I had him with England three or four years ago and l would have said that he would go on to become one of the top midfielders this country has produced.
Mbappe and PSG may no longer be in the Champions League, but Benzema, Lewandowski and Salah all remain, with Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Liverpool looking to reach the semi-finals this week.
I've been to see Chris, and I asked why he overturned the decision, he said the ball's going towards goal - I've seen it, it's clearly not, and Ashley Young can get round on cover. Redknapp: Konsa red card harsh Sky Sports pundit Jamie Redknapp said both Konsa and Hause could have been sent off for their individual incidents and concurred with Smith that the eventual decision reached was harsh on Aston Villa.
Newcastle face Norwich in the battle to be relegated before Christmas, while Leeds United take on Crystal Palace.
A key reason has been O'Shea's performances, with 23 tackles and interceptions combined not only the ninth best, but also a key reason for his inclusion.
Take the thrilling 2-2 draw at Anfield in October, when he ordered his players to go toe-to-toe with one of the best sides in Europe in a febrile and hostile atmosphere.
Newcastle have stepped up their pursuit of Jesse Lingard. Dominic Calvert-Lewin is Arsenal's top target if their bid to sign Dusan Vlahovic fails.
We started the season really well with the three wins but clearly the way things have gone since then has given us a bad feeling.
I shoot way less than anyone, added Grealish. I'm not even sure why, the guys say it here. Like say if I score in training, the lads are like, 'why don't you shoot more?'
The charges relate to incidents that occurred early in the second half of the game at Selhurst Park, which Villa won 2-1.
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When I have heard that opinion I try to explain that nothing could be further from the truth, Carvajal told Marca when quizzed on his Spain boss' supposed anti-Madrid bias.
I am doubling the Saints up with another short-price selection that has a fine chance of landing. Since returning from a long layoff, he has been playing much higher, almost as a right-winger.
Liverpool have players missing due to Covid, the Africa Cup of Nations, and good old-fashioned injury. Both Jürgen Klopp and his replacement, Pep Lijnders, are in 'rona-isolation. And the training ground is closed. Inevitable, then, although there will perhaps be one or two puzzled expressions at Leyton Orient, who were chucked out of last season's competition after Covid prevented them fulfilling their fixture against Tottenham. But there's a simple explanation for the inconsistency: Liverpool are much more famous and much more important than Leyton Orient.
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Technical director Scott Sellars said: Hayao is a player we've watched a lot and he's done really well this season.
A total of 32 teams will be in the hat for the World Cup 2022 group stage draw. The full list of qualified teams will be added here once confirmed.
We know Liverpool have got a big fight in front of them with Manchester City and the other teams they've got to play but if you ever thought of a game that reminded me of the sort of years gone by when you think 'something's happening'...
Training-ground conversations helped address that in Naples. We look at that for this game and were much better in defending those moments, says Rodgers.
“I had a stress problem behind my knee, and that really killed me,” he says. “If you’re out for half a year, then you get the same injury and three or four months more, it’s hard to get back into the team.”
It is such a credit to Wayne Rooney and his players that they are remaining positive and still picking up results.
Coach Jaroslav Silhavy has other injury worries with his entire first-choice defence from the European Championship last year not available, including West Ham defender Vladimír Coufal.
Ajax always plays 4-3-3 because Johan Cruyff said so. But for ages the club thought way to simple about this. 4-3-3 is great, but also a little outdated. Ten Hag understood this and under his guidance, Ajax started to play a kind of 2.0 version of 4-3-3. Ten Hag really pimped the tactical skills of the players and brought in an attitude of being switched on 24/7/365. When he came in, some players weren’t able to really play two or three matches a week for 90 minutes at 100 per cent. They just couldn’t keep up. Now they can. They’re very, very fit.
“But Zack is being coached by possibly the world’s best and training and playing with an array of great talent that is the world’s best.
Aubameyang’s exit has felt inevitable for some time now, yet the Gunners have not been able to bring someone in to fill the void he has left in the squad.
This is the first time in my life - and I have a bit of experience in football - to see this decision.
Andorra are one of the weakest nations in world football, and had a mountain to climb prior to kick off against Poland in World Cup qualifying.
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It's only the beginning but I think we have the makings of a very good partnership, in terms of our attributes. Together, they form the youngest first-choice centre-back pairing in the Premier League.
Chelsea fans have been told their new owners will not put them in a situation like Manchester United - where the club is used to finance the deal.
The four group winners in League A will advance to the semi-finals in June 2023. The group winners in the other three leagues will all be promoted for the 2024-25 competition.
But there is an unknown about which players are available. Thiago at 15/4 with Sky Bet to be carded is my main point of interest.
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The Ligue 1 side took the lead through Mbappe after neat interplay between Messi and Neymar, but it was a rare moment of quality and came against the run of play.
But three minutes later, Kane restored Tottenham's two-goal lead to ensure Antonio Conte's side progress to the fifth round of the FA Cup.
On an individual level, Salah is currently second in Egypt's all-time top-scorers list, behind only to Hossam Hassan who scored 68 goals over 176 appearances.
If Leicester were second in the Premier League right now and still in the cups, Brendan Rodgers would be the bookmakers' favourite to be the next manager of Man Utd.
Real Madrid were left unhappy after the Champions League last-16 draw was redone following an error with the first draw.
Win them both and they could be back into the top half again, even if a top-six push looks unlikely at this point.
“I will try to do the same, but in a very big scenario, he says. “The association is very ambitious in women's football. [It] wants to improve, I want to improve and the most important thing is that players also want to improve.
Team newsUnited boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is likely to make changes for Wednesday night's Carabao Cup third-round clash with West Ham.
Sporting director Michael Zorc hailed his scouting department at the teenager's unveiling while trying, not wholly successfully, to play down expectations.
An independent regulator will be backed by primary legislation to provide it with the statutory powers to license and sanction clubs as part of its remit to tackle the most pressing issues throughout the football pyramid.
The Borussia Dortmund midfielder - the youngster-ever player to represent England at a major tournament - will still only be 19 when the World Cup comes around, but he has already gained a lot of big-match experience and shown he has the technical skills to help his country use the ball better.
I'm sure it must be, it's difficult because you have to learn how to deal with getting beaten because you're not used to that and I'm sure the players are doing that.
You've only got to watch them play - who wouldn't go there? I don't see them going anywhere and hanging on, booting the ball away and taking a 2-0 defeat.
Jokanovic deployed a four-man defence in an opening defeat to Birmingham and instead appeared determined, understandably, to stamp his own mark on the club.
Hammers boss David Moyes had stood by his defender, keeping in his XI for the win over Watford on Tuesday, and initially for the trip to the King Power Stadium.
