There were a lot of moments before the Newcastle game where I thought, 'that's difficult - we will not make that this year'.
Rudiger played in the Champions League final in May as Chelsea beat Manchester City 1-0 and has been linked with a potential move to either Paris St-Germain, Real Madrid or Bayern Munich.
Jesus had a shot blocked away by Dunk before City hit Brighton with a quite sublime piece of football.
England U21 boss Lee Carsley has called up Leeds forward Sam Greenwood to his squad ahead of their match with Georgia on Tuesday.
But as they chase their first Premier League title in five years and with Club World Cup commitments to come too, Chelsea will be delighted to have avoided some of the giants of Europe at this stage of the competition.
As next week's game in Italy is a dead rubber with his side already qualified, manager Jurgen Klopp looks set to keep changes to a minimum and could name the same team which beat Everton in midweek.
Egyptian forward Mohamed Salah first moved to the Premier League in 2014 and had an unsuccessful spell at Chelsea. But, following a few years in Italy, he went to Liverpool in 2017 and has been unstoppable ever since.
Even better, they got to sit back on Sunday and watch Chelsea and Liverpool go head to head. City's lead at the top of the table is now substantial.
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In his eight seasons with Bayern, Lewandowski has scored an incredible 340 goals in 369 appearances and is only behind Gerd Muller in their all-time record scorer list.
He had previously had a two-month spell in charge of Barnet, but he was moved to a head of technical role as Graham Westley took over as head coach, then dismissed from that new role shortly after.
He's 35-year-old, he's played for England, he's won the Premier League, the FA Cup and yet he still works his socks off as hard as anybody else.
There were crackdowns by the Met Police on groups of fans provoking violence at matches, including Chelsea Headhunters, for example ‘Operation Own Goal’ around 1985 to ’88.
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With Chelsea having drawn four matches and lost once in the same period during which City have embarked on an eight-game winning streak, Merson believes there may already be too much ground to make up in the title race for Thomas Tuchel's side...
The player told manager Pep Guardiola he wanted to leave in order to secure more regular first-team football and City feel they have strong depth in forward positions, with Bernardo Silva, Jack Grealish, Riyad Mahrez, Raheem Sterling, Gabriel Jesus and Phil Foden providing competition for a starting spot at Etihad Stadium.
President Gianni Infantino is hoping to use the meeting to garner support for a project which has been met with strong resistance, particularly from UEFA and South America's CONMEBOL who believe it will devalue the competition.
Only Dele knows what's happened because we can't keep blaming managers and circumstances. That's the nature of football.
Crouch said she expects more backlash from Premier League bosses, adding: They will push back very, very hard on the statutory aspect of the independent regulator and would rather it was a unit within the Football Association.
Conte met him by coincidence last weekend, at a hotel they were both staying, and the Spurs boss said there were no talks to bring Eriksen back to the north London club last month.
Ralf Rangnick said he was surprised with Manchester United’s performance after they beat Crystal Palace 1-0 on Saturday, now he must keep his team winning and improving.
Arsenal will consider offers for Aubameyang before the transfer window closes at the end of the month, and he would prefer a move to a European club.
Anthony Martial wants to leave Manchester United in January to get more game time, says his agent Philippe Lamboley.
He had chances in the first half, but Marcus kept on going. He got a knock, but he is going to be very important for us.
But the overall message is that if we can be below our best against a very good opponent and emerge with a point then it could be a vitally important point.
And, with qualification for the Champions League knockout stage at stake if they fail to get at least a draw against Villarreal, United's senior figures were not prepared to risk a defeat by Unai Emery's team.
It's a great year because we have the World Cup, and I'm really working hard to do my best at the club and then, hopefully, having another chance with Argentina. Positions 'just on paper'Buendia ripped up England's second tier from primarily playing down the right flank last season, but the graphic below reveals how Smith sought to use him in a more central role, while Gerrard frequently deploys him down the left channel.
Towards the end of last season, when he sat down with the people close to him to discuss the ways in which he could improve his output, it was noted that others in his position, such as Jack Grealish, Mason Mount and Bruno Fernandes, typically average between two and 3.5 shots per 90 minutes.
It didn’t take long for the doom and gloom to arrive, did it? Blimey, you might think, is a draw at home to Arsenal really that bad?
Something deeper is clearly wrong at the club. Part of being a United fan is all this drama and speculation about what is going on behind the scenes, even if you just look at how we finished second last season but have fallen away so badly.
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If I make a goal, I want two; if I make two, I want three. I would tell people who don't know me that I am very persistent.
If you compare this league to another league, it's like playing another sport. For this reason, when you go to sign a new player, you have to consider many aspects.
But with United disjointed and uncoordinated out of possession, Ronaldo's pressing - or lack of - has been a focus.
You'll find very few players better at keeping the ball and passing the ball forward. He's also a really hard worker, which is an element of his game that is massively underappreciated.
I grew up watching him at Old Trafford, so now to be able to play together is just an amazing feeling.
As water goes downhill, or fire goes uphill, there's no way to hold him back. I try not to think about the future. If I focus on my present, the future will come quicker.
