Cristiano Ronaldo continues to increase his personal goal-scoring account and reached 959 on Monday after scoring in his team Al Nassr's loss against Al Hilal, the leader of the Saudi league.

Vinicius Junior's moment of magic for Real Madrid in their Super Cup clash with Clasico rivals Barcelona counted for little in the grand scheme of things, as they suffered a 3-2 defeat, but it did see him match a notable record.

Real Madrid may have fallen short against Barcelona in the Spanish Super Cup final, but the match also offered a number of positives, none more significant than the performance of Vinicius Jr.

Cristiano Ronaldo predicted his former teammate Michael Carrick would become a “great coach” after briefly playing under him during his first spell as Manchester United’s caretaker manager.

Michael Carrick has moved into pole position to become Manchester United ’s interim head coach until the end of the season.