Jurgen Klopp, who dropped Trent Alexander-Arnold, Ibrahima Konate, Fabinho, Thiago Alcantara and Mohamed Salah to the bench, saw his side eventually find their rhythm after a scrappy start.
Now both teams know [there are] seven games left, you have to win or it will all be over, he added.
City beat Leicester City 6-3 on Boxing Day to go six points clear of Liverpool at the top of the Premier League table.
Paul Parker fears Manchester United will be unable to attract some of their key transfer targets because of the criticism levelled at previous big-money purchase Harry Maguire.
Centre-back: Kal Naismith (Luton) - 7.39 ratingLuton's sole defeat in September came at the hands of promotion contenders Bournemouth as Kal Naismith excelled for the Hatters.
The impressive Martin Odegaard, who teed up Saka's opener, then sent Kieran Tierney through to score the away side's second just before half-time.
Manchester United loanee Amad Diallo made it a Rangers debut to remember after netting a goal in his first game for the Scottish Premier League champions against Ross County on Saturday.
Meanwhile, Nat Phillips joined Bournemouth on loan on deadline day, while potential moves for Divock Origi and Takumi Minamino failed to materialise.
But it wasn't only Coutinho's evening. (Or Leeds', for that matter.) It is, perhaps, a blessing and a curse that Jacob Ramsey has ended up under Steven Gerrard's management at this stage in his career. It might be quite useful for a young, exciting, dynamic, goalscoring midfielder to have Gerrard hanging around the place, ready to pass on a tip here and there. Try kicking it into the net from the edge of the box. Yep, that's right. But on the other hand, the next Gerrard? chat is going to be deafening and endless, endless and deafening. Even the Warm-Up is contributing here, albeit from one remove so we look cool and original.
And the time it took suggests it was a difficult call. Brighton boss Graham Potter said: We suffered early on tonight in terms of the scoreline which made us feel a bit vulnerable, but I thought we performed well.
Everton had an initial request to postpone the game rejected despite former manager Rafael Benitez claiming he only had nine outfield players fit.
US businessman Chris Kirchner has been named as the preferred bidder, and met with the EFL earlier this month to discuss his proposed takeover.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic had a chance to add a fourth in injury time, but saw his penalty, awarded after Leao had been brought down by Gianluca Mancini, saved by ex-Wolves goalkeeper Rui Patricio.
The visitors had another opportunity to score when Aaron Connolly curled an effort just wide. The goal sealed an impressive win for the Blades, who have not lost at home since October.
All of which means the Foxes must beat Tottenham at the King Power on Sunday afternoon and hope either of their rivals drop points, with Chelsea taking on midtable Aston Villa at Villa Park knowing victory will see Thomas Tuchel's men seal third place in the table.
Maybe it's about showing respect to the opposition. Maybe it's because I'm an easy-going, normal person.
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This is what all the top clubs in Europe have in common and something Manchester United needs to be developed and improved in the next couple of years. Asked whether he had thought about landing the permanent job at the end of the season, he said: I have no idea and I haven't had any thoughts about that because my focus is on Sunday, and then the next game against Tottenham, Atletico...
Mido did return after a six-month suspension, and went on to reach 50 caps, but he was not part of Egypt's other two Afcon-winning squads, and that game against Senegal was his last at a major tournament, aged only 22.
Fellow substitute Matt Smith then flicked a header wide to cap a miserable afternoon for the away side in the pouring rain.
Jonas is a very good goalkeeper, said manager Thomas Frank. He fits the criteria of what we want in a goalkeeper with his feet and in his penalty area.
Clearly, he's someone we need to keep scoring and he's someone whose goal tally each year isn't normal.
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Gibbs-White teed up Iliman Ndiaye after a slip by Jean Michael Seri to slot in number two - his fourth goal in five games - and within four minutes the game seemed as good as done when Sander Berge rammed the ball home from six yards.
It's 100% my decision. Over the last week I was conscious I respected the club and the manager coming in. I thought it was the right thing to do for the club and for Ralf. I'm quite happy with that.
“Paris Saint-Germain is working with the Versailles SRPJ to shed light on the facts. The Club is attentive to the progress of the procedure and will study the follow-up to be given to it.”
Leicester's last European quarter-final was the 2017 Champions League tie with Atletico Madrid. Benzema continues to show us that he belongs in that elite bracket of European players.
League Two reports and resultsLeague Two tableLeague Two highlightsExeter boss Matt Taylor quickly made a change by introducing Josh Coley and he injected life into the Grecians, who reduced the arrears after 37 minutes when Archie Collins was brought down inside the penalty box and Jevani Brown reduced the arrears.
A relatively quiet night of football but there’s a taste League One play-off second leg as Sunderland take their 1-0 lead to Sheffield Wednesday. There’s also Fiorentina v Roma in Serie A if you fancy.
Wales won the game at Cardiff City Stadium 1-0 with a Kieffer Moore goal. A spokesperson added: Enquiries remain ongoing.
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However, Hearts remain undefeated at Tynecastle, knocking five past Dundee United last time to go top of the home form table.
I believe that I will be a Premier League manager and I believe I'm ready for that 100 per cent, and if that is with Everton one day in the future that'd be absolutely great.
There'll be a massive outcry from fans and media that Ole should be sacked and I can understand that after that game.
Gareth Southgate revealed on Thursday that Hudson-Odoi had decided to stay at Chelsea during the upcoming international break to focus on staking a case to remain in the Blues' first team.
Guardiola had nothing to say on the ugly scenes which marred Manchester City's progression through to the Champions League semi-finals on Wednesday night.
Morocco's equaliser from the penalty spot by Soufiane Bouafal after 74 minutes sparked a thrilling finale.
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Jurgen Klopp has been reacting to the news that Ralf Rangnick is poised to take the managerial reins at Old Trafford, with the Liverpool boss saying: “Unfortunately a good coach is coming to Manchester United”.
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It is that side of his uniqueness that has led to four years in the wilderness as successive Spurs managers struggled to work out what to do with him.
The Italian was named the UEFA Men’s Player of the Year for the 2020/2021 season after winning the Champions League and Euro 2020 within a few months of each other. While he doesn’t have the same goal stats as Messi and Lewandowski, Jorginho is hopeful that others factors will be taken into account in the voting.
