EPL News in Summary!

 

 Wigan Athletic:  Latics midfielder Hendry Thomas was sent off for a second bookable offence after 51 minutes of Honduras' 2-0 defeat by Colombia in Saturday's friendly international. Wigan defender Maynor Figueroa went closest to scoring for Honduras.

Manchester United : First-team coach Rene Meulensteen believes Chelsea's squad is "too old" to provide any real competition for the Barclays Premier League title this season. Sir Alex Ferguson's assistant also believes local rivals Manchester City, tipped as serious contenders for title success this term, will not be able to compete with United's experience in winning silverware.

Liverpool: Wales manager Gary Speed says Craig Bellamy has been "robbed" of the chance to face England at Wembley after his booking in the 2-1 win over Montenegro ruled him out of the match. The new Liverpool signing was shown yellow towards the end of the first half for shirt-pulling.