain this summer, according to reports.

Manchester United winger Angel Di Maria has his heart set on a move to Paris Saint-Germain this summer.

L’Equipe in France have reported that the Argentinian wants to leave United this summer to join the French champions-Independent

West Brom to bid £3m for Liverpool striker Rickie Lambert

Tony Pulis will make a £3million bid ‎for Rickie Lambert this week as he steps up his search for signings at West Bromwich Albion.

Pulis has prioritised a move for the Liverpool striker and will table a firm offer when he returns from the club’s pre-season tour of the United States on Tuesday.

Lambert has been told he can leave Anfield barely 12 months after his £4million move from Southampton and will be offered the chance to resurrect his career at the Hawthorns-Independent

Newcastle set to continue spending spree as Anderlecht defender Chancel Mbemba closes in on move to St James’ Park

Newcastle are closing in on the signing of Anderlecht defender Chancel Mbemba.

Sportsmail understands Mbemba asked not to be included and he is now set to follow team-mate Aleksandar Mitrovic to St James’ Park for a fee in the region of £7.5million-Daily Mail

Christian Benteke poised to have medical with Liverpool

Christian Benteke is expected to have a medical at Liverpool in the next 24 hours after a £32.5 million fee was agreed with Aston Villa.

Christian Benteke is expected to have a medical at Liverpool in the after a £32.5 million fee was agreed with Aston Villa.

The Liverpool doctor will return to England from the team’s tour to complete the tests on the striker who will not join up with his team-mates in Australia. The Belgium striker, 24, joined Villa from Genk in 2012 for £7 million, scoring 49 goals in 101 games-the times

Could Arsenal be about to complete transfer deal for Bayer Laverkusen’s Hakan Calhanoglu?

According to reports this weekend, Arsenal are interested in signing Bayer Leverkusen’s 21-year-old free-kick specialist Hakan Calhanoglu.

Calhanoglu arrived at the German side from fellow Bundesliga club, Hamburger SV, just a season ago costing £9.7m but his goal tally of 13 goals has brought him to the attention to clubs across Europe-Metro

Watford set for eighth summer signing

Watford are set to complete the signing of midfielder Jose Manuel Jurado.

The 29-year-old is expected to join the newly promoted Premier League side from Spartak Moscow once international clearance has been granted-Shoot

Director confirms Leeds United interest in Italian defender Marco Migliorini

LEEDS UNITED have contacted a third division Italian side regarding a transfer of one of their top stars.

Marco Migliorini of Lega Pro/C outfit Juve Stabia has had offers from the West Yorkshire club and Carpi, claims sporting director Pasquale Logiudice-Express

Theo Walcott keen to sign Arsenal deal but wants more than £100,000 a week

Theo Walcott is keen to pen a new contract at Arsenal, as he enters his 10th year at the club, but will not sign for anything less than he feels he is worth.

Theo Walcott keen to sign Arsenal deal but wants more than £100,000 a week to stay

At 26, Walcott and Arsène Wenger believe the England forward is fit enough to fulfil his potential but he will not be rushed into signing, even if it means starting the final season of his contract without a new deal agreed-Guardian

WEST BROMWICH ALBION IN LOAN BID FOR TALENTED STARLET

West Bromwich Albion are looking to strengthen their squad for the upcoming season and have been linked to a move for Arsenal’s Serge Gnabry.

Reports are saying the Baggies see him as a great alternative to QPR’s Matt Phillips and Michail Antonio, with an £5m offer for the latter rejected by Nottingham Forest-Kickoff

Arsenal Set To Complete Deal For World-Class Star In Coming Days

Arsenal are closing  in on a deal for Monaco midfielder Joao Moutinho, according to the latest reports today

The Gunners have long been linked with adding to their attacking options for next season as they look to challenge on both a domestic and European front-Sports vibe

Everton defender Luke Garbutt wanted by Fulham on loan – sources

Everton’s highly rated defender Luke Garbutt is loan target for Championship side Fulham, sources have told ESPN FC.

Everton boss Roberto Martinez revealed earlier this month he planned to send Garbutt on a season-long loan deal so that he can get regular first-team football to continue his development-ESPN

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