Tottenham boss Thomas Frank has again risked infuriating fans by insisting the club have not earned the right to serious expectations. Yet another home defeat‚ this time against Fulham on Saturday night‚ turned ugly when the crowd booed goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario for a massive mistake leading to the second goal. Frank took on those supporters‚ calling the booing 'unacceptable'‚ branding them 'not true fans' and he has risked his already strained relationship with them becoming even more tense.

It was more than two decades ago during the iconic Invincible season that Arsenal last lifted the Premier League trophy. The years since have been fraught with inconsistency‚ struggle and‚ at times‚ mediocrity. Now‚ at last‚ the Gunners have what looks like a side ready to lift English football's most coveted prize.

The Spanish club have reportedly allowed the 26-year-old a break as he attempts to deal with mental issues that have hindered his performances this season. The Uruguay international has made 15 appearances for Barca in all competitions this campaign‚ with his most recent outing ending in a second yellow before half-time after a sliding challenge on Marc Cucurella in their Champions League clash at Stamford Bridge. Barcelona attributed his absence from their weekend LaLiga win over Alaves to a stomach bug.

Onana‚ on loan at Turkish side Trabzonspor after being shipped out by Ruben Amorim in the transfer window‚ was a notable absentee from the team announced by Cameroon on Monday.

City can go within two points of leaders Arsenal if they beat Fulham at Craven Cottage on Tuesday night but head there with Donnarumma on a disciplinary tightrope. The 26-year-old could become the first goalkeeper in Premier League history to receive a suspension for accumulating five yellow cards before the count is reset during the first week of January.

INTERVIEW BY MIKE KEEGAN: For Carol Speed there are no answers‚ only questions. Fourteen years have now passed since the football world awoke on a bright Sunday morning in late November to the devastatingly dark news that her son‚ Gary‚ had taken his own life. It made no sense then and it clearly makes no sense now.

Former Manchester United academy star Timothy Fosu-Mensah has revealed the 'strict rules' enforced by the Old Trafford hierarchy during his time at the club. The 27-year-old‚ now a free agent‚ joined Manchester United's academy from Ajax in 2014. Speaking to GiveMeSport‚ Fosu-Mensah described how the switch from the Amsterdam club brought significant challenges‚ not least adjusting to the stricter coaching standards in Manchester compared with those in the Netherlands.

EXCLUSIVE BY MIKE KEEGAN: In an email sent to the England Supporters Travel Club‚ sale dates for two pre-World Cup‚ March friendlies have been outlined. Fans have been told that windows to buy tickets for the first fixture will open on December 11‚ while the second international will go on sale on January 28. But in both matches‚ opponents for the yet-to-be-confirmed games have been listed as 'TBC'.

Football bosses could reportedly implement a major change to VAR rules ahead of the World Cup‚ with FIFA aiming to avoid key errors at next summer's tournament. FIFA have been pushing for VAR officials to be given the power to intervene in the event they believe a corner has been incorrectly awarded. Lawmakers‚ the International Football Association Board (IFAB)‚ have discussed the prospect among possible changes to VAR rules.

Brighton have been forced to apologise after a post from the club's academy on social media featured an image of a notorious Japanese soldier from World War Two. A post on X showed Japanese forward Kaoru Mitoma alongside a player from the club's academy‚ with the pair holding a football card that featured Hiroo Onoda. Onoda was a Japanese Imperial Army Officer who failed to surrender after World War Two ended‚ becoming the last to do so in 1974 following an intervention from his former commanding officer.

The Brazilian was forced to sit out of the clash at the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan Stadium after being sent off a week earlier for a dangerously high boot against Girona. Antony was however at the ground on Sunday to support his team-mates‚ who romped to a 2-0 win against their bitter rivals thanks to goals from former West Ham United midfielder Pablo Fornals and Sergi Altimira.

IAN LADYMAN: At Stamford Bridge on Sunday‚ Chelsea and Arsenal played out a compelling draw in the Premier League and it would appear Enzo Maresca is slowly building a team worthy of the club's competitive reputation in his second season. The Chelsea coach can perhaps give it a rest when it comes to complaints about foul play from the opponents‚ though. The way his players rolled around on the turf at the Bridge‚ it's hard to tell who is really hurt‚ who is a little bit hurt and who just needs to grow up a bit.

