New arrival who once trained with Lionel Messi praises fellow Man City attackers and cites Sergio Aguero's role in his transfer

After midweek results send the leaders 13 points clear, we look at whether Arne Slot's side could make history

Arsenal lost more ground on leaders Liverpool in the Premier League title race after being held to a 0-0 draw by Nottingham Forest. In a contest between second and third at the City Ground, neither side were able to claim the win needed to boost their lofty ambitions this season.

Now that the knockout phase playoffs have concluded, the draw for the Champions League round of 16 will take place on Friday 21 February at 11:00 GMT. Three Premier clubs are involved: Liverpool, Arsenal and Aston Villa, who are seeded first, third and eighth respectively based on their finishing positions in the league phase of the competition.

The way the narratives of their respective seasons have gone, it might be a shock to discover that Brighton & Hove Albion - floating along in midtable under Fabian Hurzeler - and AFC Bournemouth, media darlings under Andoni Iraola, are now level on points.

At the home of Manchester City, Liverpool produced a performance worthy of champions to move 11 points clear at the top of the Premier League.