Opinion

Tuesday night's humbling derby defeat to Manchester City underlined the scale of the problems at Old Trafford, where nobody is providing any answers

The reigning champions took a massive step towards a third successive Carabao Cup final appearance with a commanding 3-1 victory at Old Trafford

Germany's No.1 is already under pressure at international level from Marc-Andre ter Stegen and now his club have acquired a top young shot-stopper

The Dutchman was dismissed for a silly second yellow card while the Catalans were leading in Saturday night's dramatic derby draw with Espanyol

The Frenchman never demands the spotlight like his central defensive partner but, as he showed in Saturday's win at Getafe, he is also a fine leader

The Premier League has passed its halfway point with Trent Alexander-Arnold and Andy Robertson playing pivotal roles in the Reds' title charge

The Swede might still have something to offer at this level but the need to sign a 38-year-old reflects horribly on the seven-time European champions

With a tough run of games coming up, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's inconsistent side could have little but pride left to play for by the end of the month

The 19-year-old Swede has taken Serie A by storm, earning himself a transfer to Turin, and a plethora of points for fantasy players

The Brazilian came out of nowhere to play regularly for the Gunners a decade ago, but he was unable to kick on and is now struggling to play at all

The 19-year-old has been in superb form on loan at Parma this season and is now set to complete a move to the Serie A champions

The Gunners' head coach picked up his first victory on New Year's Day as his clearly re-energised side beat Manchester United 2-0 at Emirates

The Brazilian got both goals in the 2-1 victory over Everton to boost his hopes of convincing Pep Guardiola he can be the club's next great striker

The Guinea midfielder looked sharp as 2019 came to a close and Reds fans will be hoping the 24-year-old continues his impressive form

Goal picks the top performers from across the Bundesliga, La Liga, Ligue 1, the Premier League and Serie A over the first half of the 2019-20 campaign

The Reds are top of the Premier League and into the last 16 of the Champions League - and they already have one new arrival lined up

The Gunners sit in the bottom half of the Premier League table and have a new manager, so there could be plenty of comings and goings in north London

With 2020 almost upon us, Goal picks out the top 15 players to have joined a club for nothing during the past 10 years

The Bavarians are through to the last 16 of the Champions League and will look to strengthen in January to ensure they defend their Bundesliga title

The Blaugrana won their Champions League group and sit top of La Liga but could try to strengthen Ernesto Valverde's squad during the winter break

The English champions have slipped to third in the Premier League standings, making Europe the primary focus for Pep Guardiola and his players

The runaway leaders have set a scintillating pace at the top of the table and boast plenty of players in this side - but who else has made the cut?

The champions battled their way to a 2-0 win over Sheffield United on Sunday but the game underlined sides are no longer sacred of visiting the Etihad

The Bianconeri are through to the last 16 of the Champions League and top of Serie A - but there will be some comings and goings in Turin next month

One of the world's most promising teenage talents has left Austria for Germany despite being coveted by the Red Devils

Frank Lampard and his side had failed to rescue a single point from a losing position until they came from a goal down to beat Arsenal 2-1 on Sunday

The Gunners were left crestfallen after conceding twice in the dying minutes at the Emirates but they showed the kind of spirit they've lacked of late

The Reds wrapped up an incredible 2019 by beating Flamengo in the Club World Cup final on Saturday and look perfectly placed for an even bigger 2020

The Blancos have improved significantly in recent months but their Catalan rivals have a genius within their ranks who shows no signs of slowing down