The Premier League has paused for the final international break of 2024, but while the leading players are away representing their countries, the recruitment teams at the top clubs are drawing up plans for the January transfer window and plotting the moves that could transform or save their hopes and ambitions for the season.

Liverpool can take another giant step towards just a second English top-flight title in 35 years against fragile Manchester City on Sunday as Ruben Amorim aims for a first Premier

Injuries have not been brutal for Liverpool this season but it's easy to forget that the Reds have been without Alisson, Diogo Jota and summer recruit Federico Chiesa for a number