'I can't comment on speculation. I don't bet and I don't do the lottery - it's not my way'
Raheem Sterling scored a hat-trick as champions Manchester City made a convincing start to their title defence with a 5-0 win over West Ham United.
IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Sunday.
Manchester City and Everton players took to the field wearing Ukrainian flags before their Premier League game on Saturday while there were anti-war messages at stadiums elsewhere following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
A round-up of Saturday's matches in the English Premier League.
IMAGES from Saturday's English Premier League matches.
Images from English Premier League matches played on Sunday.
Former England captain Michael Vaughan is doubtful if pacer Jofra Archer will take any further part in the ongoing three-match Test series against West Indies after he was dropped for "selfishly" breaching the bio-secure bubble.
A round-up of Wednesday's action in the UEFA Champions League.
Runaway Premier League leaders Manchester City beat champions Chelsea 1-0 at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday to extend their lead to 18 points and leave the London side further adrift from the Champions League qualification spots.
The New South Wales Police on Wednesday arrested four men including Marino Sotiropoulos -- Stuart MacGill's girlfriend Maria O'Meagher.
Solskjaer said he showed faith in his young strikers after allowing Romelu Lukaku to join Inter Milan in August.
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Wednesday night.
Images from the EPL matches played on Saturday
The match lived up to its billing right from the start
A preview of the line-up action in the English Premier League from October 20-22.
Romelu Lukaku scored for Chelsea in a 5-1 FA Cup third-round victory
Ronaldo back for Man Utd but injured Shaw faces weeks out
Newcastle grabbed a point to leave City manager Pep Guardiola frustrated.
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Images from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday.
Pace legend Michael Holding questioned the England and Wales Cricket Board's bio-secure protocol to tackle the COVID-19 threat after England pacer Jofra Archer breached it ahead of the ongoing second Test against the West Indies in Manchester.
Chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen's knack for complex strategy has helped steer him into the upper echelons of an unlikely competition -- fantasy football. The Norwegian stands third on the Premier League's official fantasy football competition (FPL), only being knocked off top spot on Monday after Crystal Palace's 1-1 draw against Brighton and Hove Albion.
The victory puts the pressure back on title rivals Liverpool who are at Cardiff City on Sunday and trail by a point with each side having played 34 games.
'It wasn't easy, but I called him last night (Sunday) and we had a difficult and tough conversation. I feel bad as he's a player who has always been at the top level and has a future with the national team.'
A Sergio Aguero hat-trick helped Manchester City get back to winning ways in the Premier League with a 3-1 victory over Newcastle United, as they stayed 12 points ahead of Manchester United who had to dig deep to secure a 1-0 win at Burnley.
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Top-class goals from Bernardo Silva and Sergio Aguero took Manchester City back to the top of the Premier League in a 2-0 win over Fulham at Craven Cottage on Saturday.
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IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday.
Images from the EPL matches played on Sunday
Pep Guardiola's insatiable team were already thinking beyond the magnificent 2018-19 campaign and contemplating a third straight English title win next season with the Spaniard having said they will get even better.
Romelu Lukaku extended his impressive FA Cup scoring record by netting twice in Manchester United's 2-0 win at Huddersfield Town to earn Jose Mourinho's side a quarter-final tie at home to Brighton & Hove Albion.
Newcastle thump Preston in tense match to romp back to the top-tier
Harry Kane's 101st Premier League goal was the difference as Tottenham Hotspur earned a 1-0 win over Arsenal, to continue their fine recent form in north London derbies in front of a Premier League record crowd at Wembley on Saturday.
The ECB did not specify the nature of the breach but said the West Indies team were satisfied with the measures taken.
Such is the level of consistency of Manchester City (nine straight wins) and Liverpool (five straight victories), that it can be easy to lose sight of just how good this title race is.
'Now we have to look to the next game, which is important for us, in the FA Cup'
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