SPORTS UPDATES IN BRIEF

1. Transfer Talk: Arsenal could enter Falcao race Get your daily dose of all the speculation from around the globe as clubs start to cast their eyes towards a January bargain
   
2. How Mourinho made his mark on El Clasico Goal.com is publishing exclusive extracts from Richard Fitzpatrick's new book, El Clasico: Barcelona v Real Madrid, Football's Greatest Rivalry. This piece looks at the Portuguese
   
3. Man City have the look of champions again Experiments with a three-man defence have brought mixed success for Roberto Mancini so far but a move back to what the champions know best paid dividends against Sunderland
   
4. If Real Madrid lose the Clasico, La Liga is over Jose Mourinho's men are already eight points behind Barcelona and defeat at Camp Nou on Sunday will see the Catalans move 11 clear. No side has overcome such a deficit in Spain