To their credit, City reacted well to going behind and spent much of the first half on top, forcing Chelsea to sit deep in their own half.
Newcastle continue to find themselves in this cycle, and it promoted loud booing from the home fans at full-time.
There is always the Champions League, and the prospect of other names coming and going – potentially a big-hitter at Manchester United - but as the size of the task continues to dawn on Conte, you can't help but wonder already how it could all end. Not soon, you'd think, but the bigger prizes could easily elude them for ages.
An expected goals figure of 7.4 in that period is fine on first viewing but dig a little deeper and it becomes a tad more worrying.
The Gunners have only failed to score in one of those matches, a goalless draw with Middlesbrough in October 2016.Arsenal lost their first three Premier League matches but are unbeaten in their seven games since then (W5 D2), last having a longer unbeaten league run between January and March 2020 (eight games).
A story published by The Mirror described how Maguire is said to be undermined by Ronaldo's influence in the dressing room.
“We knew Nigeria had fast wingers and we came up with specific tactics and had to put pressure on the wingers.
As it stands, Liverpool are on course for the second-highest points total by a team finishing second in Premier League history - behind their outrageous total of 97 points in 2018/19.
I think the dressing room is disappointed. Strong, powerful and resilient, and yet I think we didn't give them a tough day today.
The Football Supporters' Association (FSA) said the review lay the basis for a prosperous and sustainable future for English football at all levels.
It felt like a risk to make so many changes, even against one of Premier League's perennial strugglers. And, having fallen behind, this was a real test of character for Liverpool. They had to dig deep but once they scored an equaliser there was only ever going to be one winner, as Salah grabbed his landmark goal and Diaz got off the mark.
We have learnt nothing about Maguire’s defensive resolve from consecutive clean sheets against Albania and San Marino. We have learnt nothing about Harry Kane from his seven goals in four days. But just because the opposition is inferior and the tactical landscape incomparable, that does not mean the players will not be refreshed psychologically by their time away from the intense spotlight of the Premier League.
He was the exact type of player that was needed and his performances speak for themselves. Postecoglou won't take winter break Celtic have already signed Daizen Maeda, Yosuke Ideguchi and Reo Hatate from Japan's J-League in this window and Postecoglou is keen to ensure any further business is done quickly while his medical team work on getting players back.
But there is another side to the £90m man. Taking possession inside his own half close to the touchline, he spun round, away from a Burnley defender into space and was perfectly placed to switch play across the pitch.
The Indomitable Lions reached the last four on home soil after they secured a 2-0 win against the Scorpions at Japoma Stadium in Douala, Cameroon.
The Scot's 20th goal of the season, a deft header back across goal deep into five minutes of stoppage time, cancelled out Cameron Borthwick-Jackson's superb first-time finish.
Crystal Palace seem generously priced at 50/1 (51.0) compared to some of their Premier League rivals, with manager Patrick Vieira having won the cup four times during his illustrious playing career with Arsenal.
The 26-year-old has a performance option in his contract, meaning it will be extended by a year depending on a number of Premier League starts - he has not made a league start for Liverpool this season.
Mohamed Salah scored one goal and set up the other as Egypt beat Morocco in extra time in the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals.
The eight-week absence will keep Dike out until March, which means he could be back for the final month-and-a-half of the season.
There were best of the rest finishes with Valencia and Wolves, while he also took Rio Ave to seventh and finished second with Porto.
Leeds have conceded 56 goals this season - the highest number in the Premier League - including 31 in the past nine matches.
The sack for Ole was coming, we all knew that, but where was the plan? You think there has to be a plan, they must be bringing in an elite, top coach into the football club.
But that was all they had to cheer about in a significantly below-par display in the first half. There is still work to be done, most notably finding out how to get the best out of Kane.
Although Uefa rules state that Tottenham's final group game against Rennes has to be rescheduled by 31 December, European football's governing body has
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My feeling was we needed an extra boost, an extra bit of attention, and to be fair the players delivered that.
But that has not been the case, with Pepe having started just five league games, with the last of those coming during the 2-2 draw with Crystal Palace on October 18.
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Peru were adamant a late looping shot held by Uruguay 'keeper Sergio Rochet had crossed the line but the referee waved away their claims for an equaliser.
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After 13 minutes both sets of players were directed to their dressing rooms due to the situation in the crowd.
I'll take the positives out of it against a very good side - them and Fulham are certainly the two best attacking sides.
But with his defensive base, Shaw believes Mitchell is well-placed to develop in that area too. He's really improved the attacking side of the game, said Shaw.
Paper TalkAll January done dealsLive football on Sky SportsThe former Inter Milan player is the Spanish giants' club-record signing after he joined from Liverpool for £146m in January 2018.
That was followed by a brilliant overhead kick from Connolly soon after which flew at Palmer from 20 yards.
You would get these spam messages and I just thought this was another one. Thankfully, he wrote back in English.
The defence get the blame, but you could be Costacurta, Baresi, Maldini, if you don't have strong midfield players in front of you, you're just going to have people run at you left, right and centre.
The winners are all but guaranteed to go straight into the Champions League next season and the finances are crucial for any Scottish club going forward.
“We have texted a little bit here and there but he is still in Africa, still in Senegal, celebrating and we will see – Wednesday night or something like that we will send him out. But yes, it was obviously a big tournament and meant the world to him.”
