Any point against Arsenal was always going to be seen as a bonus. Attention now turns to winnable games to come against Crystal Palace and Brentford in the next fortnight.
As always with a good story, there was a happy ending. Hopefully we can now take the next step on Wednesday.
West Ham boss David Moyes told a press conference last week he felt managers had to trust that the Premier League are doing things correctly, while Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel said he would be very angry if it came out that rival clubs were using the system to make up for players lost to injury.
Leicester had chances of their own and their thrilling second-half comeback spread some nerves around the Etihad before the Foxes' set-piece struggles resurfaced, but that's now 17 goals in three games for Man City.
I'm not going to go in and expect to walk into the team because it's a great group of players, who are playing very well.
With that in mind, the club this week brought back former skipper Martin O'Connor in the newly created role of loans manager.
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In a statement released on Wednesday following Diallo's arrest, PSG said they were working with police to shed light on the facts.
The 4-1 defeat to Manchester City on Super Sunday has emphasised the complete gulf in class between the two clubs.
Mr Stendel told a jury how he was walking down the tunnel in the corner of Barnsley's Oakwell Stadium after his side's 4-2 victory when he was knocked over by a push from behind, causing him to hit his face on the metal structure.
Ben Yedder made it two midway through the first half after a great pass from the impressive Sofiane Diop.
But anyone who knows me also knows that my greatest honesty is with Man City and my duties as team captain.
Liverpool played at a pace that United could not comprehend let alone cope with. How can the gulf between the two be this great?
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Pep Guardiola's side have recorded a higher xG than their opponent in 19 of 21 matches, and have only been outscored 0.01 and 0.09 respectively in those other two games.
The likes of Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester City have put themselves in the mix on a regular basis, but Tottenham, Leicester, Everton, Newcastle and Leeds have all been in the hunt and West Ham have started to knock on a prestigious door of late.
He has rushed back because he has a huge conscience to help his club. You get lots of players who hide in the treatment room but he has not done that. I massively respect him for that.
Hibs midfielder Jake Doyle-Hayes is a fitness doubt for the trip to Tannadice. The Irishman went off injured against Aberdeen on Wednesday.
Team-mate Dudu underlined to SporTV the borderline-obsessive preparation under Ferreira. “Everything that happened in the game, above all the opening goal, was covered in training,” he explained. “I came inside to open up space for Mayke (Palmeiras' right-back), we did all that on the training pitch.
We got criticised last year when we played two holding midfielders and this year we've been criticised for played two holding midfielders because the other front four are too attacking.
The Brazilian federation has since voiced its support for the coach but a possible move to China is on the table.
Ronaldo's abilities are beyond question and his goals have saved United more than once this season. But pressing defenders out of possession was not his game 10 years ago and nothing has changed.
The showpiece event in Qatar will be the first World Cup in history to take place outside the traditional summer months, with the intense heat forcing FIFA to push it back. It will run from November 21 to December 18.
It has to be said that Tuchel is not the first manager to have pointed towards a hectic football schedule as a reason for below-par performances or results.
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West Ham will be distraught they did not get anything from the game after a sterling display, with Declan Rice, Jarrod Bowen and Michail Antonio all starting on the bench.
Caf announced this development via a statement on their website, stating that the Pharaohs were clamped down because their act was against the ‘obligations for all the participating teams.’
Spartak Moscow face RB Leipzig, with the Russian club playing their home tie at a neutral venue, according to a decision made by European soccer governing body UEFA earlier on Friday.
The visitors reacted to the let off in the best way possible when Rodri headed in Phil Foden’s left-wing free kick to net his fifth league goal of the season on 13 minutes.
Tennis legend Serena Williams is also among the backers of the Broughton consortium, spearheaded by the former Liverpool chairman.
Maguire's name was booed by a section of England supporters before kick-off at Wembley on Tuesday, actions that were later slammed by manager Gareth Southgate and senior players including Harry Kane and Jordan Henderson.
Chelsea have announced post-tax losses of £145.6m for the year up to June 30, 2021. Why does the referee even need to whistle before the ball is over the line?
Tottenham manager Antonio Conte says the club must pay more attention in the transfer market because of mistakes in the past.
Demarai is an example and he usually plays on the left, coming inside scoring goals, so the full-back we used has to take up a role depending on the players around.
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On Tuesday, Liverpool assistant manager Pep Lijnders said the schedule was absurd while Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel said he is having to take huge risks with his players' fitness.
In Wednesday's early game, Eintracht Frankfurt won 3-2 at Borussia Monchengladbach, where they played the final 20 minutes with 10 men after Brazilian defender Tuta was sent off.
First, the game that was: West Ham vs Leeds. Remarkably, it was Leeds who won 3-2, prevailing thanks to a Jack Harrison hat-trick, a superb Raphinha display, and done so while boasting seven teenagers on the bench - two of whom came on for their Premier League debuts.
Even so, there are concerns at the other end of the pitch. Little more was said at the time, and it appeared to be a one-off.
They've held on to their tickets, gone through the Covid protocols and have flown a long way to be here, it's not the cheapest place in the world but I'm sure they'll make a lot of noise and enjoy themselves and the players and the staff are extremely grateful that they are here. Rob Page has taken on the role of caretaker manager in circumstances which no one envisaged, how has he found the position and galvanized the players?Rob has been superb, the players love him I have never seen so many players laughing and joking at a training session.
It was a decision that has benefitted all parties, with QPR now playing an attractive brand of football, featuring some of the most exciting players in the Championship.
It is widely expected that Euro 2028 will be the first continental finals to feature 32 instead of 24 teams.
