'Disgraceful refereeing' - Everton fans furious as Man City escape late VAR penalty decision

Manchester City in the Premier League title race by claiming a narrow 1-0 win over West Ham.In their first league game since lifting the Carabao Cup, the Reds edged out the Hammers despite a lacklustre second-half performance in what was a tight game.Ultimately, Sadio Mane’s first-half tap-in was the difference, but both sides also had efforts cleared off the line, with Aaron Cresswell and Trent Alexander-Arnold coming to the rescue of their teams in quick succession.Andy Robertson and Naby Keita were both forced to make last-ditch challenges to protect Liverpool's lead after the break as the hosts struggled to put the game to bed.Here, Daily Star Sport looks at four things Jurgen Klopp got right to ensure his side closed the gap on City to three points…Klopp opted to hand Luis Diaz his third successive Premier League start for the visit of the Hammers, with the Colombian playing down the left wing.His trust in the new signing from Porto was repaid in bucket loads, with Diaz looking lively throughout the clash.It was a performance that deserved a goal, with one run just after the half-hour mark dragging his side from their own half to winning a free-kick right on the edge of West Ham’s box.Who was your man of the match as Liverpool defeated West Ham? Let us know in the comments section...Diaz’s place on the left meant that Sadio Mane was once again selected in the central role in Liverpool’s front three.It is a position that Diogo Jota has made his own for much of the season, but Mane impressed in the Portuguese’s place at Anfield.He scored the crucial goal to set the Reds on their way to the win when his clever run was picked out by Mohamed Salah and he turned the ball home.Mane ensured that he kept involved with play

Manchester United are behind with £323, seeing a major jump after signing Cristiano Ronaldo, Jadon Sancho and Raphael Varane in the summer.Liverpool's wage bill sits at £314m, but that's £11m less than the previous year despite handing new long-term contracts to the likes of Virgil van Dijk, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Fabinho, Jordan Henderson, Alisson and Andy Robertson.However, that's probably due to the fact that there were some hefty bonuses included after Jurgen Klopp's side secured the Premier League title for the first time ever in the clubs history.North London rivals Arsenal and Tottenham pay the least out of the 'big six', with the Gunners slightly ahead of Tottenham as they pay £244m as opposed to the £205m that Spurs splash out.With the amount of money in football constantly rising, you can expect these figures to increase, especially with many high-profile stars likely to be on the move in the near future.

Manchester City recovered from a 3-2 loss against Tottenham Hotspur with a late 1-0 win against Everton on Saturday afternoon, but the attacking performance was not at its free-flowing best. One reason might be a slight tactical change from Pep Guardiola – moving Bernardo Silva into the front three.

Around two decades ago, Ralf Rangnick faced Jurgen Klopp while in charge of Hannover 96 in the Bundesliga. The two coaches weren't personal friends at the time, but their coaching styles appeared to be similar.

Nathan Patterson's Everton debut ended with an FA Cup nightmare as he lasted just 45 minutes against Boreham Wood in the FA Cup.

Chelsea, Manchester City and Liverpool among the Premier League sides to have learned of their next FA Cup opponents as the sides still in with a chance of glory continue to halve. Chelsea saw off the threat of Luton on Wednesday (March 2) with Liverpool edging past Norwich - having watched City beat Peterborough by two goals to nil the previous evening.

Liverpool supporters in hysterics during their FA Cup clash against Norwich this week after his voice seemed to break at the worst possible time.The England international midfielder started the fixture on Wednesday (March 2) - as did Japan forward Minamino who scored both home goals to send them into the quarter-finals.However, that form didn't mean that Henderson would choose not to shout instruction to his colleague - but that backfired as his voice broke.A fan, who happened to be filming at the time, caught many around him breaking out in laughter at their skipper - who walked away looking disappointed as Minamino passed to James Milner.In an uncharacteristically high-pitch voice, the 27-year-old screamed: "TAKI, TAKI!"Despite a positive start from Norwich, they were unable to equalise following Minamino's double having got back into the game late on through Lukas Rupp.Jurgen Klopp said of his forward after the match: "His impression was obvious with scoring two goals and not only that – he had a lot more top, top football moments. "He was a constant threat tonight, he was mobile, he was quick.

For Man City fans, the home Manchester derby is traditionally the biggest game in the club’s fixture schedule.

Bolton Wanderers have 11 games left to go of their League One season as they aim to make a late charge for the League One play-offs.

Rio Ferdinand has suggested Arsenal should go after Manchester City forward Gabriel Jesus in the summer.

