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Manchester City will be aiming to extend Liverpool s wait for the Premier League title as they travel to Stamford Bridge to take on Chelsea on Thursday evening.

In what is arguably one of the biggest clashes in the division since the restart, Frank Lampard s Blues will also be trying their upmost to make sure of their position in the top four and next season s Champions League.

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It could potentially have been a tricky return to action for the Londoners at the weekend as they took on relegation candidates Aston Villa. Despite falling behind to Kourtney Hause s first-half strike, the Blues put in a dominant showing, with goals from Christian Pulisic and Olivier Giroud claiming the three points. That victo…

According to a recent report from A Bola, Benfica are not going to try and bring Juventus goalkeeper Mattia Perin over to the club during the January transfer window. Benfica were believed to be on the verge of completing the signing of the Italian during the most recent summer transfer window, but a shoulder injury put that potential deal on the shelf. Lately it seemed as if Benfica were ready and willing to make a move once again, with A Bola reporting so, but the club themselves have come out and released a statement indicating that isn’t actually the case. 

Bringing in world class stars to the club hasn’t exactly been one of Benfica’s strong points by any stretch of the imagination, and you could even make the argument that they’ve been a feeder club more than anyt…

The career of Danny Ings was certainly a difficult one. In 2015 it seemed all was set for him to show his quality at top level after joining Liverpool from Burnley, but two ACL injuries, one after the other, kept him out of action for almost two years. In that time, Liverpool had replaced Brendan Rodgers at the helm with Jurgen Klopp, and the team was forced to take the upward road without him.

He eventually joined Southampton on a season-long loan in 2018, and the move was made permanent the following year for around £20 million. He proved a great acquisition for the Saints,  scoring 33 goals in 67 games in total in their shirt so far.

He played a single game for England before the injuries came, and now he s back with his national team.

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According to , Everton are confident of Portuguese boss Vitor Pereira being in place by the time the Toffees visit Manchester United on Sunday afternoon. The 51-year-old is currently the boss of Chinese Super League team Shanghai SIPG, who have reportedly offered Pereira a new deal worth £25million for one more season.

Pereira has enjoyed a mixed career

The Portuguese boss has certainly got around in his managerial career so far. In fact, the 51-year-old has managed nine different senior teams in six different countries during his career so far. In truth, his career has seen many highs and lows.

He has enjoyed success with Porto, winning two straight Portuguese titles In China he won the Super League with Shanghai SIPG, while in Greece with Olympiakos as well. However…

Lucien Favre feels the high stakes for both of Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich s final-day opponents will be a factor in a Bundesliga title race going down to the wire.

Stumbles for both champions Bayern and Favre s Dortmund have made a battle between two flawed teams utterly compelling, although Niko Kovac s men remain favourites heading into Saturday s concluding round of fixtures.

Bayern boast a two-point advantage over their rivals as they target a seventh consecutive Bundesliga crown – a title that would already be secure had they not been held to a 0-0 draw by RB Leipzig last weekend.

Third-place Leipzig are already assured of a Champions League spot next term but two of the teams still in the running for fourth place – Borussia Monchengladbach and …

Virgil van Dijk has been on the receiving end of Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp s ire plenty of times .

The Reds defender made the admission when speaking to Gary Neville on The Overlap about Klopp s demeanour in the Anfield dressing room.

Van Dijk and Liverpool have had a difficult start to the season, which included a shock 1-0 loss at Nottingham Forest on Saturday to leave them eighth in the Premier League.

But Van Dijk has been one of Liverpool s top performers since joining from Southampton in January 2018, winning Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup and EFL Cup honours under Klopp.

The Netherlands centre-back does not always avoid his manager s dressing downs, though.

Oh yeah plenty of times, Van Dijk replied when asked if he had been sho…

Karim Benzema remains hopeful of one day linking up with France team-mate Kylian Mbappe at Real Madrid.

Madrid are reported to have had three bids for Mbappe rejected by Paris Saint-Germain during the most recent transfer window, the biggest of which was said to be worth €200million.

The 22-year-old, whose current contract expires at the end of the season, revealed last week he asked to leave the Parc des Princes when Madrid s interest became apparent.

PSG publicly remain confident of convincing him to stay, though Madrid president Florentino Perez has hinted the Spanish giants may look to strike a deal with Mbappe in January when the prolific striker is free to open talks with foreign clubs.

Benzema has previously stated he has no doubt Mbappe will one…

Michail Antonio has recommitted to West Ham United, signing a new contract set to keep him in east London for the next two and a half years, it has been officially confirmed.

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Since joining the Hammers in 2015 from Nottingham Forest for a reported fee of around £9 million, the 30-year-old forward has made a total of 161 appearances in all competitions for them, scoring 41 goals and assisting his teammates on 22 occasions. This season, he has scored three in seven games, all in the Premier League and all as a part of the starting XI, having missed out on six matches through injury.

At the moment, Antonio mostly plays as the central striker, but he is a true embodiment of versatility. He can play on either att…

Thomas Tuchel fell in love with Bayern Munich in a damaging 3-0 defeat to Manchester City he described as a lot of fun on Tuesday.

Bayern s hopes of advancing to the Champions League semi-finals look to be in tatters following a one-sided scoreline in their last-eight first leg in Manchester.

City were undoubtedly deserving winners, with Opta counting four big chances to Bayern s one.

But the Bundesliga giants bossed 56 per cent of the possession as City were forced to play without the ball; only on four occasions under Pep Guardiola have they seen less of the play.

That might have been the source of Tuchel s optimism then, as the man who led Chelsea to a 2021 final victory over City revelled in a loss that will likely cost his new side.

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In a showdown between two of Italy s most iconic clubs on Saturday evening, Inter Milan put on a stunning first-half display as they cruised their way to a 3-0 win against Roma.

Laying down a real marker to their bitter local rivals, the Nerazzurri now find themselves in the midst of a stellar purple patch as they managed to leapfrog Napoli to second spot.

Underlying why many across Italy have tipped them as a leading pick to make it back-to-back Serie A titles this season, Inter also pilled more pressure onto Jose Mourinho s shoulders.

Breezing past their former boss on what will be remembered as a famous victory in Rome, we have taken a look at the major talking points from Saturday s meeting.

Inter s first-half masterclass

Making the trip to the Stad…