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Two decades later, Alejandro Garnacho's breakthrough is carrying the same resemblance to his hero's as it was when he was born.
In the space of two weeks, the 18-year-old has scored in the Europa League, produced two match-winning assists in the Carabao Cup, and now has a goal in the most dramatic circumstances.
He was described as an extra player by ten Hag as he was delighted at his sudden emergence at Craven Cottage. He has the world at his feet. Bruno said that he has a lot of talent.
Garnacho was thrown on when the game appeared to be slipping away from Manchester United, the Argentina youth international replacing Anthony Martial on 73 minutes, but his impact was immediately, his brief being to tear into makeshift right-back Bobby Decordova-Reid, who was on a yellow card
Within a couple of minutes, he had almost won a penalty off him, but Garnacho was not finished. Gary said that he has brought something to the left. He could not be dealt with by the club.
Scott McTominay should have scored on the cross from which he was released, but it didn't matter.
The goal arrived as the clock wound down, Garnacho finding Christian Eriksen, then showing a breath-taking mixture of speed and composure to first motor away from Decordova-Reid, then beat Leno from the angle.
Garnacho's breakthrough suggests that he will have Manchester United fans off their feet in the future. He looks like a future star like a youngRonaldo. Nick Wright is the nephew ofNick Wright.
There were a lot of mixed things that could have been seen in Manchester United's victory.
Marcus Rashford looked dangerous in the United attack, but he didn't get on the score sheet. Shaw showed a lot of promise going forwards, but looked vulnerable against James.
The United States will face England in the World Cup group stages later this month, and one player that the England manager may be worried about is left-back Robinson.
The left-back was a constant thorn in the United defence as he linked up well with Willian on the left. Robinson winning the ball high up the pitch and releasing the Brazilian on a counter attack was the key action that started the move.
Robinson will likely be playing on the flank for the US at the World Cup, which could pose a problem for England.
Considering there is a lot of uncertainty about who will play right-back for England this winter, it's likely that Southgate will have to come up with a plan to deal with Robinson and his team. Sam's name is Sam.
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Who said it was difficult to manage a football team?
There are early signs of improvement under the new manager.
The start of their win at BRIGHTON was not good. Douglas Luiz was able to muscle out by the Villa defenders. They played out from the back against Manchester United in the Carabao Cup and it cost them in the game against the Seagulls.
Danny Ings came back into the game with two goals. The forward has scored four goals in four games in the league, having scored five in 31 games under the former manager.
Ings is giving the new coach a strong case that he should start him regularly after the World Cup.
Even though he has been criticized for some of his performance, he was still important to the success of Villa. He made a match-high 10 clearances and although he was booked in the 26th minute, he kept his nose clean for the rest of the game.
He was needed as the Seagulls kept piling forward. John McGinn made a lot of tackles as well.
It will give Villa's confidence the world of good if they come from behind and win against the Seagulls. The mentality to come back would not have been the same if the Seagulls had scored.
It is easy to see that Emery has already had an impact on the team, as he is so experienced. They have won back-to-back games in the league for the first time this season and are now in 12th place.
The World Cup break will allow Emery to work with his players and plan for the January transfer window. He wants that mentality to carry through to the return of the premier league after christmas. There is a person named Charlotte Marsh.
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It was indisputably the best night of his life for Martin Odegaard.
His two goals, which came in the space of 21 second-half minutes, gave the north London club a five-point lead at the top of the league.
The win capped a remarkable start to the season, and Odegaard's contribution at Wolves underscored his importance to it. He now has goals to his name. He is their top scorer in the league. He only needs one more to reach his total.
Mikel Arteta praised his captain for becoming "more ruthless in front of goal and having that edge to win matches" in his post- match interview with Sky Sports and it is a welcome development given how much else he was already giving them.
He was instrumental in helping Wolves break down, as well as working hard off the ball, more than any of his team-mates, and frequently helping regain possession.
He made his presence felt in the Wolves box and showed how much his game has evolved.
He ran to the six-yard box to score his first goal. His second was made to look easier than it was by a piece of control and a rifle finish.
In many ways, he is the embodiment of this Arsenal side. Humble and effective. Young and improving. His thrilling evolution reflects that of the group as a whole. The future looks tantalisingly bright.
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Ivan Toney's two goals at Manchester City may have left him wondering if he had made the right decision not to go toQatar.
It was the way Toney played that made him stand out against the champion. He played the ball into a teammate. He made a move in the winner. It was a great performance.
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He gave himself the best chance with all six of his shots, even though he didn't score a hat-trick. He had the most touches of the ball and the most passes of the outfielders. This was a great example of how to lead the line and bully a defence.
The focus was on Erling Haaland's return, but Toney stole the show. He gave everyone a reminder that he was close to going to the World Cup with England, even though he won't. The man is David Richardson.
It has been thought that Spurs are a one-man team. They don't have a chance when Harry Kane is out.
It is not the case anymore.
