Chelsea have been drawn to face Auckland City, Al Jazira or Al Hilal in the semi-finals of the FIFA Club World Cup.
The tournament takes place between February 3 and 12 next year in the United Arab Emirates.
Thomas Tuchel’s side will enter the competition
Memphis Depay and Philippe Coutinho scored late on at Villarreal as Barcelona won 3-1 to finally end their winless streak away from home under new coach Xavi.
Prior to Saturday’s game, only three teams across
Paul Merson has questioned whether Ralf Rangnick’s track record makes him the right person to turn around Manchester United’s fortunes.
Michael Carrick is currently coaching the team following Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s sacking last Sunday but Rangnick is set to be appointed as interim manager.
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has all but ruled out ever taking charge of another club in England.
The Spaniard is contracted at the Etihad Stadium until 2023 and could extend that, but expects to work elsewhere at some point in the future.
Graham Potter believes striker Neal Maupay has grown as a person after being left out of the Brighton team in recent weeks but is ready to step back into the fold.
Maupay has been dropped for the last three Premier League matches – against Liverpool, Newcastle and Aston Villa – with Leandro Trossard preferred by Potter in a false nine role.
Bukayo Saka is set to undergo a scan on a “muscular” injury after limping off during Arsenal’s 2-0 victory over Newcastle on Saturday.
Saka gave Arsenal the lead after 56 minutes but was forced off eight minutes later, after going down and pointing to his left thigh.
Erling Haaland scored on his comeback with a second-half volley as Borussia Dortmund came from a goal down to beat VfL Wolfsburg 3-1 on Saturday and go provisionally top of the Bundesliga.
The Norwegian striker scored in the 81st minute after coming on as a second-half substitute following his recovery from a hip flexor muscle injury that had
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp believes Ralf Rangnick’s expected arrival at arch-rivals Manchester United is “not good news for other teams”.
Klopp’s fellow German is set to be installed as interim manager at Old Trafford until the end of the season following the sacking of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
Mauricio Pochettino has “never asked to leave” Paris Saint-Germain, despite speculation linking the coach with Manchester United, says the French club’s sporting director Leonardo.
Pochettino is the first choice among the United
Chelsea wing-back Ben Chilwell suffered an ACL injury against Juventus in the Champions League on Wednesday, head coach Thomas Tuchel has confirmed.
Chilwell was forced off with a knee problem following a coming together with Juventus midfielder Adrien Rabiot in the second half of Chelsea’s 4-0 win at Stamford Bridge.
