But the 24-year-old made it clear he wanted to stay at the Nou Camp and see out the remainder of his deal.
I like physical football, I have no problem with that, we play that, other teams play that, but in that game very often people put too much in.
Brighton 2-0 Brentford - Match report and highlightsHow the teams lined up | Match statsThen, Neal Maupay curled home a superb effort that reminded both Brighton - and his former club, Brentford - of the quality he has.
The left wing-back opened the scoring with a superb penalty early on, before assisting Rafael Santos Borre's superb long-range effort. The 29-year-old then sealed his deserved brace in the second half with a great strike into the bottom corner.
Prior to Monday night’s defeat at Goodison Park, injuries have meant that Partey and Xhaka had started just one game together this season – the 3-1 victory against Tottenham in September.
Wales international Jonny Williams is rated as touch and go after not training fully this week as his workload is carefully managed after also coming off during the 5-2 Sky Bet League Two win over Northampton.
Wolves skipper Conor Coady (right) will be hoping to be part of Gareth Southgate's squad for the matches at Molineux
The amount of people that have told me it's impacted them positively has been amazing. I went to a friend of mine and told him I was struggling badly.
The hosts' breakthrough came nine minutes after the break when O'Brien finished well from Sigsworth's layoff in the area.
The team scoring first has won none of these nine meetings between the Eagles and the Hammers (D5 L4).
I think Jack will be alright but the longer City go without winning the Champions League, the harder it will be.
United's team performance was nothing like what we saw from Chelsea and that's why I've been saying that the best team will win the league.
Regardless of whether the winger's winner should have stood, the on-loan Benfica man was again at the heart of Celtic's attacking play and his two goals at Pittodrie takes his tally into double figures this season
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In this case they were unfairly treated. City's game with the Bees may see Christian Eriksen return to football for the first time since
Manchester United and Borussia Dortmund are ready to go head-to-head this summer to sign former West Ham United transfer flop Sebastien Haller. The Sun report that the newly-appointed United manager is keen to reunite with the Ajax striker at Old Trafford, but Dortmund view Haller as a potential replacement for the outgoing Erling Haaland. Haaland is expected to leave this summer and Haller’s goal record of 33 goals in 39 matches for Ajax this season has attracted attention from Europe’s top clubs. The Ivory Coast international could be available for around £35 million, which would allow him to be a cheaper alternative to Haaland or Harry Kane for Manchester United.
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In a scathing assessment, Gary Neville described Manchester United's performances this season as shoddy, adding that they are scrappy and scruffy to watch.
Newcastle's game at Southampton on Sunday has been postponed due to ongoing Covid cases and injuries in Eddie Howe's squad.
A plan is to be realistic about where they expect to come this season: I would have probably said the plan was to stay in the top four - because they already made the top four not spending £200m last season - and probably be in the title race.
Juventus announced their return as major market movers with a €75m (£62m/$84m) deal for Fiorentina forward Dusan Vlahovic, while Barcelona appear to be on the road to recovery thanks to some very clever wheeling and dealing from their new sporting director.
It has been suggested that the final outcome of the Champions League tie between the two clubs will play a key role in who Mbappe chooses to commit to, but Mauricio Pochettino played down that notion before the first leg.
The manager considers him one of the most underrated players at Old Trafford, and seems puzzled why the forward-thinking aspects of his game have often been shackled since his move to Manchester.
I know Liverpool, Manchester City and Chelsea also have smart people who take care of recruitment, scouting, the medical department… I think this is also an issue for our club, where they have to pay attention to.
Gareth Southgate is expected to sign a new two-year contract extension as England manager. His current deal is due to end after the Qatar World Cup in December next year.
Bringing The Den crowd into games will be key for Rowett, as an increasingly fully fit squad look for the home wins.
We will lose games at times, but it will never be due to a lack of effort. We had more than 16,000 in the stadium against Ipswich and we certainly didn't let them down then.
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A derby is always special in every country but I live in the city so the passion is massive and really important for everyone. That's why I want to win and do well.
It will take quite something for Liverpool to deny City the Premier League title, with the Reds trailing the leaders by nine points, albeit with a game in hand.
Wright said coverage of the tournament and the issue of player release during the European season, is in marked contrast to how Euro 2020 was treated.
He was also only able to spend £1.7m in the summer because the club risked falling foul of the Premier League's profit and sustainability rules, a result of years of wasteful transfer spending.
The game at Paris FC's Stade Charlety on December 17 was interrupted by incidents in the stands, fans on the pitch and flares thrown.
But for a club of Villa's side, European football is the aim. Everybody knows the ambition Villa have got.
We had the lead. It feels unjust and I feel it was doubly hard on our players. How the teams lined up | Match statsPremier League results | TableGet Sky Sports | Live football on Sky SportsFour minutes later and Mohamed Salah (25) scored yet again to see Liverpool ahead.
Their task now is to bring home the big one, with the Teranga Lions having previously featured in two finals without clinching Africa’s grandest prize.
It is difficult to predict whether there will be a major crash in the FIFA 22 transfer market as a result of Black Friday, but it has happened in the past as players look to capitalise and sell their squads for the highest prices.
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We will continue to work closely with Marching Out Together [Leeds United's LGBT+ supporters' group] and all of our supporter groups to ensure that we do everything within our power to eradicate homophobia and any other form of discrimination from our football club.
His presence on the pitch seemed to energise Barcelona to a remarkable extent, with this performance unrecognisable from the drab display at Alaves in their previous encounter before the international break.
However, the French World Cup winner is out of contract next summer and free to speak to other clubs in January.
Things have been a bit tricky at Lille for a while, really even during the season they won the league. There have been questions over ownership and how the club is being run, plus they lost manager Christophe Galtier over the summer.
However, whether he is present or not, this could be his final game as Genoa boss, adding even greater significance to what was already an important fixture for the 45-year-old.
Every player dreams of being a champion and winning the Premier League must be indescribable. But I still have a contract with Inter Milan and Flamengo until the end of 2019.
This will be a lesson learned for Vieira's young side.Sam Blitz Everton escape sinking further into relegation mireFor 91 agonising minutes, Everton looked set to gift wrap an incentive and send to Turf Moor ahead of a potentially defining stage of this season's relegation run-in.
There was also the chance for Ben Chilwell to force himself back into the equation after such a brilliant start to the season from Marcos Alonso, but there was little in his performance - albeit in his first start since the Champions League final in May - to suggest he may usurp the Spaniard any time soon in the Premier League side.
