Steven Gerrard says his ambition is to take Aston Villa back on a European journey by emulating the success of this weekend's opponents Leicester City, whose manager Brendan Rodgers has had a profound influence on his own career.
“I just said that in the past, today or in the future it is always difficult to face a team who defend very well. I only said that, insisted Guardiola.
Xavi’s side scored first and it was the substitute Ansu Fati who put them ahead. He had been on the field for just one minute before his shot wrong footed the goalkeeper after a great first touch showing the composure Barca were lacking for much of the game.
Calvert-Lewin's previous appearance - and goal - came in a 2-0 win at Brighton on 28 August as the 24-year-old scored in three successive games at the start of the season, but he could not inspire his side on Sunday.
I don't think there are enough words to describe how I feel after that, said Baraclough. The Green and White Army were raucous at Windsor Park and were Northern Ireland's 12th man
The National League side had trailed 2-0 and 3-1 before Scott Quigley gave them hope and then Ashley Palmer, who earlier scored an own goal, headed in with five minutes left to take it to extra time.
We take the players' view very seriously and into account but over the last two games we thought it necessary to give our point of view - but behind closed doors where everyone can take criticism.
Manchester United recorded the biggest win of Ralf Rangnick's reign in his final home match as interim boss as Brentford were beaten at Old Trafford.
Our tipster Jones Knows has a 15/2 Saturday treble to attack and wants to back goals and shots when Southampton meet Everton.
The rest of Europe's top leagues have continued to allow teams to make five substitutions in a match - a rule that was introduced at the beginning of the pandemic across the world.
It's a far more relaxed and respectful environment in which to work with Wales, and through that you can get a good understanding of their ambition.
Scottish Premiership team of the season so far | Pick your XIRalston feared his Celtic career was overCeltic are looking to offload a number of players in the January transfer window to reduce the size of the squad with 33 players now in the first-team, with an additional nine out on loan.
The fact that Liverpool were able to rest and rotate their squad more than City did in midweek might only make a tiny difference to how things go this weekend, but it will be a factor. There is no way the tempo will be any less fierce than Sunday's was, and players will tire as the game goes on.
It is all about dynamics, the mobility to occupy different spaces, playing fast with the ball. These are things that we have to improve.
“[This] is an opportunity to develop. That doesn’t mean we don’t approach the games to win. But we’re going to let more players play that might not be a starter at the Euros.”
“So, for me, it’s about making everyone come together and be unified, and I believe we can do exciting things together.”
When there are bad results, the easiest thing is to target the coach, to replace him and not the players.
The hosts should be confident, however, of claiming the win, given their strong home form coupled with their opponents' record on the road.
The players played like they enjoyed it tonight. You don't want it to fade away because we are better than that.
It was all too easy for Real Madrid as they brushed Granada aside by four goals to one at the Nuevo Los Carmenes.
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We don't want that to happen but the players deserve it. The goal just before half-time was important.
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Emerging as one of the richest clubs in world football isn’t much fun unless you can actually capitalise on it, so Newcastle need to make sure they stay in the Premier League.
Torres scored a similar goal at the other end 18 minutes later, restoring parity in a pulsating game.
Thomas Tuchel's squad has been depleted due to an outbreak of coronavirus and the Blues will be hoping to avoid an upset against their less illustrious neighbours.
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Elite youth football in Northern Ireland is very much in vogue, with a talented crop of young players coming through the international system fuelling excitement for what they could bring to the senior team in the future - an excitement that was heightened by 17-year-old Dale Taylor making his debut in
Louis van Gaal, sat in the stands after a bicycle accident put him in a wheelchair, could only watch on as his side played lethargically, but they were fortunate that their visitors were lacking in any real attacking capacity as the Oranje squeezed into the main draw by the skin of their teeth.
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Scottish Women's Football chair, Vivienne MacLaren, said: This is a historic moment for Scottish Women's Football, the SWPL, and the entire game.
Brentford's problems mounted when Mathias Jorgensen was forced off moments later, but it was from his replacement Charlie Goode's long throw that Thomas Frank's men came close to a leveller.
Despite the enormous fee, the absence of the Brazilian's creativity was expected to leave a massive hole in Jurgen Klopp's squad.
Report & free highlights: Dominant Liverpool drub Man Utd to move topLiverpool's quadruple bid: How do Klopp's side fare in historic challenge?Premier League table | Liverpool fixtures | Get Sky SportsThis club means a lot to me - I've enjoyed my football here more than anywhere, I gave the club everything and everybody saw that.
If this is a new trend we need to act together to make sure that it stops as soon as possible, to protect the fantastic environment and unique atmosphere of England. On Rudiger being struck, Tuchel added: I just heard it some minutes ago, I was actually not aware of all this during the match.
He told Sky Sports News: The difficulty you've got, when you go into a job as manager, you want to be the most powerful person at the club in terms of making key decisions, in terms of how you work.
Left-back Lucas Digne, who was dropped for the last two matches after a fall-out with manager Rafael Benitez, was due to return but reported ill on Wednesday.
The first is the demand for independent regulation and the second is an increased transfer levy to redistribute increased funds further down the football pyramid.
Molango, who became PFA chief executive in June, believes there should be a limit to the number of games a footballer can play in a season to avoid burnout.
