But from the moment Granit Xhaka tripped Bernado Silva to give away the penalty that sparked Manchester City’s comeback victory on New Year’s Day, things have started to go wrong.
The Portuguese turned 37 last month but has expressed his desire to play into his 40s. Bayern Munich's Robert Lewandowski, 33, has said the same.
For his first game in charge against Manchester City last month, the attendance at St Andrew's was swelled by the number of family and friends in the crowd.
We have to perform. This is what we get paid for. They know who the manager will be and have to show, in front of 75,00 people, we can beat a team like Chelsea.
The third-place play-off between Cameroon and Burkina Faso was due to be on Sunday too, but is now being played on Saturday.
Aston Villa boss Steven Gerrard has promised to field a strong line-up at Old Trafford and has been boosted by an easing Covid-19 and injury situation.
We have had a tough fixture schedule through the last 12 months but the high quality of games is what helps the team to improve and they are the matches we have learned the most from. Clarke pleased with 'good' Scotland draw Scotland head coach Steve Clarke reflected on a good Nations League draw for his side, with the inclusion of Republic of Ireland in their group a particular highlight, alongside World Cup play-off opponents Ukraine.
We have learnt nothing about Maguire’s defensive resolve from consecutive clean sheets against Albania and San Marino. We have learnt nothing about Harry Kane from his seven goals in four days. But just because the opposition is inferior and the tactical landscape incomparable, that does not mean the players will not be refreshed psychologically by their time away from the intense spotlight of the Premier League.
That is seen by their numbers in terms of chance creation. If that's your thing, then this game should be right up your street.
Scotland have vowed they are not ready to let their Euro 2020 campaign finish on Tuesday after giving themselves a platform to make history.
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Norwich's win was the only victory any of the bottom four teams have managed between them in the 20 league games they have played in total since 4 December.
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I've been with the manager and a lot of the boys for all of my time at City, and we have a great understanding between each other - players and staff, Stones added.
Saints managed to win five corners at Manchester City this season and have won four or more corners on their last three visits to Anfield under Hasenhuttl, including winning 11 in the 4-0 defeat in the 19/20 season.
He started early as a very, very young man at Stuttgart coaching the second team and going from there. I'm pretty sure he then went to Ulm and took them to the Bundesliga which was insane at that time.
For Liverpool, there was no rush to sell Phillips, who made 17 league appearances for the Reds last season, after he signed a new deal in August that keeps him at Anfield until 2025.
Arteta said: When I see our striker in the 85th minute, chasing a full-back in the corner flag, winning the ball back, playing, going, fighting, missing one chance, missing two chances, going again.
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It was a similar story in the second half, with the Indomitable Lions having success via crosses from the wide areas.
In case Traore plays extremely well and Barcelona want to sign him permanently, maybe Trincao could hold the key to Traore staying beyond July.
He will be particularly pleased to have got an hour from Eden Hazard, who showed glimpses of his immense quality. Martinez will also take satisfaction from Benteke’s goal and hope it kick-starts a good run of form from his trusty forward.
He would hear the horrifying chants of the Hitler Youth. Sometimes they were encouraged to indiscriminately beat the Jewish children. The sole relief in Sonny's world came from the books brought by his half-sister Lilo.
Discussions have taken place with key stakeholders, and Mr Kirchner has been named as the preferred bidder for the club, with immediate effect.
Dusan Vlahovic, the Fiorentina forward, is the name on everyone’s lips, but he and his agent are understandably keen to wait until the summer before deciding on his next move.
But West Brom remained the more dangerous side and Mowatt drove wide from 25 yards before Semi Ajayi headed over from Mowatt's driven corner.
If anything will sway it, Emma Hayes has used her squad really well over the games that have come up. She has rotated the squad and managed to rest players.
A bit sad it is not gone down for me, I want to score, but most important is to win. The equaliser was Nicolas Pepe's moment to savour.
Opta statsThis is the first-ever meeting between Club Brugge and Manchester City in European competition, with the Citizens the 11th different English side that Brugge have faced in Europe.In all European competitions, Club Brugge are winless in 12 matches against English opponents (D3 L9) since beating Chelsea 1-0 in the Cup Winners' Cup in February 1995.Manchester City have won five of their six European matches against Belgian opponents, losing the other 2-0 against Standard Liège in November 1978 in the UEFA Cup.
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In a mostly forgettable game, it looked like Luuk de Jong's header just before the hour mark from a cross from returning full back Dani Alves, in his first game back for the Catalan side for five-and-a-half years, would be the difference between the sides.
Mendy joins captain Kalidou Koulibaly and striker Famara Diedhiou on the sidelines for their Group B opener after all three players tested positive for COVID-19.
I'm not criticising the back four or the midfield players, football is a team game, but from front to back at the moment, we're not defending well enough.
Jamal Musiala is another teenager causing a stir in Germany at Bayern Munich, but must wait for his moment in the spotlight, while Florian Wirtz is attracting plenty of interest at Bayer Leverkusen.
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It's been a tough end to the season. The players have done what they can do best, so has the manager.
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McCowan would get his, and Dundee's, second of the afternoon before half-time, though, picking out the same corner after good work from Jordan Marshall down the left.
Team newsChe Adams and Mohammed Salisu will return to contention for Southampton's Premier League game at home to Brentford.
Our focus is very much on the summer window. We know we need to make big changes to freshen up the squad and the planning is well under way, he said.
Hennessey has the experience and he knows all the players. What difference will the travel make? You really do feel like you're miles away from anywhere here - which we are.
Ange Postecoglou will not allow Celtic to become sidetracked by any developments across the city at Rangers.
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Wolves made it three Premier League defeats on the spin for Tottenham after two first-half goals punished Antonio Conte’s sloppy side in a 2-0 win.