- Ferran Torres has joined Barcelona, but his debut is unclear as club tries to creatively work around debt
- Manchester City 'open to swapping Aymeric Laporte for Frenkie de Jong' with Barcelona eyeing a second raid on Pep Guardiola after signing Ferran Torres... but their Dutch midfielder 'wants to stay put' at the Nou Camp
- Mino Raiola 'promises Barcelona chief Joan Laporta that Erling Haaland WILL move to the Nou Camp if cash-strapped Catalans can raise funds for the Dortmund star... who wants to lead his own project and NOT play with Kylian Mbappe at Real Madrid'
- Romelu Lukaku is far from the first unhappy Chelsea striker
- They think it's all over... Analysts calculate Man City have a 91% probability of winning the Premier League, Liverpool's chances have collapsed and Chelsea's odds of claiming the title are now just 2%
- Ferran Torres tests positive for Covid-19 just HOURS after being unveiled as Barcelona's £55m signing and ex-Man City forward's debut for Catalans now set to be DELAYED - with team-mate Pedri also contracting virus
- 3-4-3
- Danny Murphy says Arsenal have shown 'progress' but will MISS OUT on a top four finish this season due to their away form which has seen them lose five out of ten matches
- Arsenal 'are in pole position' to sign Swedish striker Alexander Isak after Real Sociedad 'refused to negotiate' with LaLiga rivals Barcelona as Mikel Arteta looks to replace Aubameyang and Lacazette
- Arsenal defender Ben White is seen furiously swiping at assistant referee Neil Davies' hand as he appears to let out his frustration following the Gunners' controversial last-gasp defeat to Man City
- Joan Laporta says Barcelona are 'back' as major players in the transfer market
- Ferran Torres is given hero's welcome by jubilant fans at Nou Camp unveiling as £55m signing revels in 'dream' move following Manchester City transfer
- Man City have already started kicking for home in the Premier League title race, with Rodri insisting that the team 'don't look at the others' after opening up a commanding lead at the top of the table
- Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel left stunned after claiming VAR did NOT check Sadio Mane's controversial elbow on Cesar Azpilicueta for a red card, and that the Liverpool forward was fortunate not to be sent off
- Chelsea 2-2 Liverpool: Blues rescue dramatic draw after coming from two goals down
- Barcelona CANNOT register Ferran Tottes until the cash-strapped Catalans reduce their wage bill... and Xavi suggests that his 'spectacular' new £55m signing may be available if t Ousmane Dembele agrees to a pay cut
- Arsenal goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale criticises 'inconsistency of VAR' and insists referee Stuart Atwell should have looked at pitchside monitor for both penalty decisions in clash against Manchester City
- West Ham's recent poor form 'could hand Man United a boost in their transfer pursuit of England midfielder Declan Rice' as the Hammers' Champions League hopes fade
- EXPERT VIEW: Arsenal's defeat to Man City is a tale of two penalty decisions after VAR controversially checked one challenge and not the other but the breakdown makes the officials' rulings clear
- Rio Ferdinand joins calls for VAR consistency as the pundit as he insists the controversial decisions 'get on his nerves' after Arsenal were denied a 'clear' penalty before Man City equalised from the spot in 2-1 win
- Gabriel admits his red card was 'hard to accept' and vows to 'run until I die for this team' while Alexandre Lacazette hits out at refereeing in last-gasp Arsenal defeat by Man City
- Manchester City 'to re-invest Ferran Torres transfer fee in Erling Haaland chase'
- PLAYER RATINGS: Gabriel's nightmare sending off helps gift Manchester City victory, as match-winner Rodri proves why he is vital for Pep Guardiola's side
- 'That's never a penalty!': Cesc Fabregas leads fan fury as he blasts 'TERRIBLE decision' to award Man City a penalty against Arsenal after Granit Xhaka brought down Bernardo Silva
- Arsenal striker Eddie Nketiah tests positive for Covid-19 and misses his side's clash against Premier League leaders Manchester City
- Brave Joao Cancelo starts for Manchester City in their Premier League clash with Arsenal, just days after being attacked in his own home after attempting to fight off burglars and being left with facial injuries
- Arsenal vs Manchester City LIVE: Pep Guardiola side aim to go 11 points clear at the top against the in-form Gunners as the Premier League gets underway for 2022
