Ultimately, for the doubters and critics who seem to be against or dismissive of the Africa Cup of Nations taking place, there is more than enough evidence for its value in the footballing world.
Everywhere I go, even when we did not have good games, they are unbelievable. Different challenges are also interesting, no question.
It might take until Patrick Bamford returns from his ankle injury to get the Leeds attack firing again but they are not on a bad run of results, having lost only one of their past five league games.
Michael Carrick has been in caretaker charge as an interim to the interim, overseeing the Champions League win at Villarreal and draw with Chelsea.
Emery is struggling and with a trip to Leicester on Saturday, he will do well to keep hold of his job if that goes against him.
It was a little bit nervy at the end because you want the points, but we had a two-goal cushion and that was nice because we haven't had that in a while.
And finally, Merson has also called on Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta to be bold with his team selection for what he believes is their biggest match of the campaign in their Europa League last-eight clash at Slavia Prague on Thursday evening.
It was the easy option to leave him out and I bet Lukaku couldn't believe his luck. He needed a trial by the fans.
City faced the stiffer test in midweek, their explosive encounter with Atletico going right to the wire while Liverpool could afford to ease up against Benfica following their first-leg victory in Portugal.
Abdoulaye Doucoure, who afforded him the chance, was everywhere, his bustling performance prompting Jamie Carragher to declare him one of the standout performers of the season so far.
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Made a sleepy start to the second half and was fortunate not to be punished, but overall another impressive display.
I think as a striker you're expected to score goals but I think Harry has changed his game quite a bit in the last couple of years and he is coming a bit deeper.
Watford got back into the game in the 61st minute when Dennis pounced to score after Timothy Castagne's error, but they failed to build on the goal and Leicester made the game safe just seven minutes later when Ademola Lookman scored his first Premier League goal for the Foxes (68).
Pedri beats Bellingham to 2021 European Golden Boy awardChelsea vs Juventus preview: Outside chance for Romelu LukakuRevealed: How far Man Utd have fallen since Sir AlexThe Chelsea Women quartet also find themselves in good company alongside England and Manchester City pair Ellen White and Lucy Bronze, Arsenal striker Vivianne Miedema, Barcelona's Aitana Bonmati, Caroline Graham Hansen, Jennifer Hermoso and Alexia Putellas, as well as Stina Blackstenius of BK Hacken and Portland Thorns' Christine Sinclair The men's coaching award will be contested by Tuchel, Manchester City counterpart Pep Guardiola, new Tottenham boss Antonio Conte, Italy's Roberto Mancini, Germany's Hansi Flick, Diego Simeone and Lionel Scaloni.
You can be a better person, you can be a better player, better with your left, your right, your head, your concentration in this specific duel.
I am 22 but I don't feel like a youngster. I have experience of playing at European level and hope I will continue to improve as a player.
They prefer not to be burdened by expectation, they like to raise their collective game, they know at times it will be 'backs to the wall' defending and having an underdog tag helps with the mental preparation to matches at a major tournament.
Everyone else who has a full squad, everybody in training has the full power to come through this league. We would be stupid to think we can do it [with] Covid and injuries.
Boss David Moyes also confirmed there are one or two Covid cases in the Hammers camp. Alphonse Areola could replace Lukasz Fabianski in goal as he has in the previous cup competitions.
Chelsea and Liverpool played out their second Premier League draw of the season Chelsea and Liverpool could simply not be separated.
Midfielder Henderson returned from England duty injured and was a substitute in the Liverpool have qualified for the knockout stage with two games to go.
A statement from the FA read: Having been unable to train due to illness since reporting to St. No additions to the squad are planned at this moment in time.
I don't like to to have the many players in several positions and the best thing for him is to stay with River Plate where he has developed incredibly well in the last few years under Marcelo Gallardo.
However, City - who finished two points behind the champions last season - are now 10 points off the summit after a second league game without a win.
He was sacked last Sunday after a disappointing run of results, compounded by a 4-1 loss to Watford, with United down in eighth in the Premier League table. Interim boss Michael Carrick is set to lead United out against Chelsea on Sunday afternoon.
We all had to cope with the game midweek but I think it showed great strength of character that this team has, after the start we had today, to be able to come back and still together and find a way to win. Sheffield United's Slavisa Jokanovic: The performance was poor.
Of the nine scheduled Boxing Day fixtures, only six went ahead as Leeds United, Wolves and Everton were unable to field full squads.
Because they have a young core of players, I don't think Arsenal have the ability yet to manage games on the field.
Haaland has scored 76 goals in 74 games for Dortmund in all competitions since joining from Austrian side Red Bull Salzburg in January 2020.
The whole point of what we're setting out is about long-term sustainability and the report as a whole is about enabling confidence in the system.
Against Newcastle [when Man Utd won 4-1], everyone got carried away but they weren't very good that day. Manchester United now have to play five of the traditional 'Big Six' in their next six league games, and Neville compared how they might fare with Chelsea's battling win against Brentford.
There are moments to push high, go strong, push to win duels, and moments to keep possession, be calm.
But his embarrassment was saved by Pulisic, who scored his seventh goal of the season from Alonso's cut-back which made Tuchel and the fans punch the air in delight.
Data also shows Spurs are creating better chances in front of goal in that same period. He was hauled off at half-time by Arteta, who branded the decision as tactical.
You will never hear me say that it is a 'stepping stone' [to managing Liverpool]. For me, I am really proud and honoured to be in this position.
But the manager was chastising his players again on Wednesday after they again squandered their advantage in Russia against Zenit St Petersburg in the Champions League.
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Fernandinho is going to get found out eventually. For them not to go and buy someone when they own a country is an absolute joke.
Just 45 minutes earlier the mood in the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium had been very different as the home side trailed 1-0, having been vastly outperformed their opponents.
At PSG he vies for that accolade with Messi and Neymar. The primary job of PSG manager Mauricio Pochettino has been to ensure harmony exists and on that front he has been very successful. It is not an easy brief - there is an innate difficulty in fostering a team mentality with three anarchic, creative geniuses.
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