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Liverpool will face Everton during a derby derby while he licks his Champions League injuries while Tottenham travels to Arsenal with a spring in stride during a weekend of derbies in the big cities.
Jurgen Klopp's team sank 2 to 1 in the middle of the week against Paris Saint-Germain, which means its attempt to reach the round of 16 in Europe will go up to the end of the day. in the last match against Napoli, while the Spurs will face the heavy task of beating Barcelona.
But the two clubs will have to put aside their continental ambitions to try to stay on top of Manchester City's Pep Guardiola in the Premier League.
Chelsea faces Fulham and one of their former leaders in another London derby, but Claudio Ranieri's team will visit Stamford Bridge with renewed confidence after stopping six Premier League defeats.
Manchester United's Jose Mourinho loses control of Southampton after defeating the Swiss Young Boys in the playoff phase of the Champions League.
AFP Sports chooses some of the main topics for discussion before the Premier League weekend games.
The perfect time to play Arsenal
Spurs, third in the standings, head to Emirates Stadium with last week's 3-1 win over Chelsea and their 1-0 win against Inter Milan midweek, keeping them alive. hopes to reach the playoffs of the Champions League.
Midfielder Harry Winks, who was about to score against Inter at Wembley when he hit the bar from a distance, said it was the "ideal" moment to face Arsenal after six wins in all competitions.
"It will be another tough game so we have to prepare ourselves properly and physically, because it will be another battle," said the English international.
"It's a match that fans want to win and one we want to win, three games in a week are going to be tough, but the confidence is great."
Everton Derby Bread
Everton has a shocking record against his rivals in the urban world, Liverpool, without tasting the victory in the derby since 2010 nor the victory at Anfield since 1999.
The task of Marco Silva seems arduous Sunday, but Everton travel in the hope after a strong start to the season which places him in sixth position, at 11 points from the Klopp team.
Liverpool, second in the standings, will enter the match after a disappointing defeat in Paris and Klopp is expecting a tougher test from Everton than previous seasons.
"This game is isolated from the season," he said. "It's a derby, it's at home." Everton is doing really well this season, it's a completely different cup of tea, I'd say, in recent years, so it'll be a tough one . "
Time is running out for United
Jose Mourinho seems to be looking for answers to the lack of fluidity of his team but does not succeed despite the change in the composition of the characters.
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Manchester United scored the winning goal against Young Boys in the Champions League at Old Trafford
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He downgraded Paul Pogba and Romelu Lukaku on the substitutes' bench for the game against Young Boys and Alexis Sanchez was completely absent, but United still has not found a rhythm.
United are already seven points behind Chelsea, fourth, and are showing no signs of preparing to qualify for the Champions League next season.
Midfielder Marouane Fellaini, scorer of the last goal against Young Boys, said the mood in the camp was upbeat after the 1-0 win, despite United's uneven form this season.
"Criticism is part of football but we have to work," he said. "We are a team, we are together and give everything together, together we have to move forward and take the points."
Calendar (1500 GMT unless otherwise indicated)
Friday
Cardiff against wolves (2000)
Saturday
Crystal Palace v Burnley, Huddersfield v Brighton, Leicester v Watford, Manchester City v Bournemouth, Newcastle v West Ham, Southampton v Manchester United (1730)
Sunday
Chelsea v Fulham (1200), Arsenal v Tottenham (1405), Liverpool v Everton (1615)
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