Lewis Browning

It was a crunch game in their hunt to finish in the Champions League places, with Eddie Howe's men sixth in the standings prior to kick off - behind fifth-placed Manchester City on goal difference.

The Reds moved 11 points clear at the top of the table on Sunday afternoon, with Salah picking up a goal and assist - taking his goal contribution tally to 41 in the Premier League this season.

Austin Vanderford earned a second-round technical knockout in Seattle at the event, taking the fight on four days' notice and claiming the 13th win of his MMA career with the stoppage.

Milan were contesting the play-off round at the San Siro, still hopeful of progressing to the last-16 of the competition despite trailing 1-0 on aggregate from the first leg a week ago.

Milutin Osmajic, the man accused of making the comments, 'has strongly refuted the claims of a comment made towards Hannibal Mejbri in a post-match meeting with today's match officials'.

Rashford, who has been at Manchester United since he was a child, opted to move on in January after a bombshell interview where he revealed he wanted to depart following the arrival of Ruben Amoirm.

The Reds took on Spurs in the semi-final second leg of the Carabao Cup , trailing by one going into the game yet winning 4-1 on aggregate to set up a final against Newcastle at Wembley.

VAR continues to be a major topic of debate in the world of football, with some fans and clubs in favour of the technology to improve matches and others against it due to other impacts it can have.

Rashford, 27, joined Villa on Sunday in a loan move running until the end of the season, with the Premier League outfit having an option to buy the forward from Manchester United for £40million in summer.

EXCLUSIVE BY LEWIS BROWNING: McIntyre was part of the Royal Rumble in Indianapolis on Saturday night, which saw Jey Uso wins the men's match and Charlotte Flair the women's.