Ferguson liked the story but only wanted to accentuate the positive to his players before the game. At half-time, however, things were getting desperate. “If you lose you will be six feet away from the European Cup, but you won’t be able to touch it, of course,” he said. “And I want you to think about that fact that you’ll have been so close to it and for many of you it will be the closest you’ll ever get. And you will hate that thought for the rest of your lives. So just make sure you don’t lose. Don’t you dare come back in here without giving your all.”
It's mad, Plymouth Argyle manager Steven Schumacher says when he compares himself to opposite number Thomas Tuchel before his side's FA Cup fourth round trip to European champions Chelsea.
And people still write to me. I've thanked people I've met in person. I've thanked the doctors, my team-mates and their families in person. But all the fans who've sent thousands of letters and emails and flowers – or who've come up to me on the street in both Italy and Denmark – I thank them all for the support I got from all over the world that helped me through this.
The left-back has played for Manchester City since 2017, when he joined from Monaco for a reported £52m.
I didn't even really start playing until I was about 19. I couldn't really tell you what changed - I just remember one day really caring what was going on with Arsenal and starting to palm things off to go and watch games. I play all the time now too.
Rooney's team asked for further information from the WhatsApp messages between Vardy and Ms Watt - but Ms Watt said she lost her phone.
Defensively, he is a player that knows where to position himself on the pitch to cut out counterattacks, resorting to the occasional tactical foul when required, just as his predecessor Fernandinho mastered the art of before him.
It's now eight games since Brighton won in the league but they have drawn six of those and are still in the top half of the table.
And when I got that chance it gave me the confidence to flourish. That's been really key to my form.
He added: There is a history of strikers struggling a little bit at Chelsea so it may not be the easiest place in the world for strikers. I don't know why it's like this.
St. Mirren have lost each of their last six top-flight league games at Ibrox, failing to score in each of their last five.
At a big club like Manchester United it is always going to be pressure. We can see that in in training week in, week out.
The former Barcelona, Inter Milan and Chelsea star has also promised to construct at least 10 stadiums during his mandate.
Fans of the club and the film will hope he can follow in the footsteps of his fictional near-namesake and, with the help of some new signings, make the fairy tale of joining Europe's elite come true.
While north London rivals Tottenham have not lifted this trophy since 1991, the Antonio Conte factor sees them priced at that same 12/1 (13.0) price to bring that long wait to an end this season. The Italian boss won this competition as manager of Chelsea back in 2018 and is more than capable of delivering the same success with a talented Spurs side.
Other big clubs tried to convince me but I preferred to come to Sevilla because I knew that Sevilla was a very good club. For me, it was the right decision.
An appendectomy took him out of action for the summer, robbing him of that Gold Cup chance while also forcing him to rediscover fitness and form as the MLS season wore on. But Clark seems back to his old self now, having played well down the stretch in MLS.
It was joined-up with the fans, it's been good here since I've arrived by that's not a given. The players put the effort in.
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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer never felt right the right fit. This has not just crept up on Manchester United.
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He said: We're a club who also wants to give our own academy talents the chance to play, but there are moments in the season when you have to act and go for the best possible solution.
With 15 top-flight games already postponed over the last fortnight, managers are concerned about an increased workload for those fit to play, as well as players returning from Covid and injuries being asked to make their comebacks faster than usual.
John Stones has left the England camp and will return to Manchester City as a precaution after picking up an injury before the friendly with Switzerland on Saturday.
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Former Chelsea captain John Terry has taken up a coaching consultancy role at the club's academy. He will be a great mentor for our players and a fantastic asset to our coaching staff.
He's a world-class player who has humility and is humble, it is not easy to find that. He was Player of the Year in this country.
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Reports on his pending retirement appear premature, but should this prove his swansong in the game, he will want to bow out in style.
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Jimenez was dismissed just before the break for fouling Rodri and then trying to block the resulting free-kick.
The German Football Association (DFB) has also been informed, with threats reportedly also aimed at Bundesliga referees.
They didn't get the send-off they wanted so I'm not sure why Lingard deserved it. To feel like you've a god-given right to get some minutes on the pitch based on how they played.
And Ralf Rangnick was confident that Ronaldo would be fit enough to play at Villa Park, saying at his pre-match press conference on January 14: I think they (Ronaldo, Jadon Sancho, Phil Jones and Harry Maguire) will be available.
Brighton controlled possession in the second half as Graham Potter made his first change of the match with Solly March replacing Cucurella off the bench after 64 minutes.
Leeds shipped a lot of goals before their Christmas fixtures were postponed because of a Covid outbreak at the club, but they should have some more players fit and available now and I really don't see Burnley doing the same damage as Manchester City and Arsenal in any case.
Arsenal travel to Southampton on Saturday afternoon so could be six points behind Spurs by the time they kick-off.
The goals also followed too - a fine finish for his first, while he was in the right place at the right time to grab Rangers' crucial second.
Eriksen trains with Brentford for first timePremier League table | Get Sky SportsLuckily, nothing came out of that so everything was good.
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Georginio Wijnaldum and Frenkie De Jong were simply sensational as they muted Austria at every turn - not just in midfield.
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He was determined and you could see how much desire he has. Sheffield Wednesday assistant Jamie Smith: We've still got a chance.
We are determined that this can never be repeated, so we have commissioned an independent review, led by Baroness Casey, to report on the circumstances involved.
Whether it proved to be down to complacency or not, Frankfurt did not have the same intensity about them in the second half, but Dortmund continued to push, with the majority of the team turning on the style when Marco Rose needed it the most.
To win football matches like that [with 10 men] is extremely difficult and we have to stop it, said Arteta. We've been talking about it. I have run out of ideas [about how to stop it], I think.
The 36-year-old previously managed Dalkurd FF, Gefle IF and IFK Gothenburg before joining Sweden's youth set-up.
How Sweet Caroline inspired Euro 2020 success And a major part of that was the emergence of Neil Diamond's Sweet Caroline - the fans' new anthem - and when Southgate heard it being sung ahead of the last-16 tie with Germany, he knew it was going to be a good day.
