Overall what that typical dominance meant was that games between the big sides were rarely title-deciding, they were relying on historical factors or perhaps some needle between managers or players to find the hype. Normally the league leaders could afford to drop occasional points (although they rarely did). But this game could well end up being the match that decides the title, as it was a couple of years ago. From a marketing perspective the league will hope that this season becomes the norm rather than the past couple of years where injuries have badly derailed one of the contenders.
Jones Knows' prediction A fixture to get the pulse racing. However, I think Manchester City are a backable price here at 6/4 with Sky Bet.
United's numbers for shots from corners are also damning - only Everton and Palace have attempted fewer.
Or perhaps it's a mental block. That's certainly Rodgers' explanation, or at least the part of his explanation that he's willing to share with us…
Rennes, however, have scored in eight of their 11 away games this term and boast a superb attacking record against the Parisians having netted in 11 of their last 12 meetings in all competitions.
The feud restarted when Mourinho returned to the Premier League with Chelsea in 2013 and a few months later he called Wenger a specialist in failure. During a match at Stamford Bridge in 2014, the pair had to be separated, with Wenger shoving Mourinho on the touchline.
The subtle changes he has made at the Riverside since arriving in November are paying off royally with 13 points from five unbeaten games and just a single goal conceded.
Mikel Arteta’s side managed not to concede in the first leg despite playing for over 70 minutes – injury time included – with 10 men after Granit Xhaka was sent off for flying in on Diogo Jota.
Ricardo Pepi has become one of the hottest prospects in world football and a much sought-after talent that teams across Europe have their eye on heading towards the January transfer window.
Man of the match: Joe Aribo The midfielder is in form right now and impressed once again, even out of possession, as Rangers constantly recovered the ball to prevent St Johnstone creating many chances.
Obviously it was his first time really in that position so he's learning all the time, it's a new experience for him.
Even before he arrived he knew the players, what we had to offer as individuals and what we could achieve as a team.
Tottenham boss Antonio Conte says there are a lot of jobs to do at the club after they were beaten by Chelsea in the Carabao Cup semi-final first leg.
Consequently, the hope was that they could raise funds by cashing in on one of their few valuable assets deemed surplus to requirements by Allegri.
“It was actually very cheap to buy him and for whatever reason we didn’t buy him. I think Man City got him for about £20 million ($27m), which is incredible really.
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The unmarked Holgate was quickest to react after Kasper Schmeichel kept out Richarlison's initial header from a corner to restore the Toffees' lead after 30 minutes.
City failed to trouble Ramsdale with any shots of intent - until the 91st minute when they nicked the game in dramatic fashion.
“I don’t establish my authority by being dictatorial or trying to be ruthless, he told reporters ahead of Arsenal's Premier League clash with bottom side Norwich City on Boxing Day.
We gave the ball away, we were overrunning things and I think we were underneath it. He told ITV: You can say it [performance] was poor because we drew the game, but we dominated.
With just 11 minutes on the clock, Chelsea should have been 3-0 up. Five PL games off this weekend due to CovidCovid cancellations: Which games are off?
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The defender won 11 of 13 contested aerial duels, while seven clearances, three interceptions and one tackle helped Celtic to a clean sheet victory and Carter-Vickers to a spot in the XI with a rating of 8.15.
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He said at half-time, 'give me five minutes and we'll see how I'm getting on' - I can't explain that to every fan what is going on. Former Crystal Palace manager Alan Pardew gave his view in the Sky Sports studio, adding: I felt he should have stayed on the pitch because of his performance on Monday night.
The Foxes were caught napping early in the second half when Elmas notched his second of the evening to put Luciano Spalletti's men back in front.
But it did not feel like a coincidence that the opening goal of the game came after a trademark drop of the shoulder from their brilliant midfielder.
We've run out of time to let football sort this out themselves, Huddleston told BBC Sport. We've heard that again and again and we've been disappointed.
We played two different games and they beat us on the tactical aspect in the first half. To play against Leeds and against Bielsa is not easy.
Perhaps I overvalue the fact that you're in a 20-man squad in the best league in the world... For me, I live that as a failure because what we do is for each player to triumph and not to leave.
Northern Ireland and Scotland are the only two countries where the women's league is organised by a separate entity to the national association. England is one of four countries where all men's top-flight clubs have a women's section that includes youth and senior teams.
It's a massive, massive error. Hayes: We're still in a strong position Emma Hayes was seen remonstrating with the officials at the final whistle as two points slipped away to end Chelsea's 100 per cent home record this season.
