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• Senior sources at Manchester United have dismissed as "nonsense" claims the club have approached Zinedine Zidane over the prospect of replacing Jose Mourinho.

• Pep Guardiola wants to make a record £200m January bid for Kylian Mbappe.
• John Terry is set to become manager of Chelsea - with the U23 team.
• David Luiz has admitted he would have quit Chelsea if Antonio Conte had not been sacked.
• Alvaro Morata is fighting for his place in Maurizio Sarri's long-term plans at Chelsea.
• Chelsea star Eden Hazard has refused to rule out a "dream" move to Real Madrid.
• Sergio Aguero is struggling to be fully fit for Manchester City's top-of-the-table clash with Liverpool next week.
• Joe Gomez is being tipped to become an England cornerstone by boss Gareth Southgate.

• Manchester United staff believe Jose Mourinho could be sacked by the end of this week.

• Manchester United could be stuck with Paul Pogba until the end of the season if he sets his heart on a move to Barcelona.
• Chelsea are set to revive their interest in Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey.

• Paul Pogba has told Manchester United team-mates he will not back down in his battle of wills with Jose Mourinho - and is even prepared to state he no longer wishes to play for the Old Trafford manager should their conflict further escalate.
• Liverpool will lead the chase for Arsenal's Aaron Ramsey after having a summer enquiry for the Wales international knocked back.
• Jose Mourinho reportedly reprimanded Alexis Sanchez in front of the entire Manchester United squad before dropping him against West Ham.
• Lazio star Sergej Milinkovic-Savic has been watched by three Premier League giants - Manchester City, Liverpool and Tottenham.
• Chelsea have joined the hunt for Eden Hazard's kid brother Ethan.
• Sir Alex Ferguson has told friends he is "worried" Manchester United are in danger of becoming a circus act.

• Didier Deschamps has defended Paul Pogba's leadership qualities during a week when he was told by Jose Mourinho he would never captain Manchester United again.

• Rangers star Graham Dorrans says he is ready to face Livingston on their artificial surface after his injury layoff.
• Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers insists he will never park the bus in Europe to get a result.
• Odsonne Edouard is a doubt for Celtic's Europa League clash against Salzburg after limping off against Aberdeen.

• Steven Gerrard will not underestimate Premiership shock troops Livingston - and has already watched them four times before Rangers' trip to West Lothian.

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