Luis Diaz spared Liverpool a rare Anfield defeat, but a 1-1 draw with Tottenham on Saturday represents a major blow to the Reds title ambitions.

Son Heung-min left the famous old stadium shaken early in the second half when he tucked in from close range to give Antonio Conte s visitors a shock lead.

That was his 20th league goal of the season, and Liverpool knew anything other than a win would put City within sight of the Premier League trophy.

Liverpool have an unprecedented quadruple in their sights, and Diaz s deflected strike for an equaliser in the 74th minute just about kept the dream alive, but hopes might be fading. They go top for now, level on points with a City side who have a game in hand, against Newcastle United on Sunday.

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Gareth Southgate has revealed in-form Arsenal defender Ben White does not want to be selected by England at the moment.

The 26-year-old has starred for the Premier League leaders this season but has not featured in the national team squad since the 2022 World Cup.

White returned early from Qatar for what the Football Association called “personal reasons” and reports later emerged of an alleged bust-up with England assistant Steve Holland.

Southgate denied any such fall-out on Thursday, when he had hoped to include the defender in his squad for March’s Euro 2024 warm-up friendlies against Brazil and Belgium.

“Look, it’s absolutely the question you should ask because clearly on form I can’t sit here and say he doesn’t deserve to be in,” the …

Crashing out of the Champions League last month and coming under a huge amount of scrutiny this season, Manchester United find themselves in the midst of another public struggle.

However, with it confirmed last month that British billionaire has completed a 25% takeover at Old Trafford, the Red Devils are expected to have some cash to spend over the final days of January’s transfer window.

Although there might be continued speculation that the likes of Anthony Martial could be heading for a late from the red half of Manchester, has drawn up his wishlist.

In what could be a hectic end to the January transfer window at Old Trafford, we have taken a look at some of the European superstars that have been linked with a late move to Manchester.

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Looking to claim a Europa League first-leg advantage on Thursday night, Benfica will welcome Toulouse to the Estadio da Luz.

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Starting with the hosts, while Benfica might have been disappointed last weekend as they eventually had to settle for a 2-2 stalemate away at Guimaraes, the Portuguese giants are enjoying another extended flurry. Making domestic history last season as they got their hands on a first domestic crown since 2019, the Eagles have lost just one of their previous 18 straight appearances across all competitions. With that eye-catching purple patch stemming all the way back to before November’s international break, Roger Schmidt’s men have also continued to shine with their performances on home soil. Last seen…

Christian Eriksen revealed Erik ten Hag s brand of football was a major factor behind his desire to join Manchester United, as he targets World Cup duty with Denmark.

Eriksen arrived at United on a three-year deal this month, having impressed during a short-term spell at Brentford as he made his comeback from suffering a cardiac arrest at the European Championship in June of last year.

Several sides expressed an interest in the midfielder – including his old club Tottenham – but Eriksen decided to link up with another former Ajax favourite in new United boss Ten Hag.

United have impressed in pre-season as Ten Hag bids to implement a more proactive style of play at Old Trafford, and the playmaker is relishing the prospect of turning out for the Dutchman s…

Yann Sommer has joined Bayern Munich from fellow Bundesliga side Borussia Monchengladbach.

Sommer, a Switzerland international, has regularly been one of the best-performing goalkeepers in Germany during his time at Gladbach.

The 34-year-old, whose contract was due to expire at the end of the season, has joined Bayern on a two-and-a-half-year deal for a fee reported to be in the region of €8million.

Bayern wanted to add to their goalkeeper options after Manuel Neuer was ruled out for the rest of the season having broken his leg while skiing in December.

The possibility of recalling Alexander Nubel from his loan at Monaco had been explored, though Sommer always seemed to be the priority target.

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Boss Dean Smith is prepared to rely on Jonny Evans again in Leicester’s desperate last-gasp survival bid.

The defender made his first Premier League start in seven months in Monday’s 3-0 defeat to Liverpool following an injury-hit season.

He could start in Monday’s trip to Newcastle, which Leicester will need to win to survive after Everton drew with Wolves and if Nottingham Forest avoid defeat against Arsenal on Saturday.

Evans was preferred ahead of £15million January signing Harry Souttar and Smith is ready to turn to the former Manchester United man again.

“He is a really big influence and he did alright the other night. There was no gamble from us putting him in,” he said.

“He’d had four weeks training and some 11 v 11 minutes …

UEFA has outlined specific criteria in regards to human rights measures for the first time in its requirements for hosting Euro 2024.

In March, European football s governing body confirmed that Germany and Turkey will fight it out for the right to host the competition as they were the only nations to formally announce an interest in hosting the tournament.

The two bidding nations have been provided with UEFA s requirements for meeting its criteria for staging the event ahead of the countries putting together their dossiers.

Included are specific references on human rights, which will be included in all requirements for UEFA s national and club competitions going forward, while compliance and anti-corruption measures must also be met.

A UEFA statement read…

Rio Ferdinand believes England manager Gareth Southgate came up short with his substitutions in the 2-1 World Cup quarter-final defeat to France.

Harry Kane missed a late penalty as England tumbled out of the tournament in Qatar, with goals from Aurelien Tchouameni and Olivier Giroud sending France through to a semi-final against Morocco on Wednesday.

With England chasing Saturday s game late on, Southgate decided to bring on Mason Mount and Raheem Sterling for Jordan Henderson and Bukayo Saka with just over 10 minutes to play.

He then took off Phil Foden for Marcus Rashford in the 85th minute, while Jack Grealish came on deep into stoppage time as England desperately tried to get back in the contest.

Those attempts ultimately ended up fruitless as Englan…

French Football Federation president Noel Le Graet has been accused of misconduct by player agent Sonia Souid, who has joined mounting calls for him to stand down.

Souid claimed Le Graet s conduct towards her indicated he considered her as two breasts and an ass , but she doubts he will give up office.

France s sports minister, Amelie Oudea-Castera, has called for new leadership at the FFF, and French Amateur Football Association (AFFA) president Eric Thomas also says the time has come for Le Graet to go.

Souid s allegations against Le Graet concern a period from 2013 to 2017, when she claims the now 81-year-old took advantage of his power.

She told French broadcaster RMC of agreeing to meet with Le Graet at his home on one occasion.

During this …