Harvey Elliott has opened up on transfer speculation linking him with a move away from Liverpool in the January transfer window. Elliott was sidelined for more

Liverpools rare attacking depth and why it could make the difference for Arne Slot in the title race, the curious reason for Harry Wilsons successful positional switch for Fulham and Yasin Ayaris midfield presence for Brighton feature in The Debrief.

Real Madrid went to the top of La Liga with a 4-1 over Las Palmas, while both Atletico Madrid and Barcelona dropped points while in Serie A, Napoli beat Atalanta 3-2 in a top-of-the-table clash to extend their lead.

During this set of fixtures, Darwin Nunez rebooted his navigation software to lift Liverpool past Brentford, Arsenal gave up a late two-goal lead over Aston Villa to lose ground, Nottingham Forest continued to thrill, Manchester City romped back into the top four and the bottom three all lost (again).

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Manchester City midfielder Phil Foden has scored seven Premier League goals against Brentford - only netting more against Brighton (eight). Indeed, six of his seven goals against the Bees have come at the Brentford Community Stadium, including each of his past five.

Robbie Savage questions whether Ruben Amorim can continue to stick so rigidly to his philosophy while Manchester United continue to

In a remarkable start to the campaign, Forest’s 44-point tally from their opening 22 matches is their second-highest ever at this stage of a top-flight season, behind only 1977/78, when they had acquired 49 points. They have won seven and drawn one of their most recent eight matches and now have a six-point cushion over fourth-placed Man City.

Justin Kluivert (£5.5m) scored his second hat-trick of the season this week, registering a massive 22-point haul. He has been great value and now has 10 goals and three assists for the season. He is also Bournemouth’s first-choice penalty taker and, at his price, should be easy to acquire.

Jamie Bynoe-Gittens has made 26 appearances and contributed 11 goals and five assists across all competitions for Dortmund

There was to be no such smiles for Tottenham or Man United , both of whom are mired in misery this season, as they fell to their twelfth and tenth respective defeats in the league.