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Gabriel Jesus will be out for over a month but Kevin de Bruyne could return earlier despite being stretchered off late in the game against the Eagles.

West Brom move off the bottom of the Premier League table after Jay Rodriguez's controversial 89th-minute penalty cancels out a late own goal from James McClean.

Ashley Young will miss Manchester United's matches against Everton, Derby and Stoke after being charged with violent conduct following his elbow on Southampton's Dusan Tadic.

Antoine ­Griezmann is expected to join Barcelona after Manchester United's failed efforts to sign him last summer. Dybala has emerged as a priority target for Jose Mourinho.

Did Nike - Barcelona's kit manufacturer and sponsors of Philippe Coutinho - move too soon on the Liverpool star's proposed move to Barcelona or were they hacked?

Jack Butland has been identified as a potential long-term replacement for Thibaut Courtois, who is a target for Real Madrid.

Lucas Moura has not started in Ligue 1 and is yet to feature in the Champions League for PSG this season. The Brazilian only has two starts to his name in all competitions.

Wilfried Zaha was believed to be valued around £40m. The Ivory Coast international is a transfer target for Manchester City, Arsenal and Chelsea.

Arhur and Leon Goretzka have both been identified as the transfer targets for Barcelona. They are looking to sign one of the midfielders.

Leicester City star Riyad Mahrez has scored six goals and registered six assists in 21 Premier League appearances this season. Paulo Dybala is reportedly frustrated at Juventus.

Pogba struggled to get in the game and Scholes believes he is not completely fit which has stunted his abilities.

Manchester United and Chelsea are boosted in their chase for Alex Sandro as Juventus identify replacement for Brazilian defender.

Michael Carrick's contract expires after the end of the season and the midfielder has been tipped to take up a coaching position by Jose Mourinho.

Roma, Valencia and Red Bull Leipzig are keeping a close eye on Tosun while Tottenham Hotspur are also reported to be in the hunt.

Philippe Coutinho has long been a transfer target for Spanish giants Barcelona. The 26-year-old is keen on completing a switch to Camp Nou in the January transfer window.

Henrikh Mkhitaryan has fallen out of favour under Jose Mourinho having been left out of six of United's last 10 league games.

Manchester United injury list includes Romelu Lukaku, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Eric Bailly, Antonio Valencia, Matteo Darmian, Chris Smalling, Michael Carrick and Marouane Fellaini.

Mohamed Salah scored both goals as Liverpool came back from a goal down to beat Leicester on Saturday (30 December) but came off with an injury late in the game.

Barcelona want to expedite the deal to sign Yerry Mina as Javier Mascherano closes in on a move to Chinese Super League side Hebei Fortune.

Novak Djokovic has not played competitive tennis since his loss in the 2017 Wimbledon quarter-finals and was expected to return to action at the Mubadala World Tennis Championship.

Manchester United slip to third after a third straight draw against Southampton at Old Trafford on Saturday.

Live coverage of Saturday's Premier League action including Chelsea vs Stoke City, Liverpool vs Leicester City and Bournemouth vs Everton.

Manchester United have been leading the race to sign Bordeaux winger Malcom but Mauricio Pochettino's side make first bid.

Leon Goretzka is reportedly wanted by Liverpool, Arsenal, Manchester United, Manchester City, Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Juventus.

Thierry Henry wants Arsenal to sell Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez in January as they would be available to move out on a free transfer in the summer.

Alvaro Morata left Real Madrid and made a switch to Chelsea, where he reunited with Antonio Conte. The Italian boss signed him at his former club Juventus.

Barcelona have been on the trail of Gremio midfielder Arthur and are keen to bring him to the Camp Nou. They will have to pay his £44.4m release clause to sign him.

Liverpool have recently completed a world record deal for Virgil van Dijk which has opened up speculation about a possible January move for Coutinho.

Juventus are keen to tie down a deal for Emre Can at the earliest in order to beat off competition from Manchester City and Bayern Munich.