Opinion

Liverpool have added another option to their armoury with the return of the England playmaker as they seek to keep up the pressure on Man City

The centre-half is playing as well as ever, exuding authority at the back for the Blaugrana, but his Brazilian team-mate still looks lost at Camp Nou

It was thought that the Liverpool defender was a shoo-in for the prize but Man City's main man strengthened his case with a hat-trick against Watford

The Reds are pushing a record-breaking Manchester City side all the way in the Premier League yet, absurdly, their mental strength is being questioned

The Belgian record goalscorer had to endure plenty of criticism during his scoreless spells for Manchester United but is back scoring valuable goals

Los Blancos' chances of winning the Champions League, Copa del Rey and La Liga all ended in eight dramatic days, but their collapse is no surprise

Jurgen Klopp hit back at suggestions his side lacked ambition at Everton but they could certainly do with something extra in the middle of the park

The Bianconeri have two set-piece specialists in Miralem Pjanic and Paulo Dybala yet they are behind the profligate Portuguese in the pecking order

Tuesday night's humiliating Champions League exit at the hands of Ajax has painfully underlined the need for a major squad overhaul at the Bernabeu

Two years after their Camp Nou capitulation against Barcelona, the Parisians suffered another humiliating European exit, this time against Man United

The former PSG coach knows full well the fiery Frenchman is a special – if temperamental – talent, one who will be intent on getting one over him

Zinedine Zidane and Cristiano Ronaldo were not properly replaced due to the Blancos supremo's parsimony and poor planning

Three weeks after losing 2-0 at home to Paris Saint-Germain, a patched-up United side went to Parc des Princes and pulled off a historic 3-1 win

The winger has been unable to nail down a regular starting berth at the Stadio Olimpico but the 19-year-old has time and a famous father on his side

Joachim Low retired Jerome Boateng, Thomas Muller and Mats Hummels, so why is he staying loyal to his No.1 when he has a superior replacement?

The 19-year-old Ajax ace has been tipped to reach exceptional heights by several coaches and appears to feel he is ready for a new challenge

One year on from his tragic death, Goal looks at the ways that the defender has been honoured by the club's players, fans and rivals

The Blaugrana moved 10 points clear at the top of La Liga with a 1-0 victory over their great rivals at the Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday night

The club's record signing has taken plenty of flak of late but he came up trumps against Bournemouth after replacing the injured Kevin de Bruyne

The key moment came right at the death but Arsenal ought not to have needed the penalty in any case after playing expertly and coming so close

The Blues can put a dent in Liverpool's title hopes this weekend but their majority shareholder expected much more when he took over

Arsenal's away form against the rest of the top six this season has been woeful but Umai Emery has a massive opportunity to leave his mark on Spurs

The Argentine played a pivotal role in the Blaugrana's historic triumphs in 2009 and 2015 but repeating the feat this year would be his greatest yet

The Norwegian has been a great success so far and another month or two of similar results should be more than enough to land the permanent role

Pep Guardiola says anybody complaining about a lack of game time will not be picked and some City stars could learn from the versatile Ukrainian

The striker hasn't featured for the Nerazzurri since being stripped of the captaincy earlier this month and a summer transfer now looks inevitable

The Gunners travel to Wembley on Saturday to face rivals Tottenham and Unai Emery's men will go into the game as the more confident side

The veteran striker scored twice, and forced an own goal, as the Catalans stormed into the Copa del Rey final with a 3-0 win at the Santiago Bernabeu

Roberto Firmino may have been missing but the Reds rediscovered their goalscoring touch in a thumping 5-0 win over Watford at Anfield