Opinion

The £75 million signing enjoyed an "unbelievable" bow, in which he scored the winner, but the night was soured by unpleasant scenes

The England striker misfired in front of goal but his in-form team-mate delivered a timely belter to send Jose Mourinho's side into FA Cup round four

The Blues' new midfielder is far from the finished article but then, so was the club's all-time record goalscorer when he arrived at Stamford Bridge

The Portuguese crying 'poor mouth' is somewhat farcical given the fact that the Red Devils have not been shy about opening the cheque book

The Gunners salvaged a point right at the end of an exciting 2-2 draw with Chelsea but they do not look good enough to return to the Champions League

The Blues stopper was pivotal to ensure his side weren't beaten in the London derby at the Emirates having produced several world class saves

A new year has begun, and it's a fresh start for the U.S. national team. What will the squad look like for January's camp? Goal breaks it down ...

The Reds have recorded consecutive battling, vital victories to extend their unbeaten run to 16 games and shovel pressure on their top-four rivals

The youngster plays a pivotal role in the Selecao with no real replacement, but Jorge Sampaoli will also be concerned by news of the injury

From the World Cup to the Champions League, from the Ballon d'Or to the Golden Boot, it's going to be an epic year in the world of football

The Egyptian scored twice in a 2-1 victory over Leicester City with the Reds' £75 million man watching on at Anfield

The England midfielder has yet to sign a contract extension with Arsenal but showed against Palace why the club should do everything to keep him

The Netherlands international, signed on a five-and-a-half year deal, is part of greater transfer strategy for the Merseysiders

Pep Guardiola wants a new centre-back in January, and after missing out to Liverpool for the Dutchman he has now seen his captain get injured again

The Brazilian was superb on his 200th appearance for the Reds to underline how important he is to them, and why Barca are desperate to get him

The legend has spent five months in charge of Liverpool's Under-18s - a period in which he has learnt plenty and only lost once competitively

As we approach the midway point of the 2017-18 campaign, Goal selects the leading lights from the most brilliantly competitive league in Europe

The Catalan's men will enjoy a very merry Christmas after claiming 55 of a maximum 57 points, playing some of the best football England has ever seen

Real Madrid and Ronaldo may have swept before them in 2017 but come the New Year Messi and Barcelona will be in charge

Since losing back-to-back games against Real Madrid in the Spanish Supercopa, the Blaugrana boss has seen his side go unbeaten in the rest of 2017

A dismal 3-0 loss at home to Liga's runaway leaders Barcelona underlined that the home side must rejuvenate their squad

Several Barcelona players have been given an ovation by Real Madrid's fans in a Clasico, but the Argentine attacker is unlikely to ever receive one

Spanish, European and world champions they may be but Real Madrid are nonetheless far off the pace set by Barcelona after a poor start to the season

Jurgen Klopp's men were in command and 2-0 up at the Emirates before thrice conceding in five minutes to squander another maximum-point haul

It may have been strewn with errors but the action-packed 3-3 draw at the Emirates summed up everything that is so attractive about English football

There is still plenty of mystery surrounding the most one-sided Clasico clash in history, so Goal spoke to a football historian to find out more...

The 27-year-old has been defended by his manager following a number of unimpressive performances, but the Reds need to move on to be contenders

The Barcelona shot-stopper leads the Champions League in both save percentage and clean sheets, and has quietly become one of the world's greatest