Chelsea slipped four points behind leaders Liverpool after being held to a 1-1 draw by Everton at Stamford Bridge on Thursday night.
Manchester United duo Edinson Cavani and Anthony Martial have also been mentioned but both seem more likely to go elsewhere, but the former could end up staying at Old Trafford for the remainder of the 2021-22 campaign, while the former appears more likely to end up at Sevilla.
Everyone says they've cut the gap to Man City down to 12 points from 33 points, but what difference does it make?
When challenged in the comments section of the video, Pretty apologised to anyone that was offended but railed against political correctness.
With a trip to Manchester City in mind on Sunday, David Moyes shuffled his pack in the second half as West Ham cruised to a win that continues their unbeaten record in this season's competition and means they top the group with a game to spare to avoid the play-off round.
Aston Villa have yet to make a formal approach to Rangers for manager Steven Gerrard but he remains the firm favourite to succeed Dean Smith.
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The day before their opening match President Mandela, whose clan name was Madiba, made the first of several visits to the team.
Symeou adds that there is concern over Arsenal's goalscoring prowess as Aubameyang's importance to the side fades, but says the players have begun to work better as a team under Arteta.
Very often it can be a minority who are loud and vocal, and unfortunately people are impacted by this.
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Maupay also fired an effort into the stands after some more sensational play from Lamptey on the right.
“Watching him, it seems like he has got just about everything and now needs all the experiences and games, needs to play with and against the best in the world to really see where the ceiling is.”
On vaccination take-up within the squad, the Spurs boss added: I think everyone takes (their own) best decision and is a question for the medical department about people whether they are vaccinated or not. Tottenham have won 10 points from Conte's opening four Premier League games in charge but the Italian's side were humbled by NS Mura in their previous Europa Conference League match.
Romelu Lukaku, meanwhile, will remain at Chelsea for the foreseeable future after his situation following an unsanctioned interview was resolved.
The 26-year-old centre-back has signed a contract until the summer of 2025 after undergoing a medical on Thursday.
But what can Republic fans take away from the World Cup qualifying campaign, and what does the future hold for Kenny? BBC Sport NI takes a look.
We beat Brentford in Daniel's last game and now we need to build on that. With only limited time on the training ground, Smith has been keen not to overload the players with new ideas, but did use a team meeting on Thursday to lay out his ground rules.
We lost some balls on the sides because of some transitions and Norwich created good chances for them, so if you look at the whole game it's a point but I think in that moment we should do better. Opta stats: Norwich's unbeaten run continues...Norwich have taken seven points from their last three Premier League games (W2 D1), more than they had in their previous 25 in the competition (W1 D3 L21).
It was a really undesirable start, we had meetings with the coach and he supported us. After Wales and Switzerland played, and had a draw, we started to feel better and back to normal.
So far football kept it pretty much outside with the testing regimes, the massive disciplinary things for the boys did really well, but this time it is really difficult.
Instead of that they broke against us. Sometimes a good team like them will punish you and that's what happened.
Their relationship is said to be strong following his reintegration into the team, which marks a significant turnaround after Barca tried to force him out in January.
However, a further undisclosed outbreak, combined with existing injuries, left them with just eight available players.
You've got to make an inclusive atmosphere. He is, understandably, very encouraged and motivated by the tangible support being shown at first-team level.
Kane added: We never gave up and Stevey came on and made the difference. To get two goals like that - these are games you will never forget in a career.
Man City, after reaching last year’s final and losing to Chelsea, appear to mean business again in Europe.
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In their last eight fixtures with teams in the top eight, seven of those matches have also fallen under the 2.5 goal line.
It's always good to play a match of this magnitude - Brazil and Argentina is the greatest soccer classic, Jesus said.
It is very difficult every time. We have so many good players and such good, strong competition for places.
Arteta has settled into a certain style and system which does normally involve a striker playing on his own through the middle and operating in front of a No 10.
Newcastle United are set to sign Lyon midfielder Bruno Guimaraes after the two clubs agreed a deal in principle.
“The message is clear,” Xavi said. “Ousmane Dembele has to sign a new contract or we find a way to sell him in January. No other way.
After the match, Southgate indicated his players were making a stand against racism and not performing a political gesture.
So, we've kept a reasonable amount of consistency, really, with the groups that they were with in the summer.
They have lacked penetration since Leroy Sane’s departure, a problem symbolised in how Jack Grealish is struggling to settle. He persistently receives the ball, holds it, then plays a simple pass inside, unsure of his licence to be creative.
Both teams are much changed - and undoubtedly better - since the last meeting four years ago, when Leigh Griffiths' dazzling free-kicks were cancelled out by Harry Kane's late equaliser.
Yes they lead Ligue 1, but they have no shape, no obvious tactics, while players are struggling to reach the level many expect of them – Lionel Messi first and foremost.
Cristiano Ronaldo's hat-trick against Tottenham when he seemed to sense the importance of the occasion, putting his side ahead three times, imposing himself on the game through sheer force of will.
It was Youssef Msakni who notched the all-important goal in the 47th minute to end the Super Eagles’ fairy tale run in the competition. The 25-year-old Iwobi, who currently features for Everton in the Premier League, was also red-carded seven minutes after coming on by Senegal referee Maguette N'Diaye.
In the other side of the draw, Egyptian club Al Ahly will take on Mexican side Monterrey for the chance to progress to a semi-final meeting with Copa Libertadores winner Palmeiras.
For this reason it will take a lot of patience and I continue to explain it to the whole environment and to the fans. Conte: Lack of confidence behind Spurs' recent errorsConte's Spurs tenure began with a run of just one defeat in 11 matches, but they have since lost five of their last eight, while the recent defeats to Southampton and Wolves came partly as a result of defensive errors by the north Londoners.
In response to Uefa's decision to suspend Knutsen, Bodo/Glimt released a statement saying: We are surprised and shocked by Uefa's decision. We will appeal, and will work on it throughout the evening. Beyond that, we currently have no comments.
You've got to keep developing but we've not been able to freshen up the team. We've improved the squad, there's no doubt about that, but we have to improve the team.
But I'll be honest, in a scenario like that one you don't really know what to do. You just need to get the physios on as soon as possible.
Paul Pogba could be out for three months with a thigh injury, according to Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
