liverpool manager arne slot says trent alexander arnold remains fully committed to the club despite aadrid being rebuffed with the player's contract expiring at the end of the season. slot wouldn't rule out alexander arnold being sold in the january transfer window, preferring only to confirm he will be in the liverpool team for their next premier league match against manchester united. i can tell you that he's playing on sunday and hopefully he brings the same performances

let's hear now though, from the group phase leaders, it's liverpool boss arne slot. that that is an advantage to be one or two. we still down�*t know yet if that's an advantage or not. you might be lucky, you may be very unlucky and ending up eight can mean that you are maybe lucky. so, for me, it doesn't tell me anything. what's for me is the most important thing to know is that we've managed to skip around and that is definitely worth it. one match in the europa league to bring you, the start of three big european matches across the week in istanbul. and galatasaray blew a two—goal lead in the second half, as dynamo kiev fought back to secure a draw. the ukrainian team got the draw that gave them the first point of this group stage of the competition. andriy yarmalenko scored the two to get them back in the game, the equaliser in a 3—3 draw coming less than 10 minutes from the end. manchester city have bolstered their defensive options again, with vitor reis the second player to join the club in the space of 2a hours. the deal for the 19—year—old brazilian defender

spurs though did show some fight, scoring three of their own, and the liverpool head coach arne slotable of. large parts of the away game we could show our identity, but definitely parts of the game where they showed how good of a team they are, scoring three goals against us is, um, is also an accomplishment. i know we scored six in that game as well, but scoring three against us is — not what many teams have done until now. wolves forward matheus cunha has had his ban reduced after offering to buy a member of the ipswich security team new glasses, following a melee on the pitch after their late defeat at molyneux, when the sides met last month. the striker will miss just two games, rather than three — and given an £80,000 fine after the fa found him guilty of misconduct for the altercation where he snatched the glasses off the face of a security guard. an independent panel said the initial ban was a starting point, but agreed cunha's acceptance of the charge, his apology and clean disciplinary record were also mitigating factors. chelsea have triggered the option to extend winger g

the goal in the 91st minute and 93rd minute to take arne slot�*s side six points clear.. but another mild day for northern ireland with temperatures reaching double figures in western counties. most of the country found himself under this cloud. there were some breaks in north and eastern scotland and northern england. sunshine varied from place to place. most of us were grey and drab, but there were a brighter weather conditions. overnight tonight, we are going to keep the seat of cloud in place. there will be some mist around and if we see breaks in the cloud particularly in northern england there might be one or two areas of dense fog. temperatures in most places will drift around close to freezing, in any club breaks it mightjust dip below. into sunday, for most it is another grey, drab and cold day. it will probably stay quite misty for many during the day. across the north and east there is the best chance of breaks and some sunshine. you may see a few breaks also in parts of wales and in the west and south—west england. otherwise, grey, cloudy and cold. into monda

arne slot�*s side have drawn their last two league games while in the late kick off second placed arsenalme match in the premier league was to aston villa, a defeat that arguably cost them the title last season. mikel arteta is expecting another stern test from the visitors today. we are going to try to be as good as we possibly can tomorrow night. that is the object. they are a really good side, that is why they beat object. they are a really goo

despite almost being relegated last season, forest find themselves third — six points behind arne slotside who are top. i think they have already showed, in retrospect, how good a team they are, leading up to that game they had two draws and a victory, and that is why in general, when liverpool lose a home game, that is something we don't expect. looking back at that and seeing where they are in the league, it is not such a shock result as i thought back then. it such a shock result as i thought back then. it was in the beginning _ thought back then. it was in the beginning of— thought back then. it was in the beginning of the - thought back then. it was in | the beginning of the season, and every team was starting the competition, knowing each other, _ competition, knowing each other, assessing weaknesses and strengths, and maybe it was a surprise, _ strengths, and maybe it was a surprise, but it was a long time — surprise, but it was a long time ago _ surprise, but it was a long time ago and many things have changed — time ago and many things have changed and both teams are now diffe

