Messi was the best player in the world at that time. He was unstoppable, so I’m not saying 100 per cent that I could have shut him down.
It's so easy to bump up your wage bill with players who aren't actually improving the team, and I think Arsenal are conscious of that.
Kyle Walker will be suspended for Manchester City's next two Champions League games after UEFA rejected an appeal over his red card against RB Leipzig.
And, as a defender, as long as we do not concede, we always have a chance to get results. However, while keeping clean sheets has been something of an issue for the Hammers, scoring goals from set-plays has most certainly not, as Ogbonna demonstrated at Goodison Park.
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That is so good and that is why I'm very pleased. Asked what he felt he was not getting help with, he said: We don't have to be helped, absolutely not.
Meeting Keshi Anderson's flick-on, Jerry Yates darted clean through on goal only to fire wide from 15 yards.
We've got some really good players there so we need to get them playing at the top of their game. The centre-halves in the opening part of the season were mostly in form up until a month or so ago.
The only way to put pressure on Arsenal is to get three points - to win, Conte said. There are nine games to go, every game has to be a final.
There are reports that several United players are unhappy with interim boss Ralf Rangnick's training methods.
We started the second half quite well and up until the extremely soft card, I think we looked like we were growing into the game.
Chelsea, Newcastle and West Ham are interested in Everton left-back Lucas Digne. There is also an unnamed fourth Premier League club that want the France international.
His performance owed plenty to individual quality but was made possible by Guardiola's tactical outmanoeuvring of his counterpart.
They are damning stats but while Maguire doesn't pay much attention to the specific numbers, he says the defensive unit must be much better than they have been, and as the centre-back leader he has to improve.
Egypt's Mohamed Sherif, who had been introduced at the start of extra-time, was left bloodied after heading just over within three minutes of his arrival, and Badra Sangare parried Zizo's raking 98th-minute strike.
What a strange state of affairs. This had looked like the ideal move for all parties when it was confirmed back in June, but now Wijnaldum finds himself being linked with a loan switch to Arsenal or West Ham or Newcastle.
Kent and Ianis Hagi made way for Scott Arfield and Fashion Sakala and the home side kept pressing with Alnwick making another fine save, this time from Tavernier's right-footed volley from outside the box.
What I do know is that it means there are only certain clubs that could even consider it. Moyes also believes Rice has been one of the best players for England over the last few months, adding: I think he's been England's best performer from the Euros.
Against Crystal Palace, Andros Townsend fractured his foot and captain Seamus Coleman sustained bone bruising and soft tissue damage.
We have to apologise for bringing our football club and our supporters into the situation we are in, he said.
But the German side - currently second in the Bundesliga - never really turned up in what was the 1,000th game at the Westfalendstadion, but Rangers were never overawed by the occasion, location or opponent.
The goal would eventually come when Sakala got in front of Stryjek to head home Tavernier's corner and seal the points for the champions.
Dembele's 11 assists in La Liga have come at 0.69 a match - more than Lionel Messi (0.62), Trent Alexander Arnold (0.43) and Thomas Muller (0.55).
The list would be endless. Earlier on Friday, Middlesbrough complained that Derby's administrators have consistently refused to engage with them over their claim.
They didn't play too well against Newcastle last time out and it felt as if one or two of them had already accepted they would be falling through the trap door.
Tuttosport labelled Juventus shameless after what goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny described as a tragic performance.
With the first round of fixtures complete across the six groups, 10 of the 12 game have so far been decided by a single goal, with the other two finishing goalless.
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Under-23s midfielder Tim Akinola is another player Arsenal could look to send out on loan, while the likes of George Lewis, James Olayinka and Omar Rekik could also be allowed to leave on a temporary basis.
I wanted to have a look at a different combination in midfield with John McGinn and Scott McTominay and that was interesting and there was more game time for some of the players that required it.
With Hodgson at the helm, it would be foolish to write them off.Dan Sansom West Ham continue top-four push - but at what cost?
The visitors even sent up goalkeeper Zecira Musovic for a last-minute corner, but again their goalscoring touch eluded them as Reading held on for a famous win.
The hosts pulled a goal back seven minutes from time when Edouard poked home Michael Olise's cross and the substitute then also curled a late free-kick in for Palace's second - but they could not find a dramatic equaliser.
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Houghton has been missed by City in what has been a frustrating season so far, with the team currently sixth in the Women's Super League.
It is true that the side from Seville endured a terrible week before the international break, but they will be hoping to bounce back with a strong performance this weekend and a game against an out-of-form Elche side should provide Betis with the perfect opportunity.
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Before moving to Romania a week ago, the Dynamo players camped at the club's training base outside Kyiv, then moved to another location in a forest 100km away from Lviv. Their trip to Bucharest took almost 48 hours.
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A feeling that we left them alive. Heads up, I said to the team after the game, I don't want one second of sadness.
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Goals from Brandon Hanlan, Adebayo Akinfenwa and Sam Vokes had the Chairboys in control following Danny Andrew's opener but the hosts hit back through quick-fire second-half strikes from Joe Garner and Shayden Morris.
Denmark were unbeaten in their last 26 qualifiers for World Cups and European Championships and had won all of their nine matches in Group F to top the group but bumped into a relentless Scotland side that roared to a 2-0 win to book a home semi-final play-off.
However, as good as you think you are, if you're not willing to do the basics of the game, no way can you implement your own skill.
Blackpool's Dujon Sterling was shown the first yellow card of the game in the 54th minute after tugging the shirt of Flynn Downes.
For the clubs, he is a pain in the a***. To understand how the game's biggest stars have come to rely on Raiola, it helps to go back to the beginning and those very first deals.
Defeat to Wolves at Old Trafford in their last outing cranked up the pressure on Rangnick as he looks to keep United in the Champions League next season.
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We all look at what Thomas Tuchel has done in an even shorter space of time at Chelsea. He has no experience of English football, comes in January and, just by giving a team that was completely rudderless some structure, he goes on to win the Champions League.