Noni Madueke was shown little love on his return to Chelsea in the Premier League after being given a bruising reception by his former team-mates at Stamford Bridge. Madueke spent two seasons at Chelsea after joining from PSV Eindhoven‚ scoring 20 goals and providing nine assists during his 92 appearances for the club. The winger had been a regular starter for the Blues and contributed to their Conference League success last season‚ while he featured for part of the Club World Cup campaign from the bench.

Alexander Isak admitted a weight had finally lifted after breaking his Premier League duck for Liverpool in a badly needed win at West Ham . Isak struck on the hour at the London Stadium‚ guiding Cody Gakpo 's pass into the bottom corner to set Arne Slot 's side on their way to a 2-0 victory that stopped a grim run of nine defeats in twelve matches. The £125million striker had been denied repeatedly by Alphonse Areola before he finally scored‚ ending a ten-game wait that summed up Liverpool's wider struggles during a damaging spell for their new manager.

Ajax were forced to abandon their league match against Groningen on Sunday night after fans let off an inferno of pyrotechnics in the stands of the Johan Cruyff Arena. The impromptu firework display began just five minutes into the Eredivisie clash and the explosions were such that both sets of players were stopped in their tracks. The game was immediately suspended as players were led back down the tunnel.

KIERAN GILL: Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca hailed his 10 men for preventing Arsenal from pulling even further away at the top of the Premier League - but slammed the inconsistent refereeing that has been befalling the Blues of late. Maresca conceded Moises Caicedo deserved his straight red card after 38 minutes for an reckless foul on Mikel Merino‚ but he was confused why referee Anthony Taylor did not then dismiss Piero Hincapie for elbowing Trevoh Chalobah‚ who was left with a noticeably swollen cheek.

KIERAN GILL AND ISAAN KHAN AT STAMFORD BRIDGE: Chelsea and Arsenal played out a feisty 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge on Sunday afternoon. The Blues had the better of the first half but their plans were thrown into chaos when Moises Caicedo was sent off for a reckless challenge on Mikel Merino. Trevoh Chalobah then put the hosts ahead as he nodded home Reece James' corner early in the second period.

CHELSEA 1-1 ARSENAL: If Arsenal win the title this season‚ they will remember the evening they survived a match against 10-man Chelsea at the onset of winter. Whatever they face between now and May‚ nothing is likely to challenge their fortitude as much as this raw encounter at Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea suffered a huge first half blow in their Premier League clash against Arsenal on Sunday as Moises Caicedo was sent off for a reckless challenge.

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Selhurst Park has been an unhappy hunting ground for Manchester United in recent years‚ and for half of this game it looked like being a familiar story in the autumn sunshine in South London.

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It's the sort of passion which might have earned him plaudits from some quarters but home fans weren't happy to see the full-back venting at the 19-year-old. Spurs were lacklustre‚ conceding twice in the opening six minutes to lose to their struggling London rivals‚ and were booed at the end.

MATT BARLOW AT TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR STADIUM: Thomas Frank hit back at those who booed goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario and claimed they were not 'true Tottenham fans' after losing at home to Fulham. Vicario's mistake led to a second goal conceded inside the first six minutes and he was a target for jeers and ironic cheers from some sections of the home crowd. 'When you're down 2-0 after six minutes‚ there is a mountain to climb‚' said Frank. 'The classic thing‚ when you're in a bad spell‚ everything seems to go against you as well. The first was a deflected shot‚ the second is a mistake from Vic.

MATT BARLOW AT TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR STADIUM: Of Tottenham's three damaging results in seven days this will go down as the worst for Thomas Frank. Another failure in front of home fans against a team they expect to be beating. More dropped points in the Premier League. Worse even than the four-goal debacle at Arsenal. Another backward step after grains of positivity in a five-goal defeat at Paris Saint-Germain‚ losing at home to Fulham‚ who had previously collected only one point on their travels this season.

Ruben Amorim believes the player is struggling under the pressure of playing for Manchester United and has detected an anxiety in him that isn't visible on the international stage. After a run of three straight wins‚ United drew the next two to Nottingham Forest and Spurs‚ and then lost to Everton's 10 men.

Many Tottenham fans viewed Saturday night's clash with Fulham as a must-win game after a poor spell of form but the urgency clearly hadn't been translated to goalkeeper Vicario.

JACK GAUGHAN AT ETIHAD STADIUM: Leeds United manager Daniel Farke wants laws changing to stop tactical timeouts and avoid 'fake' injuries to goalkeepers after their last-gasp defeat at Manchester City. City's Gianluigi Donnarumma was under instruction from Ruben Dias to fall down just before the hour mark as Leeds pressed for an equaliser. Pep Guardiola then gathered his players together for a team talk pitchside in scenes that have become more prevalent across the Premier League.