if they win at home to lille on tuesday and barcelona fail to beat benfica, arne slot�*s side would bef the 36 team league that should get them a kinder draw for the round of 16. i love looking at a league table in the way of, if we are number one, we probably have the most easy team to face because that is impossible to say because of this weird format, weird i don't mean in a negative way, but a strange format we are having now. we wa nt we want to win but not from an idea it will probably give us the best meet up for the rest of the campaign. a further eight fixtures in the champions league tonight, with early starts for monaco v aston villa and atalanta v sturm graz. plenty to play for in those. atletico madrid in 11th who host fourth—placed bayer leverkusen. barcelona in second will look to take advantage of any slip by liverpool, while dortmund could take a step towards a top eight finish with a win at bologna chelsea gave their hopes of playing in next season's champions league a boost with a 3—1win at home to wolves — their first victory in six premier league matches. after hav

despite almost being relegated last season, forest find themselves third — six points behind arne slotaws and a victory, and that is why in general, when liverpool lose a home game, that is something we don�*t expect. looking back at that and seeing where they are in the league, it is not such a shock result as i thought back then. it such a shock result as i thought back then. it was in the beginning _ thought back then. it was in the beginning of— thought back then. it was in the beginning of the - thought back then. it was in | the beginning of the season, and every team was starting the competition, knowing each other, _ competition, knowing each other, assessing weaknesses and strengths, and maybe it was a surprise, _ strengths, and maybe it was a surprise, but it was a long time — surprise, but it was a long time ago _ surprise, but it was a long time ago and many things have changed — time ago and many things have changed and both teams are now different— changed and both teams are now different so this is a

liverpool won 6—3 at spurs in the league only last month and, despite the one way traffic in that game, arne slotws what ange postecoglou's side are capable of. large parts of the away game two weeks ago, we could show our identity but they were passing the game where they showed how good a team they are, scoring three goals against us. it is also an accomplishment. i know we scored six, but scoring three against us, not many teams have done that until now. if against us, not many teams have done that until now.— done that until now. if we get to a final and we happen - done that until now. if we get to a final and we happen to i done that until now. if we get. to a final and we happen to win a tmphy, — to a final and we happen to win a trophy, we will look back at atrophy, we will look back at this_ a trophy, we will look back at this period and with a small group — this period and with a small group of— this period and with a small group of players had to rise above — group of players had to rise above and beyond to get there. i think— above and beyond to get there. i think that will be as wher

let's hear now though, from the group phase leaders, it's liverpool boss arne slot.

look at the top — leaders liverpool do have a game in hand — but arsenal have closed the gap, after arne slotorest on tuesday. arteta's side up to second, four points behind. in the race for the european spots — villa are seventh. at the bottom half, spurs are now without a win in five league games and are stuck in 13th place. crystal palace, one spot behind. in 16th, everton have one win in their past 11 games and have failed to score in nine of those, just a point above the drop. while wolves and leicester are still in the relegation places after defeats. one game in the scottish premiership on wednesday as rangers were comfortable winners against aberdeen, but remain 13 points behind leaders celtic. the world champion kyren wilson is through to the quarter—finals of the masters snooker. he beat china's zhang anda by six frames to four at london's alexandra palace in a high quality contest. wilson has already won two events this season after claiming the world title last may but is still looking to land the masters for the first time. in the day's other match, the former world champion luca

look at the top — leaders liverpool do have a game in hand — but arsenal have closed the gap, after arne slot tuesday. arteta's side up to second, four points behind. in the race for the european spots — villa are seventh. at the bottom half, spurs are now without a win in five league games and are stuck in 13th place. crystal palace, one spot behind. in 16th, everton have one win in their past 11 games and have in the day's other match, the former world champion luca brecel beat masters debutant chris wakelin by six frames to three. he'll now face wilson in the quarters. rugby union's six nations begins at the end of the month and gregor towsend has announced his 37—man scotland squad. new zealand born fergus burke has been included. the saracens fly half is also eligable for england, but qualifies for scotland through his glasweigan grandfather. there's also been a first call up for glasgow back—rower jack mann, while sione tuipulotu has been confirmed as captain. he's been speaking to paul barnes. i kind of, take more responsibility and i feel like it fuels my game a little bit when i wear

manager arne slot has been talking about the differences between then and now.— about the differencesetimes it is difficult to _ then and now. sometimes it is difficult to come _ then and now. sometimes it is difficult to come in _ then and now. sometimes it is difficult to come in the - then and now. sometimes it is difficult to come in the middle| difficult to come in the middle of a season and work with a new team with the schedule we are having. but to be fair it may be felt a bit the same for me. because 12, 13, 14 be felt a bit the same for me. because 12, 13, 1a players came in 1.5 weeks before the start of the season. so it is normal, i think, that we have improved, compared to that game. although, especially the second half performance was something that was quite similar to the performances i see currently. arsenal are currently second in the table, and arteta admit they need a new striker. he is struggling in this transfer window to find the right one. they are very short of attacking options. but he says he won't buy for the sake of it. ~ .,, ., , he won't buy for the sake

