African All Stars

The Egyptian was allowed to leave the Blues during Mourinho's reign before going on to become one of the world's most valuable forwards

The club's record signing has taken plenty of flak of late but he came up trumps against Bournemouth after replacing the injured Kevin de Bruyne

The key moment came right at the death but Arsenal ought not to have needed the penalty in any case after playing expertly and coming so close

Both players have been in fine recent form but neither started when Arsenal faced Spurs at Wembley in the North London Derby

The Senegal international was nervous when he got the call to lead the line against Watford but he and his team-mates took on light-hearted approach

The Blues are keen to reduce the number of loan players on their books this summer, though are keen to continue with their policy of recent years

Pep Guardiola says anybody complaining about a lack of game time will not be picked and some City stars could learn from the versatile Ukrainian

The Reds crushed Watford in their most recent outing, with their Senegalese forward starring in that contest, and a derby date is next on the agenda

The Senegal international recorded a stunning effort for the Reds against Watford but has hailed the involvement of others in a much-needed victory

It proved to be good midweek round of fixtures for five of the English top-flight's big six clubs, with their star men on top form

Roberto Firmino may have been missing but the Reds rediscovered their goalscoring touch in a thumping 5-0 win over Watford at Anfield

The Reds star has now surpassed his tally of 13 Premier League goals from last term and has netted six times in his previous six league appearances

The striker has netted just four times in Serie A this season but is still rated at over €130 million by the previous Bianconeri chief

The 22-year-old has impressed since replacing Jasper Cillessen at the Johan Cruyff Arena and could be called on to do so again at Camp Nou

The World Cup winner has stepped up when needed most, but his boss deflected a question over whether he is the most talented player he has trained

The Spanish midfielder was one of four Red Devils players to pick up knocks against Liverpool, but has offered a positive update on his setback

The Gunners boss is confident that he will have three senior stars available to him for a Premier League clash with Bournemouth on Wednesday

The Egyptian has failed to score or assist against the Red Devils and should use the former Reds midfielder's exploits as a blueprint to follow

The Egyptian forward is yet to find the target or register an assist against the Red Devils, but he claims team success beats individual achievement

The Reds forward claims to be embracing the pressure of challenging for top honours but is aware of the need for a perfect run through a "big week"

A man who tasted two continental triumphs during his time in Spain is expecting another challenge from a side with plenty of talent on its books

A man who is now the Reds' skipper initially struggled to make his mark on Merseyside and has seen a current colleague come through similar tests

The Ligue 1 side will take on the Catalans in France on Tuesday and the 22-year-old believes they can compete with the Liga giants

The Blaugrana may have beaten Real Valladolid 1-0 to stretch their Liga lead but the display raised serious doubts over their Champions League hopes

The Algerian is the club's record signing but has not started in the Premier League since the victory over Southampton at the end of December

The midfielder hopes he has not missed a "golden opportunity" by being denied a move to the French champions in the January window

The 25-year-old Moroccan attacker showed against the Champions League holders why he has long been linked with a move to one of Europe's elite clubs

The Austria international is aware that he faces a tough Champions League test against the Egyptian forward, but he knows how to contain pace

The Liverpool star says the opportunity arose to join the German side, though he is unsure just quite how serious they were