Virgil van Dijk said Liverpool's players are letting manager Arne Slot down after the Premier League champions' collapse continued with a 3-0 home defeat to Nottingham Forest.

"Another big disappointment," Slot told reporters

Newcastle dented Manchester City's Premier League title challenge as Harvey Barnes' brace sealed a controversial 2-1 victory on Saturday.

Goals from Murillo, Nicolo Savona and Morgan Gibbs-White sealed Forest's win to hand Arne Slot's men a shocking sixth defeat in their last seven league games.

Pedro Neto put the Blues ahead just before the interval at Turf Moor and Enzo Fernandez netted in the closing stages.

Brazil goalkeeper Ederson said he had already attempted to leave Manchester City the season before last, with unhappiness at the Premier League club weighing on him after struggling with injuries.

Manchester City celebrated Pep Guardiola's 1000th game in management with a statement 3-0 win over Liverpool to close to within four points of Premier League leaders Arsenal.

For the first time in several seasons, Sunday’s high-stakes showdown between Manchester City and Liverpool may not be the defining fixture in the Premier League title race. Arsenal currently sit comfortably at the top after 10 matches, leaving City and Liverpool trailing by six and seven points respectively, and, unusually, both doing the chasing.

Malo Gusto, Joao Pedro and Pedro Neto struck in the second half as Chelsea outclassed Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-0 on Saturday to climb to second in the Premier League table and extend the visitors' winless run.

Arsenal's 10-game winning run in all competitions was ended by Brian Brobbey's stoppage-time equaliser that salvaged a 2-2 draw for Sunderland on Saturday.

Matthijs de Ligt's 96th-minute header snatched a point for Manchester United in a see-sawing 2-2 draw at Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League on Saturday, after Richarlison thought he had won it for the hosts in stoppage time.

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola admitted Friday he had enjoyed "insane" success as he prepares for the 1,000th game of a spectacular managerial career against Liverpool.

Mikel Arteta said Granit Xhaka had made him a "better coach" as the Arsenal manager prepares to lock horns with the Sunderland captain on Saturday.

Ruben Amorim has told Manchester United to "focus on the future" following former Old Trafford star Cristiano Ronaldo's withering assessment of his old club.

The trial of Greece's Olympiacos football club chairman Evangelos Marinakis and dozens of soccer fans began in Greece on Wednesday, the biggest case of its kind linked to sports-related violence that authorities have vowed to crack down on.

Alejandro Garnacho spared Chelsea's blushes as the Argentine's equaliser rescued a 2-2 draw against Qarabag in the Champions League on Wednesday.

Erling Haaland scored twice to propel Manchester City up to second in the Premier League with a 3-1 win over Bournemouth on Sunday.

Pep Guardiola is confident Manchester City will contend for the Premier League title if Rodri can rediscover his best form after returning from injury.

Matty Cash's first-half goal fired Aston Villa to a 1-0 victory over Manchester City on Sunday, as the club celebrated Unai Emery's third anniversary as manager with a memorable win.

Eberechi Eze scored his first Premier League goal for Arsenal as the leaders' set-piece expertise secured a 1-0 win against his former club Crystal Palace on Sunday.