and if they win at home to lille and barcelona fail to beat benfica, arne slot�*s side would be suretop of the 36—team league and that should get them a kinder draw for the round of 16. i love looking at a league table in the way of, if we are number one, we probably have the most easy team to face because that is impossible to say mean in a negative way, but a strange format we are having now. it has a lot to do with the teams that you face. we want to win but not from an idea that it will probably give us the best meet up for the rest of the campaign. a further eight fixtures in the champions league tonight, with early starts for monaco — aston villa and atalanta — sturm graz. atletico madrid in 11th, who host fourth—placed bayer leverkusen. barcelona in second will look to take advantage of any slip by liverpool, while dortmund could take a step towards a top—eight finish with a win at bologna. in the nba, donovan mitchell once again led the way for the cleveland cavaliers as they eased past the phoenix suns to continue their strong start to season. initially, it was mitchell's te

liverpool manager arne slot says trent alexander arnold remains fully committed to the club despite aecent approach by real madrid being rebuffed with the player's contract expiring at the end of the season. slot wouldn't rule out alexander arnold being sold in the january transfer window, preferring only to confirm he will be in the liverpool team for their next premier league match against manchester united. i can tell you that he's playing on sunday and hopefully he brings the same performances as he brought in for the last half year, because i think everybody saw how great of a first half of the season he had, how much, how much he is here, how much he wants to win here. novak djokovic is on court right now trying to reach the semifinals of the brisbane open. he's up against america's reilly opelka with a place in the semifinals up for grabs. awaiting the winner in the final four is frenchman giovanni mpetshi perricard. the world number 31 beatjakub mensik in straight sets to progress. mpetshi perricard hit 19 aces during the match taking his total to 75 across just three contests

arne slot doesn't believe transfer talk was behind his performance.affected him, but i am one of the ten that will tell you i don't think that affected him. what affected him was that he had to play bruno fernandes and darlow, who are two start for portugal, great, great players. i think that is more difficult than the rumours during the week. that's my opinion and probably everybody is going to tell you it had to do with the rumours, but my opinion is different. it was a much improved performance from manchester united, who showed an energy and intent that's often been lacking, but ruben amorim says it's too early to say they've turned the corner. we had some good games during this last month. good games, but then we dropped again. it's something that we need to be really consistent, so if you have this talk, after again city it was the same, so we can talk but we need to show. japan's hideki matsuyama set a new pga tour record for 72 holes with an incredible 35 under par to win the season—opening event at the sentry in hawaii. the former masters cha

struggled for fitness and playing time sincejoining from juventus in the summer, but head coach arne slot start of him being regularly available for the club. he is getting fitter and for touch. today, was a good first step. all they do not get carried away. we paid to vts which i liked, the way they played but it's a good first step to him. —— we played two teams that i like. it is a good next step for him. so as we mentioned at the top of the show.. the shock of the third round so far came in west london — as premier league brentford were knocked out of the fa cup by championship strugglers plymouth argyle. morgan whittaker scored 20 goals last season but hasn't had the same impact so far this campaign. but this beauty booked their place in the fourth round. it comes little under two weeks after they sacked former england striker wayne rooney as manager. what are the odds on an upset at the etihad 7 league two side salford city have travelled across town to play manchester city. salford's ownership model features several famous former united faces and the club are third in the table hav

so here now a first chance to hearfrom the two managers, starting with liverpool's arne slot.was during the whole game, very close call, if you look back at the whole game, we created more chances that them, but because we conceded in last minute, people remember that the most, but before maguire we had a big chance with virgil van dijk, so, yeah, maybe in the end, a draw was a fair result. ., , ~ result. you said this week manchester _ result. you said this week manchester united - result. you said this week manchester united are . result. you said this week- manchester united are better than 14th in the premier league, i think you are right, the way they play today, where you were a bit worried that people, not within the club, but there was a feeling that this would be a big liverpool win against their biggest rivals, and just a feeling of inevitability, that you were a bit worried about? i inevitability, that you were a bit worried about?— inevitability, that you were a bit worried about? i think our -la ers, bit worried about? i think our players. and _ bit worried about?

