15 things we loved this weekend: Mbappe, Salah, Bailly & more
Club football may have taken a back seat this weekend, but Liverpool, Manchester United and Tottenham men all managed to catch our eye.
International football was back in the spotlight amid a host of Nations League fixtures, qualifiers and friendlies around the world.
We’ve rounded up the best of the action on and off the pitch.
Non-League
Since it was Non-League Day at the weekend, our friends at COPA90 produced this brilliant video featuring 50 brilliant non-league moments.
Michael Olunga
The goal of the weekend has to go to Olunga’s opener in Kenya’s 3-0 win over Ethiopia.
James Rodriguez
Although James ran Olunga close.
James Rodriguez defies the laws of physics and ruins some American scrubs: https://t.co/O6DGZCE7iJ pic.twitter.com/s0MweLsdwA
— Deadspin (@Deadspin) October 12, 2018
Mohamed Salah
A goal direct from a corner kick is always satisfying.
Ole Selnaes
The Saint-Etienne midfielder scored the only goal in Norway’s victory over Slovenia, so he made sure it was a good one.
Vinicius Jr
Apparently he’s quite good.
Kylian Mbappe
Spare a thought for Ousmane Dembele.
Never let your guard down near Kylian Mbappé 😂
(via @equipedefrance) pic.twitter.com/c94VAk4x4c
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) October 14, 2018
Dusan Tadic
Also spare a thought for Dusan Tadic.
MOVE OVER MAHREZ
Former Southampton man Dusan Tadic has skied a spot kick for Serbia in their UEFA Nations League clash with Romania!
Worst penalty of the season?
Watch now on Sky Sports Football. pic.twitter.com/enVIMmyB9x
— Sky Sports Football (@SkyFootball) October 14, 2018
Frenkie De Jong
The 21-year-old started a brilliant team move which almost resulted in an incredible Holland goal against Germany – more on that later.
— jplrlg (@JupilerDaniel) October 13, 2018
Eric Bailly
The Manchester United defender seemed to enjoy scoring his first goal in international football.
Eric Bailly is living his best life after scoring his first international goal.pic.twitter.com/V6QwL3R7s2
— MUNDIAL (@MundialMag) October 13, 2018
Steven Naismith
Okay, Scotland were beaten 3-1 by Portugal, but this is still a very tidy goal.
Gibraltar
Gibraltar picked up their first ever points in a competitive fixture by beating Armenia, a team ranked 98 places higher, 1-0 in the Nations League.
Player celebrations at the final whistle as Gibraltar record their first ever competitive win pic.twitter.com/JiimKToBbd
— Dito Chichinadze (@Ditvi_Na) October 13, 2018
Jamie Carragher
Carra likes The Coral, and that makes us incredibly happy.
‘Dreaming of you!’
— Jamie Carragher (@Carra23) October 13, 2018
Germany’s approach to defending
In a bold tactical move, Germany appeared to give up on defending in the final 10 minutes against Holland. They lost 3-0.
WATCH: Liverpool duo & ex Man Utd man score as Holland shock Germany
Hugo Lloris
Fair play, Hugo. Fair play.
WATCH: Hugo Lloris makes ludicrous quadruple save for France