But for all of Saturday's confidence and swagger in seeing off Brentford in the FA Cup, both were completely flipped on their heads at St James' Park.
It's not a great challenge and his feet are off the ground. Then came the counter-punch from a former Manchester City striker.
The Brazil international turned in a typical, all-action display at El Madrigal to help his side to a vital 2-0 win and with it, qualification for the last 16 of the Champions League, putting out fires in front of United's back four before the break.
In fact, he has been one of the most creative players in the Premier League over the past four years.
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Two players, Fabio Silva and Mosquera, tested positive for Covid-19 last week but further cases have occurred among the squad.
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But Osasuna levelled first through defender David Garcia and then almost in stoppage time, through a low shot from Avila from outside the box that deflected in off Samuel Umtiti's right foot.
“I think something I’m really excited about is that I’ve made a long-term commitment to this club,” Morgan said to The Associated Press.
Schlotterbeck is yet to play for the senior team, after spending five matches on the bench, but witnessing the skills of Antonio Rudiger, Thilo Kehrer and Sule from close range has been valuable.
I wasn't thinking about going there, but at one point they came in for me and so I asked [Inter boss Simone] Inzaghi to leave.
Having finished Bundesliga runners-up to Bayern Munich last season under Julian Nagelsmann, who then departed for the champions, Leipzig were 11th when Jesse Marsch was sacked in December after just four months at the helm.
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And it's worth pointing out that Everton's disallowed goal at Old Trafford last weekend from Yerry Mina stemmed from a set piece that wasn't defended properly by United.
In Ligue 1, Monaco staged an impressive comeback against Lille after they wernt 2-0 down in the first 10 minutes at home.
Long before the end, the visiting supporters were serenading their team secure in the knowledge that the goals from Nathan Patterson and Che Adams that put them into a commanding lead and the penalty save from Craig Gordon that protected it (and Kieran Tierney's brilliant goal-saving tackle in its wake) were the night's decisive moments. For a team that has cornered the market in late drama, Scotland, more or less, strolled into the World Cup play-offs without too much fuss.
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Wright oversaw a major squad rebuild at Rugby Park last summer, but was dismissed after just 10 months in charge.
Hearts were much improved after the break - wasting no time in introducing Liam Boyce from the bench - but despite their best efforts, could not find the net.
At the end, conceding the goal, we are so disappointed. And we had the chance before [for Ayew], it is frustrating.
I thought it wasn't great officiating throughout. Aaron has given the referee a decision to make. I was more disappointed with the Frankfurt bench. The whole bench came out, it comes back to haunt you, he said.
It's no good having a sparkling starting XI if your bench players aren't playing regular football. It will only take a couple of injuries or a bit of inevitable rotation to leave your team looking very exposed.
After a strong start to the season, Pogba has been in and out of the side in recent weeks. United are also without defender Raphael Varane for the rest of this month due to injury.
Hack bundled the ball home after latching onto a free-kick at the back post, but his celebrations were cut short as Aytekin and his refereeing team checked VAR for a possible handball.
The news is not positive, the injury is serious, said Conte. It will take time before we see him again.
It is a massive, massive problem so we're grateful to Marcus and Ben. Ben was joined on the last leg of his walk by Jane Gregg, daughter of United legend Harry.
Newcastle and Burnley find themselves in direct competition as they face off against one another in the battle for Premier League survival. Of course, there are more than just two teams who face the threat of relegation - Norwich, Watford, Leeds and Everton all need to be particularly worried with the Championship looming at the end of the season - but both Howe and Sean Dyche are under pressure to rescue their own teams.
Some were surprised that included Cristiano Ronaldo. The suggestion was that Ronaldo's unwillingness to press represented an ideological impasse.
Such a scenario is not traditionally conducive to bringing through talented teenagers from the club's academy, but 17-year-old Nascimento has been charged with rebuilding Botafogo.
Liverpool almost were made to rue those wasted opportunities when Suarez's strike deflected past Alisson Becker off Matip but that goal was also ruled out for offside on review.
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The Swede danced into the Leicester box, waiting for his moment, then slipped a clever pass to Son. The South Korean spun on the penalty spot and ripped a low shot into the corner for 2-0.