arne slot�*s side have drawn their last two league games while in the late kick off second placed arsenal gunners lost a home match in the premier league was to aston villa — a defeat that arguably cost them the title last season. mikel arteta is expecting another stern test from the visitors today. we are going to try to be as good as we possibly can tomorrow night. that is the objective, they are a really good side and that is why they beat us. last season. and they are a really difficult opponent, so we will prepare in the best way to win. there'll be a minute's applause at football matches across scotland this afternoon, as well as at manchester united's game against brighton tomorrow, in tribute to the former ballon d'or winner denis law, who has died at the age of 8a. manchester united have called him the "ultimate goalscorer" as tributes have been laid outside old trafford today. the man dubbed �*the king' and �*the lawman�* spent 11 years with the club. his 237 goals in 404 appearances placing him third in united's history behind wayne rooney and sir bobby charlton. in melbourne,

liverpool manager arne slot says trent alexander arnold remains fully committed to the club despite arid being rebuffed with the player's contract expiring at the end of the season. slot wouldn't rule out alexander arnold being sold in the january transfer window, preferring only to confirm he will be in the liverpool team for their next premier league match against manchester united. ican i can tell you he is playing on sunday. that he is. and hopefully he brings the same performances as he brought for the last half year, because i think everybody saw how great of a first half of the season he had, how much he is here, how much he wants to win here. novak djokovic has been knocked out of his first tournament of the season, losing in the quarter finals of the brisbane open. the 24—time grand slam winner is the world number seven butwas beaten by a player just seven places inside the world's top 300, american reilly 0pelka. djokovic is preparing for the australian open, when he'll have andy murray coaching him. but this defeat won't help. after losing the first set on a tiebreak, the s

if they win at home to lille and barcelona fail to beat benfica, arne slot�*s side would be sure of finishing and that should get them a kinder draw for the round of 16. i love looking at a league table in the way of, oh, if we are number one, we probably have the most easy team to face because that is impossible to say because of this weird format — weird, i don't mean in a negative way, but a strange format we are having now. being on top may be doesn't tell you that you are the best team. being number24 it doesn't tell you that you are number 2a in terms of quality. it has a lot to do with the teams that you've faced. we want to win but not from an idea that it will probably give us the best lead—up for the rest of the campaign. a further eight fixtures in the champions league tonight, with early starts for monaco — aston villa and atalanta — sturm graz. atletico madrid in 11th, who host fourth—placed bayer leverkusen. that should be a good one. barcelona in second will look to take advantage of any slip—up by liverpool, while dortmund could take a step towards a top—eight finish with a wi

. —— this game~ _ arne slot has played down suggestions that trent alexander—arnold's contract situation in the two all draw with manchester united at the weekend. real madrid made an approach for him last week which was rebuffed, but slot says that wasn't a distraction. it was not only trent, there are more things in the game that we could have done better. trent didn't play his best game, but that is not for the first time in his life he didn't play the best game of his career. he has played so many games well for this club. like for some others, it wasn't the best for some others as well. there are things i had to show him which he has to improve. ahead of the first leg of their league cup semi—final against liverpool on wednesday, tottenham have announced that they've triggered a one year extension to heung—min son's contract. the 32—year—old joined spurs from bayer leverkusen nearly ten years ago and has scored 169 goals in a31 appearances for the club. he was part of the side that reached the club's first champions league final in 2019. son has scored five goals this season. he wil

their manager arne slot has been talking about the differences between then and now.ficult to come in the middle of a season and work with a new team with the schedule we are having. but to be fair it maybe felt a bit the same for me. because 12, 13, 14 players came in 1.5 weeks before the start of the season. from that moment on we only played games. so it is normal, i think, that we have improved, compared to that game. although, especially the second half performance, was something that was quite similar to the performances i see currently. arsenal are currently second in the table but mikel arteta admits that they need a new striker but are struggling in this transfer window to find the right one. injuries have left them very short on attacking options, but he says he won't buy for the sake of it. my my feeling is clear. we lost two very important players. white so we like goals, people, options in the front line. we can't get the right players, that is why we are actively looking at it. any player now, someone who makes us better and has an impact on the team. th

