"Punished a girl who has had friend," then apologizes to the message!

A boy sent his wife to an emoji 'sad' WhatsApp, after allegedly raping her.

Ryan Falconer, 24, is accused of raping the complainant, a 21-year-old, in her parents' home in Bradford.

According to foreign media, the two met and had struck up a friendship a few years ago, and often talk with each other in WhatsApp.

Despite that Falconer has been in a relationship and had a little boy, he often sent suggestive messages 20-year-old, asking her to send him nude photos and to give him oral sex.

Although she had ever returned messages, it usually had "refused" because she loved him and not considered only as a friend.

And on the evening of May 16 last year, she had invited Falconer in her home where she lived with her parents.

As was stated in court, followed Telegraph, he arrived there about 8:45 and the two went into the girl's bedroom, where the alleged rape occurred, adding that Falconer had sex with the girl, although she refused.

She told the court that he had not asked for help, because "just froze" and did not want "someone to see rape".

She then sent a message in WhatsApp Falconer saying "I told you not to do, but you did it anyway." And he answered: "I'm sorry, (".

But Falconer has denied rape and sexual assault, and insists that the sex was consensual.

The trial, which is expected to end this week, continues./ShikoNews

Guardiola hails clinical hat-trick hero Aguero

Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola praised Sergio Aguero's natural goalscoring ability after his hat-trick on Wednesday helped defeat Borussia Moenchengladbach 4-0 in their opening Champions League Group C match at the Etihad Stadium.

Aguero opened the scoring on eight minutes with a clinical finish and added a second just before the half-hour mark from the penalty spot.

The Argentina striker netted his ninth goal in five games this season when he slotted past visiting keeper Yann Sommer in the 77th minute.

Guardiola, who joined City in the close season from Bayern Munich, refused to take any credit for Aguero's blistering start to the campaign, but said he is encouraging the striker to work hand in hand with his team mates.

"Sergio is good because he is good. He was good with (former City manager) Manuel (Pellegrini) and he is good with the national team," Guardiola told reporters.

"He just has a talent to score goals that is natural, I cannot teach him that.

"What I can tell him is there is a team behind him that is going to help him. I want to convince him to help them and if it happens in that way he's going to score a lot of goals, just like Kele (Kelechi Iheanacho) and all our strikers."

Guardiola was thrilled with the cultured debut in midfield of Ilkay Gundogan, who was the Spaniard's first signing for City but was making his first appearance after suffering a dislocated knee.

Gundogan replaced David Silva in City's starting lineup.

"That shows how good he is, to play like that after three or four months out. We spoke with him (before the game) and he said 'I am ready'," said Guardiola, who added that Spain playmaker Silva has a minor injury and may not be fit for Saturday's Premier League game against Bournemouth.

"He is so intelligent, he knew how to control his efforts. I thought he wasn't ready to play 90 minutes but he did it because he is so intelligent. He doesn't lose the ball, he can arrive in the box, he has quality in both feet."/ShikoNews

Conte's Chelsea get early chance to top Premier League

The Premier League table has returned to familiar type after last season's delightful anomaly featuring Leicester City, with Manchester City and Chelsea now setting the pace and Manchester United back in the top four.

Between them, those three teams have won the title in 11 out of the past 12 campaigns and are already marked out as favourites to contest the title this time round too.

Antonio Conte's Chelsea have an early chance to set the weekend pace with the Friday night visit of Juergen Klopp's Liverpool, who return to London for the third time in five games after winning at Arsenal and drawing with Tottenham Hotspur.

Stamford Bridge will be the backdrop to an intriguing subplot involving two of the most excitable managers in the league and goals should trigger wild celebrations on the touchline.

On their day, Klopp's side are a match for the 'big three' and arrive on the back of the 4-1 demolition of last season's champions, Leicester. Although he did not score at Anfield, Daniel Sturridge looked back to his best and produced a stunning assist to set up Sadio Mane.

Not surprisingly, Klopp is looking for more of the same. Asked on Wednesday how they would reach the same high pitch, the German said it was a case of "staying greedy".

"The movements were brilliant. Daniel was involved in three or four goals. For the first one, it was a brilliant run," he added.

Liverpool know they must nullify the threat of Diego Costa, who has scored four goals in as many Premier League games, but the Brazilian Oscar has been almost as influential in Chelsea's strong start.

Statistics released this week by oulala.com show that since being handed a more deep-lying role by Conte, Oscar has made more successful passes and tackles and created more chances than in any of his four previous seasons with the Londoners.

Victory would only put Chelsea top for less than 24 hours should Manchester City, still defending a 100 percent record since Pep Guardiola took the reins, then defeat Bournemouth, a team they have never lost to, at the Etihad on Saturday.

Everton sit just behind Chelsea in third place and will be favourites to pick up another three points against Middlesbrough, particularly now that Romelu Lukaku, who scored a hat-trick against Sunderland on Monday, is back among the goals.

At 35, Everton's Gareth Barry is expected to become only the third player to play 600 Premier League games, with only Frank Lampard (609) and Ryan Giggs (632) ahead of him.

Leicester will hope their debut Champions League victory in Bruges in midweek will give them impetus to push their way back up the table after a poor start to their title defence as they entertain promoted Burnley.