- Transfer LIVE: West Ham are confident they can hold on to 'revelation' Declan Rice...while Newcastle look to sign Kieran Trippier
- Manchester City star Joao Cancelo WILL be available to face Arsenal on Saturday just TWO days after fighting off intruders in his family home
- Mikel Arteta confirms Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has joined up with Gabon for the AFCON as he refuses to be drawn on whether the exiled star has a future at the club
- Manchester City defender Aymeric Laporte 'is on Barcelona's radar with Spanish side keen to reunite him with Eric Garcia' after signing Ferran Torres from the Premier League giants
- Man United's win over Burnley is a reason for optimism in 2022, but only if efforts like this become the norm
- Manchester City defender Joao Cancelo reveals he was attacked by four intruders at home
- Arsenal are resurgent and sinking the Man City juggernaut would be the scalp their form merits
- 'We can close the gap and that's the plan': Diogo Jota issues Liverpool rallying cry to reel in Manchester City ahead of huge clash with fellow title chasers Chelsea
- Brentford striker Ivan Toney hilariously compares their defeat by leaders Man City to year 11 kids stealing a younger age group's ball at school as he calls 1-0 loss 'not the best kick about'
- Man City handed boost as Kyle Walker returns from illness ahead of clash with Arsenal for first time since seeing red in Champions League deadrubber against RB Leipzig
- Paul Scholes reveals 'it was a MISTAKE' to carry on playing for Man United after Sergio Aguero had won Man City the title the previous season... and the ex-Reds midfielder says he STILL can't watch that famous City goal back
- Mario Balotelli jokes 'Man City, we are ready!' as he packs his car boot with boxes of FIREWORKS ahead of New Year's Eve celebrations... after he set fire to his own house when he let some off in his bathroom back in 2011
- Arsenal: 'AirPod Albert Stuivenberg' will fill in for Mikel Arteta vs Man City
- Arsenal 'are preparing to face Man City with a skeleton coaching staff after more key members of Mikel Arteta's backroom set-up test positive for Covid' hours after the Spaniard caught the virus for a SECOND time
- Pep Guardiola insists Phil Foden had ‘nothing to prove’ despite stellar performance against Brentford... having dropped him to the bench against Newcastle for ill-timed night out with Jack Grealish
- Alan Shearer criticises Jack Grealish for ‘playing safe’ against Brentford and admits the £100m signing must recapture his blistering Aston Villa form...while Ally McCoist says the Manchester City star kept taking 'the easy option'
- Manchester City's roaming attacking quartet again proved Pep Guardiola has no need for a traditional frontman, with fluidity and intelligence seeing off Brentford
- The problems are mounting up for Jurgen Klopp after falling six points behind Man City at the Premier League halfway stage... Liverpool are no longer firing and with Salah and Mane off to AFCON, there is now NO room for error with Chelsea looming
- 'I insulted him by all names!': Samir Nasri lifts the lid on his FURIOUS dispute with Roberto Mancini at Manchester City as they closed in on the Premier League title... admitting he almost threw his boots at the Italian as tempers flared
- Raheem Sterling quizzes why people congratulated him after Euro 2020 disappointment
- Erling Haaland's future 'is set to be decided by FEBRUARY', as Borussia Dortmund refuse to give up on him signing a new £260,000-per-week deal with Manchester United, City and Real Madrid all looming
- 'The league is DONE': Liverpool fans concede title race to Man City after 'embarrassing' defeat to second-string Leicester side which leaves Reds in danger of going nine points behind
- Jurgen Klopp has no excuses about the Premier League schedule as Liverpool face falling TWELVE points behind Manchester City, warns Alan Shearer... and Thierry Henry claims the faltering Reds have suffered from a 'weird' atmosphere in recent weeks
- Jurgen Klopp slams 'not good enough' Liverpool stars after dismal 1-0 defeat to Leicester and admits 'it's a big gap to City' as title hopes suffer blow
- Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane let Liverpool down with 4/10 performances in loss at Leicester
- In-demand Fiorentina sensation Dusan Vlahovic is set to snub Arsenal as his agents 'don't want to speak to them' - but he 'WOULD be willing to join Tottenham, with Man United and fierce rivals City also eyeing up a swoop'
