He didn't go on to say: Look, why the hell would anybody switch clubs right now? There's a pandemic on, which means quarantine regulations of one kind or another almost everywhere, and chances are you'll pitch up at a club only to find the training ground closed, or the league paused, or half your new teammates are in isolation for two weeks. And moving house will be a nightmare. Wait for spring. Wait for the coming of the sun. Wait. But we can read between the lines. It's an indictment of where United are as a team right now - without a trophy for their fifth successive season - that they are so under-represented in the England set-up. After a brilliant start to the 2021-22 season they have conceded 13 goals in their last nine games across the Premier League and Champions League and, should Arsenal beat them in Saturday’s headline fixture, they will drop out of the top four. He is far from finished in his development. He is super young. He has all the potential to be a big and important player for Chelsea and he is on his way. Lautaro Martinez is Inter's top domestic scorer this season with 11 strikes and the Argentine is the favourite to break the deadlock at 4/1 (5.00). The manager might wonder whether Mount or Grealish could have made way for, say, Jude Bellingham. He should not be too concerned. It was a busy few minutes at Stockley Park as Stuart Armstong survived a VAR review for a high lunge on Laporte that was only deemed worthy of a yellow card. We are not going to dwell on how well we played today, that we have won and that we have competed and been better against Bayern, Emery told reporters. But celebrations were muted as there was a lengthy delay as Moloney requited treatment and oxygen after the clash, before being stretchered off to be replaced by Rhiannon Stewart. However, player accounts are often run by management companies and generic, soulless posts and messages have become more frequent as a result, leaving Crouch concerned that their target audience is being misled. England's failure to carve out many clear-cut chances was a testament to his belligerent performance. The only top-flight match to be called off this week has been Manchester United's trip to Brentford, which was scheduled for Tuesday night. Former Newcastle owner Mike Ashley has also been considering a bid following his £305m sale of the Magpies last October. As captain, I'm one of those who doesn't like to give or receive the guard of honour, the club will decide and we will do whatever is necessary. Brighton 1-1 Newcastle - Match report and highlightsHow the teams lined up | Match statsI think [the next manager] will inherit a team who off the ball was prepared and capable of going and pressing a brilliant Brighton team, with a fantastic footballing 'keeper, high up the pitch, he said, truthfully. Substitute Jensen and Braithwaite both struck the woodwork , while Joachim Andersen, another substitute, fired another effort narrowly wide before the floodgates opened in the final few minutes. Patrice Evra has claimed some of his team-mates in England did not want gay players at their club for religious reasons. Pressed on the growing number of calls for the season to be postponed amid the rise in Covid-19 cases across England, Tuchel replied: I will not get involved in this sport politics. We are all worried about Covid, it is close to us, we had four positives. It's important we build on it and that's the overriding thing for me. Livingston manager David Martindale: I've just watched it back. The Spain international was left out of Liverpool's squad as a Fabinho double and goals from Kaide Gordon and Roberto Firmino sealed a 4-1 victory over Shrewsbury in the third round at Anfield.

	Team	Events	Wins	Draws	Losses	Goal difference	Points
1	Manchester City	22	18	2	2	41	56
2	Chelsea	22	12	7	3	28	43
3	Liverpool	20	12	6	2	34	42
4	West Ham United	21	11	4	6	12	37
5	Arsenal	20	11	2	7	8	35
6	Tottenham Hotspur	18	10	3	5	3	33
7	Manchester United	19	9	4	6	3	31
8	Wolverhampton Wanderers	20	9	4	7	2	31
9	Brighton & Hove Albion	20	6	10	4	0	28
10	Leicester City	18	7	4	7	-2	25
11	Crystal Palace	21	5	9	7	-1	24
12	Southampton	21	5	9	7	-8	24
13	Brentford	20	6	5	9	-6	23
14	Aston Villa	19	7	1	11	-5	22
15	Everton	19	5	4	10	-10	19
16	Leeds United	19	4	7	8	-16	19
17	Watford	19	4	2	13	-14	14
18	Norwich City	21	3	4	14	-35	13
19	Newcastle United	20	1	9	10	-23	12
20	Burnley	17	1	8	8	-11	11