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Premier League round up
Eze hat-trick stuns Tottenham at Emirates Stadium
Arsenal midfielder Eberechi Eze delivered a stunning reminder of his quality with a sensational hat-trick as the Premier League leaders demolished Tottenham 4-1 in a one-sided north London derby that strengthened their grip at the top of the table.
Leandro Trossard opened the scoring for the Gunners while Eze scored a stunning hat-trick to repay the faith Arsenal showed in him last summer.
Richarlison scored a beauty for Spurs but it only proved to be a consolation in the end.
Arsenal extend their lead to six points at the top of the Premier League table.
FT Arsenal 4-1 Tottenham [Pictures from Sky Sports]
Premier League scores in full:
Arsenal 4-1 Tottenham
Leeds United 1-2 Aston Villa
Arsenal
Arsenal are closing in on signing Bukayo Saka to a new deal. Negotiations are at the âfinal stagesâ and Sakaâs expected to extend his stay at the club until June 2030. (Fabrizio Romano)
Aston Villa
Aston Villa are joined by Wolves and Brighton in the race to sign Real Madrid striker Gonzalo Garcia. (Football Insider)
Barcelona
Barcelona are preparing for life after Robert Lewandowski, with Harry Kane and JuliĂĄn Ălvarez emerging as the leading candidates to succeed the Polish striker at Camp Nou. (Mundo Deportivo)
Barcelona are interested in signing young Santos star Joao Victor Souza, more commonly known as Souza. (Diario do Peixe)
Barcelona will be without midfielder Pedri for the Champions League clash against Chelsea. (Sport)
Chelsea
Chelsea move ahead of Arsenal in the race to sign Marseille youngster Robinio Vaz. (Caught Offside)
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Liverpool
Wayne Rooney on Liverpool: âForest were outstanding defensively. They were really organised and putting their bodies on the line; we know thatâs what you get from a Sean Dyche team. Then they were effective on the break as well and caused Liverpool problems. Early on Liverpool had a few good chances and Anderson got a couple of excellent blocks in, but once Forest got the first goal, they looked like they didnât have any answers. Forest looked comfortable.â
Liverpool make Arne Slot decision that is going to shock fans. More details!
Liverpool could bring defender Marc Guehi in during the January transfer window. (Football Insider)
(Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images) Liverpool told deal for 19-year-old sensation âwill not be easy to doâ. Full Story here!
Liverpool are not considering sacking Arne Slot despite their recent run of poor results. (Fabrizio Romano)
Martin Keown on Liverpoolâs defeat against Forest: âWe have to give credit to Forest for what they are doing, but the wheels are coming off now for Arne Slot. Obviously it was Jurgen Kloppâs team and he has tried to come in and make changes, but he has spent ÂŁ450m on players and they are going backwards.â
Manchester City
Manchester City are planning to sign a new right-back next summer, and their top target continues to be Newcastleâs Tino Livramento. (Football Insider)
Manchester United
Ben Jacobs on Man Unitedâs midfield targets: âThey like Joao Gomes. Thereâs probably only two definitive targets on the Manchester United list that are definitely, I would say, available during the month of January, or potentially available. The first is obviously Conor Gallagher. And then you have Joao Gomes, who I wouldnât â and I want to be clear here â say is available, but what I would say is that suitors may be encouraged to try their luck in January looking at the league table.â
Manchester United, along with Premier League rivals Arsenal, shortlist midfielder Scott McTominay as their transfer target. (Caught Offside)
Jadon Sanchoâs uncertain future has taken another twist with report claiming that the winger will have to halve his ÂŁ300,000-per-week salary if he wishes to rejoin Borussia Dortmund. (Mirror)
Manchester United are open to letting Joshua Zirkzee depart in January, with Roma keen on taking the Dutch forward back to Serie A. The clubs are discussing a possible loan move that could include an obligation to buy if Roma secure Champions League qualification. (Tuttomercatoweb)
Manchester United want to continue with Casemiro and would like him to stay. However, the club would want him to agree to a lower wage. (Fabrizio Romano)
Manchester United are now in advanced negotiations with Wolves over a January move for JoĂŁo Gomes, with the deal expected to total around ÂŁ44 million. Talks between the two clubs have significantly progressed in recent days. (Trivela)
Manchester United are looking to sign Mohamed Zongo from Tenakourou Academy. (Africa Foot)
Manchester United have identified Elliot Anderson as a priority target now. (TEAMtalk)
(Photo by Molly Darlington/Getty Images) Manchester United could also offer Antoine Semenyo his preferred number 24 shirt in a bid to lure the 25-year-old Bournemouth and Ghana forward to Old Trafford during the January transfer window. (Manchester Evening News)
Newcastle United
Newcastleâs Denmark striker William Osula, 22, is keen to rekindle a move to Eintracht Frankfurt in January after the Premier League side pulled the plug on a summer loan switch to the German outfit. (Fussball Transfers)
Tottenham
Tottenham should be considered favourites to sign Al Ahli striker Ivan Toney. (Football Insider)