A club championship full of shocks, there will likely be some unfamiliar faces in Croke Park in January.

The Netherlands defender produced a goal-of-the-season contender against Copenhagen, three days after storming down the tunnel at full-time.

Goalkeeper Rob Hennelly, who retired last December, is also back training with the Westerners.

Van Dijk was interviewed on Amazon Prime after his side’s win over Real Madrid.

Goals by Brennan Johnson, Wilson Odobert, Van de Ven and Joao Palhinha clinched a comfortable Spurs win.

Trent Alexander-Arnold had a miserable return to Anfield with the Spanish side.

Beirne was initially shown yellow for his clash with All Blacks out-half Beauden Barrett by referee Pierre Brousset, but the offence was then upgraded to a 20-minute red card after a bunker review. 

Southgate spent eight years in charge, taking his side to the semi-finals of the 2018 World Cup and successive European Championship finals

The clean sheet was the Gunners’ ninth in a row.

The Magpies turned in a dreadful display in a 3-1 Premier League defeat at West Ham.

Barton, from Widnes, Cheshire, denies 12 counts of sending a grossly offensive electronic communication with intent to cause distress or anxiety.

The Norway frontman has scored 26 goals in just 16 appearances for club and country this term.

The 40-year-old Al Nassr and Portugal forward spoke of his prospects for the future in an interview with Piers Morgan Uncensored.

Ireland will attempt to bounce back on Saturday when Japan visit the Aviva Stadium in Dublin.

White paint was thrown over the picture while the word ‘Rat’ was written several times.

The striker has made an explosive start to the season for Manchester City and Norway, scoring 26 goals in 16 appearances for club and country.

The Premier League side would ordinarily train the day before such a fixture.

The details on which opponent Ireland will play on specific dates and in which venue will be announced in due course.

United appear to have turned a corner in recent weeks but Neville feels the team needs more from some individuals.

He will be accepting honours alongside Nobel Prize-winning novelist Sir Kazuo Ishiguro and West End performer Dame Elaine Paige.