Manchester City beat Brentford 1-0 on Wednesday to extend their lead at the top of the Premier League to an ominous eight points as title rivals Chelsea conceded a last-gasp equaliser at home to Brighton.

Premier League: Manchester City beat Brentford to extend lead by 8 points, Chelsea held by Brighton

Manchester United must focus on improving as a team and not place too much emphasis on individual performances as they seek a turnaround in form, their interim manager Ralf Rangnick said ahead of Thursday's Premier League game at home to Burnley.

Manchester United must focus on getting better as a team not individuals, says manager Ralf Rangnick

Wasteful Liverpool missed the chance to close the gap to leaders Manchester City after slipping to a 1-0 defeat to Leicester City in the Premier League on Tuesday.

Premier League: Liverpool stunned by Leicester City, Spurs and Southampton share points

Ten-man Southampton held on for a 1-1 Premier League draw against Tottenham Hotspur at St Mary`s on Tuesday, as Antonio Conte became the first manager to go unbeaten in his first seven league games in charge of Spurs.

PL: Tottenham Hotspur held by 10-man Southampton as Antonio Conte's dream run continues

Spanish forward Ferran Torres has left Manchester City and completed a permanent move to LaLiga side Barcelona, the two clubs said on Tuesday. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed but British and Spanish media reported that Barcelona would pay around 55 million euros ($62.

Barcelona sign Spanish forward Ferran Torres from Manchester City

Former Manchester United defender Gary Neville described the current side as "a bunch of whingebags" and singled out Cristiano Ronaldo and Bruno Fernandes for their attitude during Monday`s 1-1 Premier League draw at Newcastle United Substitute Edinson Cavani`s opportunistic 71st-minute goal cancelled out Allan Saint-Maximin`s early strike as interim United boss Ralf Rangnick`s unbeaten start stretched to four games in all competitions.

'A bunch of whingebags': Gary Neville blasts Ronaldo and Bruno after Man Utd struggle against Newcastle

A record 103 positive COVID-19 cases were found among players and staff in the Premier League over the past week, the league said on Monday following a raft of fixture postponements during the busy festive period.

Premier League: A whopping 103 COVID-19 cases recorded previous week among staff and players

Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers said it was "ridiculous" that they have to return to action against Liverpool just 48 hours after playing Manchester City given the growing injury list at the club.

Manager Brendan Rodgers slams 'ridiculous' schedule as Leicester City faces Man City and Liverpool in 48hrs

Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel said he was forced to give some players more minutes than he should have against Aston Villa on Sunday, with both Romelu Lukaku and Callum Hudson-Odoi returning to action after missing the last three games due to COVID-19.

Thomas Tuchel concerned as Chelsea forced to rush players into action after recovering from COVID-19

Romelu Lukaku came off the bench to lead Chelsea to a much-needed 3-1 victory at Aston Villa with midfielder Jorginho scoring two penalties in the Premier League on Sunday.

Premier League: Romelu Lukaku helps Chelsea bag much-needed win vs Aston Villa after two draws

Manchester City opened up a six-point lead at the top of the Premier League with a first half demolition of Leicester in a thrilling 6-3 win as Arsenal and Tottenham were also comfortable winners on Sunday.

Premier League: Manchester City score six past Leicester, Arsenal, Spurs register win in their matches

Leeds United's home Premier League game against Aston Villa on Tuesday has been postponed due to positive COVID-19 cases and injuries in the Leeds squad, the league said on Sunday.

Premier League: COVID-19 strikes again as Leeds United vs Aston Villa game postponed

Crystal Palace manager Patrick Vieira will miss Sunday`s Premier League match at Tottenham Hotspur after testing positive for COVID-19, the English club said. Assistant manager Osian Roberts will take charge of the team against Tottenham.

Premier League: Crystal Palace manager Patrick Vieira to miss Spurs game after testing positive for COVID-19

People found guilty of online racist abuse against footballers will be banned from attending games for up to 10 years under new laws, Britain's Home Secretary Priti Patel said.

Online racist abuse offenders to be banned from football matches: UK Home Secretary Priti Patel

Aston Villa manager Steven Gerrard will miss the team's next two Premier League matches after testing positive for COVID-19, the English club said on Saturday. Gerrard, 41, who joined the club last month, will miss both Sunday's home game to Chelsea and Tuesday's trip to Leeds United while isolating.

Premier League: Aston Villa manager Steven Gerrard tests positive for COVID-19, to sit out two games

Tottenham Hotspur FC head coach Antonio Conte slammed the Premier League's meeting with its managers over COVID-19 concerns. Conte said it felt like that the meeting with managers on Thursday, amid an ongoing surge of cases fuelled by the Omicron variant, was a waste of time.

'Waste of time': Tottenham Hotspur FC boss Antonio Conte criticises Premier League's meeting with managers

COVID-19 cases and injuries at Everton forced the Premier League to accept the club's request for a postponement and called of their Boxing Day fixture away at Burnley, the league said on Friday.

Premier League: Boxing Day fixture between Burnley and Everton postponed amid COVID-19 cases and injuries

Manchester United manager Ralf Rangnick said the club had to ensure its players were vaccinated following a COVID-19 outbreak that led to the postponement of their last two Premier League games.

'Need to make sure the players are vaccinated', says Manchester United boss Ralf Rangnick

COVID-19 cases in the visiting teams have forced the postponement of the Liverpool v Leeds United and Wolverhampton Wanderers v Watford games scheduled for Boxing Day, the Premier League announced on Thursday.

Premier League: Liverpool v Leeds, Wolves v Watford games postponed amid rise in COVID-19 cases

Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson said player welfare is not being taken seriously enough following the Premier League`s decision to continue playing despite a surge in COVID-19 cases.

Player welfare not taken seriously: Liverpool's Jordan Henderson reacts as PL continues amid Covid scare

COVID-19 has led to a massive disruption in the ongoing English Premier League (EPL) as several matches had to be postponed last week and earlier this month due to a sudden spike in COVID-19 cases across major clubs.

Premier League to continue despite COVID-19 chaos as clubs decide to fulfil fixture list

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp claimed referee Paul Tierney has a "problem" with him after Tottenham's Son Heung-min punished Alisson Becker's blunder to rescue a thrilling 2-2 draw on Sunday.

Premier League: Liverpool held by Tottenham Hotspur 2-2 in a controversial thriller

Covid-hit Chelsea were held to a goalless draw by Wolves on Sunday after the Premier League rejected their request to postpone the game as Manchester City put struggling Newcastle to the sword.

Premier League: Covid-hit Chelsea held by Wolves, Man City crush Newcastle United 4-0 to stay at top

Chelsea are angry and disappointed after their request to postpone Sunday's game at Wolverhampton Wanderers was rejected by the Premier League, manager Thomas Tuchel said.

Premier League rejected Chelsea request to postpone Wolves game, says Boss Thomas Tuchel

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