Pep Guardiola is no stranger to a suffocatingly intense post-match debrief and the Man City boss was locked in a passionate exchange with Erling Haaland after his side's late win. City rescued three points against Leeds at the Etihad with a late Phil Foden winner sparing their blushes after the hosts had squandered a two-goal lead. It was a rare outing that Haaland failed to find the back of the net and the Norwegian striker was clearly annoyed at full-time.

JACK GAUGHAN AT THE ETIHAD STADIUM: Struggling Leeds had remarkably fought back from 2-0 down at the interval to level and put themselves in sight of an unlikely and much-needed three points in the Premier League . That would have eased the pressure on their under-fire manager Daniel Farke but Foden‚ who had begun the afternoon by scoring inside the opening minute‚ had other ideas.

Follow Daily Mail Sport's live blog for the latest score‚ team news and updates as Manchester City welcome Leeds to the Etihad in the Premier League‚ with Jack Gaughan reporting from the ground.

Former Liverpool favourite Dietmar Hamann has claimed Arne Slot's time at Liverpool is coming to an end amid the reigning Premier League champions dismal run of form. Liverpool have suffered nine defeats from their last 12 matches‚ a remarkable decline having started the season with a run of seven straight wins. The slump has included three consecutive defeats by three goals having lost 3-0 away to Man City in the Premier League‚ before losing 3-0 to Nottingham Forest and 4-1 to PSV at Anfield.

After the November international break‚ the Premier League kicked back into life last weekend with goals and drama galore. The top flight now heads into a hectic run over the winter period where teams face 10 fixtures in seven weeks. Squad depth will be tested but one issue that always becomes pertinent at this time of the season is the threat of suspensions.

I set tongues wagging in this week's My Premier League Weekend column‚ in which I stated that Wayne Rooney does not make the top five current pundits on Match of the Day. The truth is‚ Rooney is struggling on the BBC 's flagship football programme. The beeb are so determined that their big appointment should work that they have been putting occasional extra training into Rooney but‚ despite the excellence of his weekly podcast‚ the former England captain continues to look nervous and inhibited on a Saturday night.

KIERAN GILL: Estevao Willian - and we will explain why we are repeatedly full-naming him momentarily - never wishes to forget where he came from. 'The ash heap‚' as it also says in Hannah's Prayer.

How bad have Manchester United been in the transfer market in the past half-decade? In short: pretty bad. Earlier this week‚ United's value for money on their transfers since January 2021 was revealed to be the worst of any elite club‚ as per the CIES Football Observatory . Their total negative balance in that time has been a whopping £422million. For that sort of money‚ you're expecting major‚ major trophies. Dig deeper and you see the intent behind their signings. Some have paid off‚ others not so much.

The Polish stopper‚ 35‚ also explains how he technically played 'for free' last season as he came out of retirement and was an unlikely hero in Barca's domestic treble. He is writing a remarkable last chapter in his career after leaving Juventus and retiring last year‚ claiming he had lost his 'heart' for the game.

RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: It would be wrong to try to estimate where the line falls between tragedy and sporting reasons for Liverpool's woes. But it is there‚ a factor that is difficult to talk about and impossible to weigh.

EXCLUSIVE BY CRAIG HOPE: City are said to be aware that both Liverpool and Manchester United will be interested in the star and there is a feeling that a player who will likely be an England regular for several years is too good to pass by.

The Man United and England legend‚ 40‚ went as far as to declare his hatred for the children's TV star during the most recent episode of his The Wayne Rooney Show.

Enzo Maresca today announced a surprise update on Cole Palmer‚ 23‚ who he had previously ruled out of facing Barcelona or Arsenal with a broken toe - coming after an absence with a chronic groin injury.

Wirtz‚ 22‚ only joined the Reds from Bayer Leverkusen in the summer for £116million‚ but despite the hefty expectations on his shoulders‚ he is yet to score or assist in the Premier League .

Shocking new footage has emerged of police attempting to keep the peace being punched in the face by travelling Young Boys fans as their team faced off with Aston Villa on Thursday night. Supporters of the Swiss side have been sanctioned five times since 2020‚ totalling £110‚000 in fines for five separate incidents of misbehaviour‚ including at fixtures against both Manchester United and Manchester City. But Thursday's Europa League clash marked a dark new high watermark for violence on English soil‚ as both police and players were targeted in ugly scenes.

