“Inter right now is the best Italian team, that’s why they are up near the top in the league. They play good, they are a strong team. They play together maybe four or five seasons, some players.
Another supporter aged 45-54 said: I always thought the chant was positive and supportive towards the Jewish community but if this offends then I would not use it in future.
Pep Guardiola will miss Manchester City's FA Cup third-round tie at Swindon on Friday after testing positive for Covid-19.
Bruno Lage's men remain in sixth place in the Premier League table, but their run of three consecutive home wins comes to an end.
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As a defender, I enjoy watching them making tackles and blocking crosses. Elliott Parish made some great saves to help get us the three points.
Nine of the Italy players called up for the World Cup play-offs returned to their clubs over the past three days after struggling with physical issues: Marco Verratti, Jorginho, Ciro Immobile, Lorenzo Insigne, Domenico Berardi, Gianluca Mancini, Luiz Felipe, Alessandro Florenzi and Matteo Politano.
We are not in a time for pretty patterns and an idea of our philosophy for the next two or three years, the first phase is can we fight or show character to stay in this league and they showed that tonight. Rodgers: Leicester lack cutting edge Leicester manager Brendan Rodgers: I thought performance-wise we were excellent.
The 22-year-old provided the latest reminder of his lethal finishing ability against Sunderland in the Carabao Cup last month, scoring a clinical hat-trick to help Arsenal claim a 5-1 win.
But if you send on loan after two or three years it is strange, the 52-year-old added. 'No more mistakes' - Conte
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Ryan Lowe's first game in charge of Preston ended in a 2-1 victory as Daniel Johnson scored a late winner to sink struggling Barnsley.
The objecting clubs will not take any share of the CVC investment, though they will continue to receive their allocated share of TV rights money, La Liga said.
Despite the result, Barca were still in a good position with six games to go last season. The league was within their grasp; with 16 points from 18, they would be crowned champions. However, they fell apart against Granada at home, succumbing to a 2-1 defeat.
England boss Gareth Southgate: It was a specific sort of challenge: a low, packed defence to break down.
A high PPDA number means more opposition passes before a defensive action, or in other words, a low PPDA score means lots of pressing – which inevitably translates to engagement high up the pitch.
“Knowing which person is which chronotype can help inform decisions over when to train, how much to train, what kind of recovery period that person needs after an early kick-off or a night match.”
Rueben Loftus-Cheek - 6Struggled to stamp his authority on the Manchester United duo of Nemanja Matic and Scott McTominay, while still connecting play.
Deadly in transition and efficient in the final third, Moura is thriving under Conte.Nick Wright Zaha's red mist harms Palace Wilfried Zaha plays on the edge.
Kevin Mbabu, Switzerland's first choice right wing-back, may hope he is feeling more stressed when the two go head-to-head on Wednesday.
Bringing the 21-year-old midfielder back to the Bridge in early 2022 is the equivalent of adding an £60 million-plus midfielder to the club and will not just pay future dividends, it will boost their chances of winning the Premier League and Champions League title.
The problems at the No. 9 position have been discussed at length, and it was another window where the U.S. did not quite get the production they needed up top.
Brands created such a positive early impression that he was appointed to the board in January 2019 with Everton chief executive Denise Barrett-Baxendale saying the promotion gave him a broader remit, responsible for the whole footballing strategy at the club, rather than just player recruitment.
“There are things like the ambition of the team and the coach and what he wants to do with the team and the players he wants. These are all important points when making the decision.
“The first reason is he has come a long way in terms of consistency and what he’s producing in games. Not in the Premier League, but what he’s done in Europe.
Ruben Loftus-Cheek (ankle) and Thiago Silva (hamstring) missed this game along with Ben Chilwell, who is to undergo surgery.
I need someone to speak to and discuss my plans for January and the summer and if that's Chris or someone else, whatever's best for the club, I'm happy with that.
After the match against Albania, England end their World Cup qualifying campaign with an away game on Monday against San Marino - the lowest-ranked nation in Fifa's world rankings.
We look at the stats from defence to attack to discover where Magpies boss Howe could look to make improvements.
It almost completed the circle a bit, you could almost put a lid on it, Hojbjerg reflected. It was beautiful - honestly, it was very beautiful.
The Brazilian is being encouraged to play in more central areas, posting five shots on goal - including registering a goal against Crystal Palace - and three shots on goal, all on target, in just 28 minutes of action in the draw with Southampton.
I think the best thing as a person to do is to be available. I think that was my biggest thing: just to be available and not have a situation like that again.
Burnley, meanwhile, took inspiration from Boro, riding their luck, taking stock at the interval after being overwhelmed in the first half and came out swinging after the restart. It was a tale of two halves as the Clarets grew in confidence after their equaliser, with Weghorst the catalyst for their comeback. The Dutchman made a mockery of United's defence, setting up Rodriguez, who duly restored parity.
“He’s a great man and a great coach,” he said. “I think Liverpool are very lucky to have him at the help and I’m a Liverpool fan so long may that continue. He sent me a message and said he’s looking forward to a big hug on the side on 11 December so it’s something for me to look forward to.”
Aston Villa were also keen to sign the 24-year-old Uruguay international, but saw a £20.5m offer rejected by Juventus earlier this month, according to Sky in Italy.
One source told Sky Sports News Coutinho would have been open to return to Liverpool this month but the Merseyside club were not pursuing a move for him in January.
To make the decision that we made is because it was really hurting and it's still like this and it needs a little bit of time to heal, so for now, again, he's not involved in the squad. Arteta suggested that there would be no rush to appoint a permanent replacement for Aubameyang as captain, with members of the club's 'leadership group set to share the responsibility in the coming weeks.
However, there have been signs of improvement under new coach Xavi, who has just been given the attacking reinforcements he wanted during the January transfer window by sporting director Mateu Alemany, whose clever recruitment bodes well for the Blaugrana’s future.
If they had lost, and they had gone and got beat by Villarreal, they were virtually out of the competition.
Everton were dangerous in the opening stages, but happy to give up the ball to Watford, who were on 70 per cent possession inside the first 10 minutes.
It sounds strange, but sometimes when there's black and white, it's almost easier to take, Bamford said.
He is hoping to relaunch his career in January but wonders whether his reputation for being injury-prone may be an issue.
You could have Pep Guardiola on the bench sitting next to Jurgen Klopp and Thomas Tuchel but, if the players aren't running around, it doesn't matter what you're doing on the bench. The Pochettino problemMauricio Pochettino is favourite to be handed the reins at United next summer but Merson is also uncertain about how that appointment could play out.
Karim Benzema - 8Starved of service on his 600th Real appearance yet still scored with a superb first-time volley from a half-chance.
That's brilliant, that's what this club is about, continually turning out boys through the academy system.
Three Aynsley Pears goalkeeping errors helped League One Wigan Athletic knock out Championship side Blackburn Rovers to reach the FA Cup fourth round.
Cards well and truly on the table – the Warm-Up is a fully paid up member of the Jurgen Klopp Loves a Moan club. The guy *loves* a moan. It must also be said that Klopp loving a moan should not necessarily be seen as a bad thing. It is literally his job to protect the interests of his club and one of the methods he uses to do that is to moan.
