Kick Off: Ronaldo responds to Isco dig & rape case; Real Madrid eye Zlatan

Welcome to All Football's Kick Off, we bring you all the important news in the past 24 hours. Make sure you do not miss out.

TOP STORIES

Arsenal 3-1 Leicester: Ozil-inspired Gunners ease to 10th straight win

Unai Emery's Arsenal are fourth in the Premier League after winning their 10th straight game in all competitions (7th straight game in PL).

Barcelona have no plans to re-sign Neymar in January, confirms club chief

The PSG superstar has been linked with a sensational return to Camp Nou, but the club's president insists no such transfer is afoot.

All Football TOTW: Martial, Sterling & Lewy in XI as Pique & Rudiger included

Who shone enough to make this time's Team of the Week? Have a scroll down and see if you agree with our choices. 

WHAT THEY SAY

Ronaldo responds to Isco's comments: Very good, you can't cry

Isco spoke about the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo on Monday afternoon, explaining that the club need to move on and that they can't shed tears over his exit, before the No.7 responded later that evening.

Isco on Ronaldo: Real can't cry over someone who didn't want to be here

Cristiano Ronaldo's absence has been sorely felt by Real Madrid this season but Isco says the club cannot worry about a player who isn't in the squad and that there are enough good players to turn the recent run around.

'Truth will come out' - Ronaldo responds to rape allegations

Juventus striker Cristiano Ronaldo insists “it’s not my obsession” to win individual awards, and expects “the truth will come out” on rape allegations.

'We played for too long with one player less' - Rakitic urges Valverde to change quicker

Ivan Rakitic's comments at the end of the Sevilla game are a symptom of the problem Barcelona had in their last game, when they got the win which took them to the top of the league.

Maradona: 'I know who Messi is, the best player in the world'

The Argentine has accused the media of trying to drive a wedge between himself and the Barcelona star.

TRANSFER NEWS

Real Madrid considering shock January move for Ibrahimovic (Cope)

Real Madrid are considering a shock January move for Zlatan Ibrahimovic as they try to fill the void left by Cristiano Ronaldo, according to reports in Spain. 

Marcelo puts in transfer request to join Juventus in January (Tuttosport)

Tuttosport report that the Brazilian has told Real Madrid that he wants to leave the club, to join Cristiano Ronaldo at Juve in the next transfer window.

'I would like to continue at Utd' - Mourinho rules out Real Madrid interest

Jose Mourinho has ruled himself out of replacing Julen Lopetegui as coach of Real Madrid and said he was happy at Manchester United.

Chelsea eye January moves for Icardi and Piatek (Mail)

Chelsea are prepared to back Maurizio Sarri’s impressive start to the season by raiding the transfer market to sign a new centre forward in January.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

FA charges Chelsea coach over touchline incident but Mourinho escapes punishment

Chelsea coach Marco Ianni has been charged with improper conduct following his bust-up with Jose Mourinho.

Ronaldo leads Juventus squad to his former club Man Utd for UCL clash

Juventus have announced their squad for the Champions League away tie against Manchester United, with Cristiano Ronaldo returning to Old Trafford and Mario Mandzukic and Emre Can missing out due to injury.

Ozil passes Klinsmann for Premier League record

The Arsenal star's finish on Monday afternoon earned him a spot atop the goalscoring charts for Germans in the English top flight

Sanchez absent from Man Utd training amid reports he wants out

Alexis Sanchez was absent from Manchester United training on Monday amid reports that he wants to leave the club.

VIDEO OF THE DAY

Ramos kicks the ball TWICE at young teammate Reguilon in an act of revenge

FIXTURES (CET)

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21:00  Real Madrid vs Viktoria Plzen

21:00  Roma vs CSKA Moscow

21:00  Shakhtar Donetsk vs Man City

21:00  Man Utd vs Juventus