Southampton boss Claude Puel says striker Shane Long will be assessed in training tomorrow.

He suffered a small hamstring problem while playing for the Republic of Ireland.

“We will see with Long. He is a possibility perhaps," said Puel. "He has a little pain, but we will see this tomorrow in the training session."

On sidelined defenders Ryan Bertrand and Cedric Soares, he said: “There is some pain in the hamstring for Bertrand and for Long, and Cedric has a problem in his foot with the ligament. For Cedric, it is two or three weeks without training.

"I hope this player comes back quickly, because it’s important for the group and all these games in a short time to have all the squad available.”  

England wing Jonny May will make his comeback after a 10-month injury absence when Gloucester begin their European Challenge Cup campaign against Bayonne on Saturday. 

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Both clubs issued a joint statement saying they will eject fans who make discriminatory chants. 

Songs about the Hillsborough disaster and Munich air crash have been heard in previous meetings.

United boss Jose Mourinho said: "In football we have some football tragedies, if you can speak that, which is a big match that you lost, the mistake that some player did, this kind of thing and you can make fun of it in a positive way. 

"But the human tragedy is something much more serious. It's the last thing somebody should use in a football pitch because they were really big tragedies, not to forget but to respect. I will be really sad in such a big football match if that was a negative point."

Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho: “The season for me is not about the Anfield match and the Old Trafford match in January. The season is about many matches, many points to win, lose and targets to achieve.

"I always like to play at Anfield. I won many times there, I also lost. I won big matches, lost big matches so I cannot say I like to go there because I'm always successful, it's not true. 

"I like the atmosphere, normally the characteristics of the matches. 

"Being Manchester United manager means something more because we cannot compare the historical rivalry between my previous club and Liverpool and Man United and Liverpool. 

"It's just a big match that can be comparable to Inter-Milan to Madrid-Barcelona, maybe Porto–Benfica. Maybe comparable to one of these matches and I like."

Jurgen Klopp admits his manager of the month award was tarnished by news that his team's game with Stoke has been moved to 27 December and the kick-off against Manchester City on 31 December altered to 17:30 GMT ahead of the 19:45 GMT start against Sunderland on 2 January.

"It's a nice prize, but unfortunately a second ago I saw the new fixture changes! I can't believe we have less than 48 hours between City and Sunderland. Maybe we can ask if there's another time for Sunderland."  

Jose Mourinho was asked about Wayne Rooney being dropped to the England bench for the draw with Slovenia.

"That's not my problem, England's not my problem. It [his mental state] is good, he's prepared. He's training well, he's positive."

Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho was asked if Liverpool are title challengers. 

"You have to ask them. They are a good team." 

And he was asked what he made of Reds boss Jurgen Klopp.

"I've not much to say."

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Jose Mourinho was slightly early for his press briefing today and opted to play down his first visit to Liverpool as Manchester United boss.

Mourinho was in no mood to talk about past experiences at Anfield, Liverpool's form or Jurgen Klopp. He was not interested either in getting into a discussion about Wayne Rooney, who scored the only goal in last season's corresponding fixture.

The one thing he was prepared to expand on was the behaviour of the respective fans.

By all means make fun of stuff that happens on the pitch, he said, but real tragedies - such as Hillsborough and Munich - should be left out of it. Few would disagree with that.

Jurgen Klopp confirms England Under-21 defender Joe Gomez is back in full training for Liverpool after 12 months out with a knee ligament injury. 

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Former England boss Steve McClaren is back in the hot seat at Derby County, just 17 months after he was sacked by the Championship club.

Listen to his first news conference as he returns as manager, before tomorrow's game against Leeds United, right here from 14:00 BST.

Jurgen Klopp says England midfielder Adam Lallana and Netherlands attacker Georginio Wijnaldum have not been ruled out for Monday night's game, while defenders Nathaniel Clyne and Dejan Lovren should be available.

Liverpool have won their last four league games and are in fourth spot, only two points behind leaders Manchester City but Jurgen Klopp says it is "too early" to think about the league title.

Wayne Rooney may not be a regular starter for Manchester United or England these days but Jurgen Klopp says: "He's a goalscorer and always a threat - he's a world class player."

Southampton boss Claude Puel confirms defenders Ryan Bertrand and Cedric Soares are out of this weekend's game with Watford.

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp is aware of the significance of Monday's game at Anfield. "The whole world will watch Liverpool-Man Utd," he says. "As long as I live this will never be just a normal game. It's up to us to perform at our best."  

Burnley manager Sean Dyche is hopeful captain Tom Heaton will be fit to face Southampton this week while injuring his calf while on England duty.

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Antonio Conte has every confidence in Belgium international Michy Batshuayi should Diego Costa pick up a suspension with a yellow card against Leicester. "Michy has potential to be a fantastic player for Chelsea. He is ready to start, I am very happy he stays with us."