Kouadio Kone has been a brilliant signing from Ligue 1, American teenager Joe Scally does not look out of place in the Bundesliga, Neuhaus is one of Germany's top young midfield prospects, while Yann Sommer remains one of the most reliable goalkeepers in Europe.
In response, Shearer's Match of the Day co-host Gary Lineker wrote: “Wrong house, wrong cause, all kinds of wrong.”
From the joy of going ahead, to see their side then fall apart inside 10 minutes capped another deflating night, dominated before and during the game by their continued protests against the Blues board.
Nottingham Forest also ended the night with 10 men after Jack Colback was sent off for two bookable offences in their goalless draw with Luton at the City Ground.
That hardly comes a surprise, as whenever he is spoken about either by a team-mate or coach, one of the first words that will be mentioned to describe the Manchester-born centre-back is 'leader'.
Their coronation now looks inevitable. Six points clear of Liverpool and Chelsea, a gap that could be 12 by the time the Reds next play, and a squad so bulging that not even an unpredictable virus can halt them.
Celtic attempted to make the deal permanent after 18 months, but City saw only a rising investment and instead agreed to a further year on loan, so Roberts could continue getting first-team football, scoring goals, and either be ready for Guardiola's men upon his return, or else be sold on for a very fat profit.
I changed the plan tactically but they then played well and with personality. Winks struggled in the first half but played with personality in the second.
Hopefully he will be back fully fit when we start after the winter break. He feels it is not as bad as it was before.
Blackstenius has attracted attention from around Europe, including Manchester United, after playing the majority of her career in Sweden, apart from a two-year stretch at Montpellier in 2017.
On my first week I went on a pre-season tour with the older age group, he says. I didn't know anyone. I was thinking to myself, 'what have I done here?'. You start to miss your family and your friends, but after a couple months it was normal.
There was rife drunkenness and drug-taking, police dogs being kicked and officers attacked, bodies flung to the floor and players' families scared for their lives - as 2,000 people without tickets managed to get into the stadium, causing what has been described as a national day of shame which could have caused deaths.
Thomas Tuchel has offered a bizarre excuse for Jorginho's error against Manchester United, claiming that the Chelsea star was disturbed by the floodlights at Stamford Bridge.
Buendia and Ings combination a positive for Villa Late pressure also went unrewarded as Villa came away with nothing, dropping to 13th place.
But the Gunners seized control of the game, and the top-four race, when the outstanding Saka won possession high up the pitch and found Alexandre Lacazette, who backheeled the ball back into his path, allowing him to lift a powerful finish high into the net from just inside the Watford box (30).
Swiss officiating linksIt did not go unnoticed at the stadium that the Austrian match referee Harald Lechner has taken charge of games in the Swiss Super League in the past.
Barcelona are planning to completely revamp their defence in the summer transfer window. Spanish media outlet Sport report that the Blaugrana will attempt to sell “at least” three defenders from their first-team squad this summer, including Oscar Mingueza, Samuel Umtiti and Clement Lenglet. Barca boss Xavi is looking at Chelsea pair Andreas Christensen and Cesar Azpilicueta, who are both available for free when their contracts expire. Sevilla centre-back Jules Kounde and Valencia’s left-back Jose Gaya are also on the club’s shortlist as Xavi attempts to bring the glory days back to Barcelona.
Striker Joe Gelhardt is expected to recover from a dead leg sustained in action for the under-23s this week.
But this was him at his unflappable best. This was the player the club have pinned so much hope on.
When asked last month about some of his squad not yet receiving their jabs, Nagelsmann said: The players who are not vaccinated understand that the risk of missing games or training sessions is much greater as an unvaccinated person than as a vaccinated person. Bayern topped Group E in the Champions League with six wins from six and lead Dortmund by four points at the top of the Bundesliga heading into Saturday's clash with Mainz at the Allianz Arena.
As Jamie Carragher puts it, Kane wants to be Teddy Sheringham not Alan Shearer. He has scored only twice in 10 England games.
Real Madrid welcome Athletic Club to the Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday evening with Carlo Ancelotti's men knowing a win would see them move seven points clear at the top of La Liga.
That success came nine years after they won the Champions League for the first time - achieved under an interim manager who was sacked just months later.
Rangnick spoke to the World Cup winner over the phone on Tuesday and hopes to meet him in person on Sunday, the day after United's next Premier League match against Norwich.
As far as he and his agent were concerned, the much-touted move to Arsenal was never an option. So, Vlahovic joining Juve is no surprise; what is shocking is that it's happened now.
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So, hopefully and obviously I expect some good news in the next days, but every case is different. I think he's up for the toughest challenge, and the toughest challenge is Premier League football.
Mohamed Salah's contract situation might not be clear, but the forward's status as an all-time Liverpool great is hardly in doubt.
Mendes has now come out to clarify the five-time Ballon d'Or winner's future, insisting he is fully focused on his duties with United.
Lokonga goes in for a foul and there's a player down, said Redknapp. I can see why they're upset but these things happen.
Full-backs Ben Chilwell and Reece James were also important in the win at King Power Stadium with both players getting assists for the first two goals.
It is believed that Ferdinand's attack prompted Jones to give a detailed interview on the struggles he has faced in getting back to full fitness.
What has gone wrong at Manchester United? The first task for me really is to find out what has gone wrong.
Newcastle have made two signings so far as they look to scramble for Premier League survival following their Saudi-backed takeover, signing Kieran Trippier from Atletico Madrid for around £12m, and paying the £25m release clause for Chris Wood from Burnley.
A new era with Xavi at the helm got off to a winning start at the weekend, yet Barca were extremely fortunate to have claimed a victory.
The 30-year-old missed the first half of the Women's Super League season after undergoing the fifth knee operation of her career and is looking forward to making up for lost time.
Against a very flat Watford, it required a superb one-handed save late on from Alex McCarthy to ensure that didn't happen again but a point would've flattered Claudio Ranieri's team.
Manchester City shrugged off the disappointment of their Champions League semi-final exit at Real Madrid to sweep aside Newcastle United and open a three-point lead at the top of the Premier League.
PART 3 | Harry Kane scored seven goals in two games during the international break but will that translate to the Premier League?
Harry [Kane] is for sure an important player for us. Today our strikers played very well. Harry was very good at keeping the ball.
No-one had heard of Kyogo before I brought him here but no one's going to tell me he's not good for the Scottish game.
The unique all-white Arsenal kit will not be available to buy. Instead, the kits worn by the outfield players in the game against Nottingham Forest will be donated to organisations that are already working to tackle the issue of knife crime and violence among young people.
Bamba, 36, is reunited with Middlesbrough manager Neil Warnock, who he played under as Bluebirds captain when they won promotion from the Championship in 2018.
By then he was 34 and everyone assumed his second stint at Betis would be a brief and fond farewell. But seven years later he is still there, performing at a high enough level to make 31 appearances in all competitions this season under Pellegrini, his former coach at Malaga.
Rangers rounded off their Europa League group campaign with a creditable draw against Lyon in France.
He didn't have to but he took time out of his day to give me a phone and gave me his ideas and his plans moving forward.
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