We had identified him, and I'd like to say convinced him, before he became French champion, he said. Even without winning the Ligue 1, he would have been at OGC Nice.
They had to put up with a lot of adversity but testament to spirit and composure and character they kept playing their football and got a deserved winning goal.
He’ll be hoping his second introduction to first-hand involvement of English football will be a little gentler, with the German set to take charge of Manchester United for the first time in Sunday's Premier League clash with Crystal Palace.
Daniel Podence had an early goal ruled out for offside as Wolves enjoyed the better of the opening period but in foggy conditions chances were few and far between.
Hungry' Markanday at Rovers for first-team football Iqbal won a penalty for United U23s in a 1-1 home draw against Tottenham last week, with Dilan Markanday scoring a late equaliser for the visitors in a game which proved to be his last in a Spurs shirt.
Striker Suarez may have had his flaws but was a superb player and almost single-handedly dragged Liverpool to the Premier League title in 2013-14.
Bruno Fernandes - Sporting Lisbon, £67.7m Fernandes joined United in January 2020 after having been touted as a potential recruit during the previous transfer window and immediately demonstrated his effectiveness, scoring eight goals and providing seven assists in 14 Premier League appearances that season.
There was plenty to enjoy in the second half for United's new manager, whoever and wherever they might be. Goals from Anthony Elanga, Mason Greenwood and Marcus Rashford suggest that, whatever else is going on, the kids are alright. A tweak to the midfield brought Bruno Fernandes into the game, so that's another positive. Put the best player in his best position and he makes things happen.
South American confederation CONMEBOL has previously described the plans as highly unviable, but the Confederation of North and Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) and the Asian Football Conderation (AFC) have confirmed they are open to the idea of a biennial World Cup.
Paul Merson: Arsenal are a mid-table teamPremier League table | Fixtures | Live on SkyGet Sky Sports - All channels £23 a month'With Jose, you've got a chance of the title' Of course, Jose Mourinho plays a part.
Leeds thinking outside the box An area Bielsa will want to improve this season is the location of his side's shots.
Nkunku has now scored 17 league goals while creating 12 as Leipzig, unbeaten in their last eight Bundesliga matches, climbed to 51 points in fourth place, three ahead of fifth-placed Freiburg, 2-1 winners at Eintracht Frankfurt.
The arrival of Christophe Galtier came at the right time in relation to his profile and where the club is at.
Winks’ willingness to always look for a forward pass, and to move the ball quickly even in tight areas, has proved revelatory. This was most effective in the 2-2 draw with Liverpool, although he was also Tottenham’s best player in the 1-1 draw with Southampton; his brilliant pass for Kane’s marginally-offside goal was the moment of the match.
Costacurta wound me up. He was saying, 'Graziano, today you are not so fast.' He did it intentionally.
Mark Hughes and Steve Bruce are keen. We are told Wayne Rooney would struggle to turn the job down.
Keita's time at Anfield has been up and down, the Guinea international at times struggling to hold down a place in the side following his arrival from RB Leipzig in 2018.
I'm glad that she's getting some recognition that she deserves. Fishlock, the first player to earn 100 caps for the Welsh national team, was selected by a vote among players, coaches, general managers, members of the media and fans.
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Michael Olise and Eberechi Eze are two talents, but both are completely different types of players that like to cut inside and get into central positions.
Wayne Rooney has denied any knowledge of whether or not Mike Ashley could take over at Derby County, but the Mail reports he is believed to be close to a £50 million deal. Speaking of the rumours, Rooney said: “I know it's very close to something being announced due to my conversations with the administrators. In terms of personnel and who that is, I can honestly stand here and say I don't know.”
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The interactive graphic below emphasises United's counter style, travelling upfield at a league-topping 17.2m per second during passing sequences, on average.
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I first heard of Brentford when they started getting all the Danish guys. I was at Tottenham at the time, so a few years ago.
But, if I can encourage others to join us in this fight, nothing can stand in the way of the impact we can make together. Common Goal was launched in 2017 when a single player, Juan Mata of Manchester United and Spain, committed to pledge one per cent of his salary to a collective fund.
Liverpool end City spitting investigationRef Watch: Dermot disagrees with KloppLive PL on Sky Sports in JanuaryHe trained with like likes of Salah and Virgil van Dijk at 16, a pretty surreal experience, and earlier this year he struggled to contain his delight when given a senior debut at Norwich in the Carabao Cup.
This cannot be the right way. CRYSTAL PALACENumber of games postponed by Covid: 1; Number of games played in December: 4 Prior to their return on Boxing Day, Palace's last game had been their home draw with Southampton on December 15.
How the teams lined up | Match statsPremier League fixtures | Table | ResultsLive on Sky Sports | Get Sky SportsOddly, Leeds registered the better stats in many areas in the first half - although did finish it without a shot on target - and began to test Tottenham in the final 15 minutes.
All the top stories and transfer rumours from Friday's national newspapers... Leeds will dole out a whopping £48m to players and staff if they avoid the drop.
The perfect away performance from West HamAhead of any quarter-final second leg in Europe, there will be nerves.
Anfang, 47, has been fined 20,000 euros (£16,700), while his former assistant Florian Junge, 36, was banned for 10 months and fined 3,000 euros (£2,500).
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Speaking to BT Sport afterwards, Klopp said: The second goal is a brilliant goal. A counter-press. I love it. He had a little genius moment to put it into the right spot.
“There have to be exits and certain actions to meet fair play. It is clear what we want, although I will not say it… we have clear ideas, we are going step by step.”
Another sponsor, Vitality, released a statement to say they are hugely disappointed by the judgement subsequently shown by the club in response to this incident and will be suspending sponsorship with immediate effect.
Barcelona will seal a place in the last 16 if they beat Bayern Munich; if they draw or lose at the Allianz Arena they would need Benfica to draw or lose their match against Dynamo Kyiv in order to advance.
With the under-17s, we played in the Euros and the main reason we qualified was Liel, because he was the key player, says Levin. Then, with the 21s, I brought him in even though he was two or three years younger than the rest.
Manchester United boss Ralf Rangnick wants to sell three players - Paul Pogba, Edinson Cavani and Anthony Martial - as he believes they are bad for team morale.
