The Croatian has fallen behind the likes of Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez in the pecking order at Anfield and is looking for the opportunity to secure more first team football.

Sports stars are refusing to let the coronavirus lockdown stop them from keeping fit with many coming up with unique 'stay at home' training methods.

Andros Townsend has accused Health Secretary Matt Hancock of painting footballers as 'villains' and 'deflecting blame' after he said they should take a pay cut to help fight coronavirus.

KIERAN JACKSON: A starlit grand inception to a senior first-team player confronting a home supporter on the terraces. The Tottenham Hotspur Stadium has had quite the opening salvo.

Before this season, few Premier League campaigns had been more barmy than 2004-05, when conventions were ripped up and troublemaking footballers hit the front pages as well as the back.

Aaron Wan-Bissaka is known for his robust nature in one-on-one situations against opposition wingers, and has named fellow countryman Sterling as his toughest challenge.

England's top flight was suspended on March 13 due to the coronavirus pandemic and has been put on hold indefinitely until the virus has been suitably contained and it is safe for players to return.

Aaron Wan-Bissaka insists pitting himself against Manchester United team-mate Marcus Rashford everyday in training has massively helped him develop as a defender.

SPORTS AGENDA: Twenty five years have passed and thousands of words have been written since Eric Cantona's kung-fu kick on a Crystal Palace fan, which earned him a nine-month ban.

Townsend, whose Palace team sit 11th in the table, hopes the remaining 92 games can be played when the Government decides it's safe to do so and lifts the nationwide lockdown.

Crystal Palace want to be recognised as the oldest professional club in the world after new research claims to have found a direct connection to the team established in 1861.

The right-back was signed by Jose Mourinho from Porto for a fee of £19million in 2018 but he has fallen down the pecking order at Old Trafford.

Manchester United defender Aaron Wan-Bissaka has heaped praise on Ole Gunnar Solskjaer for helping him perform this season. He says Solskjaer 'wants every player to improve'

Wilfried Zaha was left disgusted on Wednesday after he lost to Raheem Sterling on FIFA 20 in the first round of the Premier League esports tournament. 

The 21-year-old right-back joined the club from Porto in 2018 for around £18m.but he has had few opportunities this season due to sensational form of Aaron Wan-Bissaka.

Hodgson has reportedly told friends that he does not believe he will be allowed to guide his team from the touchline or even take training sessions, according to The Sun.

Hodgson, who turns 73 in August, could be unable to join up with Palace staff once the season resumes due to government advice on social distancing for those over 70.

Though Man United and Everton have been monitoring McNeil, Palace hope the offer of regular first-team football coupled with a handsome increase on his current salary will help them land him.

For Simon Jordan, who owned Crystal Palace between 2000 and 2010, he believes the 'best case scenario' is to lose this season and then return when the health of all involved is in no doubt.

The midfielder's career at the Emirates looked to be over after he was stripped of the captaincy following his altercation with fans in the 2-2 draw with Crystal Palace.

Steve Parish has defended attempts to get the season back up and running amid the coronavirus pandemic, stressing not doing so would be a major financial blow to taxpayers and the football community.

Crystal Palace are confident that Roy Hodgson will not be barred from managing on safety grounds amid the coronavirus crisis when the Premier League resumes.

Premier League clubs could be hit with a financial crisis similar to those faced by airlines across the world if football doesn't return by August, Crystal Palace chief Steve Parish has claimed.

EXCLUSIVE BY SAMI MOKBEL: There had been doubt over whether the 72-year-old would be forced to miss the remainder of the season, should it restart, due to Government guidelines.

Imelda Staunton has gushed about her time filming Downton Abbey: The Movie.

The actress, 33, told Town And Country that the part in the period drama has 'changed all her life' as she also met boyfriend Michael C. Fox on the show.

TALK OF THE TOWN: Both Lily James and Keeley Hawes were photographed wearing baggy pyjamas while on set for the new Netflix version of Daphne Du Maurier's Rebecca.

The princess, daughter of George V and Queen Mary,  will be played by Kate Phillips in the feature-length adaptation of Downton Abbey which will use her home in West Yorkshire in its set.

The film's producers have allowed eager fans a glimpse of the stunning scenes behind the highly- anticipated period drama Downton Abbey: The Movie.

The actor, 55, teased the possibility of a second Downton Abbey movie being made in the future, as he discussed the feature film with The Mirror on Wednesday.

Meals are lavish affairs at Downton Abbey - and even more so when the King and Queen come to stay in the film. Here's how to dine, and drink, just like the Crawleys. Pictured, Champagne jelly.

RICHARD EDEN: When a Downton Abbey episode featured a Turkish diplomat dying while in bed with Lady Mary, viewers scarcely believed that his body could be simply whisked away.

It's been four years since we bade farewell to Downton Abbey on our TV screens, and now all the old favourites are back in a film alongside new faces Imelda Staunton and Tuppence Middleton.

George Herbert, the eighth Earl of Carnarvon and owner the grand castle which features in Downton Abbey, has revealed that the Queen is a fan of the hit show.

Dame Maggie Smith's Dowager Countess Crawley and  Downton Abbey newcomer Imelda Staunton are set to  face off in a battle of wills in a new dramatic new teaser clip from the upcoming film

Kingly kedgeree, lobster cutlets and cocktails the Crawleys would have quaffed, in this extract from the new Downton Abbey recipe

Kingly kedgeree, lobster cutlets and cocktails the Crawleys would have quaffed, in this extract from the new Downton Abbey recipe books

Kingly kedgeree, lobster cutlets and cocktails the Crawleys would have quaffed, in this extract from the new Downton Abbey recipe books

Kingly kedgeree, lobster cutlets and cocktails the Crawleys would have quaffed, in this extract from the new Downton Abbey recipe books

Kingly kedgeree, lobster cutlets and cocktails the Crawleys would have quaffed, in this extract from the new Downton Abbey recipe

Kingly kedgeree, lobster cutlets and cocktails the Crawleys would have quaffed, in this extract from the new Downton Abbey recipe books

Kingly kedgeree, lobster cutlets and cocktails the Crawleys would have quaffed, in this extract from the new Downton Abbey recipe

Kingly kedgeree, lobster cutlets and cocktails the Crawleys would have quaffed, in this extract from the new Downton Abbey recipe books

The star with two left feet. Why producers had to call in the Army. And the twist that had the actors reeling. Imelda Staunton, Allen Leech and the Downton Abbey cast reveal the film's most startling secrets

This morning will air a special episode from Highclere Castle - the location used as Downton Abbey in the TV series and forthcoming movie.

Laura Carmichael and Hugh Bonneville and Laura Carmichael looked in fantastic spirits as they attended the photocall for the movie in Hamburg, Germany on Wednesday.

In an exclusive first look at the film Thomas struggles to hide his fury as he asked to step aside, and snaps that he 'won't be a sort of anything.'

The actress, 58, and writer, 70, appeared on Friday's Good Morning Britain where they also teased a potential sequel for the film.

They play father and daughter duo, Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham and Lady Mary Crawley in Downton Abbey. 

The Downton Abbey movie is more than just a film- it's the heart of multi-million-pound merchandising industry, as companies seek a little aristocratic gloss to help sell their products.