Liverpool and Manchester City are taking it in turns to blink in the title race but Jurgen Klopp’s side face slipping back down to second place tomorrow night after taking their eyes off the ball altogether against West Ham.

Everton defender Seamus Coleman admits he felt he had a point to prove after facing criticism in recent weeks.

There will be 100 Premier League players in action at the World Cup, spread across 25 international teams.

Jurgen Klopp has praised Roberto Firmino for the way the Brazilian has coped with allegations of racial abuse hanging over his head.

Tottenham climbed to third in the Premier League after Harry Kane scored a second-half winner to settle the north London derby against Arsenal.

Mark Noble's penalty cancelled out a rare Christian Benteke goal as injury-hit West Ham battled to a 1-1 Premier League draw with Crystal Palace at the London Stadium.

What the papers say

Anthony Martial’s goal early in the second half proved enough to give Manchester United a battling 1-0 win at Burnley and close the gap on Premier League leaders Manchester City.

Arsenal goalkeeping issue just another crisis...

Manchester United are looking to bolster their strike force in the January transfer window and are reported to have made inquiries about signing Jamie Vardy from Leicester City and Javier Hernandez from West Ham, according to the Telegraph.

Son Heung-min and Pedro Obiang each scored a stunner as Tottenham were held by West Ham to a draw at Wembley.

Jack Wilshere is no nearer to signing a new contract despite making his long-awaited return to Arsenal’s Premier League starting line-up in Wednesday’s draw at West Ham.

Jack Wilshere is no nearer to signing a new contract despite making his long-awaited return to Arsenal's Premier League starting line-up in Wednesday's draw at West Ham.

West Ham 0 - Arsenal 0: Arsenal missed an excellent chance to get back into the Premier League top four as they made it three games without a win for the first time since last April.

Manchester United responded from the derby loss with a victory over Bournemouth.

David Moyes has been named as struggling West Ham's new manager.

Ireland U21 star Declan Rice believes West Ham United’s fans will see the best of Slaven Bilic if they get behind their manager.

Slaven Bilic suffered surely the worst defeat of his spell as West Ham boss as they were thrashed at home to Brighton.

West Ham and Tottenham have been charged by the Football Association for failing to control their players in Saturday's Premier League clash.

Injury-plagued striker Andy Carroll faces a make-or-break season at West Ham.

Slaven Bilic got the birthday present he so desperately needed as West Ham hauled themselves off the foot of the Premier League table with a 2-0 victory over Huddersfield.

Manchester United hold the only 100% record, Tottenham and Arsenal both endured familiar frustrations, while West Ham, Bournemouth and Crystal Palace all lost again.

It was a list that should have embarrassed Stoke City’s manager: West Ham, Stevenage, Sunderland, Hull, Swansea, Watford, Burnley, Crystal Palace, Middlesbrough, and Southampton.

Romelu Lukaku immediately started to pay off his transfer fee with two goals as Manchester United beat West Ham 4-0 in their Premier League opener.

Daniel Storey has a secret - or seven - when it comes to Premier League betting.    

Aston Villa have signed Stoke midfielder Glenn Whelan in a deal which could rise to £2m (€2.2m).

Portugal claimed third place in the Confederations Cup with a fiery 2-1 extra-time victory over Mexico in Moscow.

Germany eased into the Confederations Cup final following a comfortable 4-1 victory over Mexico in Sochi.

PORTUGAL 0 - CHILE 0 (Chile win 3-0 on penalties AET): Manchester City goalkeeper Claudio Bravo was the hero of the hour as Chile reached the Confederations Cup final by beating Portugal on penalties last night.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic's Manchester United future will become clearer when the Premier League's retained list is revealed tomorrow.

Tonight’s Champions League semi-final first leg at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu sees Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid facing off for a fourth consecutive year in the competition — with Real aiming to confirm their dominance in the capital and Atletico looking to finally get over the final barrier of Diego Simeone’s time in charge.

Jose Mourinho believes ex-Manchester United striker Javier Hernandez is the kind of "killer" that would turn games for a side boasting talented players that are not "in love with the goal".

Jose Mourinho believes ex-Manchester United striker Javier Hernandez is the kind of “killer” that would turn games for a side with strikers that are not “in love with the goal”.

There were losses for Leipzig, Borussia Dortmund and Eintracht Frankfurt.

RB Leipzig moved back to the top of the Bundesliga tonight thanks to a 2-1 win over Schalke.

Tottenham 0 Bayer Leverkusen 1: Dele Alli voiced his frustration as Tottenham’s Wembley curse struck again as Mauricio Pochettino’s men slipped to a 1-0 defeat in the Champions League.

Tottenham striker Harry Kane will not be ready to face Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League tonight but is being lined up for a return for Sunday’s big North London derby.

Bayern Munich coach Carlo Ancelotti feels his side must not forget how good a start to the season they have made, despite going two games without a win.

Bayern Munich opened up a two-point advantage at the top of the Bundesliga today, with RB Leipzig in hot pursuit after a convincing win in Hamburg.

Eduardo Vargas scored four goals as Chile hammered Mexico 7-0 to reach the semi-finals of the Copa America Centenario in spectacular style.

Bayern Munich were made to wait at least one more week before being able to celebrate winning a league record fourth straight Bundesliga title, despite beating Hertha Berlin 2-0 today.

Injury-jinxed West Ham striker Andy Carroll is back on the treatment table and will miss Sunday’s FA Cup clash at Blackburn.

Manchester United may have one of the worst goalscoring records in the league but that does not mean Louis van Gaal will definitely be buying a striker this month.

Despite conceding 16 goals in their five ties up to last night, Roma’s scoreless draw against BATE Borisov ensured they nudged through to the last-16 of the Uefa Champions League.

Arsenal must win their two remaining group games to stand any chance of progressing.

European champions Barcelona saw their perfect start to the season ended after they were held to a 1-1 draw by Roma at the Stadio Olimpico in Wednesday’s Champions League Group E opener.

Saido Berahino’s explosive reaction on social media to being denied a move to Tottenham Hotspur took the heat off Louis van Gaal and Arsene Wenger on Transfer Deadline Day; but it may not save them from the fire.