With the likes of David Seaman, Tony Adams, Nigel Winterburn, Ray Parlour and Ian Wright at his disposal, Arsenal’s new manager knew he had the spine of a team that could be successful, but that he had to change their way of thinking to get the very best out of them.
The striker could have done with that morale boost and so could his team-mates, who briefly appeared more settled until they were nearly undone again.
Nice were very keen to hold onto Saliba and the end of last season, but Marseille were determined that they wanted to sign him. Showcasing his talent at Marseille… TW: Marseille had a substantial summer recruitment drive, piloted by Pablo Longoria, who is the president, and Jorge Sampaoli the head coach, and one of the really striking things about Saliba - who has been a virtual ever-present this season, playing more minutes than any other player in Ligue 1 - is that Marseille play with a system that is extremely demanding of their central defenders.
At the other end, Man City are good at scoring goals from set-pieces, but Leeds have to defend them better.
They were the worst you will ever see, says Dennis Lowndes, a lifelong fan who used to work at the club on the ticketing side and is now part of the ground staff.
We have been beaten by our local rivals, we haven't made the top six, he's only won one game since the turn of the year.
“It is a defeat that leaves us alive in the second leg,” said Ancelotti. City had chances to score more than four and let Real back into the match by conceding three times.
The tall, slender left-footer showcased his excellent vision when building possession out from defence while also illustrating his all-round ability by pushing forward and providing goals for his team.
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Watching Chelsea at the weekend, he was making some unbelievable runs but the way they're set up to play at the moment, they're not looking for him.
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Grealish's header was only his second league goal for City since his £100m summer move, and his first for the club since mid-September.
Manchester CIty forward Gabriel Jesus soared to the summit after scoring four goals in a game for the first time in his Premier League career in a 5-1 win over Watford - maintaining City's one-point advantage over Liverpool atop the table.
The positions in the middle of everything are so important. The variety of those passes is a little unusual, however, highlighting his range.
Nobody, furthermore, can accuse the legendary No.10 of not deserving the odd break. In 2020-21, he played exactly 60 games between club and country - completing the 90 minutes in all but three – including that scintillating Copa America campaign, in which he played every single minute for his country.
Manchester rivals battle for top three United manager Marc Skinner said not qualifying for Europe would hurt.
They played every day, he tells BBC Sport. If they weren't playing with friends after school, they were playing with each other. There are not many families that had the contact time they had; they had a field and all the equipment they needed. They had poles, goals, and football after football because I was a coach.
Some are starting to suggest Simeone is reaching the end of the line at Atletico, although most fans remain thoroughly loyal to the coach.
Lukaku, who looks to be struggling for form and confidence, had those opportunities that you simply must cash in on against a team going for their 12th successive league win.
O'Riley came through the ranks at Fulham before moving to League One MK Dons in January 2020, scoring nine times - seven this term - in 52 games.
Scott recently told Canaries' fan podcast All in Yellow that he was looking to make a step up in his career and Boro are giving him that chance as they look to reshape their technical department in search of a return to the Premier League themselves in the next two to three years.
So when you take into consideration, yes it will be a step up in terms of the quality of opposition he will be facing every week, but there is one thing about Steven and his coaching staff - they do know what they are doing, which appears to be why they have landed such a big job at Villa.
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Both teams had already booked their last-16 places and Real ended on 15 points from six games, five more than second-placed Inter.
I don't see him coming and if I had hit him I would make him bleed, for sure, said Albiol to Movistar+.
But I hate losing like that, I don't think they won it I think we threw it away. Birmingham's Lee Bowyer: It was a good away, solid performance.
However, Marc Skinner's side, who won 1-0 at Arsenal on Wednesday in the quarter-finals of the Continental League Cup, dominated the first half with Tottenham unable to have a single shot on target.
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Jurgen Klopp’s side just had too much experience and know-how, with Arsenal struggling to build any sort of momentum on a frustrating night at Emirates Stadium.
My eyes have wandered elsewhere for a bet. This one could go the same way with 12/1 available on the chances of no cards.
Even Dimitri Payet - Marseille's usual creative spark - was having trouble finding a way through a well-drilled but tiring Lille side.
Roman Abramovich's sanctioning by the government and disqualification by the Premier League as a director of the club he has owned since 2003 has left the Stamford Bridge outfit's fate in the hands of ministers.
Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says fans will see a reaction when his side take on Watford on Saturday (15:00 GMT).