Mikel Arteta’s side kicked off January full of hope after a thrilling end to December saw them win five games in a row in all competitions, scoring 19 goals in the process. Liverpool reached the FA Cup final for the first time under Klopp thanks to a devastating first-half display at Wembley, where the Reds led 3-0 at half-time thanks to Sadio Mane's double and Ibrahima Konate's headed opener. Lowry had the first attempt on goal in the third minute, taking a pass from attacker Fashion Sakala but his low drive from outside the box was saved by Livi keeper Max Stryjek. Since Tuchel arrived at Chelsea, Rudiger's defensive action area is concentrated down the left flank and features frequent drives into opposition territory. The net result is that Mendy, just like Andre Onana, is now a source of inspiration of young black kids across Africa and beyond. Neville: Spurs have the firepower to win the leagueMNF: Are Tottenham title contenders?Get Sky Sports - All channels £23 a monthFans will moan that it was only 1-0, but Mourinho won't care, and that comes with experience. Before they went and scored both goals, the keeper makes a world-class save and the amount of times that I played in games where you relied upon a Schmeichel or a Van der Sar save and you thought 'how big was that moment?'. Replacement head coach Adi Hutter was expected to come in and steady the ship for 2021-22, having overachieved at Eintracht Frankfurt. The club is, however, offering its full support to Funso, who has fallen victim to circumstances not of his making. Ojo was sent off in the first half of the same match at Tannadice for a separate incident involving a supporter when the midfielder's momentum took him into the advertising boards at the front of the Eddie Thompson Stand. While Nigeria followed that up with victories over Sudan and Guinea-Bissau, qualifying comfortably for the Last 16, their campaign came to a premature end with 1-0 defeat against Tunisia in the second round. Speaking post-match, Elliott made sure he paid tribute to Liverpool’s medical team, and in particular Joe Lewis, the rehabilitation physio whose support and expertise has been key in getting him back on the pitch, on track and bang on schedule.  The striker has made two substitute appearances for Barca since his free transfer move from Arsenal, having last started a game on 2 December. Jurgen Klopp believes clubs can still reap the benefits of retaining players into their mid-30s - which could offer hope of a resolution to Mohamed Salah's contract impasse. What did Lukaku say in controversial interview?In a 29-minute interview with Sky in Italy recorded earlier in December, Lukaku said he said he was not happy with his situation at Chelsea, questioned Tuchel's system and revealed he turned down a move to Manchester City in 2020. However, there was late drama as Angel Correa equalised in stoppage time before centre-back Mario Hermoso fired in a winner from close range to spark wild celebrations from the home support. I just arrived here, my English has to improve but on the pitch, I'm trying to connect with all my team-mates and I hope I can help my team here. We've built this team over a period of time and today I think we showed why we were champions. 'Too many Arsenal mistakes'Arsenal boss Jonas Eidevall admitted his side were way under par on the big occasion. Middlesex Centre of Excellence graduate Kaur won the Capital Girls County Cup with Ruislip Rangers, which was a first for the club, also earning Middlesex County honours in a 4-3 win against MK Dons. If we play our football and we can win games, we can see how many points we can get and what that means. I don't have a proper explanation for tonight - to find it is my main concern, not City. He was taken to hospital by London Ambulance Service (LAS) paramedics, and remains in a life-threatening condition with a serious head injury.

	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