Chelsea eased to the fourth round of the FA Cup with an emphatic 5-1 win over Chesterfield United, meanwhile Newcastle United were dumped outby third-tier Cambridge after a 1-0 loss.
A Covid-19 outbreak which caused the shut-down of first-team training for 48 hours will impact the side Liverpool put out at home to Shrewsbury in the third round of the FA Cup.
With another double gameweek on the horizon, FPL managers will be wondering which double delight to turn to when the league resumes.
Ralf Rangnick admits he is dealing with some unhappy players but downplayed the situation as Manchester United look to get back to winning ways in the FA Cup.
Manchester City shrugged off the absence of manager Pep Guardiola and seven first-team players due to coronavirus to ease past League Two Swindon 4-1 in the FA Cup third round on Friday.
Philippe Coutinho will join Aston Villa from Barcelona on loan for the rest of the season.
Elite FPL managers focused their transfer efforts on adding players with two games in the recent double gameweek, but did not move heaven and earth to alter their squads.
As Ed Woodward prepares to clear his desk, Richard Arnold will hope to learn from his old friend’s mistakes when he becomes Manchester United’s chief executive.
Manchester City are planning as if their FA Cup tie at Swindon will go ahead despite a coronavirus outbreak at the Premier League club.
Manchester United have confirmed Richard Arnold will become chief executive when Ed Woodward leaves the club on February 1.