Alonso, meanwhile, eagerly awaited the chance to shine under Beckham, having clashed with the ex-Madrid man in La Liga as a Malaga player. His first and only season in Florida, however, proved a tough prospect.
Diego Llorente's equaliser secured a point for Leeds United as they drew 3-3 in their Premier League game against Aston Villa on Wednesday evening.
A game involving Bruno Lage's Wolves was never going to involve many goals - they have the third worst attack and the second best defence in the Premier League this season.
The 65-year-old is instead viewing Tuesday's game in isolation and says it would be an unbelievable achievement to defeat England in front of an expected crowd of around 16,000 at Windsor Park in Belfast.
Former FIFA officials Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini were charged with fraud and other offences by Swiss prosecutors on Tuesday after a six-year investigation into a controversial £1.6m payment.
Dallas, under-rated outside Leeds, is the glue which helps to hold the side together and he will be a major loss.
People appreciate it. They might not always agree with it, but they appreciate it. I think that should happen.
The future is bright for Chelsea, although they have fallen over it. I think half of this team that are ripping it up now would be out on loan in the Championship.
Guardiola understandably played down the four-point gap, calling all the Premier League games played at the moment a final.
At the same time, we want to show, to try to improve the result, especially for our place in the table.
In the wider context, it was a result that was not ideal for either team, as City have the opportunity to strengthen their position and return to an enhanced position at the top of the table against Newcastle United at Etihad Stadium on Sunday, while Arsenal can assert their authority in the race for the top four at home to struggling Leeds United. The Gunners currently stand in fourth place, a point ahead of Spurs, who have played a game more.
“I am not worried about his technical level. We need to develop him physically and mentally to become the strongest version of himself and if we manage to do that, he can become a regular player and a very valuable player for our club in the future.”
The Gunners had 16 efforts on goal in the first half, but just two on target as their wastefulness threatened to derail their top-four hopes once again.
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He didn't stay around long, however. By the end of that year, he was already featuring for our under-20 side.
“I could have gone to the French national team, he added. The English national team twice or three times even. I could have gone twice to Real Madrid. I could have gone to Juventus, Paris St Germain, even Man Utd.”
Ruben Dias will be available for Manchester City's clash with Brighton after a seven-week absence in a timely boost for Pep Guardiola's title-chasing side.
There was a lack of intensity and movement in the final third in the opening exchanges and by half-time against a well-organised Palace, the damage had been done.
Only two teams have ever won by more than one goal away to Liverpool in the knockout stages of the UEFA Champions League, however one of those instances was by Benfica (2-0 in 2005-06 in the Round of 16) - the other being Chelsea's 3-1 win there in the 2008-09 quarter-finals.
The Barca legend has already set about stamping his own mark on the squad by bringing back his former team-mate Dani Alves, and Joan Laporta is leaving the door open for two more special homecomings.
Discussing the process of signing him, Brentford director of football Phil Giles said: We first discussed the possibility of Christian joining Brentford when we heard that he would be leaving Inter.
This leaves them as the third-lowest scoring club in the division, with only Wolves and Norwich having scored fewer than the Clarets.
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Players such as Ruben Dias, Shane Duffy, Son, Said Benrahma, Vardy and Ronaldo could equally be in there as well because all have ownership of more than 20%.
Not every fringe figure given a chance to impress against Young Boys made the most of the chance. Aaron Wan-Bissaka, for instance, produced a ragged performance before suffering an injury on the stroke of the full-time whistle. Elanga also might have done more to prove himself worthy of the first team.
Patrick is healthy but he hasn't played for four weeks now and it puts in doubt the convenience of him playing without having done any football training sessions. With Leeds' injury and Covid-19 problems clearing up, Bielsa has no doubts about the clash with Burnley going ahead.
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The Leicester City striker opened the scoring in the 30th minute, burying a stunning half-volley on the turn.
He ranks second in the Premier League behind Arsenal's Aaron Ramsdale - another summer signing who has received much praise, but who cost rather more.
The hope for Rangnick was for him to steady the ship, grab fourth in the league and then appoint a manager, but it is not quite panning out that way at the moment.
Tottenham, Southampton and Crystal Palace have all implemented that strategy this season against City and walked away with a positive result.
We were very composed playing through pressure of the opponents and we were creative in the final third.
The two teams faced each other in last year's competition with United winning 2-1 in Paris, however the Ligue 1 side got their revenge at Old Trafford picking up a 3-1 win.