Maybe Spurs are still a one-man team but that man is not Kane. The person is Dejan Kulusevski.
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He has started seven games in the premier league this season and Spurs have won five and scored an average of 2.9 goals per 90 minutes. The average goals per 90 dropped to 1.4 without him in the starting XI.
While on international duty in September, the flying Swedish missed 10 games due to a strained left hamstring. Spurs didn't miss him. He came off the bench to provide an assist for Kane in the loss to the Reds, a game Spurs were unlucky to lose. He was ready to go against the team.
He delivered in a wacky 4-3 game in which both teams had little stability in key areas of the pitch. With Kulusevski on the field, Spurs have a greater sense of danger and directness. He only has one thought and that is to go forward and create. He made 12 dribbles over the course of the game. There has been no player who has made more this season. No player on the pitch created more chances for his teammates than he did from those dribbles, and of course there was the all important assist for the winning goal.
On January 31st, that's 13 assists. His return is the best in the league at an assist every 62 minutes, compared to Kevin De Bruyne's. He's great. A man named Lewis Jones.
Many people point to Sadio Mane's departure as one of the reasons that the Reds aren't doing as well as they could.
Darwin Nunez was not producing the numbers despite being an £85m arrival from Benfica.
The confident forward of the U.S. is now being typified by Nunez. He has seven goal contributions in his last seven games for the club.
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He did a great job against the Saints. The first was a confident first-time finish by adjusting his body to reach a difficult ball, signifying how he is starting to adjust to life in a new country.
He took the ball from the Egyptian's toes, a sign of his intentions to become the main man in the future.
Now Mane is becoming a distant memory at Anfield and there is a new in-form player in Liverpool's ranks. Nunez can now be a key figure at this World Cup coming up for Uruguay and should his confidence continue, he is capable of a similar impact for Liverpool in the second half of the season.
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The ninth defeat of the season saw Saints slip to 19th in the league table, but this one felt different. Nathan Jones had a lot to build on.
His impact could be seen in the performance of his new players, who only had a single training session with him.
There was a change of system, the 49-year-old switched to a back three, but most striking was the positivity and adventurousness of their play.
Immediately after Roberto Firmino's opener, the Saints hit back and threw bodies forward at every chance.
In the first half, there were defensive issues, but in the second half, there was even more energy and intent, forcing Alisson to make a number of fine saves.
One of those opportunities could have changed the outcome. It would have made for a tense finale inside the stadium. There was a lot of industry courage as well.
The data shows that the Saints covered more ground than the Reds and registered more high-intensity sprints.
The World Cup break will give Jones time to put his stamp on the side, but even in defeat there were glimmers of encouragement about what their future might hold under the Welshman.
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They will tell you how often the club leave it until the last day of the January transfer window.
There can't be an excuse. It can't pass by as a window that wasn't done.
The result makes supporters anxious. The squad is weak on the ground and the group is tired after just 15 games in the league.
The man has worked through the thirds. He has a world-class goalkeeper behind him, and they look like they have been playing together for a long time. It is a triangle that is difficult to beat.
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In stark contrast to the lightweight imitations of previous years, the new trio of Amadou Onana, Alex Iwobi and Idrissa Gueye are mobile, tenacious and combative. It doesn't lack goals.
It wouldn't be a problem if the front three were scoring.
Both he and Kevin Thelwell spent the run-up to the summer looking for difference-makers in the last third. Six weeks is a long time to wait before business can officially be concluded.
The position of Championship title challengers makes Ben Brereton Diaz, a name mentioned in the summer, attainable but only at a premium.
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The ship has sailed on those two targets, because of Mohammed Kudus' exploits in the Champions League and the fact that he was called up for the World Cup.
Significant strides can be made in the World Cup weeks when the stars are on top.
The break has come at the right time with Dominic Calvert-Lewin able to recover between now and Boxing Day. It has to be used well. Ben grounds is a man.
Wolves will be bottom of the league at Christmas for the first time in over a decade.
There were reasons to be positive despite Saturday's 2-0 defeat to league leaders, with Julen Lopetegui's era at Wolves imminent.
Six years after Wolves tried to hire him, the home fans introduced him to them before the game.
It has been a long wait and the former Spain and Real Madrid manager will be expected to work wonders to beat the drop but will have to tackle the same problems as the other caretakers.
Wolves will need reinforcements in the new year to stay in the top flight.
Despite the loss, he will have been encouraged by the resilience of the hosts. Jack is named Jack.
Marcus Tavernier is one of the best players in the league at the moment, so he will be a great addition to the Bournemouth squad. Vitalii Mykolenko was already being terrorised by the formerMiddlesbrough player.
The right flank was open before the two goals were scored. The Tavernier is well-suited to the murder ball.
He became the first ever Bournemouth player to score and assist in back-to-back league appearances when he found the back of the net after Jordan Pickford made a mistake.