arne slot�*s side won 6—3 at spurs in the league only last month and despite victory in that game, he. large parts of the away game two weeks ago, we could show our identity, but there were definitely also parts in the game where they showed how good a team they are, scoring three goals against us is also on a compliment. i know we scored six in that game as well, but scoring three against us, not many teams have done that. if we get to a i not happen to wine— if we get to a i not happen to win a tmphy. _ if we get to a i not happen to win a trophy, we _ if we get to a i not happen to win a trophy, we will- if we get to a i not happen to win a trophy, we will look- if we get to a i not happen to i win a trophy, we will look back on this— win a trophy, we will look back on this period _ win a trophy, we will look back on this period where _ win a trophy, we will look back on this period where a - win a trophy, we will look back on this period where a small. on this period where a small group — on this period where a small group of— on this period where a small grouri of players _ on th

but nobody it seems has told arne slot with his side maintaining their unbeaten run thanks to a 4—1 wintown. it preserves their six point cushion at the top of the table — and they still have a game in hand. szoboszlai and salah were both on target and two from cody gakpo eased them passed the third bottom side. for salah — it was another milestone. his 176th premier league goal takes him past thierry henry and up to seventh on the all time list of premier league top scorers. liverpool are leading the league on points and goals this season and slot doesn't mind where they come from. we get goals from all positions so from the nine and seven and ii so from the nine and seven and 11 position so so from the nine and seven and 11 position so it so from the nine and seven and 11 position so it is so from the nine and seven and 11 position so it is very pleasing to see it because use start with that goal as well because we need goals from the midfield as well. these guys can school glorious —— goals and we need to make sure we bring them as much as we can in the positions to for them to schoo

leading liverpool 1—0 at the city ground, which means as it stands they're just three points behind arne slotside at the top of the premier league. chris wood scored his 13th goal of the season, 1—0 the score. elsewhere, cole palmer's has his 14th league goal of the campiagn as chelsea lead bournemouth 1—0 at stamford bridge. west ham are 2—0 up against fulham in graham potter's first home game in charge and no breakthrough between brentford and champions manchester city. there's been a big shock at the australian open where brazilian qualifier joao fonseca beat russian ninth seed andrey rublev. the 18—year—old has become only the second teenager since 1973 to defeat an atp top—10 player in their debut grand slam main draw. he'll meet italian lorenzo sonego in the second round. british number two cameron norrie is out after losing in four sets to italy's matteo berrenttini. norrie says he could "barely practise" before his opening match because of sickness. elsewhere, there were wins for three—time finalist daniil medvedev, taylor fritz, and holger rune. in the women's draw, italianjasmine pa

arne slot — yet again — seeing one of his substitutes save the day — nunez has struggled for goals thisntford defended doggedly, but the breakthrough finally came from the uruguayan forward in the 91st minute, and then the 93rd. i was very pleased with their performance again, although brentford made it a fight, made it difficult for us. they have some very good players, good game plan. it was an intense game plan. it was an intense game again, in a scheme to watch, and that is what it has been every single game liverpool is on the pitch. newcastle's six—game winning run in the premier newcastle's six game winning run in the premier league came to a crashing end earlier afterjustin kluivert scored a hatrick in a 4—1 win for bournmouth at st james' park the dutchman scored his third in stoppage time as the visitors stretched their unbeaten league run to 10 matches. after losing at west ham midweek, marco silva's fulham were 2—0 winners at ruud van nistelroory�*s leicester city. it was emile smith—rowe and adama traore who got the goals at the king power stadium. elsewhere, two goals from

arne slot has played down suggestions that trent alexander—arnold's contract situation was behind his draw with manchester united at the weekend. real madrid made an approach for him last week which was rebuffed, but slot says that wasn't a distraction. it was not only trent, there were more things in the game that we could have done better. trent didn't play his best game, but that is not for the first time in his life he didn't play the best game of his career. he has played so many games well for this club. now it wasn't his best. like for some others, it wasn't the best for some others as well. there are things i had to show him which he has to improve. ahead of the first leg of their league cup semi—final against liverpool on wednesday, the tottenham manager, ange postecoglu, has welcomed the news that heung—min son has extended his stay at the club. the 32—year—old joined spurs from bayer leverkusen nearly ten years ago and they've triggered a one year extension he has already had an outstanding career at this football club. he has played a big role in the last ten years and mad