Liverpool won the first domestic trophy of the season on Sunday after Chelsea's substitute goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga missed from the spot to hand Jurgen Klopp victory.As the Reds remain in all other competitions, some fans are starting to believe that Liverpool could in fact do the quadruple this season, as they close in on Manchester City at the top of the Premier League.However, they only have the Carabao Cup to their name for now, and it's a trophy that has received criticism in the past as some of the bigger teams tend to field second-string sides in the earlier stages, including even Liverpool this season.But before rival fans had the chance to mock Liverpool for their celebrations, the Anfield faithful have got in their first with a banner which appears to make a joke of their own success.The Carabao Cup has been labelled as the 'Mickey Mouse Cup' in the past due to the fact it's not always taken seriously, and some of the bigger clubs tend to take their foot off the gas and use it as a chance to utilise their younger talent.However, it is a trophy nonetheless, and usually the fans that tend to mock the competition do so when their team has conveniently been knocked out.But Liverpool fans have brilliantly jumped on the bandwagon and mocked their own success, as a banner was unveiled at Anfield containing images of Mickey Mouse surrounded by trophies.Will Liverpool go on to win the quadruple this season? Comment below.The banner was shown during Liverpool's 2-1 win over the Norwich in the fifth round of the FA Cup, as Klopp progressed to the quarter-finals of the competition for the very first time.Liverpool also have a 2-0 advantage over Inter Milan in the Champions League ahead of the second leg at Anfield, and

Manchester United’s clash away at Liverpool later this month will be rearranged after Jurgen Klopp’s side progressed in the FA Cup.

Liverpool fans reckon Georginio Wijnaldum is missing life at his old club after trawling through his Twitter likes. The Netherlands international called time on his five-year stint at Anfield last summer when his contract expired.

Here are your Man City morning headlines on Thursday, March 3.

Ilkay Gundogan has faced Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland, as well as some of the best players to pass through the Premier League and Bundesliga or the international scene with Germany.

Manchester City fans are split in opinion on the news that Everton have received an apology from the PGMOL after the Toffees were denied a penalty against City.

Jack Grealish managed to silence Roy Keane on Tuesday evening after scoring Manchester City's second goal in their victory over Peterborough United.

Lionel Messi inspired Manchester City to a 2-0 FA Cup win at Peterborough.Pep Guardiola's men beat the Championship strugglers at London Road thanks to second half goals from Riyad Mahrez and Grealish to book their place in the quarter finals.Mahrez broke the deadlock on 60 minutes with his 19th goal of the season, before Grealish sealed the win seven minutes later with his first City goal since before Christmas.England ace Phil Foden set-up both goals - and Grealish admitted the City duo had been watching videos of Argentine icon Messi on the way to the game to get some inspiration.Grealish said: "What's funny is that before the game, while we were on the coach on the way to the game, I was sat next to Phil and we were scrolling through videos of [Lionel] Messi."After scoring he came up to me and said it was just like what we were watching." Grealish paid tribute to Ukrainian team-mate Oleksandr Zinchenko, who captained the side on his first appearance since Russia invaded his homeland. He added: "It's actually been quite emotional.

Jack Grealish has praised the resolve of Manchester City teammate Oleksandr Zinchenko after an incredibly tough week and labelled him as 'underrated'.

Jurgen Klopp insists talk of Liverpool winning the quadruple is crazy as he played down the Reds’ hopes of landing four trophies this season.The Merseysiders captured the Carabao Cup on Sunday with a dramatic penalty shootout win against Chelsea.Klopp’s men trail Manchester City by six points in the Premier League but have a game in hand and a clash with the defending champions next month.While they have one foot in the quarter-finals of the Champions League as they take a 2-0 lead into their last-16 second-leg tie against Inter Milan next week.And on Wednesday night the Reds take on struggling Norwich in the FA Cup fifth round.But Klopp said: “No team in the history of English football ever won the quadruple, right? Because it’s really difficult.“We are not even close to thinking about crazy stuff like that.“We have won the Carabao Cup, we are behind City in the league and now we have Norwich in the FA Cup after 120 minutes on Sunday.“Even Manchester City with all their quality did not win it.“The reality is [that] to win something you have to be focused on the next step and the one after that – that’s what we do.“I don’t see it as a compliment [if people think they can] but it’s better people think we can do good things rather than be useless.“I don’t need this kind of compliment – we are close to nothing at the moment.“We face a lot of good teams between now and the end of May.

Pep Guardiola praised Jack Grealish's aggression in the final third as the Manchester City forward returned from injury against Peterborough.