But after Arsenal tonight, the next time United play a team with top-four pretensions is, depending on how you slice these things, either West Ham on 22nd January or the Manchester derby on 22nd March. So if you were going to attempt a mid-season overhaul of an under-coached super club, you could do a lot worse than start on Friday. Ole Gunnar Solskjær built his reputation at Old Trafford by always coming on at the right moment. It's possible he timed his departure just as well.
Henderson had been the man withdrawn for Origi, 20 minutes from the end. A bold move which paid off big time in the end.
“A lot of others were speaking – so that was it. Now, I don’t want to say too much. I said what I said, and now we move on”, he said.
Jurgen Klopp has revealed that “physical monster” Mohamed Salah could be available to face Leicester on Thursday, despite
In a pivotal midweek, which saw Liverpool lose at Leicester and Chelsea pegged back by a last-minute equaliser by Brighton, Manchester City pulled eight points clear at the top of the table with a 1-0 win at Brentford.
During a game between Warriors and Geylang International in the 2015 S.League – the top division of football in Singapore – the then-29-year-old Beattie challenged for a header with opposition striker Lionel Felice, and they collided.
Of those nine shots that United have conceded from their own mistakes, three of them have come from Maguire.
Good approach play saw Rhys Norrington-Davies and Matondo set up Vaulks, who rifled a low shot from 18 yards against the base of a post.
We were adamant in the morning that Liverpool wouldn't get to a value we'd accept, Pardew recalls. Then I got a phone call to say a strong bid had come in, above Andy's market value.
So, when he's not scoring, it does feel at times like Arsenal are almost having to carry him and perhaps they could do with a striker who offers them a bit more in the position.
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“It is a different demand from now because it is critical – it is no good waiting until there are two games remaining, we have five games and are in a fight and it is in our hands to perform how we did today.
It really is a case of taking it one day at a time, trying to keep calm and balanced to do our best to get the season completed.
Even if, as the Sopranos points out, Nobody Knows Anything, you still have to play the odds. After the international break this was the chance for Barcelona to put on the pressure.
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Unlike fellow home nations England and Scotland, Wales will not host any games at Euro 2020, with their second group-stage match against Turkey also in Baku on Wednesday before they travel to Rome to face Italy on Sunday.
But maybe that shows there's a different side to them now. Watford boss Ranieri, who had stern words for Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta at full-time, was critical of Arsenal afterwards but also said the challenge on Sarr merited a foul.
Tottenham grew as the half progressed. Harry Kane's was inches away from pulling Spurs level in the tie just past the half hour mark, but he could not turn in Davinson Sanchez's near-post header from a corner.
Liverpool will now switch focus to the first leg of their Champions League semi final at home to Villarreal on Wednesday prior to a trip to in-form Newcastle next Saturday. Everton host Chelsea next Sunday.
The Brazilian is the Spanish giants' club-record signing after he joined from Liverpool for £146m in January 2018.
Shane Long is being monitored after he picked up an ankle problem during last weekend's draw at Leeds.
An athlete’s worst nightmare is injury and Barcelona starlet Ansu Fati can’t seem to wake up from his.
After the interval, Jessica’s Naz’s left-footed strike from the edge of the box into the top corner was worthy of winning any match.
Mauricio Pochettino insists he is “so happy” at Paris Saint-Germain amid strong speculation that he is set to take over at Manchester United.
Exciting times at Old Trafford. A draw with Newcastle, a loss to Wolves, and suddenly the alarms are blaring and the sky is falling and the statue of the Holy Trinity has come alive and is lurching and clanking its way down the road.
After what some called a lucky run to the last four in 2020-21, this result showed that Bayern can take on the continent’s very best – when they really want to.
Betis captain Joaquin, now 40 and one of Spain's most popular personalities, has the chance to crown his career by leading his beloved team to their first trophy in 17 years - with the added spice of the final being played in their home city Seville.
Liverpool had eight shirts inside their own box, but Brentford's three-man back-post move was still enough to overload Alexander-Arnold and allow the DR Congo forward to bundle home on the second ball.
They are there to do their best. We knew very well to play Southampton in this stadium is not easy.
I respect him as a coach. I studied football, so I follow a lot of European teams and how they work.
Striker: Ivan Toney (Brentford) - 7.41 rating Toney wrote his name into the history books on the final day of the season as his goal against Bristol City on Saturday took him to 31 league goals for 2020/21, that a record in a Championship campaign.
Between his two goals, though, Villa's own mercurial pair had swung the game firmly the home side's way.
According to Sky Sports, the EFL has no such objection to the idea, meaning it could be adapted for use in the Championship, League One and League Two.
Though there have been some question marks over his form this season, there is no doubting that Virgil van Dijk remains one of, if not the world's premier centre-back.
It took United until the final quarter of an hour before they could find the breakthrough against Palace.
We're Barca. This must be a point of inflection to change the dynamic and many more things. This is the Champions League, but this is also our reality.
France finish Group D unbeaten on top with 18 points, with Ukraine second with 12 points and into the play-offs, and Finland a further point adrift.
With Juventus reportedly keen to get Ramsey's hefty salary off the wage bill, moving on from the club could be one that suits both club and player.
However, on this occasion, the VAR did advise the referee to review the incident on the pitch-side monitor and he changed his decision, handing City a way back into the game as Riyad Mahrez converted the spot-kick.
Therefore, we are very disappointed about the result, but also about parts of our performance. Whenever they tried to release one of their wing-backs, we were also struggling.
And as with all the previous bumps and twists, the answer came: pretty well. You'd think this team had been negotiating the emotional tangle of knockout European football for years. Of course, it's perhaps a little strange to be surprised at professional footballers going out there and doing their jobs professionally. But the smell of a trophy can do funny things to people.
Barcelona coach Xavi was frustrated in his first attempt to win a trophy at the club in his new position, as the Catalans lost out in Tuesday's Maradona Cup to Boca Juniors.
The fifth-placed Premier League team will qualify for the Europa League group stage, along with the FA Cup winners. If the FA Cup winners have already qualified for the Champions League, that Europa place reverts to the league.
It’s devastating for the younger players in the team that the two best players [Bruno Fernandes and Ronaldo] are running off at the end and whingeing.
So, even though both of these living legends are now in their mid-30s, neither man appears to have any intention of relenting. Ronaldo and Messi are still playing, still scoring – and still breaking records.
The north London side have offered a fee in the region of £25m (€30m) to buy Bentancur, according to Sky in Italy.
We shouldn't lose that game because we were the better team, Vieira told BBC Sport. Even in the first half, we concede three goals but create more chances, good chances, but we did not take them.
