Manchester City sent a statement in the Premier League title race with an emphatic 7-0 win over Leeds United while Aston Villa made it four wins from six under Steven Gerrard with a 2-0 away win over Norwich City.
Manchester City midfielder Ilkay Gundogan has been passed fit for the champions’ home clash with Leeds on Tuesday.
Arsenal could be bracing themselves for a £2 billion takeover from the wealthiest person in Africa, Aliko Dangote.
Pep Guardiola has backed Jack Grealish to end his goal drought as Manchester City's record signing struggles to justify his £100 million ($132 million) fee.
Manchester United's match at Brentford on Tuesday was postponed as the English Premier League reported a record number of Covid-19 cases, with the virus threatening to disrupt the busy Christmas fixture list.<
Paris Saint-Germain will play Real Madrid while Liverpool take on Inter Milan and Manchester United will face Atletico Madrid in the standout ties in the last 16 of the Champions League after an embarrassed UEFA was forced to redo Monday's draw following a "technical problem".
Barcelona will face Napoli in the Europa League knockout round play-off stage after the Catalan giants crashed out in the Champions League group stage for the first time since the 2000-01 season.
Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain will meet in the Champions League for the third time in four seasons after being paired together in Monday's draw for the last 16.
Real Madrid and PSG are ready to make their moves for Paul Pogba, according to reports.
Manchester City, Liverpool and Chelsea remain separated by just two points at the top of the Premier League after all three relied on penalties to win this weekend.