Wellington coach Ufuk Talay has praised Gary Hooper's start to his A-League Men return as the Englishman prepares to face the man who replaced him last year.
Robbie Cornthwaite, Amy Chapman and Daniel Garb dissect Round 2 of the Isuzu UTE A-League season on this week's episode of The Official A-Leagues Podcast.
Former Liverpool star Daniel Sturridge says the four-hour flight to Melbourne wasn't the reason why he didn't play in Perth's loss last week to Western United.
Western Sydney coach Carl Robinson was left frustrated by his "lethargic" side against Newcastle and wants to see an improvement next week against Wellington.
Melbourne Victory coach Tony Popovic will weigh up his senior players' heavy workloads as he selects a team for the midweek FFA Cup clash with Adelaide City.
As Melbourne Victory burst out of the blocks, both Sydney FC and Western Sydney Wanderers are left to make up ground after a round of mixed fortunes in the Isuzu UTE A-League.