arne slot�*s premier league leaders enjoyed a comfortable afternoon at anfield — goals from diogojotaarnold, jayden danns and federico chiesa — the italian completing the scoring with a long—range drive — his first for liverpool following his august arrival from juventus. he is getting fitter and fitter and today was a good first step, although, don't get carried away because we played a league 2 team. i like the way they played but it's a good first step for him, good next step for him in what we want to see from him. three other matches completed already. fellow top flight side wolves will also bejoining liverpool in the next round. leicester macro are currently for— two up at home to queens park rangers. currently meanwhile, later on saturday, could there be an upset brewing in manchester, as city host salford of league two? just five miles separates the clubs, with salford run by a host of former manchester united players to add some extra spice, who would just love to upset their neighbours, in this historic first meeting of the two clubs. i've been living in salford the last eig

start in the premier league where liverpool's quest for a 20th english title remains on track with arne slotside preserving their six point advantage at the top of the table. they still have a game in hand too. their latest success. a comfortable 4—1 win over third bottom ipswich town. szoboszlai and salah were both on target and two from cody gakpo delighted the anfield faithful. for salah — it was another milestone. his 176th premier league goal takes him past thierry henry and up to seventh on the all time list of premier league top scorers. liverpool are leading the league on points and goals this season and slot doesn't mind where they come from. vehicles mind where they come from. from all positions so from vehicles from all positions so from the ninth, iith vehicles from all positions so from the ninth, 11th and seventh position and it is very pleasing to see because you start with that goal as well because vehicles from the midfield as well. these guys can score goals we have to make sure the team we bring them as much as we can in positions for them to score a goal in the will provi

if they win at home to lille later, and barcelona fail to beat benfica, arne slot�*s side would be sureing top of the 36 team league — that should get them a kinder draw for the round of 16. i love looking at a league table in the way of, oh, if we are number one, we probably have the most easy team to face because that is impossible to say because of this weird format — weird, i don't mean in a negative way, but a strange format we are having now. being on top may be doesn't tell you that you are the best team. being number 2a it doesn't tell you that you are number 2a in terms of quality. it has a lot to do with the teams that you've faced. we want to win but not from an idea that it will probably give us the best lead—up for the rest of the campaign. a further eight fixtures in the champions league tonight, with early starts for monaco — aston villa and atalanta — sturm graz. they kick off in the next few minutes. atletico madrid in 11th who host fourth—placed bayer leverkusen. barcelona in second will look to take advantage of any slip by liverpool, while dortmund could take a step

arne slot�*s side have drawn their last two league games but the head coach says they aren't fixatede are as much as the media thinking about the league table every second of the day. we are trying to get the best out of the players and we, i mean, my staff and the players are trying to get the best out of themselves every single day. and these players know how long the season still is and how many games they have to be in the best possible form for to win something at the end of the season — which is not something that happens every single season so we are not so focused on the league table. so, arsenal host aston villa in the coming hours. the last time the gunners lost a home match in the premier league was to aston villa — a defeat that arguably cost them the title last season. mikel arteta is expecting another stern test from the visitors today. we are going to be as good as we possibly can tomorrow night. that is the objective. they are a really good side, that's why they beat us last season. and we progressed well, we played them at villa park, but they are really difficult op

beat liverpool at the city ground later and they would be just three points behind arne slot�*s side.looking to do the double over them after winning at anfield in september. despite almost being relegated last season, theirform is one of the stories of the season so far. i think it was the beginning of the season, every teams were starting the competition knowing each other, the competition knowing each other, the weakness and the strengths, maybe it was a surprise but was long time ago and many things have changed. both teams are different now so it's a new game, and new things will happen. there are three other games in the premier league later. champions manchester city travel to brentford, chelsea welcome bournemouth to stamford bridge and west ham take on fulham in a london derby. new england rugby union captain maro itoje says he's ready to give his all to serve the team and the fans. the saracens forward replaces his club team mate jamie george to lead england at the six nations. george and bristol prop ellis genge will serve as vice—captains in steve borthwick�*s 36—strong sq

liverpool manager, arne slot, says trent alexander arnold remains fully committed to the club — despitereal madrid, which was rebuffed by the club. with the player's contract expiring at the end of the season, slot wouldn't rule out alexander arnold being sold in the january transfer window, preferring only to confirm he will be in the team for their next premier league match against manchester united. ican i can tell you that he's playing on sunday. that he is, and hopefully he brings the same performances that he's brought in the last half year. because i think of her but he saw how great of a first half of the season he had, how much he is here, how much he wants to win here. meanwhile, manchester city's manager, pep guardiola, admits the club need to think seriously about whether they offer kevin de bruyne a new contract. the belgian has been an integral part to city's success over the last decade, but has recently struggled with injuries and consistency. he had problems in the last, i would say, year, year and a half, like many players. but of course, he's consistent and can play r

if they win at home to lille later, and barcelona fail to beat benfica, arne slot�*s side would be sure one, we probably have the most easy team to face because that is impossible to say because of this weird format — weird, i don't mean in a negative way, but a strange format we are having now. being on top may be doesn't tell you that you are the best team. being number 2a it doesn't tell you that you are number 2a in terms of quality. it has a lot to do with the teams that you've faced.

