“I am focused. I am very focused on football. I am not a child. I spend my whole life playing football and now being a coach. We are in a business where the rumours are there. I completely understand what is going on.
Arsenal have lost more Premier League matches versus Manchester United (25) than they have versus any other opponent in the competition's history (Liverpool, 24).
His numbers are scary, says former Rangers striker Kenny Miller, who played with Tavernier for three seasons at Ibrox. Tav came up as an unknown quantity, but straight away you could see his quality.
Aguero's side in the place came seriously under threat and it was perhaps the Argentine who learned the most from their rivalry, as it forced him to increase his pressing and general work-rate.
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We haven't played in the round of 16 for many years and although it will be very difficult, we'll try to make it.
Always positive! The 33-year-old was withdrawn before half-time during the 1-1 La Liga draw with Alaves on October 30 after receiving treatment for several minutes.
Villa dominated proceedings but Watford grabbed all three points when Dennis powered home Ismaila Sarr's 78th-minute cross after an opportunistic counter-attack.
This is the best case, it does not help if we start now speaking about worst cases, because there is also a best-case scenario.
“Generally, the only thing I am unhappy about is the result,” Xavi insisted after Barcelona’s goalless draw against Benfica, a result that could ultimately send his team into the Europa League.
Four indecent images and movies were found on Thompson's phone during a police search at his address in March this year.
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They had Carlo Ancelotti come in and do what he did but he was gone. He's one of the top managers of all time let alone now.
Moldova were given a lifeline when Patterson was adjudged to have handled the ball inside the box, only for Craig Gordon to save the penalty kick and maintain his side’s two-goal cushion as Scotland closed it out.
Pablo Mari has made 19 appearances in all competitions for Arsenal, scoring once Arsenal defender Pablo Mari has joined Italian side Udinese on loan for the rest of the season.
The wise alternative to Haaland?If 2020 was the year of Erling Haaland, 2021 belonged to Vlahovic. Not bad for someone who was emulating CR7's celebration a few years back.
Ajax manager Erik ten Hag has accused Manchester United of committing a mortal sin with their treatment of Donny van de Beek.
Playing at the highest level, I feel like the data and analysing the data is how you can improve - whether it's in the gym or out in the field, I feel it's really crucial if you're going to keep that high level of performance, Sterling said.
From the first until the last minute it was not enough; we can only apologise for this performance and a humiliating defeat.
Rio Ferdinand says Real Madrid's character and quality shone through against Manchester City after coming from behind
As he was announced Villa head coach, Gerrard expressed his gratitude to all at Rangers for the opportunity to manage such an iconic football club and said last season's achievements will always hold a special place in my heart.
Plus we hear from Gary Neville on the incredible atmosphere at Wembley and how that affects players, and Jamie Redknapp on why stopping Jorginho could be the key to England's hopes.
Within 11 minutes he had headed them in front with his first league goal since September. However, Redknapp says that with Lukaku back fit, they are right in the mix.
The 22-year-old, who arrived from non-league in 2019, has enjoyed an impressive breakout campaign, after being handed his league debut by Neil Warnock at the start of the season.
Joe Ironside scored a hat-trick as Cambridge won 5-0 at Cheltenham, while Portsmouth and Sheffield Wednesday drew 0-0 at Fratton Park.
Four games on, Jackson has pulled Burnley five points clear of the drop with a remarkable run - the best start of any Burnley manager for 31 years.
Any decision is not personal but when a player is not scoring it affects mood, confidence and belief - but you have to try not to accept it and feel sorry for yourself.
“You are thinking about when you are going to be back on the pitch, but I’ve been lucky with this rehab. It’s not nice to have someone else injured but I’m lucky to have had Maren [Mjelde] with me… we’ve had each other to help us both through it, to push each other through it, and we’ve come away with a good friendship.
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Sheffield United, meanwhile, climb to 11th, within three points of the top six, after their fourth straight win How Fulham were nullified at the CottageOut-of-form Bournemouth's 1-0 defeat by Middlesbrough on Saturday had presented Fulham with the chance to cement their status as title frontrunners at Christmas, yet against the Blades - afforded an extra seven days' rest due to the postponement of their clash with QPR last Monday - they were dealt a blow within minutes of kick off.
Since the start of March, Messi has scored 18 club goals. Lewandowski has 25 since August. Kante was MOTM in both legs of the Champions League semi-finals, and then the final. Benzema has sellotaped Real Madrid together in the post-Ronaldo era. Dias is the reincarnation of Vincent Kompany.
“I still felt like part of the squad. [William] Gallas, [Kolo] Toure, [Robin] Van Persie, they were all amazing guys. They talked with me like I was a normal player, it didn’t matter if I was injured.
He has had a history of injuries - unfortunately for him, and unfortunately for us to not be able to pick him.
It's more off the pitch when you notice it. For example, pouring a glass of water - if I'm not holding the glass itself I will miss it and spill it everywhere.
The Clarets kicked off at the Amex Stadium eight points from safety and bottom of the table after Newcastle's draw at West Ham but were inspired to a first league win since October 30 when striker Wout Weghorst opened his account for the club on 21 minutes.
The first-team influence I got at Chelsea, dripping down from Mourinho’s and Ancelotti’s people, was good, but I was closer to Brendan Rodgers and Jurgen Klopp as the reserve team manager at Liverpool, he told GOAL.
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You looked at Arsenal in that first half and thought: 'Well this is Arteta's team'. He'd got them closing down.
Maybe the target is different because in Italy there was only Juventus, also Milan and Naples, but Juventus was the first to win nine titles in a row.
Maloney has yet to find a replacement in terms of goalscoring or cutting edge after the sale of Australia winger Martin Boyle to Al-Faisaly and Hibs sit in fifth place, 12 points adrift of Tuesday's third-top visitors.
Security guards in Qatar are working in conditions which amount to forced labour, including on projects linked to the 2022 FIFA World Cup, says Amnesty International.
On the day Benitez was sacked, Ancelotti was winning the first piece of silverware during his second coming at Real Madrid.
The England full-back, who arrived at Newcastle from Atletico Madrid in the January transfer window, scored direct from a free-kick in the 35th minute against Villa to clinch a much-needed three points for Eddie Howe's men.
If we look at this winter transfer window, there has been a player from Manchester United and one from Porto (Tecatito Corona). In the last winter market we had Papu Gomez (from Atalanta), in the previous one we had Suso from Milan.
Their dramatic 3-2 win over Dundee means Ange Postecoglou's side have gone 21 consecutive league matches without tasting defeat and saw two players seal a spot in the WhoScored.com team of the week.
The City full-back set up both first-half goals in Saturday's Manchester derby and while Neville would doubtless prefer he had not done so against his beloved United, the former Red has nothing but admiration for a player he knows well from their time together at Valencia.
