It was very special just to have him back playing for us, but, these past few weeks we are starting to see Raul back as the player he was before his injury, and it is just a pleasure to see.
But there are also massive question marks over his credentials, massive questions. We've seen how out of his depth Freddie Ljungberg has been in recent weeks.
Technically superior to their rivals, Roberto Martinez's side controlled the remainder of the first half but were unable to reinstate their lead as Dedryck Boyata's header curled inches wide before Thorgan Hazard's stunning volley direct from a De Bruyne corner cannoned off the frame of the Wales goal.
I'm like a sponge, I just try and soak it all up. But my future is very much tied to the manager's - where he goes, I go.
Pablo Mari insists he does not see his future at Arsenal and would like to stay in Italy beyond the end of the season.
United refused to be denied though and Ronaldo stepped up to convert a penalty 20 minutes from time to ensure caretaker boss Michael Carrick signed off undefeated.
“Being an English player and having come through the system in the Premier League [the ambition] is to play for a top club in the Premier League.
Yet, inevitably, it was a game in which Greaves failed to take part that defined his career, a shin injury costing him the opportunity to test his prodigious scoring exploits on the biggest stage.
When an opponent is better and wins, all I've said all my career is congratulations to them and then we try to improve.
Celtic continued their remarkable unbeaten run in the Scottish Premiership to extend their lead over Rangers to three points.
I was lucky to play at the same time as some of them, of course including Thierry Henry and Dennis Bergkamp.
A scrappy start to the second half saw Bukayo Saka booked for diving and Moises Caicedo shown a yellow for chopping down Odegaard but Arsenal, for the first time in the match, began to build some sustained attacks, with Saka lashing over from the edge of the box after a corner.
However, given Aubameyang’s worrying form in recent weeks, it could also give Arteta cause for thought ahead of the upcoming trips to Manchester United and Everton.
A stunning solo goal from Pernille Harder opened the scoring before Jessie Fleming added a second with a looping header.
It was the kind of game that needed a goal to burst into life, the question was just who would be able to make the breakthrough - and it was the visitors.
He will be managing a team potentially that's got to find a way to get to 40 points and he's a winner.
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A parade around Manchester was the end of the celebrations. On the Thursday night, less than 24 hours after those 101 seconds, the players went their separate ways. In those days there were no WhatsApp groups or any AOL-based equivalent, so that was the last most saw of each other until David Beckham’s wedding six weeks later.
I'm not certain it was about the profile of players… we didn't have the same fluidity we've come to expect.
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Pele, 81, underwent surgery to remove the colon tumour in September and spent nearly a month in hospital.
The visitors conceded a corner when Ralston blocked a shot from substitute Samuel and when Spittal delivered from the left, Baldwin got in front of Scales to knock the ball past Hart.
The Spaniard said: “Again, I’m really happy with Mo. I won't be discussing individually other players, and it’s no time to do so.”
Marc Guehi - 7A tough examination on his debut, but came up with some important blocks and clearances.
I am obviously glad we are here. The Foxes welcome Roma for the first leg of their Europa Conference League semi-final on Thursday.
Tuanzebe, who has made 45 appearances for Villa but has struggled for playing time under Gerrard, left Bunia in the Democratic Republic of Congo as a child to build a new life in the UK.
Gabriel Martinelli could be a top player and I like him, but if I keep Aubameyang I've got 15-20 goals, and that's some doing.
Tavernier later produced the same pass after winning possession and breaking from his own half but goalkeeper Matt Macey this time got his hand to a more subtle effort from Morelos.
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Some of those chances are likely to fall to Tariq Lamptey, who is wildly overpriced in the player shots market with Sky Bet.
Chelsea headed to Russia knowing they needed to match Juventus' result against Malmo in order to seal top spot, but Tuchel opted to make eight changes to the side which lost 3-2 at West Ham last Saturday.
[Winning six games is] not a prize and you win something; I'd have taken each points tally to go to the next round but 18 is the best so we take that as well.
When you take out the clubs who still have Premier League parachute payments, we're probably in the top five of highest wage earners. You can see why fans are frustrated at us paying so much money and not competing. But my job is to bring down the wage bill.
