I still stay in touch with some of them. As a teenager playing in midfield in League One, he remembers the learning curve being steep.
Claudio Ranieri hadn't lost to City in his previous nine matches as a manager against them but after losing six of his first eight games in charge at Watford, this comprehensive defeat underlined the big task he has on his hands to lift them away from danger.
Full-back Ben Johnson has a low-grade hamstring tear from the Chelsea win but the 21-year-old is set to return sooner than Zouma.
Tuchel will obviously be disappointed and perhaps presumed this side would have too much for Zenit. Opta stats Chelsea have finished second in their UEFA Champions League group in three of their last four campaigns in the competition (1st in the other), having won their group in six of their previous seven participations.Zenit Saint Petersburg remain unbeaten at home to English sides in European competition, winning their two previous such encounters before today's draw.Chelsea conceded as many goals against Zenit Saint Petersburg tonight (3) as they have in their previous 12 UEFA Champions League matches under Thomas Tuchel combined.Romelu Lukaku has scored in all four of his UEFA Champions League appearances against Russian sides (5 goals), home and away against CSKA Moscow in 2017-18 and home and away against Zenit this season - Only Raúl (6) has netted more against Russian sides in the competition.Timo Werner is the first Chelsea player to both score and assist in a UEFA Champions League match since Werner himself away to FK Krasnodar in October 2020.
Both players were unable to continue despite receiving treatment on the field, while Rice was also seen hobbling around in midfield during the latter stages of his side's win.
It’s actually the battle to beat the drop where we could be in for more drama. Okay, Norwich have been relegated with Watford needing a miracle to avoid joining them. That realistically leaves just one final spot that is currently occupied by Everton, but it’s far from clear at this juncture.
While the injection of new blood is most welcome, Andonovski’s most difficult task will come after the friendlies in Australia and the subsequent January camp.
We've got more points than six other clubs which means we finish in the top six so I don't know why my players aren't getting the credit that the other clubs are getting. Rangers manager Giovanni van Bronckhorst was delighted with their recovery after the red card: We started off really well, were 1-0 up and had control of the game.
Jack Colback was also excellent, but we're trying to raise standards collectively and, when the players fell short, I will tell them.
The investigation was launched last year after a report by the Supervisory Commission for Serie A clubs (COVISOC) into player trading activity was carried out and submitted to the Federal Prosecutor.
When I look at those United players I've mentioned in the team today, they don't work as hard as Mane or Firmino or Bernardo Silva.
The key, surely, for the home nations will be to be given another home tie. They might also hope that an unseeded team can shock one of the big boys in the semis.
It allows him to get even more out of his right-footed attacker on the left. Is the gulf in quality between Al Sadd and their opponents a reason to downplay his achievements?
“That means Fab [Fabinho], Virgil [van Dijk], Curtis [Jones] and Thiago [Alcantara]. Thiago was the latest, he came back and trained yesterday for the first time with the team.
United spent more than £110m in the summer, bringing in Jadon Sancho (£73m), Raphael Varane (£34m) and Cristiano Ronaldo (£12.85m) - investment that followed fan protests against the Glazer family ownership towards the end of last season.
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Lastly, Van de Beek has been given a fresh chance under a new manager and failed to convince him too. If there is a wider malaise then you have to wonder at what point the players are willing to take the blame for eight years of chronic underperformance.
Fortunately for the away side, Fabinho, Luiz Diaz and Sadio Mane notched a goal each to salvage the tie.
England's recall was one of the notable inclusions when Wiegman named her squad last week. She followed that up with two more goals in the 5-0 demolition of Reading on Sunday.
In a club statement, general manager Sarah Westwood said results have fallen short of our expectations but staff believed their goal was to avoid relegation.
