Pep Guardiola hailed the performance as one of the best of his tenure, and called for more of the same as the champions bid to repel the best opponent the Spaniard has faced during his managerial career.
Whoever wins at Wembley and progresses in Europe will face a crazy schedule in the next few weeks, but they have got the squads to deal with it and this scenario is where they set out to be at the start of the season.
A fan-led review is set to call on ministers to create an independent regulator for football. To obtain a licence, clubs would have to prove they are financially viable and properly run.
But when approached by the Toffees, Rooney rejected a chance to interview for the job. He says that loyalty to his players and staff kept him with the Championship side.
In a new statement on Wednesday, they said: As a result of the outbreak and the suspension of preparations, as well as other illnesses and injuries recorded within the squad, the club submitted an application to the EFL for the postponement of Thursday's tie with Arsenal, with the news of Lijnders' positive result coming after the request was lodged.
It's great some of them played but there was a cost for that. Follow Everton with Sky SportsFollow every Everton game in the Premier League this season with our live blogs on the Sky Sports website and app, and watch match highlights for free shortly after full-time.
One of the reasons VAR was introduced was due to the costs at stage of relegation. This decision could cost Everton dearly.
Other games have been forced into disarray, including clashes involving Montpellier, Lens, Lille, Angers and Bordeaux.
Eddie Nketiah scored a hat-trick to steer Arsenal past Sunderland and into the Carabao Cup semi-finals with a 5-1 victory.
‘Progressive passing’ measures completed passes that move the ball towards the opponents' goal at least 10 yards from its furthest point in the last six passes, or any completed pass into the penalty area.
Their games against Liverpool on Boxing Day and Aston Villa on December 28 were both postponed due to injuries and coronavirus cases within Bielsa's squad.
Newcastle may be able to take advantage of the fact the defender looks unlikely to make the number of appearances required to trigger a new deal at Atletico, providing they can agree a fee.
Tuchel has made a decent fist of it, though. Winning Chelsea a second Champions League, by beating Manchester City in the final, earned him a contract extension to 2024, which he wants to see out even if he says history tells us that it's not that easy.
Where to even start with this quite astonishing moment which occurred in the Norwegian Eliteserien yesterday.
All four of Egypt’s knockout matches at the tournament went to extra-time, meaning Salah has seen plenty of action over the last few weeks.
And after coming through a first year in the job which was heavily disrupted by injuries and Covid-related withdrawals from his squads, there is a growing sense that he has settled on his best starting line-up, a critical aspect for any manager in the quest for consistency.
The point lifts Dean Smith's side above Burnley into 18th place, while Newcastle remain rooted to the bottom of the table.
Williamson, who has won 24 international caps to date, was initially handed the armband for Sarina Wiegman's first four games in charge of the Lionesses in September and October.
White's 40th-minute strike, which took her to within one of Smith's record tally, was richly deserved as England dominated possession but struggled to convert it into chances.
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But did West Ham expose cracks in their foundations? Certainly, questions will be asked of Edouard Mendy.
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The lad at Preston is a decent player but it's a massive jump. It's just a case of getting bodies in.
Tottenham were also interested in Vlahovic, but the 21-year-old is keen to join Juventus. It's thought that Vlahovic only wanted to go to Juventus.
That consortium also includes Vivek Ranadive, an Indian-born entrepreneur, and a syndicate of other investors from around the world whose identities are expected to be confirmed in the coming days.
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I recognise that others might feel less comfortable and have some anxiety, he added. Because what if you are on the wrong side?
The result tees Leicester up nicely for a very intriguing game against Napoli with the winner guaranteed a spot in the last-16 and the loser potentially out of the Europa League altogether, depending on how Spartak Moscow get on against Legia Warsaw.
They only trained yesterday for the first time, Cristiano yesterday, Harry I think the day before yesterday.
It was in his ideal range as he curled a beautiful strike through Butland's fingertips and into the top corner.
With Solanke, you're taking about a £17 million player and his movement and power was there for everybody to see. Bournemouth's Scott Parker: It was a ruthless performance.
Psychology is an integral part of sport nowadays and the impact a psychologist can have when used well is huge.
It’s not an unreasonable proposition. Professional footballers are a not insignificant number of people and they are also highly tested. Large outbreaks correspond to moments the virus is at large in the population too. Just think back to March 2020 and the moment football stopped: when a succession of infections ended up with Mikel Arteta catching Covid. Then when the second wave was about to hit, cases again flared up last winter.
Palace grew into the game and posed a threat on the counter-attack. They may have had a penalty when Jordan Ayew was bundled over by Patrick Struijk but the referee Kevin Friend was unmoved.
He will be hoping that there are many more to come, with Tuchel looking for one of the most fearsome forwards in world football to find a way of producing his destructive best regardless of the role he is asked to play.
“So we have to make the most of it, starting with tomorrow’s game. But it is going to be very difficult and, hopefully, that bad experience will help in this tournament.
They're a good team and keep the ball a lot and we found a way to win the game. Why Rangnick is in demandThe issues that remain for Man UtdMan Utd fixtures | Premier League tableThe win on Tuesday was a notable result for Carrick, but Rashford says the stand-in boss hasn't made any significant changes to the way the team were prepared for matches under Solskjaer.
A club spokesperson said: West Ham United is appalled by the contents of the video circulating on social media and condemn the behaviour of the individuals involved.
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We do have reason to believe, to have faith, to think that we aren't that bad, and results are still a distinct possibility for us.
Blackpool, who claimed back-to-back home wins in the process, dominated the first half with Josh Bowler, Lavery and Gary Madine all going close.
