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Danny Drinkwater made his belated Chelsea debut against Everton on Wednesday with Antonio Conte confident he will have a role to play in the coming weeks.

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp says he would never let under-fire pair Simon Mignolet and Dejan Lovren down, although stopped short of confirming if they would be dropped.

The goalkeeping position has been a bone of contention at Anfield for some time, with Simon Mignolet and Loris Karius both failing to convince.

Walcott has seen just 47 minutes of Premier League action this season and is far down the pecking order in north London.

Dyche is seen as one of the frontrunners to succeed Ronald Koeman, but members of the Everton squad want David Unsworth to be handed the role permanently.

David Wagner has confirmed that Elias Kachunga is available for Huddersfield's trip to Liverpool this weekend, while Collin Quaner could also feature.

Manchester United, Arsenal and Bayern Munich have approached Jose Arnaiz's agent to sound out his contract situation at Barcelona.

Dani Parejo has denied he changed his agent during the last summer transfer window in a bid to force a move from Valencia to Barcelona.

Swansea City will be without four players for the Premier League trip to Arsenal with Wilfried Bony and Renato Sanches still out with muscle injuries.

Liverpool were humbled by Tottenham Hotspur 4-1 over the weekend but Souness believes Klopp deserves time.

Manchester United foursome Eric Bailly, Phil Jones, Ander Herrera and Marcus Rashford all took part in training before Saturday's clash with Tottenham.

Anderlecht midfielder Leander Dendoncker says he would already be a Manchester United player if the club had made a more firm bid to sign him last summer.

Nketiah, 18, spared the Gunners' blushes by coming of the bench to net a brace in their 2-1 Carabao Cup victory over Norwich in midweek.

Barcelona could sign Yerry Mina in January and another centre-back in the summer to bolster Ernesto Valverde's back-line.Sport claims in its Thursday's (26 October) front cover that Yerry Mina could finally arrive in January while the La Liga giants are also in search for another one in a view to strengthen the position further during the coming summer transfer window.

Carabao Cup quarter-final draw eventually has to be pre-recorded after a technical delay lasting almost two hours.

Some Liverpool supporters were calling for Lovren to be banished from the first-team, but Klopp cannot afford to that according to Thompson.

Luke Shaw's Manchester United career is in jeopardy after a complete breakdown in communication with manager Jose Mourinho.

Arsenal CEO Ivan Gazidis fielded questions on transfer policy during the club's latest AGM on Thursday.

Cristiano Ronaldo, Sergio Ramos, Varane, Marcelo, Kroos, Casemiro, Modric, Isco and Benzema have been rested by Zinedine Zidane fore Real Madrid trip to Fuenlabrada.

Teenage midfielder Beni Baningime played 90 minutes of Everton's Carabao Cup fourth round defeat to Chelsea on Wednesday after Morgan Schneiderlin was taken ill.

Redknapp blasts Spurs for being too arrogant and complacent as they let a two-goal slip against West Ham.

Ronald Koeman failed to sign an adequate replacement for Romelu Lukaku, who left Everton to join Manchester United in the summer.

Shaw has been publicly criticised by United boss Jose Mourinho on a number of occasions and has made just two substitute appearances this season.

Henen, a pacey forward, joined Everton in the summer of 2014 but has not yet made a first-team appearance for the Toffees.

RB Leipzig midfielder Naby Keita, who will join Liverpool next summer, received his third red card in seven matches against Bayern Munich on Wednesday night.

Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho was pleased with his two-striker dynamic in the 2-0 win over Swansea City this week.

The fans were up in arms over the decision to extend Arsene Wenger's contract but Stan Kroenke decided to persist with him, saying the easy call would have been to sack the Frenchman.

Philippe Coutinho's move to Barcelona could be thwarted by a personal appeal from Andres Iniesta not to sign the Brazil playmaker.

Ethan Ampadu made his first start for Chelsea and played the full 90 minutes against Everton while Danny Drinkwater made his first appearance since his summer move.