Premier League
Manchester United's players have three Premier League games to make their mark and earn a spot in the starting lineup for the Europa League final, but they will have to be managed to avoid injuries, boss Ruben Amorim said.
Slot's men, who have an unassailable 15-point lead over second-placed Arsenal atop the table, travel to Chelsea on Sunday in what is a big game for their hosts with the fifth-placed Londoners chasing a Champions League qualifying spot.
Nottingham Forest manager Nuno Espirito Santo urged his players to give a final push and finish the season strongly after a surprise home loss to Brentford on Thursday saw them miss out on a chance to go third in the Premier League and consolidate their hopes of competing in the Champions League next season.
Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe said he was still not feeling 100% but was on the mend after returning to work following a spell in hospital with pneumonia ahead of Saturday's Premier League home game against Ipswich Town.
Arsenal kept Liverpool's Premier League title-winning champagne on ice, but only just, as they were twice pegged back at home by Crystal Palace with Jean-Philippe Mateta scoring a superb equaliser in a 2-2 draw on Wednesday.
Recalled Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins took out his anger on Newcastle United on Saturday with a dazzling display in his side's 4-1 victory in the Premier League.
Manchester City captain Kevin de Bruyne is back to his familiar best, manager Pep Guardiola said after the midfielder scored and helped create two other goals in the 5-2 comeback victory over visitors Crystal Palace in the Premier League on Saturday.
Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe will miss Sunday's Premier League game at home to Manchester United as he was kept in hospital on Friday after feeling unwell for a number of days, the club said in a statement.
Chelsea have won their last five Premier League games at Stamford Bridge but manager Enzo Maresca urged caution ahead of Sunday's clash at home to struggling Ipswich Town.
During Liverpool's 1-0 win, Tarkowski won the ball in a challenge with Alexis Mac Allister but his studs-up follow-through caught the Argentine midfielder square on the calf. Tarkowski was shown a yellow card with VAR not intervening.
West Ham eased past Premier League strugglers Leicester City 2-0 at the London Stadium on Thursday thanks to an early strike from Tomas Soucek on his 30th birthday and an own goal just before halftime.
The league leaders climbed 13 points clear at the top of the league table with their 2-0 victory over Newcastle United in driving rain that could not dampen the celebratory mood of fans.
The reason newly appointed manager David Moyes has had instant impact on Everton's form while Manchester United's fortunes are yet to turn around under Ruben Amorim is because Moyes is doing a better job, Amorim said on Friday.
Brentford's Bryan Mbuemo scored one goal and made another in a 4-0 win over Leicester City on Friday as a dismal display of defending saw the relegation-threatened Foxes slump to their sixth home defeat in a row in the Premier League.
Tottenham Hotspur must build on their improved Premier League form and target a strong finish to what has been a disappointing season, manager Ange Postecoglou said on Friday.
Manchester City are not used to playing a supporting role in a Premier League title drama but Sunday's home game against leaders Liverpool at least offers Pep Guardiola's inconsistent side the chance to grab centre stage again.
Liverpool manager Arne Slot praised Pep Guardiola’s management of his injury-hit Manchester City side and raised his own squad’s fitness concerns ahead of Sunday's Premier League clash at the Etihad.
Premier League leaders Liverpool needed Trent Alexander-Arnold's second-half equaliser to secure a 2-2 draw at Aston Villa on Wednesday that lifted them eight points clear at the top.
Arsenal forward Kai Havertz will miss the rest of the season and undergo surgery after suffering a hamstring injury in training, the Premier League club said on Thursday.
The Premier League deleted a statement on its website on Thursday that said Liverpool manager Arne Slot had been handed a two-match touchline ban, after the Dutchman was sent off during a stormy end to Wednesday's2-2 draw with Everton, opens new tab.
