Liverpool face a crunch game against title rivals Chelsea on January 2 before losing Salah, Sadio Mane and Naby Keita as they depart to the African Cup of Nations.
Paper TalkAll January done dealsArsenal and Tottenham were admirers of Vlahovic but were unable to meet Fiorentina's asking price.
In his latest Sky Sports column, Merson discusses Aguero's legendary Premier League status, the important role he still has to play at City this season, that last-gasp title-winning goal against QPR, what the Argentine's next move could be and who might replace him at Manchester City next season...
THE SUN Barcelona have tabled fresh terms to Ousmane Dembele and are increasingly confident the Newcastle United and Manchester United target will stay at the Nou Camp.
I will probably have a chat when he lands and see how he feels. He definitely won't start, but he has a chance for the squad.
Reflecting on the match itself, Xavi added: We have not been able to dominate the game in the final minutes. It required having the ball in the opposite end of the pitch. We have a very big problem with this. It is time to keep the ball to defend.
Manchester City's match with Liverpool on Sunday was a ferocious battle on the pitch but at full time there was nothing but respect for one another.
It just shows you how much those two teams have come on and how big they are that Aaron Ramsey would go to Rangers.
That was recognition of what was at stake, by a crowd who played a massive part in a blood-and-thunder victory, which closed the gap on Leeds and Burnley to two points.
Newcastle United are reportedly keen on Darwin Nunez, who would cost 150 million euros from Benfica if he were to leave in the winter transfer window. The Uruguayan international is just 22 but has impressed in Portugal and is attracting interest from some of Europe’s biggest clubs - Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid and Inter Milan - as well as Manchester City.
What the managers said...Fulham's Marco Silva: It was a frustrating evening for us, definitely. But the overall performance was disappointing.
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Charlotte's pick was followed up by four more Generation Adidas selections, with those players not counting against teams' salary budgets while they retain GA status.
It's going to be more complicated but a lot of work has already been done - Premier League clubs have prepared for this.
Southampton, now unbeaten in nine home league games, took the lead when Armstrong finished off a bright attacking move seven minutes into the second half (52), before substitute Long headed in to secure the points with his first touch (84).
Particularly when you are Chelsea and you're taking a penalty just to stay in it, that takes some doing.
It's definitely not over, you can never say that in football, but you're talking about Chelsea and Liverpool needing to win nearly all of their games.
Asked why Aubameyang - who did not train with the Arsenal squad on Friday - was omitted, Arteta said: I think we have been very consistent that we have certain non-negotiables in the team that we have set ourselves as a club, and he's not involved today. It is not the first time Aubameyang has fallen foul of Arteta's non-negotiables - he was also dropped from the north London derby in March after reporting late for a team meeting - and he is not the first Arsenal captain to have courted controversy or fallen out of favour.
Ralf Rangnick, the club insist, was always first choice to succeed Ole Gunnar Solskjaer until the end of the current campaign, but had better decisions been made before then, the club would not have found themselves in such a desperate position, needing a quick fix to a long-time problem.
As well as making an impression in Italy, the striker also has seven goals in 14 games for Serbia. Week after week, Vlahovic repeated his aspirations to Bojinov.
The midfielders and Heung-min Son appear to be ticking under par for physical exertions - but it is difficult to isolate the source of the issue definitively when the team playing style plays such an integral role.
A fast start almost saw Burnley take the lead when Connor Roberts spotted Robert Sanchez off his line and curled an effort off the bar.
It is my job and I have to do this my way. If we lose on Sunday, then he is in major trouble, so that was a big gamble.
Al Shabab have informally asked Ighalo if he would be interested should Newcastle come in for him, and Sky Sports News has been told he would seriously consider a move if contact is made.
Of course, that is some downgrade on the expectations they had at the start of the season. The gap now is eight.
However, Oihan Sancet gave Athletic Club a foothold in the match after 10 minutes with a guided shot off the inside of the far post which Thibaut Courtois couldn’t get to.
Richter was then given too much space and time as he struck gold in the top corner, and he wasn't picked up along with Belfodil as a wayward pass from Brandt was the stem for the decisive, match-winning strike.
Hampton found out she had not made the squad just 90 minutes before a WSL game for her former club Birmingham.
But I felt at half-time if we had more belief, we would win. The character of the players is incredible to go out and get the two goals.
Credit to Peterborough, they really put up a good fight today. They've got a lot of good young players. It's easy to say now, on a day like today, but I have a lot of respect for Grant and he knows that.
Tottenham moved briefly into fourth place with the win, but neighbours Arsenal Leicester's Kelechi Iheanacho scored a consolation with a crisp strike.
We can't give two goals away in 12 or 13 minutes - with all due respect Blackburn weren't in great form and we felt we could get on to them early, especially being at home, but it was the opposite way round.
At the beginning of the season, when you have a really good start or a really bad start, and you (the media) ask us 'What did you make of the start?' - it is a start, nothing else.
Antonio Conte has insisted that he cannot 'force' Tottenham's players to get vaccinated despite the recent Covid-19 outbreak at the club.
Whenever I step over that white line, it's a special occasion. Whenever I'm selected, I'll do that.
Second half, we tried to come out and be the team that was pushing. I keep talking about us not scoring goals but defensively we were really poor.
You always have to be looking ahead, that's important. Sometimes it happens unexpectedly, he said.
But it's not felt like that. They have been very upbeat and bright and I think they showed that, even in the first half.
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Former Liverpool coach Rodolfo Borrell will take charge of City's third-round trip to League Two Swindon with the game set to go ahead at this stage, along with the Premier League clash with Chelsea on January 15.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank Mark (Bullingham, FA chief executive), John (McDermott, technical director) and the board for their support - and of course the players and support team for their hard work.
However, three of those errors, two of which led to goals, came in the 2-2 home draw with Palace - arguably their least convincing, cohesive performance of the run - and mistakes are to be expected from a side so young.
If I'm on the bus heading back down the M6 towards Birmingham and I'm not the most popular at Anfield, so be it. Gerrard has won three of his first games in charge of Villa, with the only setback being a 2-1 home defeat to champions Manchester City.
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Inter were the opponents after a round-robin for past winners of the European Cup and Copa Libertadores.
How many years did we say Arsene Wenger needs a centre-half, but he never went and got one? Marcos Alonso for me needs replacing; he gets vital goals but he's not a natural defender.
He is strong, he is brave in his defending, he affects the game in defence and in attack, and he is delivering what I thought he would.
However, reports he is heavily involved in the decision-making process over the club's permanent manager are incorrect.
