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Roger Federer beat Marin Cilic in 2017 to win his record eighth Wimbledon title beating the record set by American tennis legend Pete Sampras.

Gareth Bale has made just 10 appearances across all competitions for Real Madrid this season and has been linked with a return to England.

Jose Mourinho has confirmed Nemanja Matic will start against Manchester City. Ander Herrera, Marouane Fellaini, and Scott McTominay are other options available.

Charly Musonda joined Chelsea's academy from Anderlecht in 2012. He made his full debut in the Blues' 5-1 win over Nottingham Forest in the Carabao Cup in September.

Mourinho was full of praise for Manchester City ahead of the derby but accused Guardiola's players of going down too easily.

Shkodran Mustafi has failed to recover from the thigh injury he picked up during Arsenal's loss to Manchester United. He could return for the midweek West Ham clash.

Everton boss Sam Allardyce admits he will be judged on what signings he makes but did not discuss reported interest in Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

Rojo recently returned to United starting line-up after around eight months out with a knee injury. He is hoping to get the nod against Manchester City.

Javier Hernandez and Andy Carroll are both in contention to return when West Ham United host Chelsea on Monday.

Everton's Phil Jagielka is back for the Merseyside derby after missing his side's last three matches with an unspecified knock.

Chelsea were pursuing a move for Sandro in the summer transfer window but United have now been credited with an interest as they search for a solution to their left-back slot.

Chelsea centre-back David Luiz and midfielder Danny Drinkwater will miss the trip to West Ham on Saturday due to injury and illness respectively.

Liverpool CEO Peter Moore is hopeful Philippe Coutinho will remain at the club but admits he does not know what the future holds.

David Silva is fit to start for Manchester City against Manchester United but Vincent Kompany must undergo further tests ahead of kick-off.

Moreno suffered a tendon problem after seemingly twisting his ankle against Spartak Moscow on Wednesday (6 December).

Real Madrid star Gareth Bale will remain on the sidelines for the visit of Sevilla on Saturday but Jesus Vallejo is back after recovering from a muscle injury.

Nemanja Matic, Phil Jones and Zlatan Ibrahimovic are all in contention for Manchester United when they host neighbours Manchester City on Sunday.

Barcelona captain Andrés Iniesta, Javier Mascherano, Ousmane Dembélé and Rafinha completed part of a training session ahead of the Sunday's clash with Villarreal.

Philippe Coutinho has already confirmed Barcelona's interest in signing him in the summer. The Brazilian has refused to commit his future at Anfield, despite Camp Nou links.

Tottenham Hotspur are still without the injured Toby Alderweireld and Victor Wanyama with Davinson Sanchez to serve a suspension against Stoke City.

Klopp insists that noone "with any influence" has told him that Coutinho will leave Liverpool next month.

Manchester United are out to end Manchester City's Premier League winning streak and close the gap to five points when they take on their neighbours.

The Formula 1 race calendar has for the first time in the history of the sport a triple-header with the French, Austrian and British GP happening on simultaneous weekends.

Guilherme Arana has completed a move from Corinthians to Sevilla ahead of the January transfer window following recent reports linking him with Barcelona.

Scott McTominay signed a new contract at Manchester United in October and has set his sights on getting some playing time for Jose Mourinho's side this season.

Rafael Nadal won six titles and two Grand Slams - the French and the US Open - and ended the year as the world number one.

Watford manager Marco Silva says the club have no plans of selling Troy Deeney in the January transfer window despite Everton's interest.

Real Madrid president Florentino Perez says Neymar wold have a better chance of winning the Ballon D'Or at the Champions League winners than at Paris Saint-Germain.

Javier Mascherano is not happy with his situation at Barcelona after having played just six games in the La Liga thus far.