arne slot�*s side have drawn their last two league games but the head coach says they aren�*t fixated they have to be in the best possible form for to win something at the end of the season — which is not something that happens every single season so we are not so focused on the league table. so, arsenal host aston villa at 5:30pm. the last time the gunners lost a home match in the premier league was to aston villa — a defeat that arguably cost them the title last season. mikel arteta is expecting another stern test from the visitors today. we are going to be as good as we possibly can tomorrow night. that is the objective. they are a really good side, that�*s why they beat us last season. and we progressed well, we played them at villa park, but they are really difficult opponents so we will prepare in the best way to win. eliud kipchoge has announced he will race the london marathon in april, attempting to win it for a record fifth time. the ao—year—old is the most decorated men�*s marathon runner in history, winning in the british capital four times between 2015 and 2019. it will b

liverpool manager arne slot says trent alexander—arnold remains fully committed to the club despite aoing to happen for the club for how he'll perform at the end of the season, the age that he is and many things, i think the club has to think about it. novak djokovic has suffered a shock defeat in his first tournament of the season, losing in the quarterfinals of the brisbane open. the 24—time grand slam—winner, ranked seventh in the world, lost to american reilly opelka, whose ranking is 293. djokovic is preparing for the australian open, when he'll have andy murray coaching him. he lost the first set on a tie break, and the nearly seven—foot—tall american took the second 6—3 to claim the biggest win of his career. we had nothing to lose coming in against him. he's the greatest player ever, so you end up playing more free and you do things that...you end up going and taking a lot more risks because it's your only chance. if you play your normal level or even above your normal level, he's going to win every time. so it's tough in his position because he gets guys that are good players

arne slot grey belt. all right.arliament keeps trying to give our country away, and we must together fight back this useless labour government wants to take more money off all of us and give it to other countries, or to people arriving here illegally. look at net zero. what a load of nonsense that is. it will make every one of us in this room poorer and colder. and it will affect the poorest in our society the most. our businesses are already paying the most expensive electricity prices in the world, which is costing jobs. meanwhile, china is leading the world in renewables, yet still opening coal fired power stations. it's madness. we're closing coal fired furnaces so we can no longer make virgin steel. utter madness. this government is quite happy for us to import steel goods from all around the world made with fossil fuels. but we refuse to make world made with fossil fuels. but we r

. >> a perfect performance that's how liverpool head coach arne slot described his side's display asy move six points clear at the top of the premier league.in clear at the top of the premier league. in tennis, we had the oldest ever first time grand slam winner in the australian open women's final, with the men's final underway in melbourne from 830 this morning. >> after a dry and sunny day. for many of us yesterday, there's further wet weather on there's further wet weather on the way through the rest of today. join me later for the full forecast with all the details. >> it's just gone. 6:00 i'm stephen dixon. >> and i'm anne diamond and this is gb news breakfast. there's some some. it's rather charming news about kirstie allsopp, the tv presenter, you know. >> oh, right. yes. >> oh, right. yes. >> who does properties? basically, she invited a load of her very best friends to the birthday party for her boyfriend. like property tycoon boyfriend. like property tycoon boyfriend. and when they got there, it was their wedding. they were decided to get married, but they didn't want to t

that's after arne slot�*s side unexpectedly dropped points at home to manchester united yesterday.way off the level that we have been used to this season. trent alexander—arnold, who's a free agent this summer, had a difficult game, and coming a few days after real madrid expressed an interest in signing him, was thatjust a coincidence? here's neil atkinson from the anfield wrap podcast trent did not play well. the manager was at pains to see afterwards he does not think it is related to the off the pitch stuff. what i would say is that if that is the case it is important that trent gets back playing well very soon, i would start them against tottenham. i think you need to get his level of performance to where it should be because what it does it takes this aspect and discussion outs. trent alexander—arnold has always talked about, for six or seven years, in a strange way, he has been one of the most talked about footballers in the country, but these are right back. but trent hesitates responsibly and find his game so as not attracting the wrong headlines. tet find his game so as n

