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.
IMAGES from the Europa League matches played on Thursday.
Koopmeiners leads Atalanta past Milan into Coppa semis
Images from Premier League matches played on Wednesday.
A summary of Saturday's action in the FA Cup.
Manchester City emerged from a trough of despair to beat Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 and move to within three points of the Premier League title at Wembley on Saturday.
The German apologised for his conduct after the game and said that he should have dealt with the situation differently.
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday night.
An own goal and a Sadio Mane strike earned Liverpool a 2-0 victory in their Champions League semi-final first-leg against Villarreal on Wednesday, putting Juergen Klopp's side on course for their third European Cup final in five seasons.
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Manchester City needed a second-half penalty from striker Erling Haaland to break the resistance of a dogged Crystal Palace.
This is the first time a player other than Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo has topped the list in eight years.
Haaland now has an astonishing 42 goals for City since joining from Borussia Dortmund last June.
Real Madrid through to next round, win 6-2 on aggregate, Liverpool ousted
Liverpool survived a first-half scare to reach the Champions League final with a 3-2 win at Villarreal on Tuesday that secured a 5-2 aggregate victory after the night had threatened to turn sour for Juergen Klopp's side.
Images from Saturday's English Premier League matches.
Liverpool's new striker Darwin Nunez scored a late goal on his debut as they drew first blood in this season's rivalry with Manchester City after a 3-1 win in Saturday's Community Shield.
Seven times reigning winner Lionel Messi was not nominated for this year's Ballon d'Or for the first time since 2005 and nor was his Paris Saint-Germain team mate Neymar.
City completed the treble of Champions League, Premier League and FA Cup titles, matching Manchester United's feat in 1999 and drawing comparisons with Guardiola's 2008-09 Barcelona team.
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Sunday
Real Madrid produced a stunning comeback from two goals down to earn a devastating 5-2 victory at Liverpool
A round-up of Tuesday's action in the UEFA Champions League.
Real Madrid's Karim Benzema, who won the 2022 Ballon d'Or award, is also in the shortlist.
Manchester United produced an utterly unexpected 2-1 victory over old rivals Liverpool in the Premier League at Old Trafford on Monday to turn fan protests against the club's owners into a rare night of celebration.
Liverpool stayed in the hunt for a top-four Premier League finish with a 1-0 win at Wolverhampton Wanderers
Following Manchester United's 7-0 drubbing at the hands of Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday, manager Ten Hag among former players came down heavily on their 'embarrassing' performance.
Salah hailed the impact of club captain Jordan Henderson and said he would pick the midfielder as the best player in the league this season.
Diogo Jota's doubled earned Juergen Klopp's side a 2-0 victory over Leicester City
Manchester City were confirmed as English Premier League champions for the fifth time in six seasons on Saturday without even having to kick a ball.
Images from the UEFA Champions League group matches played on Wednesday night.
Bayern will pay a fee in the region of 35 million pounds ($42.71 million) for the signature of Mane
IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Tuesday.
Diogo Jota and Mohamed Salah were on target as Liverpool edged Premier League strugglers Nottingham Forest 3-2.
IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Sunday.
Luton pulled one back on the half-hour mark when Chelsea keeper Kepa Arrizabalaga failed to keep out Jordan Clark's low effort which squeezed between his hand and leg into the net.
Erling Haaland set another scoring record as Manchester City beat Bayern Munich
A summary of Sunday's action in the Premier League.
Manchester United got their pre-season off to a flying start with a 4-0 rout of rivals Liverpool in Thailand on Tuesday, giving new manager Erik ten Hag a big boost in his first match in charge.
Images from Saturday's action in the Premier League.
Son Heung-min's touch of class for the winner once again showed why he has been Asian Footballer of the Year seven times and why, with him in their ranks, South Korea will never admit defeat.
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