Liverpool edge Brighton 2-1, courtesy of a late own goal from Jorelyn Carabali, at St Helens Stadium as the Women's Super League returned from the winter break on Friday.

If Liverpool proved anything last season, it was that they can never be written off and they are always willing to fight. It has been a tough start to the campaign for them - they have lacked consistency, struggled with injuries and results have been underwhelming.

Real Madrid went to the top of La Liga with a 4-1 over Las Palmas, while both Atletico Madrid and Barcelona dropped points while in Serie A, Napoli beat Atalanta 3-2 in a top-of-the-table clash to extend their lead.

Manchester United were condemned to a fourth loss in five home games as Brighton breezed past the Red Devils at Old Trafford.The visitors took an early lead through Yankuba Minteh, but this was cancelled out midway through the first-half as Bruno Fernandes levelled from the spot.

Report and match highlights as Jorelyn Carabali steers the ball into her own net to hand Liverpool their first home Womens Super League win of the season; Olivia Smiths opener was cancelled out by Nik

Liverpool are only 25% likely to sign striker Stefanos Tzimas in the summer transfer window, with a similar percentage given to Brighton and Hove Albion. That’s according to BILD, who report that both sides are outside runners for the striker at this moment in time.

The winter break came at a good time for Liverpool - key players are returning and they are now looking up, not over their shoulders

Gary Lineker says it is ‘hard to envisage’ anyone but Liverpool winning the Premier League after they extended their lead at the top of the table over the weekend. Arne Slot ’s side looked set to drop points for the third game in a row as they struggled to break down a resolute Brentford side on Saturday afternoon.

During this set of fixtures, Darwin Nunez rebooted his navigation software to lift Liverpool past Brentford, Arsenal gave up a late two-goal lead over Aston Villa to lose ground, Nottingham Forest continued to thrill, Manchester City romped back into the top four and the bottom three all lost (again).

Greek wonderkid Stefanos Tzimas is one of the most sought-after forwards in the January transfer window following his remarkable displays this season. The 19-ye

Manchester United crashed to a dismal 3-1 defeat against Brighton as Ruben Amorim's problems mounted on the day Old Trafford paid a sombre tribute to