Brooks was left out of this squad in one of the more glaring omissions, with his form in recent USMNT games the deciding factor. Nobody is scared of playing Man Utd anymore. What the managers said...Watford boss Claudio Ranieri: We were very good. I am really sorry for the fans, I am really sorry because I think they don't deserve this. It's not good for nobody. They [Sharp and Gibbs-White] were fantastic, really good with the ball and without the ball, but they are only able to do that if the boys around them perform their roles and the lads did it. Middlesbrough's Chris Wilder: We didn't deserve anything from the game. We are not in a time for pretty patterns and an idea of our philosophy for the next two or three years, the first phase is can we fight or show character to stay in this league and they showed that tonight. Rodgers: Leicester lack cutting edge Leicester manager Brendan Rodgers: I thought performance-wise we were excellent. It has been a one-sided derby in recent times with Everton not winning at Anfield between 1999 and 2021. Tottenham vs Vitesse preview: Conte to bring Alli in from cold?Conte: I'll stabilise Spurs and bring attractive footballConte appointed Tottenham head coachSpurs currently sit third in their group, three points behind leaders Rennes and two points behind their Dutch opponents. However, despite winning man of the match, creating six chances for his teammates and having a couple of opportunities to pull the trigger, his shot bet didn't land. Lukaku has certainly achieved a lot in his career but, for Chelsea, the time is now. The magnitude of becoming world champions will, of course, weigh heavy on the Blues. Hakim Ziyech has not been called up to Morocco's squad for the Africa Cup of Nations. The 28-year-old has made 18 appearances for Thomas Tuchel's side this season, scoring three goals. Injunctions, orders, lawsuits and counter-suits have been flying almost constantly between the two camps. Elsewhere in the courts, no fewer than seven health professionals who treated Maradona in his final days, including lead physician Leopoldo Luque, are being formally investigated on manslaughter charges related to alleged neglect and malpractice towards the ex-player prior to his death. Tayfun Korkut will be delighted with the character shown by his side's second half performance as they climb to 11th in the Bundesliga table and distance themselves from the bubbling relegation battle beneath them, but Borussia Dortmund now find themselves nine points behind Bayern Munich at the top as the title seems to slip away from them before Christmas. Only Ryan Woods (five) created more clear-cut goalscoring chances than Willock (four) last month, while the QPR star completed more dribbles (22) than any other player. That is a big thing that Everton have as a positive now. The discord you saw in the stands when Rafael Benitez was in the dugout has gone, and of course it makes a massive difference when everyone is together and behind the team. There was no threat of investigation, let alone punishment. Until now... The club promptly released a statement of their own: He has developed so well in that position over the last couple of seasons, Gary Neville told Sky Sports. “There is no guideline for sport: we need a protocol that limits the remit of the ASL, otherwise these situations will be repeated. He had surprised some by asking Ilkay Gundogan to do Rodri's job in the following year's final. Here, his substitutions, not Carlo Ancelotti's, almost made the difference. But that's football. They are humans, not machines, and they have been tremendous of late. They deserve enormous credit for the run they have been on. I'm very happy because I've been away from the pitch for a long time, which is my home. I feel very happy. Regarding the city of Paris, I feel better today because I had spent a lot of time in Madrid before. It was hard at the beginning but now I feel a little better.

	Team	Events	Wins	Draws	Losses	Goal difference	Points
1	Manchester City	22	18	2	2	41	56
2	Chelsea	22	12	7	3	28	43
3	Liverpool	20	12	6	2	34	42
4	West Ham United	21	11	4	6	12	37
5	Arsenal	20	11	2	7	8	35
6	Tottenham Hotspur	18	10	3	5	3	33
7	Manchester United	19	9	4	6	3	31
8	Wolverhampton Wanderers	20	9	4	7	2	31
9	Brighton & Hove Albion	20	6	10	4	0	28
10	Leicester City	18	7	4	7	-2	25
11	Crystal Palace	21	5	9	7	-1	24
12	Southampton	21	5	9	7	-8	24
13	Brentford	20	6	5	9	-6	23
14	Aston Villa	19	7	1	11	-5	22
15	Everton	19	5	4	10	-10	19
16	Leeds United	19	4	7	8	-16	19
17	Watford	19	4	2	13	-14	14
18	Norwich City	21	3	4	14	-35	13
19	Newcastle United	20	1	9	10	-23	12
20	Burnley	17	1	8	8	-11	11