Kevin De Bruyne, still recovering from Covid, started for Manchester City against Newcastle yesterday. He looked better than he has for a good long while; he still looked well short of his best. And City, though they eventually strolled to a 4-0 win and a three-point lead, turned in what Pep Guardiola called their worst first half of the season. Whatever happens from here, perfection is going to be a distant dream for everybody.
And with the form our front players are in, it's about getting the service into them. The manager wasn't happy at half-time and you have to take his advice, Foden said.
City had not had it all their own way but grabbed the insurance of a second goal on 54 minutes when Nathan Ake swept home Ruben Dias’ header from Foden's right-wing corner.
Then came the big moment. Where Alisson had come to Liverpool's rescue, could Aaron Ramsdale come to Arsenal's?
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Juanmi is now the top Spanish scorer in any of Europe’s top five leagues this season (11 goals in total, nine in La Liga).
England boss Southgate has said he is now 'clear' on the issues of hosting the World Cup in the region and plans to hold talks with his squad ahead of the upcoming friendlies against Switzerland and Ivory Coast.
They played so well in the game, they don't need all that rubbish, all those antics - late challenges, yellow cards, red cards, pulling hair.
What the managers said...West Brom's Valerien Ismael: Until the first goal, it was the story of the season so far.
The longer the game went on, the more his quality shone through. Any hope for Norwich?On the face of it, this looks like a typical City victory where the opposition can take little from it.
I thought I'm never going to meet him, all this travel for nothing. Since Ben played for Chile we were so happy and he's just like a hero for us, Pablo said.
European Leagues - a body which includes the Premier League as a member - and the European Club Association are also against the plans.
The Gunners were beaten 4-1 by the European champions in their opening Group C fixture and struggled to improve on that performance, despite recording three successive victories in their subsequent matches in the pool.
The loyalty to Ole is a little bit of a factor but there were a lot of things that came into my decision.
They had fewer touches in the opposition box against a team outside the top two than in any game under Bielsa.
The Champions League may feel like an unlikely target for Lage, who got the better of a manager he called one of the best in the world, but with no team taking control in the race for fourth spot his side have edged their way into contention.
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That's not really likely, but that's why we take it game by game and then it's maybe a little more possible, but it will be really tough. Robertson: I had lighters thrown at meAndy Robertson speaking to BT Sport: I had quite a few lighters thrown at me - maybe it will help them stop smoking?
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We matched that first and foremost and then we knew with the players we had on the pitch we could cause them problems.
For the other Premier League clubs, there will be a sense of cautious optimism as life could have been much harder, with Chelsea facing French champions Lille while Liverpool are paired with heavy underdogs Red Bull Salzburg.
DAILY TELEGRAPH Ralf Rangnick believes serious consideration should be given to whether clubs sign unvaccinated players.
There are not a lot of scenarios where I can imagine I go from here. I have here everything I need as a manager.
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Goalkeepers: Daniel Akpeyi (Kaizer Chiefs, South Africa), John Noble (Enyimba), Maduka Okoye (Sparta Rotterdam, Netherlands), Francis Uzoho (Omonia Nicosia, Cyprus).
They were pretty dreadful vs Watford up until Josh Sargent's moment of magic/slice of luck to open the scoring in a game where that opening goal was going to be more crucial than ever.
“Brighton will play a super physical game then we have two games against Spurs, who are out of Europe and fully focused on the league and Carabao Cup.”
Those statistics belong to Cristian Medina, who has emerged as a shining light in Buenos Aires over the course of 2021, with many onlookers hopeful that he will go on to become the future of Argentina's midfield.
Guardiola has won this competition before, but you begin to wonder if he will ever win it again. Why did City panic and go long?
Back in the manager's room, Don Hutchison came in looking for the manager. We couldn't find him until we looked in a small kit lock-up room.
I was hearing all the stuff but I had a private conversation with Ole who made it clear he was staying. Solskjaer said earlier this week he wants to keep the United academy product at Old Trafford long-term, with his contract due to expire at the end of the season.
Arsenal and the Los Angeles Rams are both owned by Stan Kroenke but that's right about where the similarities end.
La Liga's top scorer Karim Benzema is available at 12/5 to be first goalscorer, while Vinicius Jr is offered at 5/1.
FIFA's reforms of the transfer system and plans to regulate agents have been endorsed in a new political document.
But the lead lasted barely a minute as Andreas Weimann broke through the centre of Cardiff's defence and when he was challenged the ball broke for Martin to level with a curling shot from 15 yards.
Match Analysis: England's added dynamism behind big winFormer Everton and Liverpool striker Courtney Sweetman-Kirk told Sky Sports: It wasn't great in the first half, they could've been more dynamic but credit to Northern Ireland, they banked up and made it difficult, so England couldn't find the spaces initially.
We had moments where the speed of the ball, the understanding, the movement, the link between the players, it was terrific.
Former United youngster Matt Crooks scored a controversial equaliser for Middlesbrough, tapping home from close range despite Duncan Watmore handling the ball in the build-up.
Considering some of the issues he's had to contend with, Nigel Pearson is actually doing a decent job with Bristol City this season.