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho will be looking for an early response from his players, whom he felt lacked the right mentality to win last week's Manchester derby.

A trip to Watford, who were buoyed by last week's stirring comeback win at West Ham United, will test their mettle.

Stoke City's Mark Hughes and West Bromwich Albion's Tony Pulis are the managers most in need of wins, against Crystal Palace and West Ham respectively, as early-season pressure begins to build./ShikoNews

Mourinho: United's league bid tougher due to Europa League

Manchester United's chances of winning the Premier League could be hindered by their Europa League campaign, manager Jose Mourinho has said.

United face Dutch league leaders Feyenoord in their opening group game in Europe's second-tier competition on Thursday, with Mourinho opting to rest the likes of captain Wayne Rooney, Antonio Valencia and Luke Shaw for the trip to Rotterdam.

The Portuguese, who lifted the trophy with Porto in 2003 when it was the UEFA Cup, said the congested fixture list was not ideal for his side to challenge for their 21st English league title.

"It's more difficult, yes (to win the Premier League when you are playing in the Europa League)," Mourinho told reporters.

"It would be better if we had the privilege of playing on a Monday after a Thursday game to have one day (recovery) but we didn't get that privilege.

"In fact, the gift we have is to play Liverpool on the Monday before, not the Monday after. So (next month) we play Liverpool on the Monday, Fenerbahce on the Thursday and Chelsea on the Sunday.

"So we know that we are not going to have any kind of support on that."

United missed out on a Champions League spot after finishing fifth in the league last season, and the former Chelsea and Real Madrid manager said that the three-time European champions would respect the Europa League.

"It is not a competition that United wants. It is not one I want or the players want but it is a competition where we are and that is the reality," Mourinho added.

"I think you can see by our selection that we come to respect our opponent and we come to win the game. We want to win the competition."/ShikoNews

Sampaoli: Sevilla played a great game given the opponent and stage we're at

After a credible 0-0 draw against Juventus in Italy, Sevilla coach Jorge Sampaoli was extremely happy with the performance of his side given it was arguably their toughest Champions League Group H game.

Playing in a more conservative way than is usual with Franco Vazquez isolated for most of the game, and the Rojiblancos registering one shot on target during the 90 minutes, Sampaoli had warned that his team can adapt to different opponents and situations.

"Against the team we were playing, we didn't do ourselves a disservice," Sampaoli told the press. "We played with a high intensity. We had control of play but without much to show for it.

"The point is worth a lot to us, but so is how it was earned. The truth is that the value of this result will be seen at the end of the group stage.

"We defended like every ball was our last. The changes made at the beginning of the game were to minimise the workload on our players."

Goalkeeper Sergio Rico made a number of excellent saves throughout, particularly at the death when he denied Alex Sandro with his outstretched hand.

"He [Rico] was very mature, confident with his feet and calm," the coach went on. "He made a very important save at the end and encapsulated the strength of the team."/ShikoNews

Allegri: Juventus would have beaten Sevilla on another night

Despite a poor display against Sevilla at the Juventus Stadium, Bianconeri coach Massimiliano Allegri felt his side could have easily won the game on another night, and urged fans not to get depressed with the 0-0 result.

Juventus had won each of their last 21 games at home, yet failed to create the number of chances a team with the likes of Paulo Dybala, Miralem Pjanic and Gonzalo Higuain should.

"The performance was good," Allegri told the press. "In the first half we tried hard, but when trying to get the ball back, we struggled.

"We pressed a lot at the start then fell away in the second half, and we must work to improve on that.

"I'm sorry the score was only 0-0 as everyone expected a 3-0 win. In Europe you have to stay calm, but here you can go from euphoria to depression, and they didn't even have a shot on target."

When pressed on who exactly goes from euphoria to depression whether that be the fans, players or press, Allegri became irate and defended the showing of his team and played down expectations after Juventus spent over 150 million in the summer.

"Juventus haven't won the Champions League for 20 years," he went on. "We have had an excellent transfer window, but because we have spent a lot, it doesn't mean we will win all the time.

"There were seven excellent chances, which we would normally have scored, and as a result won the game.

"The team shouldn't be disappointed with this performance, or the result. It is the first time we haven't won the opening game [in the Champions League] which might be a good thing."/ShikoNews

Rooney rested for Feyenoord clash in Europa League

Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has been rested for Thursday's Europa League clash with Feyenoord, manager Jose Mourinho said on Wednesday.

Rooney has played in all of United's Premier League games this season and also captained England in their World Cup qualifying win over Slovakia earlier this month.

Mourinho said he wanted to keep his 30-year-old captain Rooney fresh for Sunday's league game at Watford.

"He (Rooney) has played every game since the start of the season. He has also played 90 minutes for the England team," Mourinho said.

"I want him to be fresh for the next Premier League match. In the position he plays, I have lots of solutions and people that it has been really hard to have a chance."

Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Jesse Lingard, who were taken off in the first half of United's 2-1 defeat by Manchester City in the league on Saturday, have also missed out on the trip to Rotterdam.

Timothy Fosu-Mensah was included in the squad as key defenders Luke Shaw and Antonio Valencia were also left out.

Mourinho said striker Marcus Rashford would start for the first time this season while Memphis Depay, Ashley Young and Michael Carrick have also been included in the 20-man squad./ShikoNews