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The two best quarterbacks that were likely to be available this offseason have now become intertwined. In a move that will have reverberations across the NFL, the Kansas City Chiefs will trade Alex Smith to Washington for a third-round draft pick and cornerback Kendall Fuller. Smith will also reportedly sign a four-year extension worth $94 million, with $71m in guaranteed money.

After two chastening defeats to the then bottom and second bottom teams in the Premier League – the latter seeing Liverpool knocked out of the FA Cup in the fourth round for the third year in a row – the Reds got back to winning ways against Huddersfield on Tuesday night with a comfortable 3-0 victory. So the Jurgen Klopp magical mystery tour is back on the rails – for now. But why did it come off the rails in the first place?

One of the Premier League’s marquee fixtures take place on Wednesday when Manchester United run-out at Wembley against Tottenham – added spice provided by Alexis Sanchez making his Premier League debut versus his former club’s hated rivals. Spurs will be eager to avenge the meek 1-0 loss at Old Trafford in the reverse fixture and stay well in the mix for Champions League-qualification. For United, they’ll be hoping for an instant return on the enormous investment made in their new Chile superstar.