Runaway Premier League leaders Liverpool, who head to West Ham on Sunday, have yet to lose on the road this season but manager Arne Slot attributed that record to the calibre of teams they have faced so far.

Ibrahima Konate is closing in on a comeback for Liverpool but the centre-back is not ready to return against West Ham. Konate has been out for a month with a knee injury. He is still not back in training but both he and Conor Bradley are set to be available early in the New Year,

The holidays might be about spreading cheer, but for Manchester United, it's about damage control and redemption when they face the Wolves.

League leaders Liverpool hosted and beat Leicester City in the Premier League in the late Boxing Day kick-off - but it was not as routine as that for Arne Slot’s team, who went seven points clear at the top of the table with the victory.