Gary O'Neil said that he had been great. He has done a lot of work on adding quality to the finished product. You are now seeing improvement. I'm happy for him as he's a great guy and he'll do whatever you want him to do. He is getting the reward for his hard work.
O'Neil has done a great job to make up for the loss of ScottParker. He kept his best performance until the last moment.
Despite praising the Argentine's managerial capabilities, O'Neil didn't want to reveal that he was the favourite to take over permanently.
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The marquee summer signing, James Tavernier, is proving to be a very shrewd piece of business that will be acknowledged by the new owner as he seeks to enhance the club's global appeal with a high-profile appointment.
What awaits O'Neil next remains uncertain, but his ability to coach the best out of Tavernier - and a group dismissed as not good enough by Parker - means he should not be short of options.
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In the last few weeks, it has been quite a change forLeicester. While James Maddison's form has earned him a World Cup place, it's Harvey Barnes who has been the forgotten man of the revival.
Barnes has registered 18 goals and 8 assists in the premier league, which is bettered by only four other English players.
The two goals that came in the last two games were the same. Barnes scored in the 86th minute to give his team a 2-0 victory. The second goal of the game was scored in the 78th minute. The two goals were of top quality and the 24 year old has now scored in all five of the team's victories this season.
You could hear the West ham groans whenever Barnes flew down the left wing. Barnes had the highest number of shots in the team, the most dribbles, and was involved in more battles than any other player.
He was in the right place at the right time to anticipate Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall's drive into space. It's that kind of football intelligence that will help propel the team up the league.
With the World Cup just eight days away, it's hard not to think about which players could be included at the Euros. Barnes would be expected to be challenging for a place if he continued on his current path.
For now though, he will have six weeks to rest, recover and work on his game to further improve ahead of a busy second half of the season.
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It was a frustrating day for West ham. Heading into the World Cup break they are perilously close to the bottom of the league.
They did not find the back of the net. The same number of shots were fired by the Hammers and the Foxes. The 2-0 score was much more clinical than the 0-1 score.
West ham has formidable attacking options but they are not firing. Tomas Soucek's goal was ruled out for being in an ineligible position.
Michail Antonio, who missed the game due to illness, is not the only one who can help in front of goal. The Hammers have scored the third-lowest number of goals in the league.
"We've done a lot of good things, but we just can't find a way of scoring goals at the moment," David said. We can't find a way to do anything.
We don't have as good a set-piece as we have. Goals in open play are not as regular as we would hope. It's not for the purpose of trying or not trying to get that to work.
He wants his team to go into the World Cup break in top shape. This has come at the right time for the Hammers.
Recent results show that the players need time to rest and recuperate after a busy period of the season.
The break will give the players time to work on their game and integrate new players into the squad. Their quality will hopefully be included in front of the goal.
Football is not a complicated game - if a couple of those 16 shots find the net, you are more than likely to take some points. Now, it's time for West Ham to convert those into goals.
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After signing 23 players in the summer, fears over Steve Cooper's future were raised, despite the manager hauling them off the bottom of the Championship and into the play-offs.
The club showed their faith in the under-fire manager by giving him a new contract, even though they were thrashed by four goals.
It would be difficult to say that Forest's form has improved since the dismal night at the King Power Stadium in October.
Their upturn in form coincides with Cooper's new deal and the manager's decision to abandon his three-at-the-back formation in favor of a four-man defense.
Since the defeat atLeicester, Forest have lost two of their eight games, but they are still perfect at the City Ground.
Cooper and his players have started to turn around a season that looked like it was going to spiral out of control, thanks to three home wins in a row. Shread is named Joe.
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Only Erling Haaland has earned more points for his side in the next three years than Wilfried Zaha has for Crystal Palace this season.
The tame manner in which Palace entered the World Cup break reflected the below-par performance of Zaha, who has fulfilled the role of Palace's talisman for the past decade.
He entered his fourth decade in the worst way possible when he blew his chance to open the scoring from the penalty spot.
They ended the game with a non-penalty expected-goals total of just 0.
Even though they had less than a third of the ball, it was Forest who created most of the chances. Palace did not record a single shot on target.
After entering the game with the opportunity to win three Premier League games for the first time since June 2020, Palace's lack of consistency clearly frustrated Vieira when he spoke after the match and it was interesting to hear that he has already turned his mind to making signings in January.
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The last manager to lose three consecutive games in the same season was Graham Potter, who lost his job after just one month.
That's not to say Potter is under the same amount of pressure, he's not, but it's hard to figure out what a new team looks like.
It all feels a bit desperate. Paul Merson said this week thatotter doesn't know his best team.
The lack of Plan B is causing productivity to be stifled. You felt as if the outcome was inevitable when Joe Willock opened the account. Is it possible that the new team will replace the old one in the European competition next season. There is a distinct chance.
Eddie Howe's name is being bandied about as the most likely successor to Potter if the England job opens up after the World Cup in the winter. Laura Hunter is a person.
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