Ange Postecoglou did not hold back in his post-match assessment of Tottenham's second half capitulation at Brighton as he labelled the 3-2 Premier League loss "probably the worst defeat since I've been here".

There was drama as Chelsea and a 10-man Nottingham Forest played out a 1-all draw, while pressure builds at Manchester United and Tottenham suffered a stunning collapse.

In a cruel twist, Massimo Luongo has been ruled out of the Socceroos' crucial World Cup qualifiers against China and Japan after missing Ipswich's latest Premier League match against West Ham due to an ankle injury.

Liverpool beat Crystal Palace 1-0 to remain top of the Premier League as Arsenal and Manchester City came from behind to win.

Manchester United co-owner Jim Ratcliffe refused to guarantee Erik ten Hag's future at Old Trafford as he admitted the club is not "where it should be" under the troubled boss.

The EU's top court said on Friday some international football rules regulating player transfers are contrary to the bloc's laws, in a landmark decision that could shake up the system.

New Socceroos coach Tony Popovic has rejected suggestions that a "sales pitch" was needed to coax Massimo Luongo out of international retirement after the English Premier League midfielder was named in Australia's squad for the upcoming FIFA World Cup qualifiers against China and Japan.

An EU court will on Friday deliver its verdict in the case of former French footballer Lassana Diarra against FIFA, a potentially landmark decision which could shake up the football transfer system.

Erik ten Hag pleaded to be given until the end of the season as Manchester United boss after needing a late Harry Maguire equaliser to salvage a 3-3 draw at Porto in the Europa League.

As to be expected, it was another wild night for Ange Postecoglou's Tottenham as they picked up a 2-1 victory at Ferencvaros in Budapest, Hungary to go two from two to start their Europa League campaign.