Simon Stone
BBC Sport

Victor Lindelof’s family were the subject of a terrifying break-in on Wednesday when the Manchester United defender was playing at Brentford.

The Sweden defender’s wife, Maja, posted news of the attack on Instagram, saying she locked herself in a room with the couple’s children.

She has now returned to Sweden.

United have confirmed the break-in happened and have encouraged anyone with information to contact the police.

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Manchester United

Manchester United say that they are providing their "full support" to Victor Lindelof and his family after their house was broken into during Wednesday's Premier League match against Brentford.

The Sweden international played in the 3-1 win, with wife Maja Nilsson Lindelof saying she hid in a room with her kids before they entered the house.

In a statement United said that Lindelof's family "were unhurt but clearly shaken" and that it was "a distressing experience for them," and for the player when he was told after the game.

Brighton & Hove Albion

Brighton assistant Billy Reid opens up by saying: "Graham will be linked up at home on Sunday. He had a rough night last night and tested positive for Covid this morning.

"I was a manager in Scotland so I know what to expect. Nothing will change too much, we'll try and keep things normal."

Right time to hear from some Premier League managers.

Off to Brighton we go...that's not Graham Potter. It looks like assistant manager Billy Reid is on press duties today with Potter at home isolating.

Cracking goal that. Seem to remember him scoring a cracking volley against Manchester City back in 2012 as well.

Watford could very much do with the former Manchester United man staying fit and getting back to his best.

BBC Sport looks back at Danny Welbeck's "incredible" overhead kick for Watford against Norwich in July 2020, as the two sides go head-to-head again in the Premier League this Friday.

Watch highlights of Watford v Norwich on Match of the Day on Saturday 22 January at 22:30 GMT on BBC One, BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport app.

Ousmane Dembele is not having Barcelona's attempts to force him out of the Nou Camp at all is he.

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But before all of that how about a bit more transfer tittle-tattle?

In the latest episode, of Transfer gossip daily Ray Bradshaw and the Daily Telegraph’s Luke Edwards discuss:

• Will Jesse Lingard join Newcastle from Manchester United before the window closes?
• Sevilla close in on Man Utd’s Anthony Martial

Luke has been having loads of fun following Newcastle's attempts to prise Jesse Lingard away from Manchester United, so probably well worth a listen.

News conferences at Crystal Palace, Wolves and Brighton are all about to get under way.

Plus we should be hearing from Manchester United interim boss Ralf Rangnick in the next half an hour or so.

Who is ready to hear from more Premier League managers?

We now have a little break until the next set of news conferences around 13:00 so I'm going to head off and grab an early sandwich and brew.

Until I get back here are a few pieces to keep you going:

• Moshiri increases stake in Everton with £100m 'capital injection'
• Appointed to reverse a 'negative trend' - has Ranieri improved Watford?, external
• England to host Ivory Coast in friendly

Thanks for sticking with me. I'll catch you all a little later.

Liverpool

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Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp on Harvey Elliott's return to training:, external"It's outstanding to have him back [in training]. I have a really nice office with a really good view so I could watch his rehab sessions and I was already excited by them.

"He's an outstanding boy. He was out for a long time so we cannot rush it, but he looked directly like he could play!

"I'm pretty sure after the international break he should be ready."

Liverpool

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is also asked about the form of Fabinho, Curtis Jones and goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher.

Klopp says Brazilian midfielder Fabinho "was outstanding last night. The amount of balls he won, the areas he played. That's absolutely helpful."

On 23-year-old Kelleher he says: "He is the number two at Liverpool and you can't get much higher than that at his age. We are more than happy with him. He is a John Achterberg [goalkeeping coach] project. There were a lot of steps to take since I arrived.

He is top class goalie, calm, with belief, good with the ball, and on top of that he makes incredible saves. And what is better for a young goalie than to learn from the best goalie [Alisson] in the world."

On Curtis Jones: "Look, you win a football game, a difficult one. You can only win it if all the players have perfpormed well and Curtis was really good in the last two games. II have known him for a long time and I'm one of his biggest fans to be honest.

"I saw him out my office when I first joined and thought 'Wow, how old is he?'. He was 15 at the time but it was clear he was a massive talent. Talents need to work but he is doing his work and talents need to learn the game. Sometimes he needs a little push and he can have them more often if he likes."

Liverpool

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is also asked about the importance of momentum with regards to their appearance in the EFL Cup final:

"Last night the boys were flying - music loud, those kind of things. That's how it should be.

"I'm really happy about that. We feel good in this moment but we have to create a different mood until Sunday because Crystal Palace do not give out presents.

"We have to be greedy and have to be aggressive again and fight with all we have. That is what I am concerned about not keeping this feeling until the final."

Liverpool

More from Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp, who saw his side win 7-0 on their last trip to Crystal Palace just over 12 months ago: "That was a one off. These days happen, it's a freak of nature and it doesn't happen usually. That day was incredible. Every shot we hit [went in].

"We don't expect that. They've changed and improved. They look like a really stable team now.

"System wise they have not changed too much. It's a really good Premier League team with a few really unlucky results I would say. We expect a really tough game."

Liverpool

The Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp was probably expecting a question or two about Thursday's EFL Cup win against Arsenal and that is where he starts.

"We were desperate to go there [Wembley]," Klopp said.

"We did not think after the home leg that we were out. The boys played an outstanding game. There were a lot of happy faces in the stadium and a lot of happy faces in the dressing room - the music was really loud. We are all looking forward to it.

On Diogo Jota's match-winning performance: "He came here as an outstanding striker. It helps when you have a team that has a bit more possession. If you don’t have the basics no-one can perform miracles. Yesterday he had to do an awful lot to make it happen.

Diogo is a really impressive person. He has really grown up, he is really mature. He loves football, working and training.

"I'm really happy for him. If you this quality, then it's really nice that he showed it last night."

Let's nip over to Liverpool's training base to hear what Jurgen Klopp has to say.

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Another bit of news coming out of Villa Park...

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez has signed a new contract with Aston Villa until 2027.

The Argentina international, who joined from Arsenal in 2020, has signed a three-year extension, with his previous deal expiring in 2024.

Martinez has impressed since moving to the Midlands and equalled the club's Premier League record of 15 clean sheets in a season last term.

Aston Villa

More from Aston Villa boss Steven Gerrard, who is asked about loan signing Philippe Coutinho: “He’s hit the ground running, it was a wonderful cameo and it was exactly what he needed.”

On Everton's present situation he adds: "You can quite clearly see, listen to and read the noises that are coming from Everton at the moment, which is the caretaker manager demanding a reaction.

“I don’t think it’s difficult to predict what’s going to be coming our way. I think you’re going to see a real cauldron of an atmosphere at Goodison, I think they’ll be behind the team.

“The majority of them (the fans) wanted a changed in that position (manager). To have an iconic figure leading the team (Duncan Ferguson), it will be pretty similar to what happened when he took over previously.

“The atmosphere, noise and support behind the team changed and he got a big reaction out of the players. From our point of view, we need to be ready for that, we need to handle that and make sure we’re the best version of ourselves.”

Aston Villa

Aston Villa boss Steven Gerrard also provided a fitness update on his squad: "There’s nothing in terms of illness, assuming everyone comes through the [Covid] testing process this morning.

“We’ve got a doubt with Ezri Konsa, which you’ll know from the previous game. He left the pitch with a severe whack on his hip, so we’ll make a late decision on that today.

“Besides that we’re in good health. We’ve still got a session and testing process to come through, so it’s just Ezri that we’re waiting for so we’ll make a late decision on that.”