Liverpool know they will need to make new signings, starting this summer. They know the team must evolve and that the age profile of the squad must come down, but would they seriously consider selling Salah or Mane (or both) in order to achieve that?
Obliging the top players to come to Newcastle because of money is dangerous because after the first difficulties they will give up.
Fans of the club and the film will hope he can follow in the footsteps of his fictional near-namesake and, with the help of some new signings, make the fairy tale of joining Europe's elite come true.
The Palmeiras stopper pushed the ball around the post at full stretch, but Chelsea could make nothing happen from the resulting corner.
Jadon Sancho, on his first Etihad Stadium appearance, provided temporary respite for United in the absence of the injured Cristiano Ronaldo with a well-taken equaliser midway through the first half, but De Bruyne's second ensured City led - deservedly - at the break.
That strike at the naitonal stadium has been, along with his debut goal against Liverpool, the standout moment of Martial's United career, which for a player who signed to such fanfare at such a young age is troubling.
The boys have got a chance to rectify that [Friday], it's a massive game for us and we need to go down there looking for three points. Griffiths' Celtic future is uncertain, with the club yet to activate the one-year option attached to the end of the three-year deal he signed in 2018, but he says he is determined to stay and fight for a place after positive talks with new manager Ange Postecoglou.
The Toffees are without a win in seven Premier League games and dropped to 14th in the table after Sunday's
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Liverpool and Chelsea are having an amazing season,” Bernardo told Sky Sports. “It’s tough for us to compete with each other.
It was end-to-end stuff as Baumgartner created a yard of space for himself inside the Scotland penalty area before curling a shot just past Gordon's left-hand post.
There were a couple of trademark De Bruyne moments scattered throughout his performance, a lovely pass through to Sterling at one stage proved the eye is there, he just needs to find some level of consistency again.
The latter was found in the box by Emerson, but his turn and shot was brilliantly blocked by Ibrahima Konate.
Of course, the immediate talk of a baton being passed that night in Turin was desperately premature, but there was no denying Dybala's potential.
Defender Ozan Kabak (illness), midfielder Jacob Sorensen (knee) and goalkeeper Tim Krul (shoulder) remain sidelined.
For 18-year-old Musiala, 2021 has been a hugely significant year as he has carved out a place in the Bayern starting XI, recording three goals and three assists from 14 appearances in all competitions this season so far, and putting in some excellent overall displays.
Hasenhuttl may have been frustrated by the equaliser - a simple free-kick that Aymeric Laporte headed home unchallenged - and they rode their luck in the second half. Kevin De Bruyne and Gabriel Jesus both hit the post while VAR calls for a penalty and a red card were rejected and only served to disrupt City's rhythm.
Gento, who spent 18 years with Real from 1953-1971, is the only player to have won six European Cups.
He was eventually beaten by Neymar shortly after half time, but saved his absolute shocker of a penalty on the hour mark.
From that point, we've won the FA Cup and the players are now in better conditions in their lives which is great.
Ole has returned some of the values to the club. There's a group of players who I think do want to play for the club.
It was the Germany midfielder's third goal of the season - and his second in four league games - and was followed up in the final minute by Fernandinho, who had only been introduced three minutes earlier to tie the game up.
A real chance, but, for me, I just can't see past Liverpool. Remarkable Kane has changed his game Kane is a special player.
Then we'll see the decision of the club, if there is the possibility [to improve] or not. Conte said: Honestly Bergwijn, he knows very well what I think about him.
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He remembers Paul Ince's breakthrough against Liverpool. He scored two goals and was a revelation. He speaks fondly of Cottee's debut at 17.
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The little Argentine is on course for his worst full campaign ever, having netted only against Nantes.
Vice-president Adam Binnie is understood to be leading the move for Derby, and has been informed about additional liabilities that the club could face, which rests largely on the outcome of the action by Middlesbrough and Wycombe.
The Australia international went down under a trip from Tom Parkes, leaving Livingston players incensed as they believed Boyle went to ground too easily.
The 29-year-old has made no secret of his desire to win all of the sport’s top prizes, both individual and team, and Awoniyi, who trained with Salah at Liverpool prior to his summer move to Union Berlin, believes his story serves as an inspiration to all up-and-coming African players.
“At the moment, he is still a Real Madrid player. He is training, he is focused on the games, so we have nothing else to think about.”
All of our doors are open in this situation, because we need to understand what the players and his agents really want to do.
Udinese enquired about taking the 21-year-old on loan, with an option to buy, Sky Sports News has been told, but Celtic are keen to keep the promising centre-back.
The role is demanding, even for someone like Rodri who, in November, completed a degree in Management and Business Administration. He has, however, shown he can fulfil the requirements, and is now performing on a consistent basis so as to be a keystone of Guardiola's side.
Luton climb to 11th after extending their unbeaten run to five, while Reading have just nine points from their past 14 matches and remain 21st, three points above the relegation spots, having played two games more than 22nd-placed Peterborough.
I saw their games against Barcelona (a 4-0 loss away and 5-0 defeat at home) and they had parts of those games where they played absolutely brilliant.
Alli hit the ground running as a top-flight performer, with the target found on 10 occasions during his debut campaign.
Instead, the hosts compounded their misery with a quickfire double in added time, as Pedro's effort squirmed through De Gea's legs before Dennis' fine finish across the goalkeeper sent Vicarage Road wild.
This is what saved my life - those were the words of the surgeons that operated on me, he said. The one who saved my life were the ones on the football pitch who knew how to perform CPR.
