Then there is the small matter of convincing them to join a team which could be destined for relegation. As Howe said on Monday: January is an incredibly difficult time to recruit, especially when your league position is difficult.
Then, the unthinkable happened, as Greuther Furth took a shock lead just before half-time, and the Bayern team went off the pitch at the break to a chorus of boos from the stands.
All their knockout matches have gone beyond 90 minutes, first beating Ivory Coast via a penalty shootout following a 0-0 draw in the Roud of 16.
Tottenham will be hoping to continue their unbeaten start to the season when they visit Selhurst Park to play Crystal Palace on Saturday.
In a repeat of the 2005 and 2007 finals, former Chelsea defender Fikayo Tomori's opener (29) got seven-time winners Milan off to the perfect start in what was a must-win game if their hopes of progressing through to the knockout phase were to be realised.
For all the questions and criticism, they still remain players who have delivered for Southgate and it is hard to see England's World Cup campaign starting without them but - as stated - there is a long run to the tournament and plenty of chances for the competition.
Hayden remained on the floor, clutching his head, with the visitors complaining that play was not stopped for a potential head injury with around five seconds between the incident and the goal.
We're all thinking exactly the same about what's going on in Ukraine. Gerrard: We lost the game on moments Gerrard was left to rue the moments that cost his side, with the Villa boss insisting that his team weren't outplayed in east London.
Home win. SCORE PREDICTION: 1-0 Manchester United vs Crystal Palace, Sunday 2pmManchester United needed a better manager.
They don't have a plan for who the next manager should be, obviously. Manchester United have not got that plan.
The Gunners are without Thomas Partey as well as Kieran Tierney and they are really missing the pair of them. I don't look at them and think they are going to go to St Mary's and win.
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The Toffees have won just one of their 15 league games in this run (D3 L11) and have kept just one clean sheet.Everton have started a calendar year with four consecutive league defeats for the third time in their history, also doing so in 1977 and 1997.
As soon as the teamsheets dropped and Ronaldo was named on the bench you knew there was no other narrative to be spun around this particular fixture, no other angle which could emerge as the dominant theme than one of the greatest players of all time catching splinters in his backside for one of the biggest matches of the season.
They were going to Everton and it seemed like he was gone if he didn't get a result at Goodison Park.
And some are influenced by whatever, I don't know if it's social media, players that have played previously that are influencing opinion...
I think two more players touch the ball. You look back and even last year, that would have been too many touches.
They are already effectively guaranteed a play-off place thanks to their success in the Nations League, but finishing second in this qualifying group could secure a more favourable draw in that knockout stage.
Villa's bosses want a new head coach in position in time for the game against Brighton a week on Saturday, but will take their time to assess their options now there is an international break.
Ashley Westwood's ball from deep missed Chris Wood but Rodriguez was running in behind to head beyond the goalkeeper - his fifth goal in four cup outings this season.
The German had suggested in the wake of a 2-2 draw at Aston Villa that the out-of-favour forward had requested to be left out of his plans for a trip to the West Midlands.
When Solskjaer reached the same cup final, it was obvious that he had neither the squad nor the talent to bring enduring success to the club, and yet they persisted with him. Ed Woodward, of course, still gave Solskjaer a collection of players he had no interest in as a reward and gave him the old Simpsons message: ‘I don’t remember saying good luck.’
But it's when it becomes a personal thing because ultimately, people don't know me as a person and some of the things you read about yourself… I used to think back then 'is that actually me, is that what I'm like', because you doubt yourself a little bit.
Rice's numbers, though, are far superior to those of McTominay (13.91) and Fred (7.86). Rice is dribbled past once per 90 minutes, while Matic is beaten 0.95 times per 90 minutes.
Several former big-money transfers, including club-record signing Tanguy Ndombele, departed as Spurs made a number of changes.
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Carlos Barros from Prestige Sports, Mbuyamba's agent, told GOAL: We have had talks with Chelsea about Xavier's future all month.
Until then, online gaming cannot be considered a safe space for people of colour. A Police Scotland spokesperson said: We have received a report of offensive comments made online and enquiries are at an early stage. Twitch have told Sky Sports News that they have taken action against those who racially abused Rangers midfielder Nnamdi Ofoborh on their platform.
The 24-year-old missed out on Euro 2020 due to a groin injury, but he has been overlooked by head coach Louis van Gaal during the World Cup qualifying campaign due to his lack of playing time at Man Utd.
Varane suffered a Champions League last-16 defeat by Ten Hag's Ajax in March 2019 They played very well. I'm very excited to work with him, said the France centre-back.
But league organisers say there have been developments in the case, and it is expected that the EFL will meet with administrators in the next 24 hours to attempt to reach a resolution.
That change was designed to jolt Burnley into life, but another roll of the dice could derail their bid for Premier League survival.
The Sao Paulo side were on the back foot for much of the final, mustering just 36 per cent possession. Nevertheless, they still created most of the best chances of the match, keeping the likes of Gabriel Barbosa, Giorgian de Arraescaeta and Everton Ribeiro largely under wraps with their formidable low block, while punishing their opponents when the opportunity arose with a dazzling display of rapid counterattacks.
Would anybody suggest Tesco pay a 10 per cent surcharge on their staff wages or stock and the money goes to Lidl or all the corner shops so they can compete better with Tesco? one Premier League owner said.
Simone Inzaghi’s side left it late and eventually found a last-minute winner, as Edin Dzeko made up for the chances he missed in the second half by heading in Denzel Dumfries’ cross at the back post to break Venezia hearts.
Or, of course, if both teams win both their last games, defeating Chelsea twice in the process, then it's the Londoners that will miss out on the knockouts. And wouldn't that be a twist? Group A! Actually, the A stands for Aaahhhh, so many possibilities, my head hurts.
The players' unions could gather the thoughts of the players and I just think everybody has to work together on the calendar.