Former Manchester United and Chelsea man Juan Sebastian Veron is at the centre of a scandal in Argentina brewing in the wake of the country's federation creating a new title in the middle of the current season. There are a total of eight trophies available for teams in the Argentinean top flight this season‚ with campaigns made up of two halves - the Apeture and Clausura (opening and closing) phases‚ which are both finished with a knockout stage. But debuting this season is a new honour for the 30 teams who contest the Argentina Liga Profesional that has come under some scrutiny.

Bukayo Saka is reportedly engaged to his long-term girlfriend Tolami Benson. The Arsenal superstar is said to have asked the love of his life to marry him on a romantic date in a fancy London hotel. Saka and Benson‚ a senior planning executive‚ are believed to have started dating back in 2020 and largely keep their relationship under wraps.

LEWIS STEELE AND DOMINIC KING: Make no bones about it‚ Liverpool are in a full-blown crisis. Nine defeats in 12. Ten goals conceded in three games. One goal scored in three games. £450million spent in the summer‚ just to be 13 points and 11 places worse off than this stage last season. Our Merseyside football men LEWIS STEELE and DOMINIC KING try to put their fingers on some of the major problems...

Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher believes Arne Slot has 'a week to save his job'‚ in a brutal takedown questioning the Dutchman's behaviour‚ which he claims allowed the side to operate like a 'small club'. The scathing assessment of the Dutch manager's position at his former club comes amid a woeful run of form that has seen the Reds lose nine of their last 12 fixtures. The most recent came at the hands of Eredivisie champions at Anfield‚ a 4-1 defeat in the Champions League just days after the Reds suffered the ignominy of a 3-0 home loss by Nottingham Forest .

IAN LADYMAN: The wind whipped hard outside Liverpool 's training ground today. Whether it's the type capable of blowing a man out of a door remains to be seen. Shortly before 3pm‚ a little early perhaps to get the whole thing out of the way‚ the man trying to walk through a storm ambled into a room with his hands in his pockets and sat down.

Scenes turned particularly ugly as yobs clashed with police‚ with some getting thrown out after fighting and launching damaged seats down to the front row. Goalscorer Malen was first struck on the head by a projectile as he celebrated in the corner after breaking the deadlock in the 27th minute. Cups and water bottles appeared to be the main weapon of choice.

SIMON JONES: The 20-year-old is a creative player with similarities to Barcelona's Pedri in terms of how he reads the game and finds pockets of space but is still a work in progress. The Spain U21 international is also on Real Madrid's radar which underlines the potential scouts see in him.

LEWIS STEELE: Arne Slot admitted he slept poorly after Liverpool's latest defeat‚ as he faced difficult questions from reporters just hours after the Reds' 4-1 humiliation at the hands of PSV. Liverpool suffered a heavy home loss to the Dutch champions on Wednesday night at Anfield‚ compounding a 3-0 defeat to Nottingham Forest earlier this week. The Premier League champions have now lost nine of their last 12 fixtures‚ with both defeats coming on home soil and intensifying pressure on the head coach.

The Gunners hosted the German champions on Wednesday night in the Champions League‚ with many dubbing the game as Europe's current two best sides going head-to-head on the biggest stage. It was Arsenal who came out on top‚ with Jurrien Timber‚ Noni Madueke and Gabriel Martinelli on the score sheet to mark a monumental night for the current Premier League and Champions League leaders. One player‚ though - who played 81 minutes of the match in midfield - has suggested that Mikel Arteta's side aren't in fact all that.

The 44-year-old shocked Arsenal fans when he left his boyhood club for Jose Mourinho 's Blues‚ who had just won their second consecutive Premier League title in the summer of 2006. It came after a contract dispute with the Gunners left Cole feeling 'underappreciate and undervalued' when the club pulled an offer worth some £55‚000 a week after the European Championships of 2004.

The Premier League champions have lost nine of their last 12 fixtures‚ with the last two defeats - 3-0 to Nottingham Forest and 4-1 to PSV Eindhoven‚ both at home - turning many fans against Arne Slot. Anfield was full of empty seats at full-time in defeat to the Dutch league leaders and boos were heard from those remaining. It continued the most bruising week of Slot's career as PSV fans‚ rivals of his old employers Feyenoord‚ mocked him from the away end.

