Fulham have condemned racist and homophobic abuse faced by their defender Calvin Bassey online after he scored in Sunday’s FA Cup win over Manchester United.
Chelsea have now gone four points adrift of Liverpool, who can extend the lead to seven points if they beat Leicester City in their game later on Thursday.
Manchester City’s recent woes continued on Sunday evening after Pep Guardiola’s side recorded their sixth consecutive defeats in the Premier League.
Building on last weekend’s 3-1 win over Newcastle United, Fulham climbed to sixth in the standings on 11 points after six games.
“I said from January on we are (playing) finals, and we won many finals,” Ten Hag told reporters. “Now we lost one final.”
Goals from the duo of Bassey and Iwobi saw Fulham grab a crucial 2-1 win against United.
With Burnley’s persistent efforts, they managed their first goal against City in nine games during stoppage time.
Ademola Lookman scored twice as Nigeria earned a place in the AFCON quarter-final with a 2-0 win over Cameroon.
“I told the club already in November,” said Klopp, who disclosed his decision with Liverpool leading the Premier League.
They did at least score their first goals of the season through Abdoulaye Doucoure and Arnaut Danjuma, but with a single point from four games, it has been a frustrating start to the campaign.
