Joan Laporta is to return to Barcelona after sweeping to victory in the club’s presidential election, receiving 54.28% of the vote as he saw off competition from Victor Font and Antoni Freixa.
Liverpool’s worst-ever home top-flight run continued in the defeat by Fulham, while Manchester United halted Manchester City’s 21-match winning streak.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has claimed his Manchester United side ‘worked their nuts off’ as they secured a stunning derby victory over Manchester City. Check out what Solskjaer and City manager Pep Guardiola had to say after the game.
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp admits the 1-0 Premier League defeat by Fulham was not good enough and accepts the team do not have ‘the mentality we are used to’. Watch all Klopp’s post-match reactions.
Gareth Bale and Harry Kane starred with braces to help Tottenham make it three Premier League wins in a row and boost their top four hopes after a 4-1 home success over Crystal Palace.
Manchester City’s spectacular winning run was brought to a juddering halt by their crosstown rivals as Bruno Fernandes’ early penalty and Luke Shaw’s second-half strike gave Manchester United a 2-0 win.
Liverpool’s inexplicable downward spiral continued unabated as Mario Lemina’s first Fulham goal was enough for a 1-0 Premier League win as the struggling Cottagers gave their own survival hopes a massive boost.
Pep Guardiola says he does not know if wrapping up the Premier League title early would help or hinder their quadruple chase.
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp insists they will never give up on the Premier League even if the Champions League offers them a better option to extend their run in Europe’s top club competition.
Mikel Arteta accepted Granit Xhaka’s bizarre error at Burnley as a price of playing out from the back but admitted Saturday’s 1-1 draw leaves Arsenal facing a “really complicated” route into Europe.