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With news Kalidou Koulibaly is on Tottenham's shopping list and a new Man Utd target, here's Sunday's back pages from Europe.

The best of Saturday's talking points, from Liverpool passing their latest test to Man Utd finally showing 'the way'.

Huge rainbow welcome mats were placed outside Premier League grounds on Saturday in a show of support for Rainbow Laces.

Jose Mourinho likened Heung-Min Son's goal-of-the-season contender against Burnley to a famous individual effort from Brazil legend Ronaldo after it helped Spurs to a 5-0 win on Saturday.

He was the last player to leave the pitch and rightly so because, if ever somebody deserved to milk the applause of an appreciative crowd, it was Son Heung-min. The South Korean was magnificent here, delivering a display full of skill, craft and intent. On 32 minutes he combined those traits to score a goal they will be talking about on the Seven Sisters Road, in Seoul and elsewhere for some time to come.

It came from nowhere. To be specific, it came from a Burnley free-kick that Jan Vertonghen managed to hook clear under pressure from James Tarkowski and which neither he nor anyone else in attendance could have imagined would turn into an assist. But that is what happened as the ball fell to Son just outside Tottenham’s area and he set off, dribbling towards glory.

Related: Mohamed Salah adds the finishing gloss as Liverpool turn over Bournemouth

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Heung-Min Son scored a goal-of-the-season contender as Tottenham hammered Burnley 5-0 on Saturday.

The latest news and gossip with Chelsea reportedly ready to enter the transfer market in January with their ban lifted.

Jose Mourinho has warned his Tottenham players that he does not like "sad people" in his squad after a defeat.

• Mourinho saw sad dressing room after losing at Old Trafford
• ‘Being sad will not resolve your problems,’ Mourinho warns

José Mourinho wants to see his Tottenham players “raging” whenever they experience defeat, having been concerned their reaction at Manchester United was not intense enough.

The 2-1 defeat at Old Trafford on Wednesday was Spurs’ first under Mourinho, coming after three straight wins since his arrival. He detected sadness in the dressing room rather than anger and, as his team attempt to bounce back against Burnley on Saturday, has sent a clear message that their mentality needs to change.

Related: Sol Campbell: ‘Trouble is people got the wrong end of the stick about me’

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Tottenham were strangely passive in defeat at Manchester United on Wednesday – the first bump in the road for José Mourinho. It felt as though the players were preoccupied by what United might do, rather than how they might impose themselves. Had Mourinho’s pre-match instructions been too reactive? Spurs will need greater positivity against a Burnley team who have lost five out of seven but always make life difficult. David Hytner

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Team news, stats and prediction ahead of Tottenham vs Burnley in the Premier League on Saturday.

Ben Chilwell and James Maddison say Leicester's dressing-room would be a welcoming space for any footballer who wanted to come out as gay, amid the annual activation of Stonewall's Rainbow Laces campaign.

Sky Sports and Budweiser, the official beer of the Premier League, have teamed up to bring you the weekly Power Rankings.

Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho admits his side have an "obvious" problem in conceding too many goals, but insists he has not had the time to correct the issues.

With a weekend of festive Premier League fixtures on the way, Charlie Nicholas makes his predictions, including the Manchester derby, West Ham vs Arsenal and more.

The best of the midweek talking points, from Arsenal's need for new leadership to Newcastle's odd VAR-assisted goal.

Fred is finding his feet under Solskjær, Maddison and Grealish jostle for England attention and do Everton have a new plan?

Fred has described Fernandinho as his role model in the past but, until recently, it seemed like the only thing the pair had in common was that they both moved from Brazil to Shakhtar Donetsk before arriving in Manchester. Over the last month, however, Fred has finally started showing the quality that persuaded United to spend £52m on him last year. He and Scott McTominay form a midfield partnership of formerly maligned players who have become more than useful. They, along with Marcus Rashford’s refulgent form and the fact that United now relish being underdogs, are reasons why City might not annihilate Saturday’s visitors to the Etihad. Paul Doyle

Related: Everton sack Marco Silva and put Duncan Ferguson in temporary charge

Related: Marco Silva appears to be done in England – but he remains a managerial mystery | Barney Ronay

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Mauricio Pochettino is expected to return to Europe next week to consider his next move after being sacked by Tottenham.