Ferdinand said: This is the best Liverpool team I've ever seen. They're relentless with and without the ball. It's the way they press teams, the energy, effort, application, you marvel at it. Aston Villa are without a win in five Premier League games (D1 L4), after winning three in a row before that; they last endured a longer winless run in the top-flight between February and July 2020 (10 games without a victory). They were great tonight. Bright: Performance shows England progress Player of the match Millie Bright told ITV Sport: It was an exciting night. The oldest club in Wales actually competes in the English football pyramid, but plays in the fifth tier at the moment. Manchester City! In contrast, there were Brentford fans heading for the exits early. They'd seen enough and you can't blame them. England 5-0 Albania - Report and highlightsWhat do England need to qualify for the World Cup?Declan Rice drops out of England squadUnder Southgate, England reached the semi-finals of the World Cup in 2018 and then the final of Euro 2020, and the FA will reward him with a new deal. I think there is enough quality [in the squad]. I have an idea already of how Southampton play, Smith said. Liverpool remain without Virgil van Dijk, Fabinho and Curtis Jones for Wednesday's Carabao Cup quarter-final against Leicester at Anfield. Thomas Tuchel said Chelsea's players are tired mentally and physically after their 1-1 draw at Brighton left them with just one win in seven Premier League games and 12 points adrift of leaders Manchester City. Yes, of course. I don't have doubts. I did my work as a professional and now the decision is the club's decision. Manchester City's fixtures against bottom-half teams have a tendency to produce a low card count anyway due to the one-sided nature of the match where the game could be over by 60 minutes. David Moyes admitted the international break had taken its toll on the squad and the Hammers boss will make a late check on player availability. A frenetic start saw three goals scored within the opening 10 minutes with Benzema striking after just four minutes, lashing home a goal of the season contender from just inside the opposition box. While the Brazilian seems to already be looking ahead to the twilight years of his career, he has no current thoughts about quitting the game. Neymar is constantly under immense pressure to produce, especially when playing for the national team, and said he will keep playing for as long as he can deal with the mental challenges. Brown later wrote about that day and how he made his way pitchside at Parkhead to congratulate his manager. His recollection is that he stuck out his hand when Jansen approached and that the Dutchman snubbed him, lowering his head and walking straight on past to the dressing room. Yes, they missed his flair and creativity at times in their deserved 1-1 draw at West Ham but Newcastle coped just fine without the Frenchman. But it was not long after the break when the hosts grabbed the deserved leveller. It was the home side who looked likely to kill the game off after that. Jacob Ramsey then kickstarted a frenetic final seven minutes of the opening half. He scored on 38 and then 43 minutes, before Welsh international James popped up in added time to leave the game poised at 3-2. Fitness issues have dogged the former Dortmund star throughout his time at Barca, and he has struggled to rediscover his best form since returning to action after the Christmas break. After a first away defeat of the season, United must now regroup during a two-week international break before facing City again, this time in the FA Cup last 16 on 27 February, a match that will be shown live on the BBC.

	Team	Events	Wins	Draws	Losses	Goal difference	Points
1	Manchester City	22	18	2	2	41	56
2	Chelsea	22	12	7	3	28	43
3	Liverpool	20	12	6	2	34	42
4	West Ham United	21	11	4	6	12	37
5	Arsenal	20	11	2	7	8	35
6	Tottenham Hotspur	18	10	3	5	3	33
7	Manchester United	19	9	4	6	3	31
8	Wolverhampton Wanderers	20	9	4	7	2	31
9	Brighton & Hove Albion	20	6	10	4	0	28
10	Leicester City	18	7	4	7	-2	25
11	Crystal Palace	21	5	9	7	-1	24
12	Southampton	21	5	9	7	-8	24
13	Brentford	20	6	5	9	-6	23
14	Aston Villa	19	7	1	11	-5	22
15	Everton	19	5	4	10	-10	19
16	Leeds United	19	4	7	8	-16	19
17	Watford	19	4	2	13	-14	14
18	Norwich City	21	3	4	14	-35	13
19	Newcastle United	20	1	9	10	-23	12
20	Burnley	17	1	8	8	-11	11