On the final matchday of CONCACAF qualifying, the United States knew that a win, draw or loss by less than six goals would ensure a return to the World Cup finals.
His inability to speak perfect English was apparently one of the main reasons for his failings although, paradoxically, he enjoyed greater success in his first season at the club than in the second, when presumably his English would have improved. He was dismissed with the Gunners on a seven-game winless run and, of course, the reality is that had results been better Emery's English, or lack of it, would not even have been mentioned.
Also to have more opportunities to score, not only for him but all the players. This league is very strong, this league is the most difficult league in the world.
Then on the back of that we knew we had to get something out of the next two games and we have come away with six points.
Lyon, captained by former Celtic striker Moussa Dembele with ex-Liverpool midfielder Xherdan Shaqiri in support, showed nine changes from the weekend's game against Bordeaux.
Roy Keane: Absolutely! But that's where they are as a club. Look at the team! Look at the league, look at the last two or three years. They are not going to win the league for the next two or three years, I can tell you that now.
The Blues are only willing to offer him a one-year extension with the option for a further season because of the Spain international's age, less than would be on the table with Barca.
He set up City's second goal with a diagonal cross for Gabriel Jesus from City's left flank and, had it not been for the profligacy of his team-mates, he would have ended the game with more than one assist to his name in addition to his goal.
James has had seven shots on target in his last five games across all competitions and averages 0.8 shots on target per-90 minutes this season.
Kick-off was delayed for 35 minutes due to a system failure at St Andrew's which engineers fixed after tickets could not be scanned and CCTV and wifi were affected.
Yesterday's virtual news conference to preview the tie lasted about an hour and was attended by about 20 media outlets. I've heard
Looking at their upcoming games, Wolves may be capable of forcing a frustrating 0-0 draw and Leeds United will test any new difficulty in the transition, but after that they face a run against teams at a low ebb: Newcastle, Leicester, Brentford, and Arsenal.
As a double act, there is nothing better. Stream this game with a NOW pass | Get Sky SportsDownload the Sky Sports AppIt's hard to argue with Ledley when dissecting the numbers.
Watch free highlights of the four midweek Premier League games - including Liverpool vs Leeds and Burnley vs Spurs on Wednesday - on SkySports.com and the Sky Sports App shortly after full time.
How the teams lined up | Match statsScottish Premiership fixtures | Results | TableStream with a NOW pass | Get Sky SportsThe ball began to hold up in the early stages of the second half and the pitch was pretty much unplayable by full-time, but referee Steven McLean allowed the televised encounter to finish.
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Arteta doesn't know his best team' Liverpool are so great because they are the best team in the world at running off the ball.
He figures prominently in the FIFA video game series from EA Sports, where his rankings continue to rise, and was named in the FIFPRO World XI for 2021.
Maitland-Niles' personal terms are not expected to be a problem for the Serie A club but any deal would not include an option to buy.
He overpowered and outthought Thiago Alcantara, Fabinho and Jordan Henderson in the Liverpool midfield.
He told a post-match news conference: I felt [England] were struggling a wee bit at times to open us up until the psychology of going 2-0 up in the women's game.
Talks between United and Napoli are ongoing, but Tuanzebe is expected to cut short his loan spell at Aston Villa and move to the Italian club.
If the France star was to make the move across Manchester, it would be similar to Carlos Tevez rejecting United's offer of turning his loan spell with them into a permanent switch in 2009 and then joining City.
Sky Bet League Two A 10-goal thriller entertained the fans in attendance at Boundary Park as Forest Green and Oldham scored five each and shared the spoils in the highest-scoring game in Sky Bet League Two this season.
The Eagles have gone from averaging 39.9 per cent possession last season, the third-lowest rate in the division, to 50.1 per cent in the new campaign, lifting them into the top half.
Parry, speaking to BBC Football Focus, said it had been a difficult week following a real escalation of cases over the last few days and the priority was the health and welfare of players, staff and spectators.
At the beginning, it all looked like it was going to be so different. Milan bought Mastour from Reggiana in 2012 for a reported fee of €500,000 (£408,000), after a video of him scoring goals at a youth tournament went viral.
And at least these two teams are still in the race. It feels like Manchester United turn in a 'United' performance most weeks now - and by that I mean a very disappointing one.
Six-time Ballon d'Or winner Messi ended his wait for a major international trophy when winning the Copa America with Argentina in the summer, while Kante and Jorginho both helped Chelsea win the Champions League.
As if he had a point to prove after being benched, Kulusevski was immediately on fire down Leicester's left and he made the crucial second goal for Spurs.
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Martinelli then curled a strike against the post midway through the second half, with Saka also striking the woodwork and Takehiro Tomiyasu forcing a fine stop from keeper Willy Caballero.
Their last such defeat came in 1996-97 against Port Vale in the second tier (0-1).Leicester have won just one of their last 11 Premier League games on Boxing Day (D2 L8), though that victory did come against reigning champions Manchester City in 2018-19.Leicester have lost three of their eight away league games this season (W2 D3), as many as they did in the whole of last season (W11 D5 L3).
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And now, after taking Chelsea to the FA Cup final last season, when they lost to Leicester City, and a victorious
Manchester United have strong and confirmed interest in Lazio midfielder Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, according to a report in Italy.
In this week's final episode, we complete our starting XI with a Dortmund striker who is described by Crossman as the wonderkid behind the wonderkid at the German club - 17-year-old
Slavisa Jokanovic could not steer United to an eighth game unbeaten in all competitions, with the quest for a first goal on Teesside since 2007 extended, while a Blades win here has now eluded the Sheffield club since October 1997.
Klopp and three players - Alisson Becker, Roberto Firmino and Joel Matip - were forced to miss Sunday's 2-2 draw at Chelsea after testing positive.
Unfortunately he has suffered the injury in recent weeks, but our focus and his, is now to get him back in the squad as soon as possible, have him pick up where he left off and playing at that same high level. He is the second Celtic full-back to secure a new contract this week, with Anthony Ralston having put pen to paper on a deal of similar length on Wednesday.
Luke Plange scored his first senior goal to give depleted Derby a 1-0 win over Blackpool at Pride Park.
His work-rate and the amount of ground he covers is incredible. He's a real team player. Such ability as well. He can only get better.