OLIVER HOLT: When Arne Slot took over at Liverpool before the start of last season‚ he pressed pause on the period of transition that usually takes place at a club when a great manager like Jurgen Klopp leaves.

Vieira managed the south London side from July 2021 to March 2023‚ having led them to the FA Cup semi-finals at Wembley in 2022 and 12th-place in the Premier League. After he was replaced by predecessor Roy Hodgson and then current manager Oliver Glasner‚ Palace qualified for the Europa League by winning last season's FA Cup‚ but were demoted to the Conference League due to multi-club ownership issues. It seems‚ though‚ that Vieira still has a soft spot for Palace.

The former Man United captain‚ who famously once snapped at a journalist for failing to put his mobile on silent during a press conference‚ ironically interrupted this week's guest Ashley Cole.

Steven Gerrard gave his assessment of Liverpool's catastrophic form after watching the Reds lose 4-1 at home to PSV. He also singled out one Liverpool star for criticism. The club legend‚ 45‚ was on punditry duty for TNT Sports at Anfield and reflected on Liverpool's worst run of form since 1953‚ 72 years ago.

IAN LADYMAN AT THE EMIRATES: A statement performance from Arsenal yielded a statement win. Beating a meek and mild Tottenham in the north London derby is one thing‚ downing a hot and hungry Bayern Munich three days later quite another. Vincent Kompany's German champions arrived in London wearing a cloak of invincibility. Arsenal tore it from them and hung it from the ramparts of Fortress Emirates. Bayern‚ unbeaten all season‚ were given a lesson here. Arsenal were quicker‚ stronger and largely just better.

DOMINIC KING AT ANFIELD: Liverpool's season descended into crisis and midfielder Curtis Jones gave an extraordinary admission that the Champions are 'in the s***'. PSV Eindhoven beat Liverpool 4-1 at Anfield‚ extending their horrific run of form‚ Arne Slot insisted he wasn't worrying about his position. Liverpool's head coach is in dialogue with owners Fenway Sports Group and is committed to finding a solution to their problems.

Liverpool's catastrophic form went from bad to worse on Wednesday night as Arne Slot's side suffered a thumping 4-1 defeat at the hands on PSV Eindhoven on Wednesday night. Days after being rocked 3-0 by Nottingham Forest‚ the Reds recorded a ninth defeat from 12 games and a third loss in a row to pile pressure on Slot and slip to 12th place in the Champions League table. Daily Mail Sport's LEWIS STEELE was at Anfield on the night to assess the players' performances on what was another night to forget for Liverpool fans.

DOMINIC KING AT ANFIELD: Well‚ then: what have you got? It was the only question that needed answering from the team that once looked like conquering Europe but‚ lately‚ has cracked as easily as an autumn conker. Could Liverpool rouse themselves and remind everyone who they are? No. Quite the opposite‚ in fact. By the time PSV Eindhoven rammed in a third goal and left Arne Slot bent over in horror‚ the only thing you could conclude is this team‚ at present‚ has nothing left to give. What could have been a confidence-booster‚ a chance to plug a hole turned into a horror show. Liverpool‚ again‚ were humbled‚ swirling around a vortex‚ deeper and deeper into a crisis from which it is difficult to see where there will be an escape.

KIERAN GILL: It was in the Conference League where we last saw Mudryk on a football pitch - a year ago this week. It has been a long and frankly sad year. A year of waste. A year of silence. A hellish year according to those who know and feel for Mudryk.

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EXCLUSIVE - MIKE KEEGAN: FIFA could face legal action following their controversial decision to suspend Cristiano Ronaldo's ban and allow him to play in Portugal's first two World Cup games. In a brazen move that has triggered widespread criticism‚ the governing body has taken the extraordinary step of suspending the final two games of a three-match ban issued to the 40-year-old superstar after he was sent off for elbowing Ireland's Dara O'Shea in a qualifier earlier this month. Ronaldo‚ a guest of president Donald Trump in the White House last week‚ sat out Portugal's final World Cup qualifier - a 9-1 thrashing of Armenia - and is effectively now free to play for his country.

Jose Mourinho has labelled one of his favourite former players a 'fatty guy' after reuniting with the midfielder in Amsterdam on Tuesday night. The Benfica boss‚ 62‚ travelled to the Dutch capital to take on Ajax in the Champions League‚ triumphing 2-0 thanks to goals from Samuel Dahl and Leandro Barreiro. The victory‚ Benfica's first in the competition this season‚ was not all that brought a smile to Mourinho's face on the night‚ as the Portuguese manager linked up with an old friend moments before the game.

