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JACK GAUGHAN AT THE ETIHAD: Manchester City suffered a fifth consecutive defeat after they were thrashed 4-0 by Tottenham at the Etihad. In the first match since Pep Guardiola 's renewed his contract, the hosts started strongly but fell behind when James Maddison scored inside 13 minutes. The Spurs midfielder mounted more misery on City seven minutes later when he dinked the ball over Ederson after a clever one-two with Son Heung-min. Pedro Porro and Brennan Johnson then added second half goals to ensure the champions' miserable run of form continues.

Jesse Lingard was in the party mood on Saturday night after FC Seoul ended the K League 1 season by winning 3-1 away at Gimcheon Sangmu FC. Seoul finished their campaign in fourth place, 14 points behind champions Ulsan. Lingard was thrilled and he wrote on Instagram: 'Top 4. What an amazing feeling, thank you to the fans, staff, and players for making me feel welcome from the start, it's been a long season but we showed just how good we can be.'

Ruben Amorin was a toddler two months short of his second birthday when Sir Alex Ferguson took charge of his first game as Manchester United manager at Oxford United 38 years ago this month. Like Amorim, Ferguson had been parachuted into Old Trafford in November and handed the task of reviving the fallen giants of English football - something he succeeded in doing quite spectacularly after surviving those difficult early years. Ipswich Town aren't Oxford United and Portman Road isn't the Manor Ground, where 13,545 fans saw Ferguson suffer an opening 2-0 defeat in 1986, but there are at least some comparisons to be drawn between the two scenarios as Amorim prepares for his first game as United's head coach in Suffolk on Sunday afternoon.

ARSENAL 3-0 NOTTINGHAM FOREST - SAMI MOKBEL AT THE EMIRATES: Crisis over. Arsenal's four game Premier League winless streak forgotten courtesy of this routine win over Nottingham Forest. Their nine point gap to leaders Liverpool, at least until Sunday afternoon when Arne Slot' side face Southampton, reduced to six. Not an optimal position but after their recent stutter that had all and sundry questioning their title credentials - it's a step towards righting some wrongs.

AADAM PATEL: For Indian Premier League founder Lalit Modi, the idea of an auction for the best cricket players in the world came from a British institution. 'At the time, the Modi group owned the Sotheby's in India, and I saw there was no ambiguity or negotiations with a middle man,' Modi tells Mail Sport from his London home. 'It was perfect because I wanted to provide fair value and entertainment. 'And it became such a spectacle - keep in mind that when we did it in year one, there were no IPL fans, but India is a cricket-hungry country.'

The Spaniard controversially lifted the trophy at the end of last month ahead of Real Madrid forward Vinicius Jnr, becoming the first Premier League player to do so since 2008, when Cristiano Ronaldo won the title. It resulted in Real Madrid boycotting the ceremony as a whole, with neither Vinicius or Jude Bellingham, who finished third, present in France when the award was announced. A number of stars went vocal with their displeasure with the announcement, but Rodri nonetheless embraced the win despite his season essentially being over.

CIty were shell-shocked in the first half of the game, going into the break 2-0 down after a brace from James Maddison continued City's struggles and put them at risk of losing a fifth game in a row. The first goal was telling of their issues, with Ilkay Gundogan failing to track Maddison, trying to pass him onto John Stones, who was already occupied and unable to get to the midfielder before he could score. That was only the first goal of the game, with Ballon d'Or winner Rodri's absence still telling as he sits out the season with an ACL injury.

MATTHEW LAMBERT: IAndy Murray shocked the tennis world on Saturday night as he announced he will coach Novak Djokovic in one of the most sensational appointments in the sport's history.
Three-time Grand Slam champion Murray, who retired from playing in August after a glittering 19-year career, will be part of his long-time rival's coaching set-up for January's Australian Open.
'I'm really excited for it and looking forward to spending time on the same side of the net as Novak for a change, helping him to achieve his goals,' said Murray.

Eight-time and defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan crashed out on the opening day of the UK Championship after a 6-4 defeat to Barry Hawkins in York. Hawkins reeled off four frames in a row to haul back a 4-2 deficit and clinch only his third win over O'Sullivan in 21 career attempts. It was a remarkable revival by the 45-year-old, who compiled four consecutive half-centuries that left his illustrious opponent stuck in his seat for three straight frames.

