Arsenal and Everton face a major obstacle in their bid to sign a Real Madrid star, while a Tottenham strike target is available for £25.2m, according to yesterday’s Euro Paper Talk.

Liverpool extended their advantage at the top of the Premier League to 14 points with a game in hand by setting a record-breaking pace with their 20th win from 21 games at Tottenham.

The third-round weekend of the FA Cup brought a small sprinkling of upsets with Tranmere, Rochdale, Derby County and Sheffield Wednesday stealing the headlines.

Wu Lei's late equaliser for Espanyol against Barcelona heralds "a new chapter" in Chinese football, the country's media declared on Sunday

Gabriel Jesus extended his remarkable record against Everton as the Manchester City striker's second-half brace sealed a 2-1 win on Wednesday.

Roy Hodgson is confident nobody at Crystal Palace is looking to sell star winger Wilfried Zaha in January, but he recognises “serious” bids would have to be considered.

Carlo Ancelotti described Pep Guardiola as “a genius” - despite admitting Manchester City’s levels have dropped since last season

Manchester City may not be playing at the level they were last season but will still provide a good test for Everton to establish how genuine their revival is

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer urged Manchester United to show some consistency after Anthony Martial's double and a Mason Greenwood rocket

Everton's renaissance under Carlo Ancelotti continued as Dominic Calvert-Lewin's double earned a 2-1 win at Newcastle, whilst Brighton and Watford

Carlo Ancelotti has set his sights on taking Everton back into European competition after the Italian was appointed manager of "one of the greatest clubs in England".

Carlo Ancelotti and Mikel Arteta were shown the huge jobs that lie ahead as Everton and Arsenal managers respectively as they watched their new sides play out a drab 0-0 draw