Manchester United's recruitment has been heavily criticised in the post-Sir Alex Ferguson era and their malaise in this department has been highlighted by the latest CIES Football Observatory post. In their latest findings‚ they have analysed their world's smartest clubs in the transfer market since January 2021. And it makes for grim reading for those associated with the Red Devils as they sit bottom of this list.

A little more than six months out from their vainglorious‚ overblown and increasingly ugly World Cup‚ FIFA have embarrassed themselves already. Allowing Cristiano Ronaldo to play in Portugal's opening game of the tournament is as nakedly self-serving as it gets.

Alejandro Garnacho was unexpectedly targeted by Shay Given on Tuesday evening for 'rubbing people the wrong way' amid his promising start at Chelsea. The former Manchester United academy made the move south in a £40million deal after the Argentina international endured an acrimonious falling out with head coach Ruben Amorim. Amorim is thought to have been frustrated at Garnacho hitting out at United's 's***' season after the Europa League final‚ with the Argentine in turn concerned about his repeated stints on the bench.

Estevao announced himself to Europe's top table in some style as Chelsea thumped Barcelona 3-0 in Champions League action on Tuesday evening‚ with pundits like Thierry Henry and his manager Enzo Maresca comparing him to footballing legends. After warming the bench for much of Chelsea's preceding Premier League meeting with Burnley‚ the 18-year-old was handed a start against the visiting Catalan giants‚ and quickly established himself as one of the Blues' major threats. After terrorising Barcelona on the right wing into the second-half‚ Estevao eventually found his breakthrough with a sumptuous goal that saw him bully past Barcelona defenders with the ball at his feet before releasing the ungettable strike into the high far corner of the net.

Furious clubs are considering further action with the WSL following Tuesday night's chaotic League Cup draw. The Subway League Cup quarter-final and semi-final draw was live-streamed on TikTok‚ hosted by influencer GK Barry and her footballer girlfriend Ella Rutherford‚ who plays for Portsmouth. In addition to several crude remarks and an insult directed at Tottenham Hotspur‚ the most pertinent moment came when a ball was mistakenly placed back into the bag‚ raising serious concerns about the legitimacy of the draw.

The Spanish press have been ruthless in their assessment of Barcelona's performance against Chelsea after Hansi Flick and Co endured a Champions League night to forget at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday evening. The hosts were at the visitors' throats from moments after kick-off‚ with Chelsea finding the back of the net in just the fourth minute‚ only to see their strike ruled out. The breakthrough came finally in the 27th minute via a shambolic Jules Kounde own goal‚ and following the dismissal of Ronaldo Araujo after the visiting star picked up a second yellow for a clumsy challenge on Marc Cucurella‚ Flick's side looked unable to lay a glove on Enzo Maresca's players.

ANALYSIS BY KIERAN GILL AT STAMFORD BRIDGE: An hour or so before kick-off‚ there was a fox on the loose inside Stamford Bridge‚ running in between the rows of seats in the East Stand. You did wonder whether Chelsea might need one of those in the box‚ given Enzo Maresca's starting line-up showed how he had zero strikers on the pitch. He had three on the bench in Liam Delap‚ Joao Pedro and Marc Guiu - four if we count the academy graduate Tyrique George - but none spearheading his attack.

Richards joins fellow pundits Jamie Carragher and Thierry Henry and presenter Kate Scott to cover Champions League matches for viewers in the United States when the competition is being played. Though also providing analysis‚ the show has regularly received plaudits for its laid-back approach to its coverage which sees those on-screen regularly trade banter and humorous insults. On this occasion‚ though‚ a more serious situation was teased as Carragher demanded to know why Richards had left the team group chat over a month ago.

Wayne Rooney hailed the Blues star as 'absolutely incredible' after Chelsea 's 3-0 Champions League demolition of Barcelona at Stamford Bridge. The former England captain singled out the left-back for special praise after he locked down teenage sensation Lamine Yamal and helped drive a statement victory. The Blues beat the LaLiga champions thanks to a Jules Kounde own goal and second-half strikes from Estevao and Liam Delap.

