Having batted away transfer offers during the January window, Liverpool looks to have made its plan for Ben Doak clear ahead of his return to Anfield in the summer.

It feels like Arsenal have given up on the Premier League title this season. That may well be a statement that comes back to bite me, but I can't help thinking that they have written off catching Liverpool in favour of concentrating on next season.

It proved to be a quiet transfer deadline day, with neither Liverpool or Arsenal doing any late business. That will suit Arne Slot's team much more than Mikel Arteta's