Premier League

Luis Suarez believes Philippe Coutinho wanted to leave Liverpool for Barcelona due to his ambition and would contribute a great deal to the La Liga leaders' cause.

The loss means that the north London club are 12 points behind the league leaders with their title challenge all but out of the equation.

Fellaini, 29, returned from a one-month knee injury layoff to play as a substitute in United's 1-0 defeat at Chelsea.

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has preferred to start England international Marcus Rashford ahead of Anthony Martial in the Premier League.

Adam Lallana will play a match behind closed doors during the international break to prove his fitness ahead of clashes against Sevilla and Chelsea.

Gareth Bale has been constantly linked with a move to Manchester United, a year after he left Tottenham for Real Madrid in 2013.

Joe Gomez had struggled for regular playing time at Liverpool until the end of the last season. Long-term injury, coupled with poor form, were the reasons for his struggles.

Andreas Pereira joined Valencia on a season-long loan deal from Manchester United on the deadline day of the summer transfer window.

Paul Pogba is expected to return to action immediately after the international break when United welcome Newcastle United to Old Trafford.

David Moyes is 6/4 to be sacked as West Ham United manager before the end of his six-month contract at the London Stadium.

Dembele suffered a nasty hamstring tear against Getafe in September and was initially expected to be out until January.

Traore previously worked with United boss Jose Mourinho at Chelsea and seemed keen to be reunited with the Portuguese.

Liverpool target Virgil van Dijk says he has moved on from sorry summer episode and is "giving 100 per cent" to Southampton.

David Moyes' arrival at West Ham United is unimaginative from a club who should be fearing the worst.

Christian Atsu has joined up with the Black Stars squad after sustaining a knock during Newcastle's Premier League defeat to Bournemouth on Saturday.

Former Toffees defender Michael Ball was "dismayed" by the training incident involving Morgan Schneiderlin and Kevin Mirallas.

Mourinho spent £140m last summer but United did not get the fourth player he wanted and United were outspent by Manchester City.

Liverpool playmaker Philippe Coutinho is unlikely to play against Japan on Friday, but should feature against England at Wembley Stadium next week.

Allardyce has reportedly been in talks with Everton's majority shareholder but has moved to quash those suggestions.

New Hammers boss David Moyes reportedly wants Pearce to be part of his backroom staff at the London Stadium.

Arsenal will look to sign former midfielder Oguzhan Ozyakup if Mesut Ozil fails to sign a new deal with the club.

Rose, 27, made his first appearance for Tottenham in nine months in the 1-1 away draw against Real Madrid in the Champions League last month.

David Moyes has been named as West Ham's replacement for Slaven Bilic, who was relieved of his managerial duties on Monday.

Romelu Lukaku, 24, endured an evening to forget as Chelsea inflicted a 1-0 defeat on United at Stamford Bridge.

Ings, Flanagan, Wilson, Ejaria and Wilson could look for a move away from Liverpool in January after failing to break into the first-team.

Harry Kane has been struggling with a knee injury, while Harry Winks suffered an ankle injury during Spurs' win over Crystal Palace on 5 November.

The Chelsea technical director's move is reportedly due to personal reasons, with Michael Emenalo keen to spend more time with his family and especially his three children.

Tammy Abraham says he is fully focused on his current loan spell at Swansea, but aims to win a regular place in Chelsea's first-team squad one day.

Kalas has been out on loan at Chelsea's west London rivals Fulham for the past two seasons, but has not given up hope of returning to Stamford Bridge.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is in line for further Premier League starts for Liverpool after impressing against West Ham United.