Coutinho agent on Villa deal, no Liverpool investigation, VAR ‘an outrage’ in FA Cup

The FA Cup delivered again this weekend with plenty of third-round drama.

In the concluding match on Monday night, Manchester United scraped through to the next stage with a 1-0 victory over Aston Villa.

However, Steven Gerrard’s men will consider themselves unlucky after dominating proceedings and the underwhelming victory does little to paper over cracks at Old Trafford.

Arsenal fell victim to Championship side Nottingham Forest in their FA Cup defeat at the City Ground.

Mikel Arteta’s side have won the FA Cup more than any other side in history, but will not add to their tally.

Liverpool and Tottenham both overcame scares against League One opposition after going a goal down.

Attention now turns to the Premier League as Southampton host Brentford on Tuesday night in their rearranged top-flight clash.