People like Giroud, Solskjaer in his day and Cavani come on and they get into the game straight away.
English football was more democratic back then, which meant United had to fight for everything. From the famous January FA Cup tie against Liverpool onwards, they played 43 hours of football spread across 28 matches. And during those 2580 minutes, they were almost always living on their nerves. Only 318 minutes were spent with a cushion of more than one goal - and over a third of those minutes came in the fraught Champions League tie against Internazionale, when a two-goal lead felt anything but secure.
There was a massive, massive change. Leicester looked like they could score with every single attack, continued Neville.
Lingard is expected to look to leave the club on a free transfer in the summer and may even seek a loan in January, similar to the move he made last season to West Ham.
At Spurs, the most obvious candidates for Conte's wing-back roles are Sergio Reguilon and Emerson Royal.
Provisional Chelsea squad: Mendy, Arrizabalaga, Christensen, Silva, Rudiger, Chalobah, Sarr, James, Azpilicueta, Alonso, Hudson-Odoi, Loftus-Cheek, Niguez, Jorginho, Barkley, Ziyech, Mount, Havertz, Werner, Pulisic, Lukaku.
Dundee United vs Livingston - Saturday, 3pm kick-offTeam news There are no new injury worries for Dundee United, although Livingston may welcome back Jackson Longridge, who was not recalled to the starting line-up after serving a ban for Livi's win over Hibs in midweek.
We have the same mindset on the pitch. I might be a little bit louder than her but we work off each other really well. I'm looking forward to building that relationship and to hopefully bring some success.
Cup ties often get superstar performances from the underdogs' 'keeper and this was one of those occasions. He was a rock throughout the match, dealing with crosses under heavy pressure, coming out to block shots at goal and produced a wonderful tip over the bar to deny Mason Mount. Cooper has another year to run on his contract at Home Park but if the Pilgrims do not go up he will certainly attract attention from a tier-two side in the summer you would imagine.
It's a good headache to have for the manager but it's one where he will think he's been proven right today.
We'll just have to see what happens at Manchester United, that's for Ole to decide and manage his squad.
Who said the No 9 was dead?Zinny Boswell Man City youngsters take centre stage Manchester City's goalless draw with Sporting will not live long in the memories of those who watched it but it was certainly special for academy graduates CJ Egan-Riley, James McAtee and Luke Mbete.
And whoever kicks out Bayern and Juventus deserves to be in the semi-finals. I know that Unai Emery is a bit of the king of cup competitions - it's incredible what he pulls off. They'll have a clear plan. And by the time we meet, we'll have one too.
So when exactly is the deadline around Europe, who has already moved, what could happen and how can you follow it?
The only disappointment is they didn't score more goals. It was an effervescent performance in the first half with good attitude and lots of quality.
2021 will live long in the collective footballing memory. This was the year fans made their voice heard in more than one way. It was the year that saw Euro 2020 played in 2021 and the year that arguably the greatest Champions League upset of all time was witnessed.
I think that is crucial and with the growth of the game, the referees will develop in the same way. As I said before, everybody who wants to try is more than welcome.
So, I narrowed it down to my two best short price plays and combined them into a double that can be cheered on during the two live Super Sunday games.
Drama, as ever, in the Africa Cup of Nations. And it resulted in SERGE AURIER going in goal for the dying moments of Ivory Coast’s draw with Sierra Leone.
But the victory, a 15th in 17 Premier League games, means they move one step closer to retaining their title - six points clear now, though Liverpool have a game in hand.
That, really, was THE talking point from Sunday, as far as Klopp was concerned. The performance of Paul Tierney, and the apparent inconsistency of the VAR, Chris Kavanagh, had him scratching his head, bowing sarcastically and smiling the kind of smile that suggested he would quite like to throttle the man with the whistle, the man in Stockley Park, or both.
Vetlesen took aim from outside the box, his shot deflected off Callum McGregor and sailed over goalkeeper Hart.
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Boris: 'No chance' Russia can hold football tournamentsPrime Minister Johnson told MPs on Tuesday: It's absolutely vital in this critical moment that President Putin understands that what he is doing is going to be a disaster for Russia.
As for Bissouma, he is currently with Mali at the Africa Cup of Nations, but that, I think will be one to keep an eye on for the rest of this window.
Southampton manager Ralph Hasenhuttl has questioned recent Premier League postponements, suggesting they have not all been due to Covid-19 issues.
N’Golo Kante is set to miss a second successive game with his knee injury while Reece James, Jorginho and Timo Werner will undergo fitness tests.
I think that we had a very good first 15 minutes and we stopped doing the things we did in the first 15 minutes.
Rangers show early quality as Hearts home record endsHearts' sensational home form, with five wins and three draws from their opening eight games, suggested Rangers would have a tough afternoon on their hands, and the way the hosts started only strengthened that feeling, as Boyce looked to lift a bouncing ball over Allan McGregor but was denied by a fingertip save.
Murphy volleyed past Morecambe keeper Kyle Letheren after 59 minutes to give Dave Artell's side their first away win of the season and at the same time put Morecambe under more pressure at the wrong end of the table.
Carrick started with three central defensive midfielders in Fred, Scott McTominay and Nemanja Matic, and as Thomas Tuchel’s side passed the ball around with precision and purpose, United were left chasing shadows.
SCOTTISH SUN Rangers are battling it out with two Premier League clubs for the signature of Aberdeen youngster Lancelot Pollard.
Former Everton and Rangers defender and Scotland international David Weir has taken over as Brighton's acting technical director, having recently been promoted to assistant technical director.
When he started out in the FC Twente academy at around the age of 14, he was quickly moved up to the U18s and he played for many years with the same guys, most of whom stayed mates with him and still are.
Louise Quinn rose to meet McCabe's corner from the right and her goalward header was glanced on by the Denmark-based striker from inside the six-yard box.
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The away fans did, though, stay in great numbers right to the end and created a memorable atmosphere after getting their point across. But there was no mistaking the fact the players had let the fans down.
This is what you have to do at Southampton. Thomas is absolutely right - he's a young player who still has to learn a lot.
Roma are fifth after a seventh loss in 15 games left them on 25 points, six behind fourth-placed Atalanta.
Wolves eye Neves replacement With Arsenal adding to the list of clubs interested in Wolves midfielder Ruben Neves,
The Fiorentina hierarchy have been very public about being open to selling Vlahovic in this transfer window, but they were also very public in saying, 'the agent and player are not coming back to us'.
Players should bear in mind that some SBCs are time-limited and run for a 24-hour period from 6pm GMT (1pm ET) each day. Other SBCs, meanwhile, are available across the entire weekend.
