Chelsea were last night linked with a shock move for veteran Stoke City striker Peter Crouch after an ankle injury to Andy Carroll ruled out a January switch to Stamford Bridge for the West Ham target man.

The January transfer window has not yet opened and already a huge deal has been agreed, with Virgil van Dijk heading from Southampton to Liverpool for what is understood to be £75million, the highest price ever paid for a defender.

Jose Mourinho believes Manchester United have been “really punished” by the fixture scheduling this Christmas.

Claude Puel was last night confirmed as Leicester’s new first-team manager.

Premier League strugglers Crystal Palace were dumped out of the Carabao Cup as Bristol City came from behind to win 4-1 at Ashton Gate.

Leicester were unable to end their home hoodoo against West Brom at the King Power Stadium.

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp defended his decision to substitute Philippe Coutinho but admitted he has been left feeling "sick" by the Reds after their Carabao Cup exit at Leicester.

Leicester 2 Liverpool 0: Leicester punished wasteful Liverpool to clinch a 2-0 win and dump the Reds out of the Carabao Cup.

Second-half Leicester goals from Shinji Okazaki and Islam Slimani sent Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool out of the Carabao Cup at the first hurdle.

Man Utd 2 Leicester 0

Bristol City upset Premier League Watford to reach the third round of the Carabao Cup with a 3-2 victory at Vicarage Road.

Leicester boss Craig Shakespeare has warned the Foxes against falling for Atletico Madrid’s gamesmanship.

Claudio Ranieri hinted someone at the club betrayed him.

Everton 4 Leicster 2: Ronald Koeman watched Everton duo Romelu Lukaku and Ross Barkley dismantle the champions at Goodison Park and then bluntly told the latter he must sign a new deal or face being sold.

Leicester piled the misery on David Moyes and pushed Sunderland closer to relegation from the Premier League with a gritty 2-0 win.

Leicester City could make another attempt to lure Martin O’Neill from the Republic of Ireland hotseat after sacking title-winning boss Claudio Ranieri 

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Chelsea equalled the Premier League record for the most consecutive wins in a season despite conceding twice for the first time since September.

Pep Guardiola has warned that football is going to “kill” players by demanding too much of them.

Here's your round-up of the 3pm Premier League games today.

Leicester boss Claudio Ranieri is refusing to think about the Champions League knockout stages despite the Foxes' perfect start.

Leicester boss Claudio Ranieri wants ‘Dragon Slayer’ Islam Slimani to live up to his billing when the Foxes host Porto in the Champions League tonight.

Manchester United produced a first-half display as entertaining as it was dominant to swat aside reigning champions Leicester, with Jose Mourinho's decision to drop Wayne Rooney paying off.

Manchester City maintained their 100% start to the Premier League season as Bournemouth were swept aside 4-0 at the Etihad Stadium.

Club Brugge 0 Leicester 3: Rampant Leicester marked their Champions League debut in stunning style as they thrashed Club Brugge 3-0. Boss Claudio Ranieri had warned against expecting another fairytale but it was a dream night in Belgium after Leicester scored twice inside the first half an hour.

Leicester boss Claudio Ranieri insists the Foxes are ready for another impossible dream as they prepare for their Champions League debut tonight.

Chelsea 3 Sporting Lisbon 1

Serious Champions League business begins for Chelsea in February after Jose Mourinho's men completed their unbeaten Group G campaign with a 3-1 win over Sporting Lisbon.

Lionel Messi became the record goalscorer in Champions League history as he led Barcelona to a 4-0 victory over APOEL Nicosia.

Lionel Messi equalled Raul’s record of 71 Champions League goals with a brace to earn Barcelona a 2-0 win over Ajax in Group F last night.

Champions League Group G

Luke Shaw faces an extended wait to make his competitive debut for Manchester United after he was ruled out for up to four weeks with a hamstring injury.

Sporting Lisbon defender Marcos Rojo is being hit with disciplinary action by the club amid talk of him being wanted by Manchester United.

It's been widely reported in the last 24 hours that the Algerian team donated their World Cup earnings to charity, but there appears to be no real basis for the claims.

Germany 2 Algeria 1 (AET) (Score 0-0 after 90 minutes)