The Blues have only had one longer winning run in the WSL, winning nine in a row across two seasons between August 2015 and May 2016.Chelsea have lost one of their last 43 away FA Women's Super League matches (W29 D13) and have kept a clean sheet in nine of their last 12 on the road.Reading have recorded a shot conversion rate of 16.1% in the FA WSL this season, the third-best tally behind Arsenal (18.2%) and opponents Chelsea (17.8%).Since the start of last season, Chelsea's Fran Kirby has started 22 matches in the FA WSL and been directly involved in 38 goals in those matches (22 goals, 16 assists).Chelsea duo Sam Kerr and Fran Kirby have combined for 18 FA WSL goals, the most of any two players in the competition's history, despite only playing alongside one another in 26 games in the competition.Brighton vs Manchester United - Sunday, kick-off 12.30pmTeam news Brighton have no new injury worries and neither do Manchester United, who are looking to bounce back from a 2-0 defeat to Arsenal last time out.
When they are with us and the team grabs that pillar, we can be really strong, so I am really pleased with that. On Aubameyang, and whether he would play in the next game, Arteta told BT Sport: We will talk about that another day.
Rangers responded, with Luke Amos driving into the penalty area and beating Hamer with a low drive only for the ball to cannon to safety off the far post.
Keep smiling, everything happens for a reason, we're blessed still and we're going to come back, and we keep it up.
That is a question you would have spotted time and time again if you had glanced at social media during the last few Arsenal games.
He impressed at Euro 2020 for Sweden too and the fact he has already played club football in Sweden, Germany, Holland and Spain at the age of 22 is viewed as a positive.
The run-in certainly favours City, who don't face anyone in the top five between now and the end of term, while United travel to title contenders Chelsea on the final day - although Marc Skinner's side currently hold the numerical advantage, three points ahead having played a game more.
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Initial contact with the 24-year-old's agent has already been made, and Rodgers has conceded that one of his prized assets must ensure that he looks at every option at this stage of his career.
At the end of the festive fixtures, City are 10 points clear at the top of the Premier League table from Chelsea.
However, Man Utd soon silenced the home fans as they finally scored from a corner at the 140th time of asking.
That's not a reason to not make a change if you don't have it right. I want Hibs to be on the leading edge.
He wants his teams to play on the front foot; to press hard, hold a high line, pass out from the back, and attack in large numbers. It is a commendable idea and one the Everton fans have been crying out for after the tedious defensive caution of Rafael Benitez.
At a summit last week, world football's governing body told representatives from its 211 member associations £3.3billion in additional revenue would be generated from holding a biennial World Cup.
The money raised will enable UNICEF to continue to provide emergency medical services, including medicines and health supplies, hygiene kits, safe water and shelter, as well as psychosocial support for those affected by the conflict, said Sparkes.
It is noteworthy that Newcastle rank 17th in the Premier League for crosses attempted and have only scored four headed goals, while Wood tops the Premier League charts for aerials won (5.5 per game), per WhoScored.
It wasn't particularly unusual for Rangers to concede three goals in one game. Since things started to turn around on Steven Gerrard's watch - Benfica, St Mirren, Royal Antwerp, Bayer Leverkusen and Motherwell have all scored three against them in 90 minutes and Spartak Moscow have scored four. What was unusual about Sunday was that they all came in the first half (that never happened under Gerrard) and what was doubly unusual was that one player got all three. That feat is as rare as hen's teeth.
During the Millwall v Crystal Palace FA Cup game, you had the commentator apologising for swearing, but nothing on the homophobia towards Conor Gallagher that you could clearly hear.
If a picture says a thousand words, we may as well just have posted these lot and left The Warm-Up there. It shouldn’t go unnoticed that pictures from the Etihad are often of the highest calibre, so just enjoy these…
There's massive difference between Liverpool (131 offsides) compared to Man City, who are the next best (82).
Kurt Whitton says he was a big Alan Pace [Burnley owner and chairman] fan until the events of the last few weeks but now he is not so keen anymore.
Aubameyang was hoping to start a match for the first time since December 2, with the striker excluded from the Arsenal squad since being left out for breaking team rules.
