Chelsea 1 Manchester United 1: Just when it seemed Louis van Gaal was about to gain the upper hand in his bid to stay at Old Trafford – at least in the short term — a late goal from Diego Costa, and another round of bizarre post-match ramblings from the United manager, have left everything back up in the air.

1. Jesse Lingard is a rising star

Manchester United midfielder Ander Herrera has welcomed the impending arrival of Pep Guardiola to the Premier League but believes the pressure on his fellow Spaniard to be a success at Manchester City will be huge.

We knew about the Nottingham Forest, Celtic, and Sunderland connection but, now, on Super Bowl weekend, comes confirmation that Roy Keane and Martin O’Neill have something else in common — a passion for gridiron.

Liverpool’s players had “strong words” with each other in the dressing room to prevent their dreams of a Wembley final going up in smoke, according to forward Adam Lallana.

Manchester United forward Juan Mata has stressed the frustration within the camp is the same as that of the club’s fans after Saturday’s 1-0 home loss to Southampton.

Patrick Vieira was presented with the Football Writers' Association tribute award in London last night and an old foe provided a glowing testimony to the Frenchman's greatness.

Arsenal’s reputation as a team which visibly winces and shrinks in the face of open aggression has been challenged recently; but Diego Costa put it right back on the table at the Emirates.

Leicester 3 Stoke 0

West Ham 2 Man City 2

Last week, after pointing out that our victory at Anfield shouldn’t deflect attention from the continuing awfulness of our performances, I concluded: “all we have done is given LVG a free pass for another couple of weeks, without settling any of the bigger questions.”

Liverpool and Chelsea target Alex Teixeira has reportedly told Shakhtar Donetsk that he wants to join Jurgen Klopp at Anfield.

Less than two months after taking his first senior management job as Valencia coach - Gary Neville is facing serious questions over how long he has left in the position.