Images from Saturday's action in the Premier League.
Liverpool's hopes of opening up a menacing five-point lead at the top of the Premier League were scuppered in unlikely fashion as struggling West Bromwich Albion snatched a 1-1 draw at Anfield
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday
IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Sunday.
Raphinha excited to follow in footsteps of Brazilian greats at Barcelona
IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday
The West Bromwich Albion striker was dismissed for elbowing Matthew Lowton after scoring the decisive goal in Albion's 1-0 victory.
Romelu Lukaku scored for Chelsea in a 5-1 FA Cup third-round victory
IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Sunday.
A summary of Saturday's action in the Premier League.
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Wednesday night.
Rafael Leao scored the fastest goal in Serie A history, hitting the target after six seconds,
IMAGES from English Premier League matches played on Sunday.
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
IMAGES from the EPL matches played on Saturday
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday.
Ronaldo answered his critics five minutes after halftime with a superb finish
IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday.
Several Chelsea players have not returned for pre-season training after testing positive for COVID-19, according to reports in British media.
Leaders Manchester City were held to a 0-0 draw at Crystal Palace
Brighton's Potter urges players to get vaccinated after family member's COVID death.
Ajax wary of attacking Napoli.
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.
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.
Images from Saturday's Premier League matches.
IMAGES from EPL matches played on Sunday.
A round-up of Sunday's action in the Premier League.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Manchester City moved 17 points clear of the pack with a 3-0 win at Fulham on Saturday
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."
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Sunday night
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.
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.