Should Jeff Hendrick play against Switzerland tomorrow night, the game will mark his 50th cap for Ireland.

There are two definitions of ‘charisma’ in the dictionary - and while Jose Mourinho may prefer the description as a ‘divinely conferred power or talent’, we're sticking to the more traditional understanding of the word - a ‘compelling attractiveness or charm that can inspire devotion in others’.

Burnley have made their first summer signing with Stoke defender Erik Pieters joining on a two-year deal.

A centimetre denied Mane a goal at City, while another confirmed Aguero’s goal at Burnley. Those are the margins we live by now.

Hendrick’s sweet volley handed Burnley the lead against the run of play, Chelsea failing to clear a corner.

Maurizio Sarri believes the Champions League is overhyped.

Daniel Storey maps Liverpool and Manchester City's path through the remaining games of the Premier League season.

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has accepted his FA misconduct charge for running on the pitch after conceding it was a mistake.

Pep Guardiola admits Joe Hart could make him live to regret the decision to allow him to leave Manchester City.

The prospects of Declan Rice reaffirming his allegiance to Ireland are rapidly receding after bookmakers last night stopped taking bets on the West Ham United mainstay defecting to England.

Burnley ended their miserable start to the Premier League season in style with a thumping win over Bournemouth at Turf Moor to climb off the bottom of the table.

Jose Mourinho has dismissed speculation about his future at Manchester United by restating his belief that he is “one of the greatest managers in the world”.

Leigh Griffiths scored his 100th goal for Celtic as they beat Suduva 3-0 in the play-off second leg to book their place in the group stage of the Europa League.

Very few of us paid attention when Greg Cunningham’s transfer from Preston to Cardiff City went through in June.

West Ham are back on the hunt for a “high-calibre” manager after opting not to extend the contract of David Moyes.

Sam Allardyce’s five-and-a-half-month reign at Everton could end later today with Marco Silva being lined up for the Goodison Park hot-seat.

Arsene Wenger would like to return to the Emirates Stadium as an Arsenal supporter but says that it is dependent on his future work career.

Sunday afternoon started with the travelling Burnley fans teasing us “you’re only here for the t-shirts”.

Christian Eriksen was credited with a brace as Harry Kane was denied a crucial goal in the Golden Boot race in Tottenham's 2-1 win over Stoke.

Kevin Long is the only Corkman in the Ireland squad to grace the Premier League this season, but his journey from the Connolly Road to Turner’s Cross, and further afield to Burnley’s Turf Moor, has taken in a multitude of highs and lows. 

Daniel Storey breaks down the weekend’s big talking points...

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

Pep Guardiola disagrees with rival manager Jose Mourinho that the Premier League title race is as good as over.

There are updates for Man City, United, Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool fans here.

Manager Sean Dyche has signed a new contract to keep him at Burnley, the club have announced.

Burnley 0 - Man United 1: Before Alexis Sanchez has even set foot on the hallowed Old Trafford turf, the Chile international forward appears to have had an impact on Manchester United and their bid to pose a long-term challenge to Manchester City.

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is anxiously awaiting a fitness report on leading scorer Mohamed Salah as he prepares for a second match inside 48 hours, writes Carl Markham

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.

There was a sense of Christmases past, present, and future coming into focus as Manchester City played Leicester City in the League Cup this week, says Liam Mackey.

Antonio Conte says time is running out in the title pursuit, even if Manchester City slip up, and said the clear leaders had been lucky with late goals.

Burnley’s impressive start to the campaign is this season’s ‘Cinderella’ story but the stereotype of the Lancashire club led by a gruff ‘old-school’ manager disguises the very effective method behind their rise.

Jose Mourinho believes Manchester City’s players go down very easily, with the Manchester United boss saying it only takes a “little bit of wind” to knock them over.

Ireland star Robbie Brady has begun the long road to recovery after undergoing surgery on the serious knee injury he sustained in Burnley’s 1-0 defeat at Leicester City last Saturday.

"He will be given all the time and care he needs on his recovery and supported throughout from all of us at Burnley."

Bournemouth 1 Burnley 2: Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe endured a miserable 40th birthday, as former club Burnley continued their fine away form with a 2-1 win at the Vitality Stadium.

Caretaker boss David Unsworth has stressed Everton's next permanent manager will need "time, patience, support and backing".

Burnley boss Sean Dyche wants to see retrospective bans "all over the place and all over the pitch" if the Football Association are to effectively eradicate diving from the game.

Burnley 0 Arsenal 1: Alexis Sanchez kept his composure to defeat Burnley with a last-minute penalty, again, but an important Arsenal victory that lifted Arsene Wenger’s side into the top four also offered a painful vision of their future.

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has denied reports suggesting Mesut Ozil has agreed a switch to Barcelona.

...but a bad one for Huddersfield and Swansea.

Are our hearts truly in these inquests any more, asks Larry Ryan.

West Ham are looking for a new manager after Slaven Bilic was sacked this morning.