Evening Report: December 6

Former Chelsea boss Avram Grant has ruled out returning to the club to help struggling Rafa Benitez.

Tottenham boss Andre Villas-Boas says Brad Freidel won’t leave the club in January despite losing his starting spot to summer signing Hugo Lloris.

Manchester United have been dealt a blow ahead of the Manchester derby this weekend – Tom Cleverly is likely to miss the game with a calf injury.

Roberto Mancini knew Manchester City’s ill-fated Champions League campaign was doomed – before the start of the season.

Mancini admitted he couldn’t compete in Europe after failing to land any of his big name transfer targets over the summer.

Arsenal chief commercial officer Tom Fox could face a backlash from the club’s fans after he insisted in an interview that winning isn’t everything for the north London side.