🚨 Liverpool interest in £100m star, Chelsea manager latest, Man United in talks with PL midfielder, Chelsea preparing €150m offer & more.
Plus Premier League Round-up and all the latest updates.
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Premier League round-up
Leeds United share points with rivals Man United
Matheus Cunha’s equaliser earned Ruben Amorim’s Manchester United a hard-fought 1-1 draw with rivals Leeds at a hostile Elland Road.
Leeds went ahead after the break through Brenden Aaronson, having earlier seen Dominic Calvert-Lewin hit the post, but their lead lasted only three minutes.
Substitute Joshua Zirkzee set up Cunha to calmly level and secure a share of the points for the Red Devils.
FT Leeds United 1-1 Man United [Pictures from TNT Sports]
Fulham snatch late point against Liverpool
Liverpool’s push for a Premier League top-four finish suffered a major setback as Fulham snatched a dramatic 2-2 draw at Craven Cottage.
Harrison Reed sealed the point with a stunning 30-yard strike in the seventh minute of stoppage time, moments after Liverpool thought they had secured victory.
Cody Gakpo had put the visitors ahead late on with a close-range finish, following earlier goals from Harry Wilson for Fulham and Florian Wirtz, who equalised thanks to Conor Bradley’s incisive run and assist.
Reed’s spectacular late effort, however, ensured Fulham claimed a share of the spoils and dealt Liverpool a damaging blow in the race for fourth.
FT Fulham 2-2 Liverpool [Pictures from Sky Sports]
Man City suffer heartbreak against Chelsea
Enzo Fernández scored a late equaliser as managerless Chelsea held title-chasing Manchester City to a 1-1 draw at the Etihad.
The Blues overcame recent turmoil following Enzo Maresca’s departure to dent City’s pursuit of league leaders Arsenal.
Tijjani Reijnders had given the hosts a first-half lead, but Fernández struck in stoppage time to earn Chelsea a share of the points.
FT Man City 1-1 Chelsea [Pictures from Sky Sports]
Premier League Round-up
Leeds United 1-1 Man United
Everton 2-4 Brentford
Fulham 2-2 Liverpool
Newcastle United 2-0 Crystal Palace
Tottenham 1-1 Sunderland
Man City 1-1 Chelsea
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Arsenal
Declan Rice on Viktor Gyokeres: “At the minute, defenders in the Premier League want to be able to stop Viktor Gyokeres, because he’s one of the best strikers in the world. Trust me, he’s doing unbelievably for us, and we wouldn’t be where we are without him.”
Aston Villa
Celta Vigo defender Oscar Mingueza is being targeted by Aston Villa as well as Newcastle United. (Caught Offside)
Aston Villa are prepared to part ways with midfielder Ross Barkley this month. (Daily Mail)
Egypt winger Omar Marmoush, 26, is attracting interest from Aston Villa and Tottenham but wants to stay and fight for his place at Manchester City. (Football Insider)
(Photo by Matt McNulty/Getty Images)
Barcelona
Barcelona boss Hansi Flick has doubts about signing Joao Cancelo as he feels the team needs a new centre-back. (Marca)
Bayern Munich
Bayern Munich star Lennart Karl: “Bayern is a very, very big club. It’s a dream to play here. But one day I definitely want to play for Real Madrid. That’s the club of my dreams, but let it stay between us.”
Chelsea
The search for the next Chelsea manager appears to be entering its final stages, with Strasbourg boss Liam Rosenior touching down in the capital to formalise his move to Stamford Bridge. (Fabrizio Romano)
Chelsea are preparing a €150 million offer to sign Real Madrid attacker Vinicius Junior. (Fichajes)
Chelsea have genuine interest in signing Newcastle United midfielder Sandro Tonali. (Football Insider)
Liverpool
Liverpool have ‘serious interest’ in explosive £100m star who can fix Ryan Gravenberch problem. More details!
Liverpool striker Hugo Ekitike is expected to miss the match against Arsenal this week. (Sports Mole)
Manchester United
Manchester United have taken early steps in their long-term midfield planning by exploring the conditions required to sign Carlos Baleba from Brighton. (Sky Sports)
Tensions are beginning to surface behind the scenes at Manchester United, with growing friction between head coach Ruben Amorim and director of football Jason Wilcox. (Ben Jacobs)
Newcastle United
England winger Raheem Sterling, 31, looks set to secure a way out of Chelsea in January with Newcastle the latest Premier League club to express an interest. (Football Insider)
Real Madrid
Real Madrid are preparing an ambitious move to sign Rodri from Manchester City in the summer transfer window. (Marca)
(Photo by Carl Recine/Getty Images) Real Madrid look set to rival Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City and Manchester United for Crystal Palace’s 21-year-old England midfielder Adam Wharton. (AS)
Xabi Alonso on the possibility of Kylian Mbappe playing the Spanish Super Cup: “He has options, he is not ruled out. We are going to wait until Tuesday to see how they feel.”
