Kylian Mbappe is happy to let Lionel Messi become Paris Saint-Germain’s leading man in a central attacking position, with the France international willing to play a support role on the wings.
As it stands, Guardiola's side are on course to hit 90+ points while Liverpool and Chelsea are barely reaching 80. There are still plenty of games remaining for things to change but, in this form, it's becoming incredibly difficult to imagine anything other than City landing their fourth title under Pep.
In pre-season, he had a phone call with every player, asking them where they feel their best position is and what formation they felt as though they should play.
“We had Nathan Byrne, who was our mainstay at right-back and had won Player of the Year. A couple of weeks into pre-season, Nathan picked up a groin injury and that thrust Reece into the team,” Michael Jacobs, a regular in that Wigan side, tells GOAL.
After earning promotion from Serie B, Venezia are currently in 17th place in Serie A, one point and one place above the relegation zone.
The first half was cagey for both sides, with few clear-cut chances of note being created as the enormity of the occasion may have affected the players on the pitch.
Further announcements on financial support for other parts of the men's and women's pyramid will be made over the course of the season.
Magennis and Washington remained a threat with their direct running but clear-cut chances were hard to find.
“The approaches of the teams that beat Bayern are not too different from Barcelona’s DNA,” noted Diario Sport, referring to their high press and speed in transitions, two aspects Xavi has been working hard on in his first four games in charge.
Newcastle then hit the post as the home team continued to pose the greater attacking threat even with star forwards Callum Wilson and Allan Saint-Maximin forced off with injury.
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The 25-year-old has been earning plenty of plaudits for his recent performances, and here he staked further claims for a future England call-up, adding a second with seven minutes remaining after meeting Arthur Masuaku's low cross and surviving a VAR call for offside.
I think maybe there was a feeling at the beginning that it could happen; that isn't going to happen.
I think anyone who doesn’t like me because of how I am on the pitch, I would encourage them to chat to me off it. If it still stands [that you don't like me], then fair play, but I think it is healthy to have that fight inside you and that willingness to win on the pitch.
I think it could be a consideration, Rangnick said. Not only for 10 days, but this could happen regularly in Covid times.
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Having come into the game with a 1-0 deficit from the first leg at the Etihad, Atleti knew they couldn’t simply sit deep and look to hurt their opponents on the counter as they did against Manchester United at Old Trafford last month. They came flying out of the blocks, pressing hard and threatening to score when Joao Felix got in behind on the right and was inches away from finding Thomas Lemar as he charged into the area.
With a year left on his contract, Beattie - with Hull City's full support - was released to go and play in the United States at a collegiate level.
As a sporting director at Brentford I had the chance to implement things at a club and look at the whole structure, which helped play a big part in creating the environment in which people were coming to work in every day.
If the save from Teemu Pukki was top class then the one from Ozan Kabak's header was world class. This is the second Manchester United league performance I have seen under Ralf Rangnick and without de Gea in goal they would have lost them both.
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Villarreal's Arnaut Danjuma struck the post in the first half, while Real's Luka Jovic also hit the bar late on.
They failed to create much of note, although Tim Krul did have to keep out Joao Moutinho's low shot after Grant Hanley's back pass had put the hosts in trouble.
I think that he could play in a wing-back role for us. He's very strong in finishing, he has good timing to arrive at the far post for the header.
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But, ultimately, what matters is how he shapes the team on the pitch. This is among the most difficult challenges Mourinho has ever faced and, having previously managed clubs of the stature of Chelsea and Inter Milan, there is a sense he will not get many more opportunities among Europe's biggest clubs if the failures at Manchester United and Tottenham are not soon followed by notable success.
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But the fans walked out towards the end of Saturday's game, because they knew it wasn't right. Because the reality of it is it's nowhere near good enough and you can't defend it.
You have to go and buy a team. The sort of players Newcastle will be in for in January are Jesse Lingard and Dele Alli.
Getting a solid rest is essential to maximising your chances of watching the Sunday Special in its entirety and not missing a key moment.
It’s quite a statement, since she reveals she had a relatively smooth transition back from pregnancy due to being in such great shape.
Lyanco suffered a serious hamstring injury in the same game and boss Ralph Hasenhuttl expects the Brazilian defender to be out for eight to 12 weeks.
We were the first club to reach the FA Vase and Trophy final and we will be in League One next season, which is quite simply incredible.
The captains of Spurs' men's and women's teams will wear multi-coloured armbands for their upcoming fixtures and the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium will be illuminated in rainbow colours for Thursday's Premier League match against Brentford.
I think our games between Rangers are close together. Our last meeting was a good game at Dens, even though it was with a different manager.
Conversely, Ward-Prowse has scored 12 out of 16 (75 per cent) for Southampton. Such a minor detail when addressing the make-up of this England squad cannot be overlooked.
The visitors had to battle to prevent the advantage from increasing further before the break, with Preston midfielder Ali McCann's left-footed shot across goal sneaking past the post and a near-certain goal for Johnson being thwarted by a last-ditch tackle from Isaiah Jones.
