🚨 Liverpool bid for Real Madrid star, Man City's £65m move, Chelsea want £70m PL defender, Man United's new midfield target & more.
Plus Premier League Round-up and latest transfer updates.
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Premier League round-up
Zirkzee & Mount inspire Man United to beat Palace
Manchester United produced a strong second-half comeback to halt Crystal Palace’s impressive 12-game unbeaten home streak at Selhurst Park in the Premier League.
After Jean-Philippe Mateta’s first-half penalty had given the hosts the lead, goals from Joshua Zirkzee and Mason Mount inspired the turnaround for the visitors.
The victory marked the ideal reaction from United following their frustrating 1-0 defeat to Everton at Old Trafford earlier in the week.
FT Crystal Palace 1-2 Man United [Pictures from NBC Sports]
Alexander Isak scores as Liverpool end losing run
Alexander Isak finally opened his Premier League account as Liverpool secured a hard-fought 2-0 victory away to West Ham.
His composed finish after the interval, followed by Cody Gakpo’s late stoppage-time strike, helped the struggling champions, who had suffered nine losses in their previous 12 games across all competitions, claim a crucial and morale-boosting win.
FT West Ham 0-2 Liverpool [Pictures from NBC Sports]
Chelsea and Arsenal share points at Stamford Bridge
Chelsea secured a hard-fought 1-1 draw against Premier League leaders Arsenal at Stamford Bridge, even though they played nearly an hour with only 10 men.
Moisés Caicedo was shown a red card in the 36th minute for a reckless studs-up challenge on Mikel Merino.
Despite the setback, Trevoh Chalobah powered a header home early in the second half to put the hosts ahead, before Merino struck the equaliser for Arsenal shortly before the hour.
In the end, both London sides neutralised each other in a physically demanding and closely contested clash at Stamford Bridge.
FT Chelsea 1-1 Arsenal [Pictures from NBC Sports]
Premier League scores in full
Crystal Palace 1-2 Man United
Aston Villa 1-0 Wolves
Nottingham Forest 0-2 Brighton
West Ham 0-2 Liverpool
Chelsea 1-1 Arsenal
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Arsenal
Arsenal sporting director Andrea Beta is leading their pursuit of Elche’s Spanish midfielder Rodrigo Mendoza, 20, ahead of the January transfer window opening. (Football Insider)
Mikel Arteta update on William Saliba injury: “He was uncomfortable yesterday, so we need to explore a little bit more what happened.”
Atletico Madrid
The race to sign Marc Guéhi is heating up, with Atletico Madrid emerging as one of several top European clubs vying for the Crystal Palace defender’s signature. (Matteo Moretto)
Atletico Madrid have been fined by UEFA for the behaviour of their fans during their away game with Arsenal last month in the Champions League.
Chelsea
Chelsea are reportedly continuing to monitor Nottingham Forest defender Murillo, with long-term plans to bring the highly rated centre-back to Stamford Bridge. (TEAMtalk)
(Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)
Everton
Everton will not entertain any offers for Senegal winger Iliman Ndiaye, 25, and have no intention of selling him to city rivals Liverpool. (TEAMtalk)
Liverpool
Liverpool are set to table a £52.5m (60m euros) bid for Real Madrid’s French midfielder Eduardo Camavinga, 23. (Caught Offside)
Arne Slot on dropping Mo Salah for the West Ham match: “We play 4 games in 10 days. Sometimes Alex is on the bench, sometimes Florian. This is the 11 I chose today. It’s never an easy decision to make, it’s not the first time I’ve done this”.
Manchester City
Manchester City are considering triggering the £65m release clause in the contract of Bournemouth and Ghana forward Antoine Semenyo, 25, in January. (Times)
Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur, and Liverpool have all made preliminary contact to express their interest in Iliman Ndiaye. (Footmercato)
Manchester United
Manchester United are serious about signing Real Madrid’s Uruguay midfielder Federico Valverde and will attempt to capitalise on any interest the 27-year-old shows in moving to Old Trafford. (Fichajes)
Manchester United will face competition from Arsenal to sign Karim Adeyemi. The player is valued at £75 million. (Fichajes)
Napoli
Napoli are preparing to make a major move in the January transfer window, with Manchester United starlet Kobbie Mainoo emerging as their number one target to strengthen the midfield. (Calciomercato)
(Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images)
Newcastle United
Newcastle have registered their interest in Manu Kone. The 24-year-old has stood out for Roma over the last couple of seasons. (Tuttomercato)
Real Madrid
Xabi Alonso after the draw against Girona: “In the second half, above all, there was improvement. We push and create more. We had enough chances to win, but there has been a lack of accuracy. Not winning… Well, we are there, everything is very even, this is a very long season and we have to continue.”
Tottenham
Richarlison is attracting interest from Saudi Arabia and his native Brazil, with clubs in both countries aware that a cut-price deal could be struck with Tottenham. (Football Insider)
Tottenham are interested in a January move for Juventus defender Gleison Bremer. (Caught Offside)