Liverpool striker Mohamed Salah has tested positive for the coronavirus on the eve of Egypt's Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Togo, the Egyptian Football Association said on Friday.
An early penalty by Alexis Mac Allister and a Darwin Nunez brace helped Liverpool to thrash Sparta Prague 5-1.
Third-placed Aston Villa are the surprise package of the season and Unai Emery's side face relegation-threatened Burnley while fifth-placed Spurs host a resurgent Bournemouth who have 19 points from their last seven games.
Brazilian Casemiro struck late to send Manchester United into the FA Cup quarter-finals with a 1-0 victory over Nottingham Forest as teenagers Jayden Danns and Lewis Koumas inspired Liverpool to a 3-0 win over Southampton on Wednesday.
Liverpool lost 2-1 at Brighton & Hove Albion in the fourth round on Sunday
Manchester City won an unprecedented fourth straight English top flight title with a 3-1 win over West Ham United.
Cody Gakpo scored his first goal for the club as they halted a dismal run
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.
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.
Liverpool moved back to the top of the Premier League with a 2-0 victory at struggling Burnley
Bukayo Saka scored either side of halftime as Arsenal crushed second-bottom Burnley 5-0.
Manchester City beat League Cup holders Liverpool 3-2 in a cracking game on Thursday, taking the lead three times before holding on to reach the quarter-finals.
Emma Hayes, who led Chelsea to the 2021 Champions League final, is joined on The Best FIFA Women's Coach shortlist by England manager Sarina Wiegman and Canada coach Beverly Priestman.
A summary of Sunday's action in the Premier League.
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.
Mohamed Salah's 100th Premier League goal helped Liverpool cruise to a 3-0 victory at 10-man Leeds United on Sunday in a match that was marred by a nasty injury to teenager Harvey Elliott.
Summary of the Europa League semi-final matches played on Thursday.
A summary of Saturday's action in the FA Cup.
Arsenal play away to City on Wednesday hoping to regain their grip on the title race after securing draws in their last three games.
Jose Mourinho's side top Group G with a maximum nine points, three clear of second-placed Slavia.
English Premier League leaders Manchester City and Chelsea slugged out a magnificent 4-4 draw at Stamford Bridge.
Manchester United bolstered their squad with a flurry of transfer deadline day signings, Manchester City and Liverpool also splashed out while ambitious Brighton & Hove Albion sealed an audacious loan deal for Barcelona's Ansu Fati on Friday.
This is the first time a player other than Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo has topped the list in eight years.
Athletic Bilbao beat Barcelona 4-2 at home to knock them out of the Copa del Rey
IMAGES from the EPL matches played on Wednesday.
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.
A summary of Saturday's action in the English Premier League.
Jarrod Bowen and Mohammed Kudus' second-half goals gave West Ham a 2-0 win over Manchester United in the Premier League's early game on Saturday, as the Hammers briefly moved into the top six.
Liverpool snatched three points with a wild 1-0 victory over relegation-threatened Nottingham Forest.
Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo and Barcelona's Lionel Messi, who have won the award 10 times between them, are included
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.
Mohamed Salah hit a hat-trick as Liverpool humiliated Manchester United, romping to a stunning 5-0 victory at Old Trafford in the Premier League on Sunday that leaves Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's future in serious doubt.
IMAGES from the Europa League matches played on Thursday.
Haaland now has an astonishing 42 goals for City since joining from Borussia Dortmund last June.
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.
IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Sunday
Ramzan Kadyrov, the Kremlin-backed head of Russia's southern Chechnya region, hosted a dinner in honour of Egypt's football team and presented the Liverpool star forward Mohamed Salah with an award, the Chechen leader's press service said on Friday.
Images from the Premier League matches played on Saturday.
Koopmeiners leads Atalanta past Milan into Coppa semis
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