Steven Gerrard's untimely slip against Chelsea last season cost his club the Premier League title, Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho claimed on Friday ahead of Saturday's reunion between the teams.

Liverpool had control of the title race prior to Chelsea's visit to Anfield in April, but Gerrard's slip allowed Demba Ba to send the visitors on their way to a 2-0 victory.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger claimed on Friday that goal-line officials serve next to no purpose, saying: "They should buy a seat for them, and give them a good book!"

Wenger saw his side let a 3-0 lead slip to draw 3-3 at home to Anderlecht in the Champions League in mid-week, which prevented them from rubber-stamping their progress to the last 16.

Spain coach Vicente del Bosque on Friday unveiled his 23-man squad for a Euro 2016 qualifier against Belarus on November 15 in Huelva on Sunday and a friendly against Germany three days later in Vigo.

The veteran coach produced a surprise when he handed call-ups to untested Napoli striker Jose Callejon, Nolito of Celta Vigo, Real Madrid midfielder Isco and Juventus forward Alvaro Morata.

Germany coach Joachim Loew unveiled his 23-player squad on Friday for a Euro 2016 qualifier against Gibraltar on November 14 before a prestige friendly against Spain four days later at Vigo.

Loew had the luxury of recalling Real Madrid midfielder Sami Khedira and Borussia Dortmund's Marco Reus, following injuries, while Cologne defender Jonas Hector is named to the national squad for the first time.

Bayern Munich's Austrian international midfielder David Alaba has undergone successful knee surgery and could return to full training by early January, the Bundesliga champions announced on Friday.

The 22-year-old sustained an injury to his meniscus during Wednesday's 2-0 Champions League victory over Roma which guaranteed Bayern top spot in their group and qualification for the knockout phase next year.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic has resumed full training following a heel injury as he steps up his bid to be ready to face Marseille in Sunday's table-topping clash.

The Sweden forward joined in with Friday's training with his teammates, having previously trained alone or done light jogging sessions in the past week.

Netherlands coach Guus Hiddink hinted he would quit if his team loses its next European Championship qualifier, at home to Latvia.

Hiddink is under intense pressure to turn things around after a dismal start since taking over from Louis van Gaal, who led the Netherlands to third place at the World Cup in Brazil.

Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini says captain Vincent Kompany will miss the English Premier League game against Queens Park Rangers on Saturday with a calf problem that could also rule him out of Belgium's Euro 2016 qualifier against Wales this month.

Pellegrini says Kompany's injury "is not serious but I don't know if he will be ready for his international squad."

The Marussia Formula One team ceased trading and made nearly 200 staff redundant on Friday.

Frantic final efforts to save the team from failure and to keep alive hopes of an entry to the world championship in 2015 were dashed in a statement from the team’s administrators, appointed last month.

Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal says defender Marcos Rojo will be out for six weeks after dislocating his shoulder in the 1-0 defeat to Manchester City last Sunday.

Van Gaal says "he saw a specialist yesterday evening who said the conservative way to heal it is best" and that "it can be less than six weeks. If he needed an operation, 12 weeks."