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Danny Rose and Erik Lamela returned to full training on Wednesday and are expected to return in time for the north London derby on 18 November.

Van Dijk made no secret of his desire to swap Southampton for Merseyside last summer and submitted a transfer request as he attempted to push through a deal.

Arsenal face being without seven first team players for the trip to Watford with Alexis Sanchez and Laurent Koscielny needing late fitness tests.

Lukaku had been struggling with an ankle problem but proved his fitness by scoring against Cyprus earlier this week.

Arsenal have not won the title in 13 years but Merson believes that Harry Redknapp instead of Arsene Wenger would have led the club to a title.

Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero is preparing to return to action ahead of schedule, just two weeks after breaking ribs in a car accident in Amsterdam.

Ibrahimovic, 36, ruptured his anterior and posterior cruciate ligaments in April but could return to first-team action before the end of the year.

Arsene Wenger has admitted for the first time that Alaxis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil could leave Arsenal in the January transfer window.

Mourinho, 54, is in the second year of his three-year deal at Old Trafford and is already one of the highest-paid managers in world football.

Paul Pogba has missed Manchester United's last five matches due to hamstring injury. Marouane Fellaini suffered a knee injury while on internatinal duty with Belgium.

Mourinho's Manchester United settled for a point at Anfield and Old Trafford against Liverpool. Dalglish claims the Red Devils parked the double decker at Anfield last season.

Mohamed Salah has scored six goals in 11 games since his move from AS Roma to Liverpool in the summer and will be one of their key players on Saturday, 14 October.

Virgil van Dijk wanted to join Liverpool, before Southampton reported the Reds. The Dutch defender handed in a transfer request, but the Saints did not sanction his sale.

Paul Pogba sustained a hamstring injury in Manchester United's first Champions League match of the season. The France international has missed the last five fixtures.

N'Golo Kante could miss all of Chelsea's games in October after picking up a hamstring injury while playing for France.

Calum Chambers has signed a two-year contract extension with Arsenal, while the agent of Mesut Ozil says talks regarding his client are "going in a positive way".

Tottenham duo Danny Rose and Erik Lamela both trained at Hotspur Way on Wednesday as they step up their respective recoveries.

Can has less than a year left on his current contract at Anfield and does not seem close to committing his future to the club.

Dani Alves would like to see Alexis Sanchez swap Arsenal for Paris Saint-Germain, but acknowledges that "several teams" want his former Barcelona teammate.

Everton's major shareholder Moshiri came in for criticism for his recent comments, and Reid was disappointed by the British-Iranian's statement.

Only West Ham and Crystal Palace have conceded more Premier League goals than Liverpool this season, but their back four is not to blame.

Former AC Milan manager Arrigo Sacchi claims Guardiola is following into the footsteps of Johan Cruyff.

Jurgen Klopp's former boss and predecessor Eckhard Krautzun has revealed that Manchester United were once the Liverpool manager's desired English club.

Former Spurs stalwart Darren Anderton believes Harry Kane would find it "very difficult" to reject Real Madrid, should an offer be accepted.

Barcelona CEO Oscar Grau has confirmed that the La Liga giants have the money to sign Philippe Coutinho but the technical staff will have the final say over his January arrival.

Injury to Sadio Mane leaves Liverpool with several key selection decisions to make ahead of the visit of Manchester United to Anfield this weekend.

Tosun has been in fine form for the Turkish champions in recent months but admitted recently that he has ambitions to move to the Premier League.

Hazard broke his ankle while on international duty in May and is still edging his way back to full fitness after starting Chelsea's last two matches.

Liverpool failed to bolster their defensive backline sufficiently and have paid the price for their transfer errors already this season, according to former defender Phil Babb.

Romelu Lukaku played the final 30 minutes during Belgium's win over Cyprus showing that he is fully fit ahead of United's clash against Liverpool.