Both had seasons that were incredibly important to the best club team in the world having an unforgettable season. But who would you pick in a head-to-head battle?
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The wording suggests United accept their preferred choices may not be available until the summer as they are already in work and do not believe Carrick, who has never been a manager, is a viable option to hold the position for the rest of the campaign.
The abuse came as English football bodies joined forces to send an open letter to Facebook and Twitter demanding action, amid increased levels of abuse aimed at footballers and officials on social media.
But it was no surprise that it should end in a stalemate in a meeting of two out-of-form teams who have both now gone four games without a goal, with the Baggies it failing to score for the seventh time in nine games.
During his coaching career, Rangnick has mainly utilised a 4-4-2 or 4-2-2-2 – both of which should suit Van de Beek, who prefers to play as No.10 or a No.6.
What the managers said...Millwall's Gary Rowett: I think that's probably as good a performance, overall, that my team has put on since I've been here, against a very good QPR side who we've found very hard to beat in recent years.
Annan manager Peter Murphy had said the Light Blues would have failed if they did not put four or five goals past his side but it may well have been that and more as Giovanni van Bronckhorst's side negotiated the foul weather and artificial pitch as well as a battling home side with consummate professionalism.
“It was everything you dream about since you're a young kid. That’s why you’ve sacrificed your childhood, your teenage years. Not doing what your friends from school are doing.”
The danger in hiring an interim manager with the pedigree of Valverde is that Manchester United could be persuaded to hand him the job permanently if results improve between now and the end of the season when the Old Trafford club needs a long-term leader on an upward trajectory. But as long as Valverde doesn’t become another Solskjaer, he could point United in the right direction again.
Notably, two players produced by the club's academy, 19-year-old defender Tayvon Gray and James Sands, a 21-year-old United States international, completed the full 90 minutes of the Eastern Conference final win over Philadelphia.
Alcoyano knocked out La Liga side Levante on penalties in the previous round and are offered at 12/1 (13.00) to win in 90 minutes on Wednesday evening.
He still has much to prove to those that have serious questions over his fitness record, despite the man himself claiming to have left those troubles behind.
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What the managers said...Peterborough's Grant McCann: It's a proper learning curve for us. We have to lick our wounds and go again.
Spurs have to win to keep their top-four hopes alive, and that could play into the hands of Mikel Arteta's side.
He looks like he has fell out of love with the game right now. Now if Pogba and Rashford cannot get into that Man Utd team, then they do have problems.
The first half hour was amazing. I felt it was extremely high tempo, high intensity, always on the front [foot],” the German tactician said after the match, adding:
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Chief executive Mal Brannigan also paid tribute to all the medical staff who assisted following his collapse.
This was demonstrated by their expected goals output. At half-time, Dortmund's xG value was below 1.0, compared to 2.35 at full-time, which showed there were a number of good goal-scoring chances created in the second half.
Last year, it was our supporter groups that united to force the collapse of the European Super League.
Every 24, 48 hours when we test, it's throwing up situations with players and staff. Leicester travel to Reading on Sunday for the other remaining fixture and manager Lydia Bedford confirmed she too will be without several players who have tested positive for coronavirus.
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We had to take that risk, and we felt we took a risk because club was in 19th at the time. Eddie took that risk with us because there is always a chance of relegation. I think he will do the most incredible job.
The 151-year history of the FA Cup is filled with stories of famous giant-killings - Ronnie Radford's goal for Hereford against Newcastle, Wrexham beating Arsenal, Lincoln beating Burnley and so on.
Also we are using quite a few young players. When football was shut down last season it was a lot to do with the under-23 players. It's really important that young players are not bringing it into the camp.
“I came across him when I was a coach with Montreal, and he killed us with Philadelphia Union. His activity, the way he sees the game. I've always been a big fan of him and I'm not surprised to see what he's doing right now with Salzburg.
He has a good team behind him as well, they are all experienced pros who know what they are doing. I felt extremely proud when Wales took the knee against Albania and you could hear a pin drop.
The 18-year-old could be in contention to make his senior debut as new interim boss Ralf Rangnick is set to ring the changes with his side already safely through to the round of 16.
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That's because Onana had no intention of letting his suspension derail his career, undertaking a personally designed training program in Salou, close to former club Barcelona.
Some feel the break should be longer - but others such as Liverpool's Jurgen Klopp do not believe it should happen.
Visiting goalkeeper Wes Foderingham produced a superb reflex save at point-blank range to deny Curtis Nelson, tipping the defender's deflected header onto the post.
At 6'4 with a broad frame, he has the basics required to be a dominant defender as well as a technical one.
Endrick, who has scored a staggering 157 goals in 160 youth outings for Palmeiras to date, has also talked up his winning mentality and relentless desire to improve.
The talk of returning to Inter was clearly an attempt to repair his relationship with fans still upset by his exit. However, publicly expressing his unhappiness with Tuchel's tactics, even in such a mild manner, was always going to cause controversy.
The hosts’ last two EFL Cup games at this stadium have both resulted in draws, and you can get odds of 31/10 (4.10) on this clash also heading to a penalty shootout following a deadlocked 90 minutes.
I asked the players to play on that edge. Hearts dominated physically last week but today that wasn't the case.
