The hope, therefore, is that director Marina Granovskaia and, to a lesser extent, owner Roman Abramovich, realise how costly an error it would be to let Rudiger leave this summer.
But it was the captains not the managers who ended up writing the headlines, with firstly Alan Browne for Preston and then Cauley Woodrow for Barnsley getting on the scoresheet, before Johnson grabbed the winner.
The linesman flagged for a foul but he flagged 10 seconds after the incident. It was a very soft decision, I must say.
Could this be a season-defining win for Roma? A Champions League place is now in sight and Mourinho will be hoping his side can finish their hectic festive schedule with another triumph when they host Sampdoria on Wednesday.
The South American has been available as a free agent since severing ties with Sao Paulo in September.
England have a wealth of options to replace Alexander-Arnold, but while Southgate is unlikely to call up a replacement for the forthcoming friendlies, the same luxury cannot be afforded to Klopp.
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The veteran central defender also shared a photo of what he says is half of his annual salary, a figure of roughly £1.9 million.
“It’s true that nobody is bigger than the club and this is a team effort and a strong club. It’s not only about Toni and I mean that in the best way, because we know what he’s doing and we’re fully aware of it.
It just shows how mentally strong he is and what type of person he is, that he's been able to just get on with his football and consistently produce the performances he has.
And even if the update improves matters significantly, would it be too late? And for a while, they did.
It didn't matter one bit: he was afforded too much space and time to orchestrate play and assert himself as the midfield general, given the licence to roam further forwards thanks to the discipline in defensive positioning of Casemiro and Toni Kroos. A quality display from a man who is still at the top of his game.
Like other continental tournaments, Copa America was initially scheduled for 2020, but the COVID-19 pandemic forced its postponement.
Villarreal had been temporarily drawn against Manchester United, who they could not face having been in the same group as the Spanish side, while Ralf Rangnick's side were then incorrectly omitted from a pot of potential opponents for Atletico Madrid.
It was his through ball that saw home keeper Sam Johnstone truly tested for the first time as he made a superb finger-tip save from Brennan Johnson's strike which deflected off Matt Clarke's outstretched leg.
I don't think [the red card was related to his travel from AFCON]. Partey: I should be more intelligent not to get in a challenge when already booked Partey has apologised for his red card against Liverpool on Thursday night.
Pressing is a collective action that defines how, why, and when a team looks to close down en masse.
Ian Baraclough is confident Jonny Evans will be fit for Northern Ireland's World Cup qualifiers next month but said the Leicester defender will make the final decision as he manages injury problems.
“His comeback starts now,” said Moxon in an update issued by the club, although he was quick to add that “we won’t put pressure on him by setting a specific timeframe beyond being able to say with confidence we expect him to feature again later in the season.”
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Neil Warnock's historic night turned sour as his Middlesbrough side were beaten 3-1 by Luton at Kenilworth Road.
A major change from this season sees the away goals rule removed, so ties level after 180 minutes will go to extra time.
Athletic hit back almost immediately through youngster Oihan Sancet, who ran onto a ball over the top from Raul Garcia before picking out the far corner. They went ahead just over 10 minutes later, Inigo Martinez heading in after Dani Vivian hooked the ball to him at the far post.
From what I've seen him do at Bayern Munich when he was the Under-23 coach and Ajax now, I like his football and I'm pretty positive that with a full pre-season, with having the chance to build and mould his own staff, also a new team, which is obvious, we will have a new team.
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Now people will see if I am free and that makes it easier to come in.' These were the details that he thought about.
Yes, as a defender you try to put your arm across to get in front, but Dan James has got in front of him.
It's a dream for me to sign a new long-term contract for my boyhood club and hopefully the dream continues.
The team that Ferguson picked was a bespoke solution to a bespoke problem. Indeed, in his first three Champions League finals at United, he picked an XI that had never played together before, and would never do so again.
Liverpool blink first but no shame in thatLiverpool had won a dozen Premier League games in a row at Anfield before this.
We need to give young people, especially teenagers, another option and an alternative to knife crime and gangs.
Roma have slipped to seventh in the Serie A standings after 24 matches and only have the Europa Conference League left to play for in terms of silverware.
