Kick Off: Wenger close to AC Milan job; Barca playing 'Messi' mind games

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TOP HEADLINES

Wenger is close to replacing Gattuso as AC Milan manager (France Football)

Arsene Wenger is close to replacing Gennaro Gattuso at AC Milan, according to France Football.

Barcelona once again put Messi back in match squad for Inter clash

Messi was in, Messi was out, Messi was in again...

All Football Team of the Week: Suarez, Neymar, Sterling & Morata in XI

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

Guardiola: I know City have a lot of money

The Catalan coach is aware of how fortunate he is to be working at a club where the owners are prepared to spend big in pursuit of major honours

Ibrahimovic says quality of the Premier League is overrated

Former Juventus, Inter and Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic feels the Premier League is overrated - “if I did what I did at 35 years old, imagine it if I was 25”.

Matic explains why he will not wear poppy on his Man Utd shirt

Nemanja Matic says he will not wear a poppy on his Manchester United shirt because it reminds him of when his village was bombed when he was 12.

Even Hazard doesn't make Chelsea better than Man City & Liverpool - Gullit

The former Blues player and coach believes that Maurizio Sarri's side are not contenders for the crown, even with a Belgian star leading their charge

Neymar wants Barcelona return, claims former team-mate Montoya

The Brazilian has long been linked with a return to Camp Nou, the club where he made his name, and his former team-mate can see it happening

Eden Hazard 'not thinking about' Madrid move, says brother Thorgan

Eden Hazard's brother Thorgan has said that his brother did "the right thing by staying" at Chelsea, and stated that Real Madrid are in "a complicated period".

Cancelo admits Ronaldo surprised everyone in training

Juventus defender Joao Cancelo admits Cristiano Ronaldo surprised everyone in training and “even Giorgio Chiellini wants to be like him”.

Carvajal: Lopetegui was the best coach I have had

Julen Lopetegui may have been sacked by Real Madrid, but Dani Carvajal still considers the Basque as a top-class coach.

THESE THINGS HAPPEN

Pique bangs his head getting off of the team bus in Milan

As he made his way off of the Barcelona team bus in Milan, Gerard Pique paid no attention to his surroundings and promptly banged his head hard on the rear-view mirror of the vehicle.

Barcelona’s Malcom hijacking could have happy ending

The Brazilian has played less than half an hour in La Liga, but Ousmane Dembele's potential January exit could open the door for him

Conte has been warned that Ramos rules the Real Madrid dressing room

The Blancos captain is, contrary to popular opinion, prepared to compromise off the field but it is better to be on his side than against him

Leicester visit Buddhist temple as funeral rituals for club owner Vichai

Leicester City players and officials have attended a Buddhist temple in Bangkok for a second day as they pay their respects to club owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha.

Generous Ronaldo hailed as 'new king of Turin' by Spanish newpaper

"The most generous Cristiano Ronaldo". This is how Spanish newspaper Marca analyzes the performance of the former Real Madri striker in Juventus-Cagliari.

IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS

Mbappe, Alli, Dembele: The top 25 young footballers in Europe

Who are the most decisive young players aged under 23 in Europe? Goal gives you the lowdown with our ranking in conjunction with Opta

Football terms explained: Why is it called a hat-trick?

Most football fans will understand what is meant when a player is said to have scored a hat-trick, but what are the roots of the word?

Man Utd need miracle to sell £100m flop Alexis

The attacker has scored only four goals since January and has recently found himself out of favour despite earning a Premier League-record salary

How Juve got the best from Pogba & why the signs more promising at Man Utd

Sir Alex Ferguson was happy to admit it. “Juventus were an example for my Manchester United,” the former Old Trafford supremo once said, aware that he learned many lessons from Marcello Lippi and the Bianconeri during the 1990s.

VIDEO OF THE DAY

Eric Bailly schooling his own child

FIXTURES OF THE DAY (CET)

UCL

18:55   Red Star vs Liverpool

21:00   Atletico Madrid vs Dortmund

21:00   Tottenham vs PSV

21:00   Inter Milan vs Barcelona