All news by author: Alex Richards

Julen Lopetegui has guided Wolves to 24 points from 17 games and lifted them from bottom of the Premier League to the verge of safety, but Saturday's 2-1 defeat to Leicester City showed there remains much work to do at Molineux

LEICESTER CITY 2-1 WOLVES: Timothy Castagne was the unlikely hero as a Foxes side shorn of creator-in-chief James Maddison came from behind to claim all three points

Sadio Mane, who cost the German champions £35million and earns £250k-a-week, was allowed to take part in the morning training session at Sabener Strasse on Thursday

Liverpool players were left furious with the conduct of assistant referee Constantine Hatzidakis after he appeared to elbow Andy Robertson in the throat at half-time of their 2-2 draw with Arsenal on Sunday afternoon

LIVERPOOL VS ARSENAL: Mikel Arteta takes his Premier League leaders for a major test of their title credentials, making his first league return to Anfield since a heated confrontation with Jurgen Klopp proved disastrous

Chelsea suffered defeat in their first match back under the stewardship of Frank Lampard, but Wolves issued a statement on Saturday night letting it be known they were extremely unhappy with homophobic chanting

Manchester City romped to a 4-1 win over Southampton at St Mary's on Saturday, with Kevin de Bruyne at his irrepressible best for Pep Guardiola's side, who are hunting down Premier League leaders Arsenal

Jurgen Klopp says the time for crisis talks is over for his Liverpool players and that they must start delivering on the pitch once again, as they head to Chelsea on the back of their weekend thumping by Manchester City

Tottenham Hotspur chairman Daniel Levy has parted ways with Antonio Conte after a tumultuous season in North London - with Cristian Stellini appointed acting head coach

Bayern Munich bosses have elected to part company with Julian Nagelsmann, the 35-year-old wunderkind coach, despite a 100 percent Champions League record, and are set to bring in ex-Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel to replace him

France international Ibrahima Konate experienced the highs of challenging for four major trophies during his debut season at Liverpool, but in his second year has experienced an altogether more difficult and challenging campaign

Manchester City and Chelsea are the remaining Premier League representatives in the UEFA Champions League, along with Bayern Munich, Benfica, three Italian clubs and holders Real Madrid

Manchester United face Real Betis in Spain in their Europa League last 16 second leg, taking a 4-1 aggregate lead to Seville with them, as Erik ten Hag's men eye more silverware this season

The Premier League leaders faced Sporting Lisbon in the Europa League last 16 on Thursday night, with the final whistle in Portugal due little more than 66 hours before they kick off against Fulham on Sunday

Paris Saint-Germain have confirmed that Neymar will undergo reconstructive ankle surgery in a bid to finally end his ankle troubles, in a move that will bring the superstar Brazilian's season to an end

Manchester United face Newcastle United at Wembley in the Carabao Cup Final with Erik ten Hag sweating on the fitness of in-form Marcus Rashford, as the Dutchman looks to win his first piece of silverware since moving to Old Trafford

Liverpool's pursuit of the top four continues at Crystal Palace in a late night game on Saturday, with Jurgen Klopp's men determined to bounce back from their midweek humbling against Real Madrid

West Ham United are struggling in the Premier League, but the Europa Conference League has at least offered some respite for David Moyes' men this term

Manchester United booked their place in the last 16 of the Europa League with a 4-3 aggregate win over Barcelona, following a 2-1 second leg victory at Old Trafford, in which Erik ten Hag's tactical changes paid dividends

Liverpool face a mountainous task to get back into their Champions League last 16 tie with Real Madrid after an embarrassing 5-2 home defeat against Real Madrid, with Alan Shearer particularly disappointed by the display of centre-back Joe Gomez

The man who refereed the Champions League Final in 2016 and that year's European Championship Final believes current deterrents for time-wasting simply don't do enough - and has an idea of how to change it

Arsenal face Manchester City in their Premier League showdown at the Emirates on Wednesday night, with the league leaders and the reigning champions led by two men who know one another extremely well and looking for the subtle changes that make a big difference

Manchester United face Barcelona in the first leg of their Europa League last 32 knockout tie on Thursday night at Camp Nou, with Erik ten Hag facing a decision headache in defence, but with a midfield trio that practically picks itself

Premier League referees find themselves under-fire following a disastrous weekend of decisions, with a number of high-profile gaffes involving the use of VAR, notably at matches at Arsenal and Crystal Palace

SOUTHAMPTON 1-2 WOLVES: A Jan Bednarek own goal and a debut winner from Joao Gomes handed Wolverhampton Wanderers victory at St Mary's despite the sending off of Mario Lemina, but the focus was on Nathan Jones after another Saints defeat