Opinion

The Spaniard's own Premier League winning run is longer than the one Manchester City put together as a club, and in all competitions it is even longer

The Nerazzurri have gone eight games without a win amid speculation that the captain has fallen out with team-mates Marcelo Brozovic and Ivan Perisic

The Algeria international has not returned to training after his failed move to Manchester City, but he is now only damaging his own profile

The striker has had limited opportunities at Stamford Bridge under Antonio Conte, but is in the prime position to show the Blues his talents abroad

The volatile coach quit the Bianconeri in 2014 because of a dispute over transfer policy and history is now set to repeat itself at Stamford Bridge

The Blues boss has come in for some heavy criticism after a dismal run of results but the club's major issues have nothing to do with the Italian

The 25-year-old netted a double - the second of which was utterly sublime - but was denied his match-winning moment by a contentious decision

The Blaugrana’s unbeaten La Liga record almost came to an end against Espanyol in shocking conditions in the Catalan derby

The Portuguese endured another frustrating night in front of goal in a 2-2 draw with Levante, with Zinedine Zidane still struggling to fix los Blancos

The Gunners were in explosive form thanks to superb home debuts from their new signings and a midfield masterclass from Aaron Ramsey

The Chilean scored on his home debut for Manchester United as they eventually saw off Huddersfield Town 2-0 at Old Trafford

The Barcelona superstar and Patriots quarterback are both living legends — but which one has been more impressive in their sport?

The in-form winger was guilty of one of the misses of the season and his profligacy was punished as the hosts netted late on to nick a 1-1 draw

The decision to commit the best years of his career to Arsenal is a sign of both the player and club's greater ambitions

The teenager was compared to the world's best player by Genoa president Enrico Preziosi but, while he is quiet, he plays more like Zlatan Ibrahimovic

The Chile international has added to United's raft of option in attack but they have increasing issues to address in other areas

The Reds are lighter on quality, creativity and final-third production after not bringing in anyone beyond centre-back Virgil van Dijk this month

The Los Angeles FC forward and Tigres defender stood above the crowd as El Tri earned a 1-0 victory in San Antonio

With the window now closed, Goal looks back at the best and worst bits of business done over the past month

Alexis Sanchez made his league debut for Manchester United, but it was a familiar tale for the Chilean as his new outfit rolled over

The new arrival from Arsenal was powerless as the Blues suffered a shock 3-0 loss that saw them slip to fourth in the Premier League

Many players are making their final push to be included on the World Cup roster. How will El Tri boss Juan Carlos Osorio align his team?

A lot will be expected of the Gabon striker, who has had a similar path to goalscoring greatness as one of the club's best ever players

The Blues had hoped to sign Alex Sandro last summer but they have now signed his compatriot despite the fact that he has barely played in recent weeks

The young attacker's development continued on Monday with a positive performance for Manchester United's under-23 side at Old Trafford

The 23-year-old is seen as somebody who can slot straight into the team and he is in line to play some of City's biggest remaining games this season

In a game with its share of ugly and disjointed soccer, the steady presence of the Columbus Crew midfielder stood out as an encouraging sign

Two players with little international experience outplayed their more experienced teammates as the U.S. settled for a draw with Bosnia

The Uruguayan and the Argentine scored one each to dig their team out of a hole against Alaves as the Blaugrana make it 21 without defeat in La Liga