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Mauricio Pochettino says Danny Rose needs to build up his fitness after leaving the England international out the Tottenham squad that lost 2-0 to Arsenal.

Manchester United came from behind to beat Newcastle United with Paul Pogba scoring one and providing another.

Chelsea thrash West Brom at the Hawthorns, Liverpool cruise to victory at home to Southampton and Manchester City put two past Leicester City.

Alexis Sanchez and Shkodran Mustafi strike as Arsenal dominate Tottenham in north London derby, securing a 2-0 win.

Tottenham are yet to compete for a major trophy in years, despite finishing 11 points ahead of Arsenal last season.

Chris Coleman failed to help Wales qualify for the Fifa World Cup in Russia next summer, a year after he helped the Dragons make it to the semi-final of the European championship.

Bale has only made five La Liga appearances for Real this season and has not played for the club since September due to a calf problem.

Joel Matip's chances of featuring against Southampton has suffered a blow after the former Schalke defender's latest thigh injury.

Mustafi was rated as a doubt by Wenger on Thursday, but the defender was seen training with the first-team on Friday ahead of Arsenal's game against Tottenham.

Phil Jones was forced to play England's friendly game against Germany despite carrying an injury which has now ruled him out of United's game against Newcastle.

Manchester United dispatched scouts to watch West Ham teenager Domingos Quina in action for Portugal's Under-19s during their friendly win over Spain this week.

Mikel Merino, Jamaal Lascelles, Christian Atsu and Paul Dummett have all been ruled out of Newcastle's Premier League clash with Manchester United on Saturday.

Allardyce publicly ended his interest in succeeding Ronald Koeman at Goodison Park, a move that shocked Unsworth.

Barcelona wing-back Aleix Vidal is back in Ernesto Valverde's 18-man squad to face Leganes on Saturday.

Leeds boss Thomas Christiansen is not fearing the sack at Elland Road despite winning one of the last seven games.

Antonio Conte has no regrets over allowing Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Tammy Abraham to leave Chelsea on loan this summer, despite their impressive form.

Barcelona boss Ernesto Valverde remains opens over the possibility of bolstering his squad during the January transfer window.

Southampton boss Mauricio Pellegrino recently suggested Van Dijk could be sold in January but Klopp was not interested in discussing the prospect.

Valencia starlet Carlos Soler has claimed that "it would be foolish" to think about a January move to Manchester United.

Antonio Conte has confirmed that David Luiz will return to the Chelsea squad for Saturday's clash with West Brom after being dropped against Manchester United.

Lallana has returned to first-team training after recovering from a thigh problem but Klopp insists he will not rush the England international.

Luka Modric and Dani Carvajal will be fully fit to feature when Real Madrid visit Atletico Madrid on Saturday night.

Manchester United are set to welcome back Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Paul Pogba and Marcos Rojo for the visit of Newcastle United this weekend.

Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil have struggled to impress in the big games for Arsenal this season, which has been against Liverpool, Chelsea and Manchester City.

Tottenham may be willing to offer Georges-Kevin Nkoudou or Josh Onomah to Watford as part of an agreement for Brazilian Richarlison, according to reports.

Mirallas and Schneiderlin were reportedly sent away from training before the international break but Unsworth has come out in support of the pair.

Christian Eriksen has credited Arsenal legend Dennis Bergkamp for helping him develop the creative side of his game.

West Ham United manager David Moyes says his players must take responsibility for turning around the club's season.

Spurs travel to the Emirates on Saturday and could go seven points clear of Arsenal with a win in the derby.