The home side were penned in, unable to do much more than defend and at times, desperately, notwithstanding a shot from defender Charles Dunne in the 36th minute which hit the side-netting in a rare brief spell of Saints pressure.
Blackpool had a lot of the ball but lacked a cutting edge in the final third, but their best chance of the first half came when Jerry Yates found himself one-on-one with Ben Hamer who saved a low shot from the in-form striker.
De Bruyne did not get his name on the scoresheet but the standing ovation he received as he was replaced by Gabriel Jesus shortly after Bernardo's goal said everything about the Belgian's contribution.
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp was delighted with his I didn’t think a second until now about Manchester City, he said.
In an atmosphere wonderfully enhanced by the noisy and colourful presence of around 6,000 Spirites fans, the Champions League holders stamped their class on proceedings immediately to illustrate the huge gulf between the clubs.
Central midfield: James Garner (Nottingham Forest) - 7.47 rating Yates' Forest team-mate James Garner joins him in the middle of the park as the on-loan midfielder garnered - no pun intended - a WhoScored.com rating of 7.47.
Sky Sports News has been told the talks with Van Bronckhorst were focused on the short and long-term strategy of the club and although contract terms were not discussed, it is believed the Dutchman's values and ideas are aligned with Rangers.
It is going to need more than three years because he is going to need every transfer window available to do that. But is every player willing to buy into the plan? Some players will have to go, the fans have to accept that, and the media will have to accept the transition will be long and the club has to accept the changes will be deep. I don't see that willingness.
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Under Nuno in Traore's standout 2019-20 season, Wolves were the seventh highest scoring team in the Premier League after 17 games with 24 goals, but at the same stage of this season they have managed just 13. Only bottom-of-the-table Norwich have scored fewer.
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In terms of each club's form player, Southampton and former Chelsea full-back Tino Livramento leads the way for the Saints, while Newcastle's Callum Wilson fired himself to table-topping heights with an overhead leveller against Crystal Palace - his fourth goal from six shots on target in 411 minutes this season.
My team won in Old Trafford 1-0 and Bernardo Silva spent five minutes in the corner. That is not ugly, it's defending the position.
That is likely to mean that Eddie Nketiah will see out the winter window in north London, with the England U21 international set to be retained by Arsenal despite attracting plenty of interest as his contract runs down.
I think this type of game, especially when you play away, against a team that play in the [Championship] you have to know the difficulty.
I'm always proud to score for this club and the most important thing is to win games which is what we did today.
It is good for me (playing advanced forward), he said. We have a lot of good strikers so it is also good to have a change and not make it easy for the opposition. Today it worked good and I enjoy every forward position.
As he has demonstrated with the recent exile of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, the Arsenal manager clearly has a ruthless streak and may need to apply it to one or two others in the team to stamp out these mistakes for good.
Digne spent three-and-a-half years on Everton's books after signing from Barcelona in the summer of 2018, featuring in 127 games across all competitions for the Merseyside outfit.
It shows the real class of the man and how humble he is. Saturday's 4-1 defeat at Watford proved to be the final straw, but Solskjaer's exit had seemed inevitable after a string of bad results, highlighted by the 5-0 home defeat to Liverpool and the 2-0 derby loss to Manchester City.
Sheriff Tiraspol will head into the Europa League after finishing third in the group. Boban Nikolov's injury-time equaliser earned the Moldovan minnows a 1-1 draw at Shakhtar Donetsk.
Medical staff from both teams, as well as paramedics, were quickly called on to treat John Fleck after he collapsed
Craven Cottage - which is still only populated on three sides, due to construction of the new Riverside Stand - was stunned into silence as the second half got under way.
Hannah Hampton wasn't supposed to play sport after being born with poor vision, but that only made her more determined to achieve what some regarded as an impossible dream.
The Metropolitan Police said they made five arrests during Tottenham's Carabao Cup clash with West Ham on Wednesday.
The firm is said to have generated at least $20 billion of revenue last year; estimates for Socios are harder to come by but not believed to be close to that scale despite its rapid growth.
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They always wanted more, they were never satisfied and I see the same in them at this moment and that is why they are elite players.
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Harry Kane will consider his future at Tottenham at the end of this season because Jose Mourinho's style doesn't get the best out of him, believes Sky Sports pundit Paul Merson.
He will be looking to feature for his country for the first time on Tuesday, with Roberto Martinez's side having already qualified for Qatar.
They say, look, they have 14 players, but if you look at it in a bit more in detail you see Trevoh Chalobah with two training sessions [under his belt], Mateo Kovacic, one training session, you see N'Golo Kante has one training session, Tuchel argued.
An RSPCA spokesperson said: This is a very upsetting video. It's never acceptable to kick, hit or slap an animal, for punishment or otherwise.
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United's interim-to-the-interim manager's tactics are assessed ahead of Ralf Rangnick's arrival, questions are raised over Chelsea's attacking prowess, while will Arsenal fancy facing this United side next given their own form?
He made 189 appearances in five seasons and played a part in the team's FA Cup, EFL Cup and Europa League successes under Louis van Gaal and Jose Mourinho respectively.
It's more obvious now that it's a problem but we have to carry on all the same. Richarlison is closer to being back than Dominic.
Bayern Munich suffered a surprise 2-1 defeat to Augsburg as the German Bundesliga returned to action.
Haaland has scored 92 league goals in 121 appearances Erling Haaland's summer move from Borussia Dortmund to Manchester City could be confirmed next week.
It was Freiburg's first defeat in the third league game since they moved to a new stadium, and a second straight loss in the league after a 2-1 reverse at leaders Bayern Munich before the international break.
Keane's second yellow card capped another miserable road trip for Lampard, and he simply cannot afford yet another fruitless jaunt away from Goodison Park on Wednesday in that crucial game against Burnley at Turf Moor.
Borussia Dortmund, who sit second in Bundesliga, were one of eight teams to drop out of the Champions League, having finished behind Ajax and Sporting Lisbon in Group C.
The impact injury to Hagi had interrupted Rangers' rhythm but Lowry eased the home crowd's anxieties when he exchanged passes with Juninho Bacuna and side footed past the static Currie.
A huge boost for their home Euros. England's Arnold Clark Cup victory: What we learnedAnalysis by Sky Sports News reporter Anton Toloui: England wanted top-class opposition ahead of this summer's European championships and got just that by winning the Arnold Clark Cup.
Federico Bernardeschi ended his 60-game scoring drought for Juventus as they beat Cagliari to move up to fifth in Serie A.
City had progressed through or won their last 21 ties in this competition, last being beaten by Manchester United in the fourth round in 2016 - Pep Guardiola's first season at the club.