Chelsea star Estevao produced a stunning solo goal as the Brazilian teenager outshined Barcelona's Lamine Yamal in the battle of the wonderkids at Stamford Bridge. Estevao and Yamal had been the focus of the build-up to the Champions League tie‚ with the pair emerging as two of the most talked about rising stars in world football. While Yamal has enjoyed the spotlight since breaking into the Barcelona team aged 15‚ Estevao has made an impressive start to life at Chelsea following his summer move from Palmeiras.

OLIVER HOLT AT STAMFORD BRIDGE: No one ever forgets where they were the first time they saw Lionel Messi play live. In my case‚ it was here in west London on a Wednesday night in February 2006. Messi was still only 18 that night when he came out in the colours of Barcelona . He had long hair‚ magic feet and an unmistakable aura of greatness.

A Premier League star showed off a fresh new look as he posted an injury update to social media on Tuesday. The midfielder has been absent for most of the season with a series of troubling injuries‚ recording a mere four minutes of action in the Premier League so far.

Follow Daily Mail Sport's live blog for the latest score‚ team news and updates as Barcelona take on Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in the Champions League ‚ plus action from the other games‚ including Marseille vs Newcastle and Manchester City vs Bayer Leverkusen - with Oliver Holt‚ Craig Hope‚ Kieran Gill and Jack Gaughan reporting from the grounds.

RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: It was around 8pm last Friday night when a tainted hero took the microphone in the function room of a Manchester hotel and resumed the complicated business of being Ryan Giggs in 2025.

Cristiano Ronaldo is free to play in Portugal's World Cup opener next summer after being banned for just one match following a special ruling by FIFA. Ronaldo‚ 40‚ was dismissed for a violent elbow on Dara O'Shea on the hour mark of his side's shock 2-0 defeat in Dublin earlier this month. The Portugal star had been facing a potential three-match ban for violent conduct‚ which would have ruled him out of the start of the World Cup.

Parry was sat in the gantry of the Nou Camp with Neville to watch Roberto Di Matteo's Chelsea face a Barcelona side at the peak of their powers and widely regarded as one of the best teams of all time. Chelsea had gone into the semi-final against Pep Guardiola's men with a 1-0 lead from the first leg at Stamford Bridge‚ but found themselves 2-0 down after 43 minutes - a misery compounded by John Terry's red card between the two goals.

AADAM PATEL: On the night in Paris when Ousmane Dembele was crowned the winner of the Ballon d'Or‚ the father of Lamine Yamal said that his son missing out on the award was 'the biggest moral damage done to a human being'. Yamal‚ 18‚ came second in the voting to Dembele‚ who won the Champions League with PSG but Mounir Nasraoui was adamant‚ insisting that 'something strange had happened' and that Yamal was the 'best player in the world‚ by far.'

Former Arsenal and Manchester City midfielder Jill Roord has opened up about her relationship with hockey player Pien Sanders‚ with the duo coming under-fire as a result of a recent photoshoot declaring their love. The Dutchwomen have been together for nine months but have garnered criticism for how their relationship originally started - with both being in separate couples when they first met. Roord‚ 28‚ was in a two-year relationship with Spain international Jana Fernandez‚ while Sanders‚ 27‚ was in a 10-year relationship with her then-boyfriend Thijs van Dam - also a hockey player.

Man United legends Nicky Butt and Paul Scholes have opened up on their struggles to get tickets for matches at Old Trafford. The pair were part of United's iconic Class of 92 and both enjoyed huge success for their boyhood club. Scholes played 718 times for the Red Devils and won 25 trophies - including 11 Premier League titles - while Butt featured on 387 occasions and lifted 15 honours before moving to Newcastle in 2004.

Videos have emerged showing Newcastle United supporters seeking refuge in a bar in Marseille‚ with separate footage appearing to show clashes between groups of fans on the streets on Monday night. The incidents come ahead of Newcastle's Champions League clash at the French side this evening‚ with travelling supporters already facing stringent safety warnings. Newcastle fans have been advised 'not to wear anything that will identify themselves as supporters or congregate in large groups on the evening of Monday 24th November or all day on and Tuesday 25th November'.

Real Madrid's sulphurous civil war over the appointment of new head coach Xabi Alonso continues to roll on‚ with the list of players who have taken against the former Bayer Leverkusen boss only growing. As per reports in Spain‚ high-profile members of the squad are split into camps of who supports the former Liverpool and Los Blancos star‚ and who would prefer to see him leave the Bernabeu. Despite sitting at the top of LaLiga - one point ahead of Barcelona - the Spanish giants recorded their third match without a win as they drew 2-2 against Elche on Sunday evening.

