Opinion

The Dutchman may have only made 13 Premier League appearances for Man Utd but he remains immensely proud of his winners' medal

Saturday's meeting with Norwich is an ideal opportunity for the manager to send a message to his entire squad that poor form will not go unpunished

The two sides met in the Champions League final just seven months ago but the two clubs have gone in very different directions since Madrid

Atlanta United was the first team to see the potential of heading south in search of talented youngsters and many more clubs are now following suit

The World Cup winner has suffered a dramatic fall from grace in Spain, with Diego Simeone admitting his €60m signing hasn't lived up to expectations

The 17-year-old has already been compared for his goalscoring ability to his illustrious compatriot as he begins to make waves in his homeland

The Gunners forked out £130 million last summer, more than half of which went on Nicolas Pepe, meaning there is little money to spend this month

The England international looks to have played his last game for the Blues, having been loaned to Aston Villa for the remainder of the season

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