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Referee announced for Athletic Bilbao vs Arsenal- Same ref who was in charge of MUFC defeats to Copenhagen & Astana

The referee for the Athletic Club vs Arsenal UCL Matchday 1 clash on September 16, 2025 has been announced as Donatas Rumsas. The 37-year-old Lithuanian is the same ref who was in charge of Manchester United’s European defeats to FC Copenhagen (4-3 loss in the 23/24 Champions League) and FC Astana (2-1 loss in the 19/20 Europa League).

In that 4-3 Man Utd defeat to FCK, Rumsas also sent off Marcus Rashford and awarded penalties to both clubs, which were converted by Diogo Goncalves and Bruno Fernandes respectively.

Interestingly, this is the first time Rumsas will also referee a game involving a La Liga club in the Champions League.

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Pundit Predictions for Man City v MUFC 2025- Merson, Sutton, Crouch

Week 4’s biggest game sees Manchester City square off against Man United in the first Manchester derby of the season. City are seemingly in a state of transition, having lost two of their first three games and United, despite their own problems, will fancy a crack at their bitter rivals in this GW4 clash.

Here are the pundit predictions for this Manchester derby, which will have Anthony Taylor as referee.

Man City vs Man Utd 2025

Chris Sutton: Sutton says this is a big set of fixtures for City, who will also kick off their CL campaign against Italian champions Napoli later in the week and will then face Arsenal in GW5.

Says City need to possibly play Gianluigi Donnarumma because James Trafford hasn’t looked assured in goal, and reckons Bryan Mbuemo could prove a real handful for City’s defenders on the counter.

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PL Standings after 3 Games 2025/26- Man United above Man City in table!

Here is a look at the 25/26 season Premier League table at the end of Week 3– the EPL standings at the end of August 2025 (before the September international break)

Interestingly, Ruben Amorim’s much maligned Manchester United side are ahead of Pep Guardiola’s Man City in this 2025/26 table after Round 3!

Premier League table at the end of August 2025 (after Week 3 in 2025/26 season)

2025-26 Premier League Table after Week 3 August 2025

MUFC are 9th in the table at the end of August 2025, while Guardiola’s City are 13th after surprise losses to Tottenham Hotspur and Brighton.

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