We have to begin by looking at his past, and it is six years since Rodgers left Liverpool. His links to Anfield remain one of the most troublesome factors in him ever taking over at Old Trafford, although some would argue that enough time has passed to make the switch possible.
You want that openness, today that was on show. Brentford boss Thomas Frank: Congratulations to Dyche and Burnley - a well-deserved win.
Bayern Munich's Robert Lewandowski, Borussia Dortmund's Erling Haaland, Juventus' Leonardo Bonucci, and Real Madrid pair Karim Benzema and David Alaba complete the 23-man group.
And I take pride in it. It was the result of a career of perseverance for Bajrami, which is now bearing fruit.
I played with Tony Adams for many years and he was a top, top defender. He was a phenomenal player, and could do everything.
Patrick Vieira called on his team to play with personality in his programme notes, stressing the need to be clinical if his players were to emulate that shock success - and his side made a bright start with Jean-Philippe Mateta inviting Michael Olise to shoot following a swift break but the youngster's effort was narrowly off target.
I was not sure how he would fit what Xavi is doing but you can see now that he wanted to create those more synchronised movements on the right.
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In December 2020, Guardiola said: All around the world it's five substitutions, but here we believe we are more special people.
The Foxes have scored 27 goals in their last 11 games across all competitions - and that run has included fixtures against Manchester City, Liverpool and Chelsea.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was left out of Arsenal's squad to face Southampton over a disciplinary breach, Mikel Arteta said.
These clubs are convinced they are special. Perhaps the best way to be special again is to stop behaving as if you are and make good decisions.
There's a long way to go, but there's a growing case that perhaps another historic team may be emerging at the London Stadium.
But there is much more to Wales than Bale and Ramsey. He's been fantastic for Nottingham Forest and you've seen this season what he is capable of doing.
Seeing my team play like that was everything we wanted. And the same can be said for the Everton fans, who had longed for such joy following the miserable reign of Rafael Benitez.
The first half looked like one might imagine a first half between the 12th-best team in Spain and eighth-best team in England would look: low on quality, high on nerves.
The visitors still needed to rely on goalkeeper Craig Gordon, who saved Vadim Rata's VAR-awarded penalty eight minutes from time, to avoid a nervy finish at the Zimbru Stadium.
That was a risk we took and in the end it came back to punish us. Moyes also felt aggrieved by what he deemed to be a handball by Holding in the build-up to Arsenal's winning goal.
It leaves City still searching for a first Champions League trophy, while Guardiola last tasted success in Europe's elite competition with Barcelona in 2011.
And after sitting on their lead in the second half, they were only stirred into life again after Everton's goals.
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Burnley rarely threatened from an attacking point of view but did go close to taking the lead inside the first 10 minutes, when Dwight McNeil's left-wing cross-shot had to be acrobatically pushed over the bar by a scrambling Aaron Ramsdale.
Last-placed Salernitana and 17th-placed Cagliari each ended rough periods with wins that could be key for avoiding relegation.
Higgins was sentenced to 24 years in prison in 2019 for sexually abusing schoolboy footballers between 1971 and 1996.
Straight away, when you are playing a football match at one of the top clubs in the world, you kick off and everyone sits 10 behind the ball.
The men's national side, playing in their first showpiece event since the 1998 France World Cup, needed a victory in their final Group D fixture to reach the last 16 but fell to a 3-1 defeat to Croatia at Hampden Park.
We know it's very close to getting completed, Rooney said. I know within seven to 10 days, there will be a big change.
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The SPFL has confirmed the Scottish Premiership will shut down for around a month next season in November and December to accommodate the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
Palace took their luck and took the fight to City as Wilfried Zaha came within inches of lighting up Selhurst Park, cutting in off the left flank onto his right foot before unleashing a sweetly-struck effort which whistled fractionally past the angle of post and bar.
The visitors ended the match with 10 men after Martin Payero was stretchered off in time added on with Boro having made all their substitutions.
He was also involved in a further seven goals as City reached the Champions League final for the first time in club history.
However, if he needed it, Carrick will have also been reminded of Ronaldo's importance to the team at El Madrigal on Tuesday, or more specifically, the importance of his goals, even at the age of 36.
Moments later, Crooks was heading for his early shower when he clattered into an aerial challenge close to the halfway line on Grant Hall, who was then substituted after a lengthy period of treatment to a facial injury.
The failure to take points off a rival at the bottom was only made worse by 18th-placed Watford's 2-1 win at Southampton, which moves them five clear of Norwich.
Cristiano Ronaldo was quiet, but it was the striker's muted response at the final whistle which particularly bothered Neville.
Today was a game in which our overall performance was pretty good. We created a lot of chances today and more chances than we have done in other games combined.
Daniel Gomez, who was in charge of security outside the hotel to stop gatecrashers, was surprised to be called inside. “When I got there, I saw Ryan Giggs. He had a bloody nose, but was very calm. He was sat down with a very fat man looking after him. There was another man there too. He was angry. We escorted him from the hotel. We didn't call the police, because they had enough on their hands controlling the fans.”
His exit meeting with Ranieri on Sunday was the 11th sacking he has dished out since taking over the club in 2012.
Silva joined Chelsea in the summer of 2020 following the end of his Paris Saint-Germain contract, and has established himself as a regular at the centre of the Blues' defence.
Flamengo's Gabriel Barbosa, making his first international start in five years, had a goal disallowed for offside three minutes before half-time and moments later Dominguez scooped a low drive from Neymar round the post.
Rodgers confirmed midfielder Youri Tielemans and defender Ryan Bertrand are available for selection following their injuries.
But the big decisions are in attack and while there has been a reluctance to pick Edinson Cavani alongside Cristiano Ronaldo so far, that needs to change too.
That turned out to be his last contribution of the game, the Ghanaian withdrawn with Sunday's north London derby against Tottenham in mind, and his replacement, Smith Rowe, would go on to score Arsenal's second.
Any encouragement Spurs got from reaching the interval on level terms evaporated within two minutes of the restart, when Ziyech found the top corner with a truly special strike.
It certainly did work out, the trial eventually leading to five consecutive seasons in the Premier League with Watford and Everton. On the international stage Richarlison is a Copa America winner, a 2020 Olympics gold medallist, and a certainty for this year's World Cup in Qatar with Brazil.
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