Ruben Amorim has revealed that he is in 'love' with one of Manchester United's forgotten stars with the player tipped for a bright future under the new boss. Amorim sat down with the club's own media team on Friday afternoon having just held his first press conference as Manchester United head coach. While many questions from reporters centred on his 3-4-3 system and whether he believes he can be the man to turn Manchester United around, in this in-house chat it was one particular player that felt Amorim's love.

FULHAM 1-4 WOLVES - HENRY CLARK AT CRAVEN COTTAGE: Only a few weeks ago, Gary O'Neil looked like a dead man walking. Wolves were rooted to the foot of the table and unable to find a win, by hook or by crook. All the signs pointed to the end of a relationship with their manager that had promised so much. But as Storm Bertie took hold on a thoroughly miserable afternoon in the capital, it seemed as though O'Neil has weathered his own tempest. For now, at least. Victory over Fulham , a side with their own ambitions of breaking into the top six, is not to be sniffed at. Not least when you stick four past them for your first away win in 11 league matches, securing back-to-back wins for the first time since February in the process.

TOM COLLOMOSSE AT KING POWER STADIUM: You have to admire Enzo Maresca's sense of timing. His first job as a manager in English football was to win promotion with one of the best squads in the history of the Championship. Once he had completed that task with Leicester, Maresca was able to get out before the going got tough and take charge of Chelsea, whose group of players is envied worldwide. Nobody knows how Maresca would have gone about trying to steer a flawed Leicester squad to survival. The chances are he would not have had many days as comfortable as this one - the final seconds of stoppage time aside.

Joe Cole has insisted Leicester midfielder Wilfred Ndidi should have been sent off for his 'terrible tackle' on Chelsea's Cole Palmer.   Nicolas Jackson's smart finish after 15 minutes opened the scoring at the King Power Stadium in a dominant first half for the Blues on Enzo Maresca's return to the Foxes.  However, Palmer was left in agony eight minutes later after a high tackle from Ndidi caught his achilles.

From a model, showgirl and social media influencer to a broadcast presenter, football agent and even 'one of the most revolutionary women of the past 100 years', Wanda Nara has been cast in many guises. What is not in doubt is that Nara, a 37-year-old from Argentina who has twice been married to high-profile Serie A stars, is the undisputed queen of footballers' wives and girlfriends. The likes of Coleen Rooney and Rebekah Vardy might cross swords on social media or fight it out in the high courts, but when it comes to dominating headlines and making waves, Nara is in a league of her own.

Manchester United star Marcus Rashford has taken up a new sport as he looks to impress new head coach Ruben Amorim. Amorim is set to take charge of his first game as United boss on Sunday when his side face Ipswich away. Rashford will be determined to build up greater consistency under Amorim after scoring just once in eleven Premier League appearances so far this season.

Fans across the EFL have been left fuming after matches were called off hours before kick-off amid Storm Bert.  The Met Office has issued snow, ice, wind and rain warnings across the UK and said the low pressure system would be a 'multi-hazard event' following a cold snap. Fans across the country started their journeys to stadiums when announcements of cancellations were made.

Cristiano Ronaldo was left livid as Al-Nassr fell six points behind in the Saudi Pro League title race. Ronaldo opened the scoring in Al-Nassr's 2-1 defeat at home to Al-Qadsiah after capitalising on hesitancy from goalkeeper Koen Casteels. However, Julian Quinones soon equalised for Al-Qadsiah before Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang netted what proved to be the winner shortly after half time.

On Friday, Amorim spoke to the media for the first time as he sat down to preview Sunday's match, and has discussed how he intends to 'change the standards' at the club in a bid to finally move them forwards. The 39-year-old spoke well, but all eyes will be on him when he takes to the dugout for the first time this weekend, with United down in 13th in the Premier League table and in need of major improvement. But what was he really thinking? Is the Portuguese the person that can finally improve United's fortunes, help them kick on and bring the feel-good factor back to Old Trafford?