CHRIS WHEELER AT OLD TRAFFORD: Joshua Zirkzee has been hankering for a first start of the season to stake his claim for a place in the United team. The Dutch forward Zirkzee got his chance and it's fair to say he blew it.

Jamie Carragher has placed the majority of the blame for Manchester United's limp defeat against Everton at the feet of Ruben Amorim‚ rather than his under-performing players‚ as the Liverpool icon pointed out the inherent negativity in his game plan at Old Trafford. The hosts appeared to have been handed a boost from out of nowhere early on in the first-half when the Toffees went down to 10 men due a straight red card handed to Idrissa Gueye for fighting his own team-mate Michael Keane. But where Man United could have overwhelmed the visitors for the lion's share of the match‚ it was Everton who sneaked the opening goal‚ via a impressive mid-range strike from summer recruit Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.

United lost on Monday night despite the visitors being reduced to ten men after Idrissa Gueye slapped team-mate Michael Keane inside 13 minutes. Frustration poured out from Neville as United chased an equaliser with a man advantage‚ criticising Shaw's role in Ruben Amorim 's back three. 'I'm not saying it's easy playing against ten men‚ you have to play with some urgency‚ you have to put as many players as possible forward‚ into forward areas‚' Neville said on Sky Sports.

CHRIS WHEELER AT OLD TRAFFORD: There isn't much that should shock us in football anymore‚ but the sight of two teammates at each others' throats certainly takes some beating. So it was that Idrissa Gueye and Michael Keane channelled their inner Lee Bowyer and Kieron Dyer - or David Batty and Graeme Le Saux for fans' of an older persuasion - at Old Trafford last night. What made it all the more ridiculous was that Everton had got off a solid start‚ and the astonishing incident in the 13th minute came after Manchester United's first foray into the danger zone.

Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk offered a brutally honest assessment of the team after Nottingham Forest condemned Slot's side to a sixth defeat in seven matches‚ admitting they were a 'mess'. But Carragher believes it should not just be up to Van Dijk to front up after a disappointing result and referenced Salah voluntarily stopping to speak to the press in November 2024‚ when he revealed he was 'more out than in' amid the saga over his new contract.

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The superstar duo revealed in August that they were engaged after more than nine years together. Ronaldo‚ 40‚ recently opened up on his 'not very romantic' and improvised proposal‚ albeit complete with a £1.5million ring.

The former Manchester United forward‚ who was appointed Feyenoord head coach in February‚ was forced to play down crisis talk after his side slipped to a third consecutive defeat on Sunday.

Liverpool are in desperate trouble but it would be an awful lot worse if they were to get rid of Arne Slot. The notion is absurd. Eager Manchester United supporters - desperate to make the most of a rare venture above their rivals in the Premier League table - are asking why more isn't being made of Slot's difficulties so far this season. The answer lies in the fact he won a Premier League title last season. United haven't been close to winning once since 2013. Maybe if United hadn't hired and fired so many managers since the days of Sir Alex Ferguson‚ they may be in better shape.

As Eberechi Eze peeled away towards the corner flag‚ with the first north London derby hat-trick in nearly 50 years complete and a match ball on its way‚ Mikel Merino afforded himself the slightest of punches to the sky. The cameras all pointed to boyhood Arsenal fan Eze‚ about whom the headlines were already being written‚ but it was once again a centre forward standing more than 30 yards from goal who made it all possible.

NATHAN SALT: When it comes to Manchester United's academy‚ Ruben Amorim often talks a good game. Away at Tottenham Hotspur before the international break‚ having drafted in 18-year-old Jack Fletcher‚ Amorim spoke about United showing that 'our academy is our future'. Amorim made five substitutions that day. Fletcher was not one of them. Back in March‚ when he turned to Ayden Heaven and Chido Obi for an FA Cup tie against Fulham‚ Amorim again spoke of the academy's importance and the understanding of tradition.

Gary Neville has argued that Arne Slot must make a major formation change - including dropping several big-name players - to rescue Liverpool's season. The champions' title defence is in disarray after a 3-0 defeat by Nottingham Forest at the weekend confirmed their sixth loss in seven Premier League matches. They now sit 11th‚ 11 points behind leaders Arsenal. The Reds have conceded 20 goals in their opening 12 league games and kept only three clean sheets. Neville has urged Slot to abandon his preferred 4-3-2-1 and switch to a 4-4-2 to strengthen Liverpool's defensive structure.