George Flood

Cesc Fabregas is hopeful of agreeing a contract extension with Chelsea as Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho eyes an Old Trafford reunion with midfielder.

Arsenal midfielder Santi Cazorla is still confident of returning to action in the New Year after detailing his horrendous struggle with an achilles injury.

Arsene Wenger happy with his selection policy after Arsenal's second-string stutter during dull Europa League draw against Red Star Belgrade.

Cologne's win over BATE Borisov means Arsenal book their place in the last 32 with two matches to spare, despite being held to a goalless draw by Red Star Belgrade.

France coach Didier Deschamps believes Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris will miss a minimum of 15 days with groin injury sustained against Real Madrid.

Red Star Belgrade striker Richmond Boakye says he will not feel under pressure to impress any Chelsea scouts during Thursday's Europa League clash with Arsenal.

Midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum sustained an ankle injury during Liverpool's 3-0 Champions League victory over Group E minnows NK Maribor on Wednesday night.

Liverpool beat Maribor to stay top of Group E and Sergio Aguero becomes Manchester City's all-time leading goalscorer in a thrilling 4-2 win over Napoli.

Teenage Arsenal winger Reiss Nelson has revealed how he spent a month with Tottenham before eventually joining the Gunners' academy as a child.

N'Golo Kante reportedly signalled to the media after Tuesday's Champions League loss to Roma that he had a "50-50" chance of playing against Manchester United.

Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany has yet to return to training and was omitted from the squad that travelled to Naples on Tuesday.

Liverpool duo Adam Lallana and Sadio Mane continue to make good progress with their respective injury recoveries, although neither will feature this week.

Philippe Coutinho and Dejan Lovren remain doubtful for Liverpool's Champions League clash with Maribor, while Joe Gomez and Alberto Moreno are also dealing with knocks.

Reports suggest that Chelsea are prepared to offer Cesc Fabregas a new contract amid interest from former manager and current Manchester Untied boss Jose Mourinho.

NK Maribor have travelled to Liverpool for their latest Champions League Group E fixture without long-term absentees Luka Zahovic and Denis Sme.

Emmanuel Emenike and Sasa Zdjelar have both been left out of the Olympiacos squad to face Barcelona, while the visitors hope to have Javier Mascherano and Thomas Vermaelen fit.

Chelsea striker Alvaro Morata has moved to clarify comments that he cannot see himself living in London for very long due to too much stress.

AS Roma will assess Kostas Manolas and Gregoire Defrel ahead of Tuesday's Champions League visit of Chelsea, although Patrik Shick has been ruled out.

WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder says he will "not chase" Anthony Joshua and believes he could stop Dillian Whyte with one hand tied behind his back.

N'Golo Kante took part in training on Monday morning before Chelsea fly to Rome for their latest Champions League Group C contest against AS Roma.

Douglas, Eliseu, Jardel, Rafa and Bruno Varela have all been named in Benfica's preliminary 22-man squad to face Manchester United in the Champions League.

Eden Hazard scores the only goal of the match as Chelsea beat Bournemouth and return to the Premier League's top four.

Sead Kolasinac and Aaron Ramsey both score as Arsenal recover from a first-half deficit to beat Paul Clement's Swansea at the Emirates Stadium.

Anthony Martial comes off the bench to score with nine minutes remaining as Manchester United beat Tottenham 1-0 at Old Trafford.

Antonio Conte has reiterated that the final decision on sales rests with Chelsea after being quizzed on the summer departure of Nathan Ake to Bournemouth.

IBTimes UK looks at the Tottenham XI Mauricio Pochettino could pick to face Manchester United following the news that Harry Kane will miss out through injury.

Jurgen Klopp has defended Liverpool centre-back Dejan Lovren after the Croatian international's performance in the 4-1 defeat to Tottenham at Wembley.

Liverpool playmaker Philippe Coutinho is suffering with an adductor injury and is a doubt for Saturday's Premier League match against Huddersfield Town.

Josh King is doubtful for Bournemouth's Premier League clash with Chelsea due to a back injury, although Jermain Defoe should be fit after a hamstring problem.