Host nation Cameroon kicked off the Africa Cup of Nations with a 2-1 win over Burkina Fason this past Sunday afternoon, while Cape Verde beat a 10-man Ethiopia in their evening match-up.
Arsenal were the shock casualty from Sunday’s FA Cup third round encounter as the Gunners were beaten 1-0 by Nottingham Forest, while other Premier League sides, Liverpool, Spurs and West Ham eased into the fourth round.
Paul Pogba’s recovery from a thigh injury has been slower than expected and Ralf Rangnick does not expect the Manchester United midfielder to return to training for up to a month.
Mikel Arteta has hinted Arsenal will be active this month after he insisted they must continue to “maximise” every transfer window.
Chelsea eased to the fourth round of the FA Cup with an emphatic 5-1 win over Chesterfield United, meanwhile Newcastle United were dumped outby third-tier Cambridge after a 1-0 loss.
A Covid-19 outbreak which caused the shut-down of first-team training for 48 hours will impact the side Liverpool put out at home to Shrewsbury in the third round of the FA Cup.
With another double gameweek on the horizon, FPL managers will be wondering which double delight to turn to when the league resumes.
Ralf Rangnick admits he is dealing with some unhappy players but downplayed the situation as Manchester United look to get back to winning ways in the FA Cup.
Manchester City shrugged off the absence of manager Pep Guardiola and seven first-team players due to coronavirus to ease past League Two Swindon 4-1 in the FA Cup third round on Friday.
Philippe Coutinho will join Aston Villa from Barcelona on loan for the rest of the season.