Manchester United's Axel Tuanzebe, Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial, Chelsea's Reece James, West Bromwich Albion's Romaine Sawyers and Southampton's Alex Jankewitz have all been victims of online abuse
Rafael Leao scored the fastest goal in Serie A history, hitting the target after six seconds,
The West Bromwich Albion striker was dismissed for elbowing Matthew Lowton after scoring the decisive goal in Albion's 1-0 victory.
Ronaldo answered his critics five minutes after halftime with a superb finish
Ajax wary of attacking Napoli.
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday.
Leaders Manchester City were held to a 0-0 draw at Crystal Palace
Chelsea have topped the spending list with Manchester United not far behind, but West Ham United's business epitomises the TV riches which give all Premier League clubs spending power that only the elite teams in Spain or Germany can dream of.
Several Chelsea players have not returned for pre-season training after testing positive for COVID-19, according to reports in British media.
Brighton's Potter urges players to get vaccinated after family member's COVID death.
IMAGES from EPL matches played on Sunday.
Images from Saturday's Premier League matches.
The Gunners' only league defeat of the campaign was in September away to one of England's traditional top-six clubs, Manchester United, drawing criticism that their strong start to the season was based on wins against lesser opposition.
Liverpool moved to 76 points from 32 games with title rivals Manchester City on 74 points from one game fewer, with Pep Guardiola's side hosting Brighton and Hove Albion at the Etihad on Wednesday.
Should Manchester United win their next two games, the gap will be cut to four points and while only a collapse of astonishing proportions would deny Manchester City the title.
A round-up of Sunday's action in the Premier League.
IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday.
Chelsea kept alive their remote Premier League title chances with a 2-0 win over London rivals Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday, set on their way by an exquisite strike from Hakim Ziyech which was quickly followed up by a Thiago Silva header.
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Sunday night
German international Ilkay Gundogan scored twice and was at the heart of City's hugely impressive display as Pep Guardiola's side delivered the kind of football that took them to title wins in 2018 and 2019.
A statement from Premier League club on Friday evening read: "Manchester United is delighted to confirm that the club has reached agreement with Juventus for the transfer of Cristiano Ronaldo, subject to agreement of personal terms, visa and medical."
Manchester City moved 17 points clear of the pack with a 3-0 win at Fulham on Saturday
Woeful defending led to two Brighton goals in two first-half minutes as 34-year-old Glenn Murray and Shane Duffy outsmarted United's 117 million pound ($149.21 million) back four to demonstrate why manager Jose Mourinho had sought to upgrade it.
Images from Sunday's English Premier League matches.
The league has ruled out a 'pause' to the season to allow clubs to recover their squads, although the surging Omicron variant has put paid to half of the weekend's fixtures including Manchester United's home game with Brighton & Hove Albion.
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United's front three of Rashford, Martial and Daniel James showed electric pace on counter-attacks but Solskjaer reserved special praise for 19-year-old left back Brandon Williams, who was impressive in his first league start.
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday.
Images from Saturday's Premier League action.
The abuse occurred after City's Champions League semi-final victory over Paris St Germain on Tuesday.
Fulham's home game against Brighton & Hove Albion on Wednesday has also been pushed behind closed doors, while West Ham United too will host Crystal Palace without spectators on the same day.
"The best team won, we struggled from the beginning and we couldn't deal with their long balls. Usually, you press the ball to win it, but this was different. They defended so deep and so well," City coach Pep Guardiola told the BBC.
A summary of Sunday's action in the Premier League.
Images from Sunday's action in the Premier League.
Images from Saturday's action in the English Premier League.
English champions and runners-up since the league restarted in the 1946-47 season after World War Two:
City were due to open their season against Aston Villa and United against Burnley but those games will be moved.
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday.
Brentford will go into the playoffs along with Fulham and Cardiff City but in a huge swing in fortunes, Nottingham Forest missed out on goal difference with Swansea City grabbing the last slot in astonishing fashion.
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