Opinion

It seems that Liverpool are cruising to their first English top-flight in three decades.

For the last few years, numerous Everton bosses have seemingly put their faith in young forward Dominic Calvert-Lewin, much to the frustration at times of Toffees fans.

West Ham United begin the new year in 17th place in the Premier League. They are just one point ahead of 18th place Aston Villa and the relegation zone. The Hammers do have a game in hand on the teams around them but that match is against Liverpool meaning it will be tough to pick anything up from the game.

Arsenal appointing former captain Mikel Arteta as head coach was always a gamble for both parties involved. The Spaniard’s early games in charge will have shown him just what a big job he has on his hands of turning things around in north London.

Liverpool look set to run away with the Premier League title this season after an incredible 4-0 demolition of supposed title rivals Leicester at the King Power Stadium on Boxing Day. The win leaves Jurgen Klopp’s team 13 points clear at the top of the table.

The rumours of Borussia Dortmund forward Jadon Sancho to Liverpool in early December were some of the most outlandish during the month. The rumours were based on nothing more than one footballer journalist’s speculation and so-called “insider information”.

As we reach the end of the decade, it is customary for football websites and publications to produce their teams of the decade. That's certainly the case in the English Premier League and many leading sports websites and newspapers have been publishing their Premier League team of the decade.

According to Sky Sports, Arsenal are close to appointing Manchester City assistant Mikel Arteta as their new head coach.

According to a number of sources in the European media, Carlo Ancelotti is set to sign a three-year deal to become Everton’s new head coach.

The draw for the 2019/20 UEFA Champions League round of 16 stage is complete and we know who will be facing each other in this stage of the competition. It was an interesting draw and some teams will be pleased with the result. However, it was not a great draw for the four English clubs and it will be interesting to see how many remain in the quarter-final.

Chelsea started their Premier League campaign in a good fashion under club legend Frank Lampard. The former England midfielder replaced the outgoing Maurizio Sarri as Blues boss.

Following an appeal by the club, Chelsea’s two-year transfer ban has been halved. This means Frank Lampard is now able to buy and sell players in the upcoming January transfer window.

On Wednesday, the European media were reporting that Salzburg starlet Erling Haaland has visited German pair RB Leipzig and Dortmund in preparation to join one of the Bundesliga teams in January transfer window.

On Saturday afternoon, Everton produced a battling display to beat Chelsea 3-1 at Goodison Park. The temporary appointment of club icon Duncan Ferguson as the team’s boss got the grand old stadium rocking.

Atletico Madrid won the race to sign forward Joao Felix from Benfica for €126 million last summer. The Spanish side’s willingness to break the bank after selling Antoine Griezmann showed the race to add Felix was a one-horse contest.

On Thursday, Everton dispensed with the services of Portuguese head coach Marco Silva. The decision was not a major surprise considering the team suffered a 5-2 drubbing at city rivals Liverpool on Wednesday night.

According to media reports, Leicester City boss Brendan Rodgers is one of the favourites to become Arsenal’s new head coach.

Leicester City have shown the sale of Harry Maguire last summer to Manchester United was not the devastating blow many pundits expected it to be.

In the last season-and-a-bit talented young Dortmund winger Jadon Sancho has emerged as one of the hottest prospects in the European game.

Manchester United looked down and out against Sheffield United at Bramall Lane on Sunday afternoon in the Premier League. The first half performance was one of the worst in recent memory both defensively and in attack. That’s saying something for a club which has fallen down the pecking order dramatically in both English and European football over the past few years.