It was the moment that might just have warmed the heart of Arne Slot, and ironically, it came when his own side conceded a goal. Liverpool were leading their final Champions League group stage match in PSV when 35 minutes in, Johan Bakayoko produced the game’s defining moment.

Mohamed Salah was one of 12 players left behind by Liverpool for Wednesday's Champions League trip to PSV Eindhoven - but the team's top goalscorer didn't rest up

Mohamed Salah’s 35th-minute strike in Liverpool’s 4-1 win over Ipswich Town at Anfield took the Egyptian king to 19 goals in 22 league matches this season. It was also his 176th goal in the league which moves him past Arsenal legend Thierry Henry (175) in the Premier League’s all-time goal scoring chart to seventh place.

Mohamed Salah was given a chance to rest whilst his Liverpool teammates played PSV Eindhoven in the Champions League

African players have been at the heart of some of the biggest transfers of the window so far, with Omar Marmoush commanding January's biggest fee so far. A few other big names are on the brink

Mohamed Salah's future is back in the spotlight with the Liverpool forward apparently being targeted by the Saudi Pro League again. To add to the speculation, Turki Alashikh, who is a huge figure in Saudi Arabian sport and has helped make some of boxing's biggest fights, posted a mocked-up picture on social media of Salah in an Al-Hilal shirt.

Chris Wood is just one goal short of his lifetime-best Premier League season total of 14, which he has reached twice – last season and five years previously – and it very much looks that this time he will deliver a best-ever in what has been a glorious late-career surge at Nottingham Forest.

Arsenal was second after winning at Wolverhampton 1-0, but third-placed Nottingham Forest was stunned by Bournemouth 5-0 on the south coast. Fourth-placed Newcastle came back from a goal down to beat Southampton 3-1, with Alexander Isak scoring twice.

National media round-up after Liverpool thrashed Ipswich Town 4-1 at Anfield to maintain a six-point lead at the top of the table

Mohamed Salah’s future at Liverpool has been the subject of intense speculation, with the Egyptian superstar’s contract set to expire at the end of the season. As one of the most prolific forwards in world football,

Al Hilal are preparing a huge contract offer to sign Liverpool superstar Mohamed Salah on a free transfer. Transfer Talk has the latest news, gossip and rumors.

The Gunners left-back was controversially dismissed by referee Michael Oliver at Molineux on Saturday after he cynically chopped down the breaking Matt Doherty in the first half. Despite seeing his side claim victory, manager Mikel Arteta was left seething with the decision and said the club intended to appeal.