Then, all of a sudden, the defenders drop off and Liverpool's attack is just ruthless. But this is why we love the Premier League because you just know it's not going to be like that.
Dundee vs Hearts - Saturday, 3pm kick-offTeam news Dundee manager James McPake fears he could be without around 10 players for the clash with Hearts.
What's next?Liverpool are back in action on Thursday in the second leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final with Arsenal, live on Sky Sports Football from 7pm; kick-off 7.45pm.
The play-off draw takes place 10 days after the final European group stage qualifiers, which conclude on November 16.
He is the fifth Brazilian hat-trick scorer in the Premier League, after Afonso Alves, Robinho, Roberto Firmino and Lucas Moura, but the first of those to score four in a single match.
After a couple of weeks in which The Africa Cup of Nations seemed to have to justify its existence, it was nice to see the football start.
However, both teams typically play with high lines and have superior shares of possession and therefore often have smaller areas to run in and work less on the ball.
After United had cleared Kyle Walker's dangerous cross, Bruno Fernandes gave Cancelo ample room to deliver another wicked delivery from the left, forcing Bailly to stretch for the ball at the near post.
Madrid, in a way, almost denied themselves Vinicius' gold rush in their summer attempts to sign Paris Saint-Germain forward Kylian Mbappe, who might have taken Vinicius’s spot in the team.
At 22, Doucoure would fit Palace's strategy of targeting younger players who can help improve the side.
Edinburgh neighbours Hearts and Hibernian were also kept apart, with the former hosting St Mirren and the latter travelling to Motherwell on the weekend of March 12 and 13.
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The Chelsea legend emerged as one of the key contenders to succeed Rafa Benitez following his departure earlier in the month.
Financial incentives for competing in the Carabao Cup are significantly lower than that for England's main cup competition, the FA Cup, and, indeed, the Premier League. Nevertheless, there is some prestige associated with winning the trophy.
However, they lack creativity, largely because right wing-back Emerson Royal cannot take advantage of being the free man in attack (Conte deliberately pulls play over to one side before suddenly switching to an unmarked wing-back on the other side).
Scott McTominay and John McGinn will hold no fears about doing this, but who will Clarke go for alongside them?
Kelly selflessly sat drinking until 4am with Keane, Scholes, Berg and some of Keane’s family and friends. If you feel out of it, as Keane did, you might as well get out of it. Ferguson’s intuition had been right; Keane later said it was during that training session that he fully realised what he was going to miss out on.
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But that does not matter. Lyon could have done with both support and admonishment, and now they have to do without that from their fans as they suffer from their ban.
I know what kind of level I will get from him and that's how I would describe the situation. Newcastle 'desperately trying to improve squad'Newcastle head coach Eddie Howe says the club is working 'very hard' to add to their squad before the close of the January transfer window.
Joao Cancelo says he was assaulted by four attackers who stole jewellery from him and tried to hurt his family.
David Worrall almost squeezed home the equaliser after Ben Garrity had flicked Mal Benning's cross towards the far post, but the midfielder was denied by Bees debutant Lossl.
Burkina Faso, captained by Aston Villa's Bertrand Traore, have had a bumpier ride to the last four, finishing second in Group A before beating Gabon 7-6 on penalties and then shocking Tunisia 1-0 in the last eight.
Phillips had once again started the game at centre-back - as he did against Tottenham last weekend - but moved into his usual midfield position during the first half before being hauled off.
Even now, just talking about the great man Mandela gives me goosebumps, he says. Every time we met him, shaking his hand, it was like he gave something to you.
Leicester have won just one of the last seven league and cup games - a damaging run which has seen them knocked out of the FA Cup to Championship club
Aaron Ramsey is not expected to be involved when Juventus face Chelsea in Tuesday's Champions League group game.
In the 2018-19 Champions League season, however, Dutch side Ajax have emerged as a true giant-killer in Europe. The plucky Eredivisie side finished second in their group behind Bayern Munich and managed to knock out both Real Madrid in Juventus – both pegged as heavy favorites to win the competition in its entirety – in successive rounds.
He made his comeback on Sunday against Cardiff, scoring his first goal for Liverpool by expertly controlling the ball and thumping a finish into the corner.
We knew the set piece, we knew about the near post, but they didn't panic and we spoke about being brave and wanting to play and I think we saw the team do that.
Past meetings looks to have played a big factor in how the goal line has been priced up, with 49 goals having been scored in the last 11 Premier League encounters between these two, averaging at 4.5 goals per game.
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Rangers lost 3-1 to Hibs in Sunday's Scottish League Cup semi-final We were not happy with the result or the goals conceded, said the manager.
Newcastle face Norwich in the battle to be relegated before Christmas, while Leeds United take on Crystal Palace.
According to Globoesporte, since the final Ferreira has already received (and rejected) a mammoth offer to move to Saudi Arabia with Al-Nassr, which would have netted him $22.5 million over two-and-a-half years. Turkish giants Besiktas and two unnamed MLS clubs are also reportedly considering an approach, although no other formal offer has yet been made.
Then with four minutes on the clock, substitute Jack Grealish almost scored an incredible goal beating defenders on the left then rounding Thibaut Courtois and forcing a clearance off the line from Ferland Mendy, and then the former Aston Villa man was denied another great strike by the Real stopper's outstretched boot.
Blatter has been charged with fraud, mismanagement, misappropriation of FIFA funds and forgery of a document.
Their fans in the Roumde Adjia Stadium in Garoua looked stunned at the full-time whistle, being left to contemplate a rollercoaster second half which ended their bid for a first Nations Cup title since 1982.
Norwich had their moments in an entertaining first half but failed to test visiting goalkeeper Ederson during their spell of sustained pressure. However, Grant Hanley came within a whisker of opening the scoring when his bullet header struck the base of the post.
“I also wonder about the agent talking the way he is and Dembele, on the other hand, telling me he wants to stay. I can’t understand, he added.
So, will he be given more firepower this winter, or will the club's bosses hope he can conquer Europe with the players already under his tutelage?
Marc Guehi should have stolen all three points for the Eagles in added time when he headed Gallagher's free-kick over from six yards, but the visitors' second-half comeback will give Patrick Vieira plenty of encouragement, and leave David Moyes frustrated his side let a third straight win slip from their grasp.
And while Kane - one of only two current Spurs players who were at the club before Pochettino's arrival - is unable to pinpoint the exact reason for the club's decline, he believes the departure of so many key players inevitably had a negative effect.
“It’s the same with all players out there – (Lionel) Messi, (Kylian) Mbappe, Eriksen. If they fit the criteria of no d***heads, they can play for us.”
By his own admission, he made great progress in the defensive phase of the game, learning where to move without the ball.
England have faced one of Scotland and Wales in their last two European Championship campaigns, while Southgate's men dispatched Ukraine 4-0 at Euro 2020.
We make no pretence to legal expertise, but it's quite interesting to hear Carrick saying not only that he hasn't spoken to Rangnick, but that he hasn't been able to. Presumably, if Rangnick wasn't about to become an employee of Manchester United, Carrick would be able to give him a ring any time he liked. Hi Ralf, it's Michael. Michael Carrick. Very well, thank you. Tell me, have you had an accident that wasn't your fault? Yes, us too. Don't know if you saw the game…
Manu Morlanes, who had come on in the 62nd minute only to go off eight minutes later because of an injury, was also shown a red card at the end of the game.
