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Pep Guardiola warned his players not to be overweight in the festive season - but there is little fat to trim at Manchester City who saw off Nottingham Forest at the City Ground.

Liverpool and Wolves pay tribute to Diogo Jota as his two former sides meet for the first time since his death.

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says that his side had the necessary mentality to come back after Christmas and beat Nottingham Forest 2-1.

Nottingham Forest manager Sean Dyche says he cannot understand the match officials' calls against his side in their 2-1 defeat by Manchester City.

Manchester United hold on to take all three points in a hard-fought 1-0 win against Newcastle, with Ruben Amorim's side moving into the top five.

BBC senior football correspondent Sami Mokbel gives Football Focus the lowdown on whether Bournemouth's Antoine Semenyo and Crystal Palace's Marc Guehi will move clubs in January.

Newcastle United boss Eddie Howe says he is "disappointed with performance" as his side loses 1-0 in a "frustrating game" against Manchester United on Boxing Day at Old Trafford.

Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim "happy" with side's 1-0 win against Newcastle United after last minute injuries including Bruni Fernandes.

There are plenty of wonderkids catching the eye outside of Europe's big-five leagues - BBC Sport takes a look at the top 10 as ranked by the CIES Football Observatory research group.