🚨 THREE Man Utd exits, Endrick talks revealed, Bayern set new record, Liverpool lose AGAIN, and more
Today's transfer updates and Carabao Cup news clips!
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Today’s top stories:
Liverpool out of Carabao Cup, Arsenal win again
Serie A interest in Manchester United stars
Plus more from Chelsea, Spurs & Real Madrid
Carabao Cup round-up
Arsenal beat Brighton to complete perfect October
Arsenal picked up yet another win, making it six out of six in the month of October without conceding a single goal.
Mikel Arteta rotated his side a lot, but there was still plenty of quality out there as Ethan Nwaneri finished off a lovely team move to make it 1-0.
Bukayo Saka then came off the bench to score Arsenal’s second and send them through to the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup, where they’ll take on Crystal Palace.
FT Arsenal 2-0 Brighton [Pictures from Sky Sports]
Liverpool lose again to exit the Carabao Cup
Liverpool’s awful run of form continued with a defeat to Crystal Palace in the Carabao Cup last night.
It’s now six defeats from the last seven for the Reds, who were beaten 3-0 at home thanks to some superb finishing from Ismaila Sarr, who hit a brace in the first half, and Yeremy Pino, who added a late third.
FT Liverpool 0-3 Crystal Palace [Pictures from Sky Sports]
Chelsea edge past Wolves in thrilling tie
Chelsea scored some delightful goals but only just edged past Wolves in last night’s Carabao Cup tie.
Andrey Santos, Tyrique George and Estevao Willian scored early on to put Chelsea in control, but Wolves did their best to keep the tie interesting.
In the end, Jamie Gittens fired in a stunning fourth goal to put the tie to bed, with Wolves finding time for one more, though it was only a consolation.
FT Wolves 3-4 Chelsea [Pictures from Sky Sports]
Newcastle get the better of Tottenham
Newcastle continued their bid to retain the Carabao Cup with a 2-0 win at home to Tottenham.
Fabian Schar headed in from a corner in the first half before Nick Woltemade doubled the Magpies’ lead in the second period.
FT Newcastle 2-0 Tottenham [Pictures from Sky Sports]
Manchester City come from behind to beat Swansea
Manchester City also booked their place in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals as they came from behind to beat Swansea City.
A superb strike gave the Swans the lead, but City fought back with a deflected finish from Jeremy Doku and then two superbly-worked goals from Omar Marmoush and Rayan Cherki.
FT Swansea 1-3 Manchester City [Pictures from Sky Sports/ITV Sport]
Carabao Cup quarter-final draw
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace
Cardiff City vs Chelsea
Manchester City vs Brentford
Newcastle United vs Fulham
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Arsenal
Mikel Arteta: “When you look at Max Dowman in training, you have to play him - if not you are blind, or I’m blind. The feeling that I have is that, genuinely, he loves it here. He’s huge Arsenal supporter and his family also. Hopefully for many years he will be with us.” (Press conference)
Arteta: “Young players at Arsenal believe that they’re going to have a pathway. If they earn it then it doesn’t matter how you’re called. You’re going to get a chance. They know that. They believe in that and they really want it which is the most important thing.” (Press conference)
Jamie Carragher tips Gabriel for PFA Player of the Year: “I think if Arsenal go on and win the league, right now, I think he’s the number one contender. Actually John Terry is the only one to win the Premier League in the year he won the PFA Player of the Year award. But when you actually look at John Terry and Virgil van Dijk’s role, look at the goals. They’re not just big leaders at the back, the number of goals they get… and [Gabriel’s] record is actually far better than theirs when you look at those numbers.” (Sky Sports)
Barcelona
Barcelona midfielder Pedri has suffered a muscle injury and will be assessed by the club’s staff. He didn’t train with the rest of the squad yesterday. (RAC1)
Barcelona are eyeing a surprise move to sign Scott McTominay from Napoli after the former Manchester United midfielder’s superb form since he moved to Italy. (TEAMtalk)
Bayern Munich
Bayern Munich won again last night to make it a record-breaking start to the season! Vincent Kompany’s side have now won 14 in a row since the start of the campaign - the best start ever made by a club in Europe’s big five leagues.
Chelsea
Eden Hazard is the latest player to be inducted into the Premier League Hall of Fame. Hazard: “I grew up playing football for fun, with my brothers in the back garden, but my dream was always to play at the highest level. It means a lot to join the Premier League Hall of Fame. I’m very proud to join this group of players and I think we could make a good squad!”
Enzo Maresca on Alejandro Garnacho: “Garnacho’s doing well. We are trying to manage Ale since he arrived not at 100% from Man United. He is working hard every day, he is getting better and better, and in this moment we are happy with the way he is playing.” (Press conference)
Maresca on Liam Delap’s red card: “It’s a stupid red card. Delap should avoid that. After the yellow card, I told him four or five times to stay calm. When he is on the pitch, he sometimes plays the game for himself and struggles to see the others around him.”
Juventus
Luciano Spalletti has reached an agreement to become the new Juventus manager. A verbal agreement is in place for a deal until June 2026 plus the option to extend based on qualifying for the Champions League this season. Formal steps and contracts are being checked by lawyers before signing all documents. (Fabrizio Romano)
Liverpool
Arne Slot after the Crystal Palace game: “I saw Manchester City’s starting eleven and they didn’t have one starter from the weekend but it felt like their best team. That is a bit of an insight. Chelsea can bring Estevao in… then after I made two substitutions tonight, we had six teenagers.” (Press conference)
Mohamed Salah could leave Liverpool for the Saudi Pro League, with clubs there ready to pay him an astronomical £150m per year if he joins. (TBR Football)
Federico Chiesa on his future: “Obviously, I want to stay here and I want to win for Liverpool again.” (The Times)
Liverpool want Yankuba Minteh from Brighton and could pay as much as £100m to bring him to Anfield. (Foot Africa)
Lyon
Lyon have opened talks over a January loan deal for Endrick on loan in January! Lyon have made an official approach and have presented their plan to Endrick who’s open to the move as he assess his options. (Fabrizio Romano)
Manchester United
Manchester United are making Jobe Bellingham one of their top midfield targets for January as his Borussia Dortmund future is already in some doubt. (Fichajes)
Napoli want to sign Kobbie Mainoo from Manchester United in the January transfer window, though the Red Devils are still keen not to sell. (Gazzetta dello Sport)
Napoli are also keen to make Rasmus Hojlund’s loan move from Manchester United into a permanent transfer. (Daily Mirror)
Joshua Zirkzee is emerging as a target for Roma as the out-of-favour forward wants to leave Manchester United to get more playing time from January. (Gazzetta dello Sport)
Napoli
Napoli want to sign Kobbie Mainoo from Manchester United in the January transfer window, though the Red Devils are still keen not to sell. (Gazzetta dello Sport)
Napoli are also keen to make Rasmus Hojlund’s loan move from Manchester United into a permanent transfer. (Daily Mirror)
Real Madrid
Vinicius Junior has released the following statement: “Today I want to apologize to all the Madridistas for my reaction when I was substituted in the Clasico. Just as I have already done in person during today’s training, I also want to apologize again to my teammates, the club, and the president. Sometimes passion gets the better of me because I always want to win and help my team. My competitive character stems from the love I feel for this club and everything it represents. I promise to keep fighting every second for the good of Real Madrid, as I have done since the first day.”