Manchester City seem to have got over their goalscoring problems. A total of 17 goals in three matches would certainly attest to that.
However, it all changed in the second half as Carlo Ancelotti’s side took the lead in spectacular fashion in the 63rd minute as Marco Asensio buried a fantastic effort with his left foot from outside the box into the top corner beyond the reach of Fernando Pacheco.
According to reports in Brazil, Fenway Sports Group, which controls Liverpool, was also interested in purchasing the club, but was beaten out by the two-time World Cup winner, who conducted talks over a takeover over the past three months in remarkable silence given his profile, and is now keen to take on the challenge of resurrecting their fortunes.
Meanwhile, Man City are on an eight-game winning run, with Liverpool having strung together six victories.
And this was the second game in a row that we've done that. It's avoidable and something that we will have to look at again.
Step up Kemar Roofe. The Rangers front man tapped in from close range to send Ibrox into orbit. A semi-final place was booked. Leipzig up next.
We are looking forward to it, but I do not want to put too much pressure on the game, because there is a lot of pressure already.
As seen with Michael Sailsbury's debut in Palace vs Aston Villa, there were lots of occasions where he was surrounded and hounded to put pressure on his decision making.
Once again, Kane was at the heart of the move with the England captain playing his favourite team-mate through on goal down the left, before Son slammed an unstoppable shot (24) into the top-left corner of Lukasz Fabianski's net.
In a scrappy, cagey first half where 21 fouls were committed it was Milan who had the two best chances to break the deadlock. Rafael Leao fired a low driven strike on goal in the 19th minute, forcing Wojceich Szczesny into a smart save low down to his right.
We've done a lot in possession because we have the ball a lot. We really need some top-level games now which we're going to have because then we'll really know where we are, said Wiegman.
The Hammers handed Liverpool their first loss of the season through an Alisson own goal and goals from Pablo Fornals and Kurt Zouma.
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If I put myself in Mitchell's position, I know my job is to latch onto the centre forward if the ball goes over the centre back and make sure he doesn't get a free header.
But every player is happy here when they are playing all the time, 90 minutes every game. At the end of the season maybe I say I want to extend his contract and we convince him to stay, but maybe he says he wants more minutes and he wants to leave.
There was nothing to separate the sides until just before the break, when Marcelo Bielsa’s men seized the initiative. Dan James turned home Jack Harrison’s inviting cross from the left after some brilliant work from the winger.
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It's great now my daughter is now aware of Christmas, so it's great to have her experience Christmas together.
A troublesome Achilles problem does have him stuck on the sidelines at present, with two games sat out since being forced out early from a meeting with former club Juventus on January 23.
A home fixture against a physical Burnley side awaits, with the skilful Maxwel Cornet in impeccable form (four goals from four starts, 34 FF points) and posing the most threat to another potential clean sheet.
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Ligue 1 has a Christmas break of around a month which will take up some of the striker’s absence, and with the knockout stages of the Champions League starting in mid-February, he may not miss the last-16 ties.
The result was not what he wanted but the reception was special for him and his family. As he pointed out, it is not just the 17 years that he spent as a Liverpool first-team player.
RB Salzburg lead the group with seven points from their four games, with Lille ahead of Wolfsburg in second place on goal difference.
Pereira is available having most recently endured an unsuccessful stint at Fenerbahce, leaving the Turkish giants in fifth position in the table and 14 points off the leaders.
I'm a person to take care of today and to make tomorrow's life easier. This is how I feel good and this is how I work - and hopefully it will be for many more years to come.
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With a cup final and crucial league games - including an Old Firm derby on 2 January - on the horizon, the large squad is being tested to its limit.
If you change to a back three and you don't get a result you are going to be scrutinised, but we felt it worked and the coaches have done a very good job to put that in place. Ole: Ronaldo and Cavani experience came throughThe experience of Solskjaer's senior players was needed more than ever in a week during which Manchester United were required to do some serious soul searching in the wake of the debacle against Liverpool.
However, Solskjaer failed to deliver silverware during his tenure, with the defeat on penalties to Villarreal in last season's Europa League final being their best effort.
You do appreciate those moments more as you get older. My whole family are Birmingham City supporters.
Several arrest after Hungary fans clash with police at WembleyDisappointed Gareth Southgate: We made lots of simple mistakesEngland player ratings: Harry Kane, Raheem Sterling struggleHungary had seen their own chances of reaching Qatar diminish since losing to England, with Albania beating them home and away, but their draw at Wembley means Group I leaders England need four points from their remaining games against Albania and San Marino to be sure of the automatic qualifications spot.
I was playing Tottenham for the first time since I left, but it was lovely, he said afterwards Of course the first pass is always the chosen one, seeing what happens today, and the first one went well and then after it's 'oh let's play' and the nerves are gone. Frank: An extremely impressive performance Brentford head coach Thomas Frank: [Eriksen] is obviously fantastic.
Rondon battled gamely and Gordon is a talented young player with a bright future ahead of him, but neither is at the level required for a game of this magnitude right now and the same can said of many others in the squad.
He said: I am a professional and I have enough experience. I came here to fix issues that were coming from the last five years.
Fifa confirmed in November the tournament would be held in the United Arab Emirates instead. Auckland City were originally due to represent the Oceania Football Confederation
