Liverpool have been handed a huge blow in their quest to bolster their squad as a key Premier League star has ruled out a move to Anfield in the January transfe

Since Mikel Arteta was appointed Arsenal manager, the Gunners have a net spend of £500.14m, according to data from Football Transfers, while Manchester City's is just £59.75m in that same period, helped by sales of young talent. In the five years previous to Arteta's appointment their net spend was £235.4m.

On an evening where Chelsea and Man City also drew, Arne Slot's Liverpool avoided a "mini-crisis" by fighting back to salvage a point at Nottingham Forest.