In transitions, he'd use his size and physicality to unnerve Fikayo Tomori especially, peeling onto the England central defender when competing for aerial balls, and he'd seek to spin in behind Alessio Romagnoli when he wanted to show his pace.
We planned to press them like we did. We knew they wouldn't be able to play if we pressed them like that.
The Reds also won six successive Champions League matches for the first time, despite making a number of changes to their starting line-up, finishing an incredible 11 points clear of second-placed Atletico.
Five minutes later, it was two as Mir doubled their advantage, with Anthony Martial instrumental, providing a superb cross.
Hopefully sooner rather than later, when everything calms down and I am really settled at Arsenal, I might be able to think about my journey so far. There is also another training ground connection at play, with ex-England and Arsenal goalkeeper David Seaman being drafted in by the Gunners' academy director Per Mertesacker to work with the club's youth teams on an informal basis.
FIFA will hold a global summit on Monday to discuss their ambitious plans, but UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin, who has been a vocal critic of the biennial World Cup idea, said the meeting would not be a defining moment in the process.
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They have got no distractions; they have got no cup games which is important in terms of keeping everyone fit, he said.
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Not that you would have known, though, after a spirited and resolute display from United, who reduced their hosts to several pot shots from distance before half-time, and it was they who actually had the better of the early chances.
Emmanuel Dennis marked his goals for Club Bruges against Real Madrid in the Champions League by mimicking Cristiano Ronaldo's celebration
The Blues raced into a two-goal lead after 36 minutes, with strikes from Gemma Lawley and Jade Pennock.
Get Sky Sports | Live football on Sky SportsWhat he does know is what's required to produce a good team and get a team playing together and get the right balance between attacking and defending.
Newcastle need it, not just to improve their own situation but to keep Watford right in the relegation mix as well.
When Ten Hag was picked up by FC Twente, the biggest club in the region, Pahlplatz played alongside him for the youth team, the reserves and eventually the first team, across two different spells at Twente.
Birmingham have failed to take points off the teams around them too - losing both games to Leicester and suffering a 1-0 loss to Villa at St Andrews in November.
Even if we had that kind of money we would not do that because we are more drawn into indie things, but we work with Foot Locker, we work with Vice. We don't see ourselves as snob people because we are deep into this kind of culture, that's just what we like, that is our vibe.
Earlier on Tuesday, Rob Page named Ramsey in his 27-man squad for a friendly against Finland (September 1) and World Cup qualifiers against Belarus (September 5), and Estonia (September 8), all live on Sky Sports.
I'm over the moon for the players because they deserve it. We are on an unbelievable run of results and the players deserve a huge amount of credit.
If you don't get used to it, it's Saturday-Wednesday-Saturday-Wednesday, you'll soon be in trouble. Arsenal have seen a gradual improvement since Arteta took over from Unai Emery in December, but Merson feels there is still some way to go before they are challenging for the top four again, and suggests defensive solidity should be the main aim.
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Rooney is the Premier League's all-time second top scorer, with 208 goals for Manchester United - with whom he won five league titles - and Everton.
The proposed changes to the international calendar would mean a major finals every summer, with World Cups in even years and the European Championship and Copa America in odd years.
His forward thinking and analytical approach to decision-making has seen him garner the respect of many in the game, from players, agents and club officials.
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I don't see Everton going somewhere and getting a 'wow' result and that's the problem they're going to have.
He said in his acceptance speech: “I would like to mention Robert Lewandowski, it’s been a real honour to compete with you.
What also helps is that Wood reportedly had a release clause of around £25 million, which is particularly helpful for Newcastle as they scrabble around for reinforcements at a time when clubs are reluctant to sell, and know that they have deep pockets to be exploited. With limited time to negotiate, Wood was an easy purchase.
The statement said the authorities were dealing with an incident at the outer security perimeter of the stadium.
We knew it, and it will be good to understand how difficult it is. Since October we didn't lose one game in the Premier League.
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.
Xhaka reacted by waving and cupping his ear sarcastically to the home support, exchanging words before taking off his shirt and disappearing down the tunnel.
Meanwhile, Man City are on an eight-game winning run, with Liverpool having strung together six victories.
The Bianconeri have an excellent relationship with Sassuolo, as underlined once again by the very favourable deal they agreed with the Neroverdi for Manuel Locatelli during the summer, and they would dearly love to sign the 22-year-old on loan with a view to a permanent transfer at the end of the season.
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Dan James: No Wales fans vs Denmark won't faze usTen-man Wales beaten by Italy but into last 16Gareth Bale 'proud of the boys' as Wales reach last 16When referees look at my stature and my height, I've kind of made it to be an easy target, he told Sky Sports News.
But what exactly will fans need to do on matchdays? And are Premier League clubs ready to implement the changes?
Former Manchester United winger Deji Sotona is set to head back to the Premier League from Nice after seeing a move to Chelsea fall through during the last window.
England U21's qualification for the 2023 U21 Euros got off to a winning start last month with a 2-0 win over Kosovo at Stadium MK.
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Moore double fires Cardiff back to winning waysCardiff sack McCarthy after eight straight defeatsListen to the Sky Sports EFL PodcastFormer striker Morison - best known for his three spells as a player with Millwall - will be assisted by Tom Ramasut, while former Cardiff captain Mark Hudson, who has previously been on the Huddersfield coaching staff, arrives as first-team coach.
Nottingham Forest defender Steve Cook thanked paramedics for saving his father's life before the Championship match at Bournemouth on Tuesday.
Donetsk is one of the regions currently occupied by Russia, but Shakhtar are currently on a 'Global Tour for Peace' which began with a 1-0 win over Olympiakos.
In 2016, when completing his coaching badges, Nagelsmann finished with the second-best score in his class.
SCORE PREDICTION: 0-1 BETTING ANGLE: Tottenham draw no bet (11/8 with Sky Bet) Opta stats Leicester have won two of their last four Premier League games against Tottenham (L2), as many as they had in their previous 12 against them (D3 L7).Tottenham won this exact fixture 4-2 in May last season, last winning back-to-back away league games against Leicester in October 2003/December 2014.Since Leicester returned to the Premier League in 2014, their 14 meetings with Tottenham have produced 54 goals - only Arsenal vs Liverpool (62) and Crystal Palace vs Liverpool (55) have seen more goals scored in the competition in that time.Leicester have lost just one of their last eight midweek (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) Premier League games (W4 D3), going down 2-1 at Chelsea in May.
It began in Nottingham, and they have recently expanded it to Derby with aspirations to take it further afield.
The Magpies have won just once in 11 home league games this season, however (D6 L4).Newcastle have dropped a league-high 21 points from winning positions in the Premier League this season, while only West Ham (12) have won more points from behind so far than Everton (11).No side earned more points from their first four Premier League games this season than Everton (10).
The response from Spurs was non-existent following the goal with Nuno's team failing to register a shot on goal in the second half as their run of two straight victories came to an end.
The former Chelsea FC, Newcastle United FC, Fulham FC and Blackburn Rovers FC winger takes over our SSE Airtricity League Premier Division team having most recently coached within the Shelbourne FC Academy.
This won't be easy for Liverpool. Burnley are still bottom of the table but they have shown recently that they are up for the fight. I still think Jurgen Klopp's side will come out on top though, because we know they will create a lot of chances.