- Derby, Cardiff and Birmingham are among a host of Championship clubs plotting a move for Cameron Humphreys-Grant with former Man City starlet impressing in Belgium
- Ralf Rangnick's Manchester United honeymoon is over, as struggles at Newcastle proved
- Christian Pulisic, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Paul Pogba among players who need a January move
- Erling Haaland 'does NOT like the Premier League and prefers LaLiga' as Real Madrid and Barcelona are the 'only clubs that can sign the Borussia Dortmund star' claims Italian journalist
- Romelu Lukaku provided the spark after a laboured first-half at Villa and if Chelsea are to take down Man City and Liverpool in the Premier League title race then they must keep him healthy
- Premier League LIVE: Boxing Day goal-fest as City go 6-3 up against Leicester to halt thrilling Foxes comeback, while Arsenal put four past Norwich and Spurs lead 10-man Palace 3-0
- Man City 'will go ALL OUT to land Erling Haaland next summer and the English champions have already made contact with Dortmund star's team over a move... but they will face a serious challenge from cash-strapped Barcelona for the Norwegian'
- Pep Guardiola fears football may be thrown back behind closed doors if rules aren't followed
- Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers admits the busy fixture schedule is 'not good' as his depleted squad prepare to take on Manchester City and Liverpool within 48 hours
- Benfica's Nicolas Otamendi given a red card after shameless attempt at simulation
- Yusuf Demir will 'NOT play for Barcelona again', with club set to terminate his loan spell from Rapid Vienna as part of move to free up wages pending Ferran Torres' arrival from Manchester City
- The PFA voice their support for players and managers railing against festive fixture congestion as top-flight stars grow concerned about their welfare amid surge in coronavirus cases
- Ferran Torres transfer to Barcelona from Man City makes sense for all parties
- The PFA say they could SUPPORT a potential Premier League player strike as top-flight stars grow concerned about their welfare
- Premier League: Pep Guardiola suggests strike action is needed to protect players
- Marcus Rashford reveals the last couple of Manchester United players will return to training TODAY after the Covid outbreak as Ralf Rangnick's side gear up for their first match in two weeks
- Premier League: After Tadic and Haller, who else has succeeded after leaving England?
- Barcelona edging closer to signing Man City's Ferran Torres
- 'His left foot is like a wand...it's ridiculous!': Micah Richards insists Arsenal and Manchester City’s target Dusan Vlahovic is ‘everything you could need’ in a striker
- PICTURED: Jack Grealish and Phil Foden seen out celebrating Man City's thrashing of Leeds - after Pep Guardiola revealed they were dropped because they were 'not in the correct condition' the day after
- Manchester United are keen to keep Edinson Cavani next month and have the veteran striker see out the final six months of his deal, despite interest from Barcelona as they look for a Sergio Aguero replacement
- Maurizio Sarri targets reunion with Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga at Lazio despite the pair's infamous argument during the Carabao Cup final against Manchester City in 2019
- Manchester City and Liverpool fined by UEFA following a pitch invasion during Champions League games, while Tottenham, Celtic and Rangers are handed fines for crowd trouble in Euro ties
- Pep Guardiola suggests 'improper behaviour' led to him putting Jack Grealish, Phil Foden and John Stones on the bench for Manchester City's 4-0 win against Newcastle on Sunday
- Antonio Rudiger urges his teammates to 'do more and take more risks' after Chelsea were held to another draw by Wolves to fall six points behind Manchester City in the Premier League title race
- Frustrated Ryan Fraser claims 'there's NO POINT' in using VAR after he had a second penalty claim in the same week turned down in Newcastle's 4-0 defeat against Manchester City
- Barcelona 'eye a £43m swoop for Manchester City's Ferran Torres AND a move for United's Edinson Cavani too - as Xavi bids to bolster his attacking options in January transfer window'
- Vincent Kompany is 'DISGUSTED' by racial abuse he received by Club Brugge fans - as angry Anderlecht boss reveals his players and coaching staff were also targeted during draw
- Africa Cup of Nations Q&A: Is it definitely going ahead? What is the tournament format? How long will Premier League players be away for? And where are the matches being played?
