When Jurgen Klopp came they changed at the club and lifted not just the team but the club and city to a new level.
Midfielder Pablo Ganet curled in from the edge of the area to net the only goal seven minutes before the break.
The arrival of Chris Wood is, above all else, funny. By nobbling their relegation rivals Burnley they have also secured a workhorse up front who can hold the fort until Callum Wilson returns from injury, and probably will be an able partner for him when Eddie Howe plays with two up front.
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However, goals from Tanguy Ndombele, Harry Kane - his first in the Premier League this season - and Heung-Min Son put the visitors in complete control by the time the break arrived.
Los Blancos are the top scoring side in La Liga and backing them to win and score over 1.5 goals at evens (2.00) makes plenty of sense.
He needs to use his full potential - that is the absolute key for him - and if he does like in this moment he can be a big part of the squad.
But Martina Voss-Tecklenburg's side created the better chances before Putellas showed her class in the opener of the four-team tournament.
Joao Cancelo drilled a low ball into the box which Schmeichel pushed it away from goal but Gundogan was on hand to tuck home the rebound from close range.
Real Madrid and Bayern Munich are among the sides who could have something to say about that, so too Benfica, Atletico Madrid, Chelsea and Villarreal, but many out there believe City and Liverpool are the two best sides in Europe, and a showdown in the final would not only be fitting but also the go-to match when the dust settles and this rivalry is one of the past.
The 25-year-old was an unused substitute for the club's last three fixtures and, ahead of Wednesday's trip to Watford, may remain on the bench until the matter is resolved.
Ex-Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos is PSG's only absentee as he continues to struggle with a calf problem.
With the quality Celtic have it is different from most of our games in Scotland so we have to be well prepared and execute our gameplan.
They inspire the players beside them, either to feel that kind of protection or to give you a lift and raise your game to different levels.
Photos of Edouard Mendy and his cousin, Real Madrid's Ferland Mendy, have been used to illustrate articles.
Following a trial at Brighton Magistrates Court, Reece was on Tuesday convicted of indecent chanting at a designated football match and will serve a football banning order for three years.
It was a missed opportunity for the Hammers, who only made one substitution and came close to snatching a winner before the hosts did.
I think Mauricio Pochettino - although he'd never say it - he'd leave to come to Man Utd on a five-year deal tomorrow.
I won't change my style of play, added Eriksen. I have had the time to be disciplined for the last six months to do extras, so even now maybe I am in a better condition than before, just the football missing.
It is Newcastle's second fixture in a row to be called off after Thursday's trip to Everton was also postponed due to the number of Covid-19 cases and injuries in Eddie Howe's squad.
He decided to explore the latter option and spoke to some agents with the hope of finding a new adventure abroad.
However, he could do much worse than start building his team around the likes of Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg. The Denmark international is a serious, no-nonsense individual who appears to have all the characteristics Conte admires. The Italian manager's passion for the game and will to win is compelling. It will take some time before Spurs can match that and that's why he needs time.
We have to do better to try and turn these draws into wins - the sooner we turn these performances into three points the better.
Lionel Messi's stunning first Paris Saint-Germain goal sealed a 2-0 Champions League victory over Manchester City at the Parc des Princes on Tuesday.
Borussia Dortmund striker Erling Haaland is reportedly reluctant to miss any games for the rest of the season despite suffering from muscle injuries. The 21-year-old Norwegian international has missed a few games this season with a thigh problem but he is worried about putting off potential suitors like Manchester City and Real Madrid.
Bruce guided the Magpies to 13th and 12th-placed finishes in the Premier League in his two seasons there but revealed he is unlikely to pursue future opportunities in management partly to avoid exposing his family to any more strain.
It's unfortunate that it didn't go our way as a group. But it's football, things happen, and you can only move on from it.
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Foxes frustrated by SpartakLeicester started well and Amartey skidded a shot wide while Iheanacho's early sighter was easily dealt with by Selikhov.
De Gea broke through at Atletico aged 19 and said he was grateful for the support he received from Quique Sanchez Flores who was the manager at the time.
It was very strange to analyse, he tells Sky Sports at Chelsea's Cobham training base. We had so many good pictures.
And it was an approach that worked, creating the chances which led to Wassmuth opening the scoring from distance before Roord made it two with her own outside-the-box effort soon after.
Conor Gallagher's nine direct goals involvements in the Premier League this season - six goals and three assists - is the most of any player currently aged 21 or under in the competition
For sure you need patience and you know at this moment you can't fight for something important, for what I am used to doing in my past and I think I deserved to do in the past, he said, casting more doubt over his possible longevity at the club.
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A combination of good saves and poor finishing was the only reason the hosts were not ahead before Fabinho struck and although Weghorst should have done better with a finish on the break, the striker once again put in an impressive performance.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has pointed the blame for his “complicated” departure from Arsenal at Mikel Arteta, as the Gabon international was unveiled by Barcelona.
But the club has to bear some of the responsibility for indulging him so much - allowing him to skip unimportant games, giving him permission to go back to Brazil for his sister's birthdays and so on.
He spends a lot of time getting to know his players and the great thing he did at Bournemouth was he really tapped into the history of the club, Elphick adds. He made us proud to wear the shirt, and got us playing in a way that resonated with the fans.
Right from the get-go, they were aggressive in the press to get after Borussia Dortmund. From set-plays, they managed to get a bit of joy.
I can understand where Mourinho is coming from [about building a mentality], but credit to the players for bouncing back.
Liverpool's fixturesInjuries are hurting City I think Man City look a tired pressing team at the moment.
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We are clearly moving back to stricter measures around the team environment and at LFC we are absolutely OK with that.
The Blues have kept 31 clean sheets in those 50 games, more than any other side in Europe's big-five leagues since his first game in charge in January, and have conceded just 24 goals.Chelsea against Juventus was only the third occasion of a team having three different English goalscorers in a single Champions League match after Man Utd vs Brondby IF in 1998 (Beckham, Cole, Neville, Scholes) and Man Utd vs Roma in 2007 (Carrick, Smith, Rooney).Chelsea's Reece James (5 goals, 5 assists) is one of only two players to both score 5+ goals and assist 5+ goals in all competitions for Premier League clubs this season, along with Mo Salah (16 goals, 7 assists).Aged 22 years and 141 days, Trevoh Chalobah was the youngest player to score on his first Champions League start for Chelsea since Oscar in September 2012 (21y 10d), and youngest Englishman to do so for the club since Daniel Sturridge in September 2010 (21y 14d).What's next?
McKay's low cross was deflected into the path of Mackay-Steven and the forward swept a first-time left-foot shot into the corner of the net.
Even with Xavi having helped lift the sense of doom and gloom around the club, the usual gleam has disappeared from De Jong’s eye. He looks tired, bordering on broken, when speaking after games.
Former Bournemouth player Howe has spent almost all of his managerial career with the Cherries aside from a short spell at Burnley, which he ended due to personal reasons.