on league form, leaders liverpool are strong favourites over the two legs, but arne slot will be lookinger united over the weekend. as long as we bring more bodies inside the box on the other team then still, you do not like to see conceding goals but the same work rate we had at the beginning of this year and it's also sometimes what you face. year and it's also sometimes what ou face. ., , , year and it's also sometimes what ouface. . , _, ,, you face. the quality they possess still creates _ you face. the quality they possess still creates opportunities - you face. the quality they possess still creates opportunities and - you face. the quality they possess| still creates opportunities and they are always a threat and they are a top side _ are always a threat and they are a top side and they really have everyone fit and healthy and yet, they can — everyone fit and healthy and yet, they can rotate players and they are in a good _ they can rotate players and they are in a good spot will be a great challenge for us. eight o'clock kick—off. there's commentary of that semifinal on 5live th

liverpool manager arne slot says trent alexander—arnold remains fully committed to the club despite aoach by real madrid which was rebuffed by the club. with the player's contract expiring at the end of the season, slot wouldn't rule out alexander—arnold being sold in the january transfer window, preferring only to confirm he will be in the team for their next premier league match against manchester united. i can tell you that he's playing on sunday, and hopefully he brings the same performances as he brought for the last half—year, because i think everybody saw how great of a first half of the season he had, how much he is here, how much he wants to win here. meanwhile, manchester city's manager, pep guardiola, admits the club need to think seriously about whether they offer kevin de bruyne a new contract. the belgian has been an integral part to city's success over the last decade, but has recently struggled with injuries and consistency. he had problems in the last, i would say, year, year and a half, like many players. but, of course, when he's consistent and can play regularly, i

arne slot says that manchester united have much better players than their league position suggests, andr last six in the league, and have slipped to 1ath in the table — and halfway through the season, they are closer to the bottom than the top, 23 points behind the leaders. joe lynskey reports. between them, these clubs have 139 league titles — but for liverpool and united, success rarely comes in sync —— one 39 league titles. when one is at the top, the other is in transition. this has been a season where that's never been more stark. for manchester united, the misery deepens. for manchester united, the misery dee ens. , ' deepens. united set 14th in the table, defeat _ deepens. united set 14th in the table, defeat to _ deepens. united set 14th in the table, defeat to newcastle - deepens. united set 14th in the - table, defeat to newcastle brought the uncomfortable question. this the uncomfortable question. as you're edging closer to the relegation zone, it a battle to avoid — relegation zone, it a battle to avoid the _ relegation zone, it a battle to avoid the drop in the second half

arne slot — yet again — seeing one of his substitutes save the day.d missed chance after chance as brentford defended doggedly, but the breakthrough finally came from the uruguayan forward in the 91st minute, and then the 93rd. newcastle's six—game winning run in the premier league came to a crashing end earlier afterjustin kluivert scored a hatrick in a a—i win for bournmouth at st james' park. the dutchman scored his third in stoppage time as the visitors stretched their unbeaten league run to ten matches. they're now up to sixth — just a point behind fourth—placed newcastle. elsewhere, two goals from jean—philippe mateta gave crystal palace a 2—0 win at west ham — as you'll see, all the away sides winning so far on saturday. except the 2—0 draw at arsenal —— 2—2 draw. leon goretzka scored twice as bayern munich held on against wolfsburg to go seven points clear at the top of the bundesliga table. la liga leaders atletico madrid's club—record is—game winning run has come to an end with a surprise defeat at neighbours leganes. arsenal are trying to c

alexander arnold remains committed to liverpool, according to the premier league club's manager arne slotnited. more than a quarter of fire fighters who battled the blaze at grenfell tower in 2017 say they're now suffering from long—term health disorders. a survey carried out by the university of central lancashire found that 136 staff had reported serious problems, including cancer and respiratory diseases. the fire brigades union is now calling for regular health checks for all fire fighters. 0ur correspondent tom symonds reports. grenfell tower was an unprecedented disaster. arriving firefighters were left badly prepared for what they would face. inside the flat where it started, they worked in smoke, toxic gases and particles. the teams fighting the fire and attempting rescues had breathing apparatus, but air supplies were limited. today's study by the university of lancaster, for the fire brigades union, found most went unprotected at some point. many were exposed to fumes even while waiting to go into floors which were on fire. 72 residents lost their lives, mainly because of the po