I was eight years old, he remembers. I was given a team, Ref. 41, while playing Subbuteo. It was the classic Liverpool kit from the 1970s.
Tuchel, then, has achieved what he set out to do, turning a team that was too often far too open under Lampard into the meanest in England, and perhaps anywhere in Europe.
“To be honest, these two months were a bit crazy, a little bit busy, so I just keep focused on Man City to be fit and to be ready,” she says. “[But] when you play at the high level, you think high, to come back in national team and to play there.”
If this carries on and they continue to play all the big stars, Manchester United could struggle to finish in the top four. All of which leaves Solskjaer with an acute selection dilemma to solve, starting in central midfielder.
I don't think it will be enough for them to beat Southampton though. Saints have been solid of late, and I'd be surprised if they left Carrow Road empty-handed.
As for Cardiff, this was an agonising way to lose after a creditable performance looked set to secure a fifth win from seven.
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“I’m very happy I’m at Barcelona. From a young age I’ve wanted to be here, so in that way it has been a dream come true, the 24-year-old said.
A constant threat to the County defence, the winger was back to his best in Dingwall What did we learn?
And, speaking during his pre-match press conference on Tuesday, Arteta was just as keen to point out this wasn’t down to one isolated incident.
Nikola Vlasic and Manuel Lanzini are pushing for starts while cup goalkeeper Alphonse Areola can expect a recall.
After returning to England late last week he trained on Thursday but was dropped from the squad for Saturday's 3-0 victory over Southampton by manager Mikel Arteta, who went public with the details.
“Now he was offered money elsewhere, and he and his company will go to United. When he's offered to work in Africa, he will go to earn money there, leaving his deputy at Manchester United. Clean business.”
The home win to nil is worth considering for those looking to back Arsenal outright for the match. Bertrand Traore and Marvelous Nakamba remain sidelined, while Ezri Konsa is suspended.
We're all in isolation except for the youth team that didn't play on Saturday, 44 people are in isolation at home, said a Belenenses club spokesperson.
Danilo admits that comments from Neymar regarding his international future with Brazil have made things “complicated”, with any revelations from the Paris Saint-Germain superstar being turned into a scandal.
Is Wales international Ramsey worth a shout? What about Coutinho and Barkley, who both have Premier League experience?
City and France full-back Benjamin Mendy has been charged with six counts of rape and one of sexual assault, and remains in custody.
Defeat means Fulham have lost back-to-back games for the first time this season, yet they still lead second-placed Bournemouth - who have a game in hand - by nine points.
Rangnick's thrown-together team had only a quarter of possession in the first half. The Kop reminded everyone repeatedly United had not touched the ball for some time.
With sharp tempo changes, an emphasis on verticality through the lines, and hard pressing (all coached in punishing detail through the week), obviously not everyone is suited to the Pochettino methodology.
Newcastle may have missed out on Gosens, but they were still able to bring in a number of new recruits before the passing of the winter transfer deadline.
Nottingham Forest expressed their disappointment at the decision, which came less than four hours prior to kick-off.
Fresh from scoring a first-half hat-trick against Albania, Kane repeated the feat inside 39 minutes at Olimpico di Serravalle and became the first England player since Ian Wright in 1993 to score four goals in a single game as he took his international goals tally to 48 - level with Gary Lineker in the all-time scoring charts.
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Of course, Leipzig are the club they are now, but it is not like he's come in with a record of winning a lorryload of stuff.
Coming into the club, I think we've been very good with all our procedures, and the players have been very respectful of that.
Paper TalkLatest WSL fixtures and previewsLive football on Sky SportsI'm delighted to sign an extension here at City, said Houghton, whose deal was due to expire in the summer.
Salah, at Roma he wasn’t scoring as much and was playing more in midfield. He has found a new level under Klopp and it’s incredible what he does with these players.
Before this summer's Euros, the FA chief executive Mark Bullingham said he wanted to sit down with Southgate and talk about the next Euros in Germany in 2024.
Having picked up a booking in the opening seconds, Hanlon went on to have an absolute stormer. He cleared pretty much everything that came into his airspace. His partner in defence, Porteous, made a dreadful blunder to allow Scott Arfield to score late in the first half but that was the last error he made.
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But as it stands, they are currently bottom of their Europa League group with one point and in real danger of crashing out of the competition all together.
Poland held on to their slender advantage when play resumed to climb above their hosts and move three points behind group leaders England in the race to reach next year's tournament in Qatar.
The attacker, Abderaham Muse, was last month jailed for five years over one count of robbery and one of possession of an offensive weapon.
Aguero has also spoken of how he initially thought a health scare could be shaken off, but he soon realised how severe the situation was.
Championship news | Table | Fixtures | On SkyCoventry, in 11th, are four points adrift of the play-offs, but still in with a shout of making them.
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He denies making any racist gestures. The investigation is ongoing, but PC Ward is confident the man will be charged.
How Harry Kane avoided a red card for his studs-up lunge on Robertson in the first half, for example, is anyone’s guess. England captain privileges, perhaps?
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The talented full-back saw his playing time reduced when Koeman took charge ahead of the 2020-21 campaign, though, and ended up joining Leeds for €15 million (£13m/$18m) in the summer.
We've identified areas where we would like to strengthen, but as I've said before, we'll only do that if the right players become available.
Dembele, for his part, remained on the bench throughout, his name jeered when read out among the substitutes pre-game, and Xavi decided to keep him in reserve. He had enough firepower on the pitch, and the third goal arrived shortly before half-time when Ronald Araujo rammed home, with the Atletico defence in shambles.
You know we're doing tests on some of the players this morning, only the ones who haven't had two injections, Warnock said.
