Liverpool became the first side in history to win 2,000 English top-flight games after defeating Newcastle United 3-1 at Anfield on Thursday.

Jonjo Shelvey silenced the home crowd on his return to his former club as he rifled in after seven minutes, but Diogo Jota soon levelled things up Liverpool scoring in a club-record 32 consecutive games across all competitions.

Mohamed Salah put Jurgen Klopp s side into the ascendancy four minutes later, the forward matching Jamie Vardy s record of scoring or assisting in 15 consecutive Premier League games, before Trent Alexander-Arnold produced a magnificent long-range effort to seal victory.

Indeed, Salah has 24 goal involvements in the league this season (15 goals, nine assists), only former Newcastle striker Alan S…

Manchester City are the runaway Premier League leaders amid their record winning streak but captain Vincent Kompany warned against complacency, pointing to the 2011-12 title race.

Unbeaten City travel to Newcastle United on Wednesday seeking to extend their lead atop the table to 15 points with an 18th successive Premier League victory.

Many believe the title has already been decided before the New Year – rivals Manchester United and defending champions Chelsea battling for second position behind Pep Guardiola s side.

However, Kompany insisted City cannot afford to relax as the defender mentioned the club s successful 2011-12 campaign, when they overturned an eight-point deficit to upstage United on goal difference.

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Paris Saint-Germain coach Thomas Tuchel is not expecting Kylian Mbappe to endure a prolonged spell on the sidelines.

Mbappe was left out of the PSG squad for Wednesday s Champions League meeting with RB Leipzig at the Red Bull Arena due to muscle discomfort sustained in last weekend s 3-0 win over Nantes in Ligue 1.

The World Cup winner is set to be reassessed ahead of Saturday s meeting with Rennes, which comes before the international break.

Since his first away start in the Champions League in February 2017, Mbappe has been involved in 22 away goals (14 scored, eight assisted) in the competition – more than any other player.

Asked if there is a chance he could be without such an influential figure for longer than expected, Tuchel replied: It will no…

Manchester City are interested in re-signing Douglas Luiz from Aston Villa, according to . It has been reported that the former Premier League champions want to reinforce their central midfield position and have set their sights on Luiz, who has done well for the Villans.

Luiz has played seven times in the Premier League for Villa so far this season, providing one assist in the process, according to During the 2019-20 campaign, the 22-year-old Brazil international central midfielder made 28 starts and eight substitute appearances in the league for Dean Smith’s side, scoring three goals and providing two assists in the process, according to .

Villa signed Luiz from Premier League rivals City in the summer of 2019 for a transfer fee reported by to be worth £15 millio…

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International football is back in our lives as the qualification period for UEFA Euro 2020 continues. Teams up and down the continent of Europe are attempting to progress into the tournament, which is set to take place in just over a year. One of the games that we ve going to be taking a look at today comes from Group C, as Belarus prepares to host Germany. A few years ago this would ve been considered a David vs Goliath type of encounter but that doesn t quite feel like the case this time around.

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After ensuring that they will be playing in the play-offs one way or another, there probably isn t going to be all too much concern from Belarus regarding their bottom place standing in the Group C tabl…

The Premier League has a bright future despite a record-breaking season for managerial departures, according to the League Managers Association chief executive Richard Bevan.

The 2022-23 season has seen 14 managerial changes – four more than any other previous Premier League campaign – after Javi Gracia parted ways with Leeds United just 70 days into his Elland Road tenure.

Graham Potter was also dismissed with little time to impress after replacing Thomas Tuchel at Chelsea, with only eight of the 20 top-flight clubs going through the entire campaign without a change in the dugout.

Bevan understands the brutal nature of the business and suggested managers acknowledge the pressure to provide instant success for their respective sides.

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In the build-up to Liverpool s clash with Inter at Anfield, Jurgen Klopp went to great lengths to spell out the fact that he and his team were taking nothing for granted.

Leading 2-0 from the first leg in Milan, the Reds were the clear favourites for progression in the Champions League last 16.

But, at his pre-match press conference, their manager warned: The danger everybody knows about. It s 2-0, the lead I think which got turned over most often in the history of football.

And he struck a similar chord in his programme notes, telling supporters: If anyone has even a tiny percentage of complacency or entitlement, please stay away.

Of course, Klopp would have loved nothing more than for Liverpool to have produced a vintage performance that made his caut…

Barcelona have signed Antoine Griezmann after the France international announced he would leave Atletico Madrid despite having signed a new five-year contract last June.

The 28-year-old, who joined Atleti from Real Sociedad for approximately €30million in July 2014, has been the club s top goalscorer across all competitions in each of his five seasons in the capital.

His exploits took him to fifth in the club s list of all-time leading scorers with 133 in all competitions, but the World Cup-winning forward brought much more than just goals to the Rojiblancos.

A detailed look at his season-by-season statistics underline his huge importance to Diego Simeone s team over the past five years, but do they also indicate his best football may be behind him?
 

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Jude Bellingham would prefer to move to Real Madrid if he leaves Borussia Dortmund in the summer of 2023, according to . The report has claimed that Liverpool, Manchester United, Chelsea and Manchester City all are keen on signing Bellingham from Dortmund next summer. However, the England international midfielder would prefer to move to last season’s La Liga and UEFA Champions League winners.

Bellingham has been on the books of Dortmund since 2020 when he joined from Birmingham City. The 19-year-old midfielder has been superb for the German club and has done well for them in the Bundesliga and in the UEFA Champions League.

The English teenager is one of the best young players in the world, and he would be a brilliant signing for Real Madrid next summer. Dortmund do te…

Australia will battle old demons after being thrust into the same group as Jordan in the second round of AFC qualifying for the 2022 World Cup.

The draw took place in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday and put the Socceroos on a collision course with a team that has had their measure in recent years.

Jordan have won three of five meetings since 2012, among them a 1-0 victory at the Asian Cup in January.

Chinese Taipei, Kuwait and Nepal round out Group B.

Asia s top-ranked team, Iran, are to face Bahrain, Cambodia, Hong Kong and the tricky Iraq in Group C.

 We’re definitely in for a treat. Here’s the Round 2 draw results.

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Continental champions Qatar, heavyweights Japan, and Sou…