HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE SON OF THE PROPHET. PST. AKINFEMI MICHAEL AKINOLA

LIVERPOOL DRAW FIRST GAME OF THE SEASON

Liverpool were forced to a 2-2 draw by newcomers Fulham in a Premier League fixture played at Craven Cottage on Saturday Aleksandar Mitrovic, who scored 43 goals in the Championship last season, showed that at the age of 27 he might finally be ready for the Premier League. After heading home the first goal, he then won and converted a penalty to make sure the home side collected a point. Liverpool had to rely on the old and the new, as Darwin Nunez scored their first equaliser and Mohamed Salah netted the second -- and they assisted each other's goals.

Nunez marked his Premier League debut with a goal and an assist to salvage a point and lift a Liverpool display that was badly lacking inspiration prior to his 59th-minute introduction. Both were fortuitous: His goal, just 13 minutes after coming on, came as he tried an improvised flick, only for Tosin Adarabioyo to turn the ball onto Nunez with the ricochet flying past Fulham goalkeeper Marek Rodak. The 23-year-old's assist for Salah's equaliser came as he tried to collect Trent Alexander-Arnold's forward pass only to touch the ball into the Egyptian's path for a tap-in. But both moments were products of his movement and energy. It can only be a matter of time before he starts.

ARSENAL WIN FIRST EPL GAME AGAINST CRYSTAL PALACE

Arsenal enjoyed a perfect start to the new English Premier League season as it beat Crystal Palace 2-0 at Selhurst Park on Friday. A first-half header from Gabriel Martinelli and an own-goal from Palace defender Marc Guehi secured the three points as the league returned after just a 75-day break. Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said he was happy to get the first win on the board after what proved to be a tricky match.

"Yes, really pleased to be winning. Three points, a clean sheet, against a really difficult opponent and a really tough place," he told reporters after the match. "We showed great resilience to get through them, and it is really positive the way we started. "We started really sharp, really mobile, really determined to play the way we wanted to play. Overall, positive." The Arsenal team had come under increased scrutiny with the season-opener in the same week as the release of the Amazon docuseries "All or Nothing" which documented the side's previous campaign. But the visitors did not look phased as the host of young stars started the match in brilliant form.

HAPPY WEDDING ANNIVERSARY ,R & MRS FUNKE FELIX ADIGUN

MR & MRS FUNKE FELIX ADIGUN CELEBRATE FIRST YEAR WEDDING ANNIVERSARY IN GRAND STYLE

HAPPY WEDDING ANNIVERSARY TO US

We are eternally grateful to God for the gift of our marriage. ** Dear God, as we celebrate our anniversary, we pray that you will help us never to forget the strong first-time love we had for each other when we met. ** We pray for the strength to channel our love and affection into things that are pleasing in your eyes. #adigun_alaposuccess #alaposuccesstv #sharingepicmoment