- Manchester City break THREE records with their 4-0 thumping of Newcastle as Pep Guardiola's men become the team with the most top-flight wins, away victories and goals in a calendar year
- Newcastle 0-4 Manchester City: Raheem Sterling, Riyad Mahrez, Ruben Dias and Joao Cancelo all strike as the league leaders run riot against Eddie Howe's struggling side
- U.S. debutant Bassett's winning goal, Morris' return among positives from low-key Bosnia friendly
- Newcastle vs Manchester City LIVE: Pep Guardiola's free-scoring side are looking to pile misery on relegation-threatened Toon as league leaders seek an EIGHTH straight league win
- Jack Grealish reveals he is working on his finishing as he aims to boost his goal tally after finding the net three times for Manchester City so far
- United States beats 10-man Bosnia and Herzegovina in LA friendly
- Bernardo Silva's wages 'are set to be DOUBLED to around £300,000 a week by Manchester City to make him one of the club's top earners alongside Kevin De Bruyne and Raheem Sterling' after his sensational form this season
- 'It's an act of love towards the badge': Marcelo Bielsa praises Leeds fans after they sing his name at the start and end of their sorry defeat by Arsenal... despite Graeme Souness blaming his tactics for 'absolute shambles'
- Leeds 1-4 Arsenal: Mikel Arteta's side hand hosts their second heavy defeat in a matter of days as youngsters Gabriel Martinelli, Bukayo Saka and Emile Smith Rowe cement Gunner's place in top four
- Sergio Aguero 'to be offered an ambassador role at Man City' as the legendary Argentine 'receives four job offers just days after emotionally announcing his retirement due to heart problems'
- Thomas Tuchel insists Chelsea's poor run of recent results does NOT reflect performances on the pitch... but he admits they are in 'exactly the place you don't want to be' after losing ground in the title race
- Manchester United 'NEED' to sign 'superstar' Jude Bellingham to compete with the Premier League elite, claims Steve McManaman... as Liverpool 'are in the hot-seat to buy the England youngster'
- BREAKING NEWS: Pep Guardiola CANCELS his Manchester City press conference - and faces missing trip to Newcastle - after an 'inconclusive' Covid test, having travelled to Barcelona for Sergio Aguero's retirement press conference
- Kounde to Chelsea hots up; Man United's Martial in limbo
- Man City's Ferran Torres 'is Barcelona's No 1 target for the January window as the Spanish giants try and seal a £45m deal' with Xavi desperate to add new players to his struggling squad
- 'I've been waiting for that type of goal for five years!': Trent Alexander-Arnold overjoyed as his THUNDEROUS long-range strike helps Liverpool clinch 3-1 win over Newcastle and stay hot on Manchester City's heels in second
- Premier League clubs believe next month's Africa Cup of Nations WILL be postponed due to the escalating Covid-19 situation
- Marcelo Bielsa admits he is not unsackable despite his godlike status at Elland Road with Leeds sitting a lowly 16th in the Premier League table after 7-0 thrashing by Man City