Arsenal should view Europa League as an opportunity... and Manchester clubs have an excellent chance in Champions League - TACKLE KEOWN

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This was a league-defining game last year and it could shape both clubs' seasons again this time. Arsenal won 3-0 at the Emirates last September, but Antonio Conte obviously changed to three at the back after that first-half demolition and never looked back, whereas Arsenal could not kick on in the same way.

I've been impressed with how Chelsea have ground out results this season, while Arsenal's only clean sheet of the season has come against Bournemouth, who have not looked like scoring too often this season.

I would definitely start Sead Kolasinac at left wing-back. He has the right mentality and creates a lot of chances, too, so could trouble Chelsea's right side. Him playing on the left also allows Bellerin to start on the right, where he looks a lot more comfortable.

Eddie clearly has a special relationship with Bournemouth after taking them through the divisions into the top flight, but if he loses to Brighton, things start to become uncomfortable for him. One of the reasons he might not attract negative attention is because people seem to rate him highly. People have a lot of time for Eddie Howe, but his team are floundering and they need a result.

I could not believe how many people were arguing that Mane should not have been sent off.

There was no malice in the challenge but Mane was flying in, studs up and out of control. Ederson was fortunate not to be left with a broken jaw.

I understand why Mane thought he could win the ball. He is one of the quickest players in the Premier League and nine out of 10 times he wins that race. What he did not anticipate was the speed at which Ederson raced off his line.

But it was right that Mane was sent off. It is important that goalkeepers get the protection they deserve.

Jose Mourinho can be very likeable when he’s winning. When he isn’t, another side to him quickly emerges.

I played against Mark Hughes and experienced first-hand what it was like to battle him on the pitch.

Now, as a manager, he relishes the challenge of facing the likes of Mourinho.

He’s played and managed at big clubs and seems inspired to perform better when big-name bosses are in the opposition dugout.

Watching five English clubs kick-off their Champions League campaigns with Arsenal not among them will have been incredibly deflating for Arsene Wenger.

After 19 years of Champions League football, dropping into the Europa League will feel weird – but already this competition is looking like Arsenal’s best route back to the big time.

I was part of the last Arsenal team to play in the UEFA Cup in 2000 after we were knocked out at the Champions League group stage.

At the time, I remember saying to Wenger’s assistant Boro Primorac that we had to go and win the UEFA Cup. Anything less would be a disaster.

We were eventually beaten by Galatasaray on penalties in the final. The spot-kicks were taken in front of the opposition fans and the noise was deafening. It felt as if we lost the final on the toss of a coin!

As unfashionable as the competition may seem, it is still a major trophy. To win it is a real achievement, especially after playing so many games.

The Europa League is one of Wenger’s best chances of silverware this season and he should not underestimate the competition.

It will be a chance for fans who don’t usually get a chance to see Arsenal to watch them at the Emirates. They will be expecting a good performance from whoever plays – including Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil.

The competition seemed to galvanise Manchester United last season. It represented a new beginning for Jose Mourinho and his team.

Arsenal should view the Europa League as an opportunity, not a consolation prize.

They won their first six league games last season, so we have to be careful, but they look very good. Guardiola is such a demanding manager that, even after coasting into the lead against Feyenoord, his players were still working so hard. Every game is like an audition. Raheem Sterling and Leroy Sane came on in Holland and needed to make an impact, otherwise they knew they might not get into the team for the weekend.

They signed so many players this summer, so it's inevitable there is a bit of disruption to the squad, but we're a few weeks into the season now. After six or seven games, I felt I was reaching my peak fitness, and you can see a similar rhythm coming to Benjamin Mendy's game and other players who joined in the summer. That makes City very dangerous.

Central defenders have got used to playing against just one striker. If anything, defenders have been spoiled. When I played, it was always two strikers: the opposition might put someone good in the air against me and someone with a bit of pace up next to Tony Adams, to try and make us uncomfortable.

When playing with one striker become more fashionable, centre backs had to adapt. It became a bit lonely for the spare centre back and you had to work out how to help out your partner who was marking the lone centre forward.

Now it's gone back to having two strikers to pick up and that makes life difficult for centre halves again, because they have adjusted to having a spare defender at all times. Things become really difficult against a side like City who have two excellent strikers in Jesus and Aguero, plus the threat of De Bruyne and others breaking from midfield.

Guardiola has called De Bruyne one of the best players he has seen, but I call De Bruyne the locksmith, because he can unlock any defence. He can find holes where they just don't seem to exist. He and David Silva have this ability to create opportunities. If those two break behind the opposition's midfield line, running at the defence with the likes of Sergio Aguero and Gabriel Jesus moving ahead of them, it's very difficult to stop.

With De Bruyne, it's his vision, his technique and his movement that makes him so pleasing on the eye, but he is so busy around the pitch too. Last night against Feyenoord, he played in three positions across the midfield because he is so versatile. He has intelligence with and without the ball and, together with his ability on the ball, that makes him very valuable to Guardiola.

Kane is probably the closest striker we've had to Alan Shearer. I always felt with Shearer that he wasn't beating me in the air, he wasn't beating me for pace, but his goalscoring record was always second to none. It's the same with Kane. They are on the pitch to score goals and, at the moment, Kane is living and breathing goals. No one can match his power and accuracy when shooting, and he always seems to find the corners.

He announced himself on the European stage three seasons ago with a hat-trick against Asteras Tripolis, and suddenly all those questions he would have had about himself - am I quick enough, am I brave enough, am I good enough? - would have been answered. He has gone from strength to strength since then.

Manchester City and Manchester United have an excellent chance.

Experience is so important in the Champions League. All the managers at English clubs have good experience in Europe now, so know how to manage their squads. Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola, particularly, have been there and done it.

Mourinho's United won the Europa League last year, so have shown they can successfully manage the midweek-weekend slog of football.

City have so much artistry and it looks like it's all coming together for them: all the patterns are linking up, you can see what Guardiola wants his players to do.

The Premier League is the richest league is the world, and all that wealth is coming to prominence now. Liverpool, Tottenham, Chelsea and the Manchester sides have stacked their squads with a huge amount of talent. Having such strength in depth means they can all rotate, keep their squads fresh, but not sacrifice much in terms of quality.

Watching City in Holland last night, I was looking at it from a Dutch point of view and the Feyenoord fans seemed to be thinking, 'Here come the rich boys'. They started full of intent, but pretty soon it was almost as if they were thinking, 'We're not good enough to deal with this'. That complex could give English clubs a boost as we go further into the competition.

I don't agree with the decision to sack Frank de Boer. It makes football look a laughing stock.

Only a few weeks ago, Crystal Palace will have courted De Boer, interviewed him and decided he was the right man for the job.

How on earth has that relationship deteriorated so quickly?

The decision seems unfair on De Boer himself. After lasting just 85 days at Inter Milan, he has been dismissed even more quickly this time around. This could limit his chances of managing outside of Holland again.

It looks like Steve Parish made up his mind after the first three matches. I thought Palace played really well against Burnley and there were definite signs of improvement.

While I don’t agree with the decision, I can understand why Parish has made it. Retaining Palace’s Premier League status is the priority and Parish will have wanted to give the new manager as many games as possible. 

I’ve always had the utmost respect for Roy Hodgson. He knows the situation he is stepping into and will bring a level of organisation to the team.

But if he loses his first four games, does that mean he will get the sack? What Palace have done only piles more pressure on Premier League managers.