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A late double from Jhon Duran - including a ludicrously fortuitous equaliser - snatched Aston Villa a 3-3 draw against Liverpool as they closed on a Champions League place next season. Duran was only introduced in the 79th minute as a substitute but made a stunning impact as Liverpool's poor run continued. Villa are guaranteed a top-four finish if Tottenham fail to beat Manchester City on Tuesday. Substitute Jhon Duran...

Arsenal will be relying on north London rivals Tottenham Hotspur to do them a huge favour when they face title contenders Manchester City on Tuesday. If Spurs manage to win or draw against Pep Guardiola's side in midweek, it will put the Gunners in the driving seat to win their first Premier League title since 2004. Arsenal defender William Saliba says the whole squad will be supporting Spurs. Arsenal defender...

Juan Mata has explained how Cristiano Ronaldo convinced him to sign a contract at Manchester United even though he knew that bench duty beckoned. WHAT HAPPENED? The World Cup-winning Spaniard had made just nine Premier League starts for the Red Devils under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in the season leading up to Ronaldo completing a sensational return to Old Trafford. Despite being linked with a move elsewhere, Mata agreed to extend...

As Bayern Munich look to find Thomas Tuchel's replacement this summer, they seem to have hit yet another dead end, this time with Hansi Flick. WHAT HAPPENED? After multiple rejections from the likes of Xabi Alonso, Julian Nagelsmann and Ralf Rangnick, Bayern turned to the former coach, who led them to the sextuple. All seemed to hint towards Flick succeeding Tuchel at Allianz Arena, however, reports from Kicker [via Spox],...

Anthony Gordon only left Everton in 2023 but the Newcastle winger is already being linked back with a move to Merseyside, with Liverpool said to be interested. Elsewhere in Monday's Paper Round, Bayern Munich are planning a raid on the Premier League, with Crystal Palace's Adam Wharton and Everton's Amadou Onana on their wishlist, and Real Madrid are working on a "massive deal" for Florian Wirtz. LIVERPOOL TARGETING GORDON Newcastle...

Juventus were almost left embarrassed before digging out a stoppage-time equaliser against bottom-placed Salernitana in their Serie A encounter on Sunday evening. The plucky visitors almost produced a huge upset as they fell just short of victory, despite being bottom of the Serie A table and consigned to relegation. For Juventus, it was a difficult day in front of their home fans. Adrien Rabiot's goal two minutes into injury time...