So thanks for joining us for reaction to Wednesday's Premier League games and letting us know your views on the appointment on Erik ten Hag.

We'll have live text commentary later on Burnley's game with Southampton (from 18:30 BST). Until then, we'll leave you with more of today's content on Manchester United's next manager:

• The challenges facing Ten Hag at Man Utd
• What will Ten Hag bring to Man Utd?
• 'First boss since Ferguson that other clubs will fear' - Man Utd fans' views on Ten Hag

We're about to wrap up today's live page, where we've mainly focused on Manchester United appointing Ajax coach Erik ten Hag as their next manager.

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New Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag wants former England coach and Sir Alex Ferguson’s old assistant Steve McClaren to work with him at Old Trafford.

However, BBC Sport has been told reports McClaren has already been appointed are premature and that nothing is imminent.

McClaren worked with Ten Hag at FC Twente and it is understood the new United boss feels he can provide invaluable insight into both the workings of United and English football in general.

Although it is anticipated Ten Hag will have a small personal coaching team with him, United feel they need to assess with Ten Hag what support staff he needs. They also wish to assess the resources already in place and identify the gaps needed to be filled.

However, if Ten Hag doesn’t get his way, it will not be viewed as a positive sign given the situation the 52-year-old is inheriting at Old Trafford.

Tottenham Hotspur

Tottenham manager Antonio Conte has confirmed that Spurs have no fresh injuries to worry about before they make the short trip to Brentford on Saturday.

Matt Doherty and Japhet Tanganga remain out with knee injuries while Oliver Skipp (groin) is also still sidelined.

Hackers: Erik ten Hag isn't going to fare much better than his predecessors. You heard it here first.

Former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has reacted to Erik ten Hag's appointment on social media,, external saying: "As we expected.. Ten Hag is announced! Welcome to Manchester United. Time to fasten the belts and enjoy the ride!"

Watford

Manchester City have the chance to open up a four-point lead over Liverpool when they host Watford on Saturday, before their title rivals face Everton in the Merseyside derby at Anfield on Sunday.

Watford have just confirmed they have welcomed William Troost-Ekong back to full training after a slight hamstring strain. The Nigeria defender last played for the Hornets in the 1-0 defeat at Tottenham on 1 January, before playing in the Africa Cup of Nations.

Cucho Hernandez (hamstring) remains sidelined but Samuel Kalu (ankle) and Francisco Sierralta (calf), who missed last Saturday's 2-1 home defeat to Brentford with minor injuries, will both train on Thursday.

Manchester United

Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo says he will never forget the "respect and compassion" showed by the Anfield crowd following the death of his baby boy.

Manchester United and Liverpool fans united in a fan-led minute of applause in support of Ronaldo and his family during Tuesday's Premier League game.

Liverpool supporters sang their club's anthem 'You'll Never Walk Alone' after seven minutes - Ronaldo's shirt number. Ronaldo was absent from the 4-0 defeat.

"Me and my family will never forget this moment of respect and compassion," Ronaldo wrote on Instagram., external "One world… One sport… One global family… Thanks, Anfield."

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Katie: This is going to be a harder task for Erik ten Hag than most people realise. First step is clearing out the copious amounts of deadwood and getting shot of the players that don’t want to be there! Excited for what the future holds under this new era.

BBC Sounds

Meet Manchester United's 'man of details' and discover what drives the new boss at Old Trafford.

Following United's announcement earlier, there is a new Football Daily podcast called All About Erik ten Hag, which is available now.

Jasdeep Mudhar: All those egos and prima donnas in the United squad, your slacking days are over. Get ready to be ruffled. Party time is over. Hard grit work starts now.

Erik ten Hag was never really one of those people who made it clear he had massive ambitions to be one of the world's top coaches. He is a very humble man and a modest coach.

That has a lot to do with his background. He comes from the east of the Netherlands where there's a very down-to-earth mentality and where people speak with a very strong accent. They are a bit less flash there and they look up to those from Amsterdam, Rotterdam and The Hague, the places where the big offices, industry and the country's parliament are.

But despite that background - and he does have a strong accent - Ten Hag's situation is different. Financially there is no motivation and no need to go for the big jobs at any stage in his career because he comes from a very rich family, and his father and brothers are multi-millionaires. They own a real estate company and other financial firms.

His father wanted him to go into that company but from a young age Erik was such a brilliant footballer - he was a star for FC Twente as a defender - that he made it clear he had no interest in pursuing that line of work.

However, that family wealth means he doesn't need the big jobs. He knows he doesn't need football to survive so he can follow his own principles, where other managers might compromise to stay in their jobs.

Click here for more from Marcel Van der Kraan, sports editor of Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf.

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Everton

On-loan Manchester United midfielder Donny van de Beek was an unused substitute for Everton against Leicester on Wednesday.

But fellow January signing Dele Alli came off the bench after 58 minutes to help turn the game Everton's way and the former England midfielder played a part in Richarlison's stoppage-time equaliser.

Alli is yet to start a game for the Toffees but manager Frank Lampard said the 26-year-old had been "absolutely spot on" in training over the last two weeks.

"It's not easy to demand from players that are not playing so much to come in and show your manager you deserve a chance but he's done that," said Lampard.

"I was really pleased with [the part he played in the goal] and hopefully that can be a big starting point for him.

"I don't think the story was ever going to be simple with Dele. We all know the situation when it comes to how the last two or three seasons have looked and that high, high level of player that he reached for a big period of time at Tottenham.

"So I don't think it was a case of things being simple and sometimes you have to work and fight through things, and we're in that process with him."

Shaun Forster: When Donny van de Beek isn’t good enough for Erik ten Hag, will everyone finally stop blaming the managers?

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