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.
Thomas Tuchel has signalled “a huge step forward” for loan signing Saul Niguez in Wednesday’s 2-0 Carabao Cup semi-final first-leg victory over Tottenham.
Aston Villa boss Steven Gerrard has reportedly asked Philippe Coutinho about coming to Villa Park on loan.
Arsenal have been charged with failing to ensure their players conducted themselves in an orderly fashion after Gabriel Magalhaes was sent off in the Premier League defeat to Manchester City on New Year’s Day.
Chelsea are confident of keeping 28-year-old centre-half Antonio Rudiger, aafter talks between the German player and Real Madrid ended when his conditions were knocked back, according to reports.