They sit eight points clear of second-placed Sevilla in the Spanish top-flight, though Julen Lopetegui's team have a game in hand.
USA international Sargent dropped out of the side for the FA Cup win at Wolves after feeling unwell during the warm-up and continues to be assessed, but midfielder Lukas Rupp (hamstring) is available again.
But the players at the front, not only Gabriel Jesus for his incredible four goals, but Raheem, Jack, Kevin, all of them, they were brilliant. Not only did Jesus rack up an impressive goal haul - scoring twice in each half - he also assisted a rocket from Rodri for City's third.
Speaking earlier this month Wiegman admitted that it was frustrating not to be able to select Houghton, saying: “You’re always disappointed when you can’t bring in a player who you really want to bring in.
West Ham will hope that their players start to make headlines for the right reasons when they travel to Leicester City on Sunday.
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Stockton fired in a long-range winner to seal the three points and Anthony Pilkington was sent off for dissent in the aftermath.
Both sides are in Scottish Cup duty this weekend, with Aberdeen going to Motherwell on Saturday (15:00 GMT) before Celtic host Championship Raith Rovers the following day (16:00).
After he was released by SSV Ulm 1846 at the age of 25, Rangnick turned out for his home town side FC Viktoria Backnang as player-manager. Or perhaps it would be more accurate to say he took over the running of the first team. My father [a newspaper layout editor] and I published the stadium program. I put tape straps on players because I knew a bit about medicine from my studies. I once threw a crate of beer out of the dressing room to make a point, banned smoking within two hours of a game and introduced warm-downs.
Lukaku didn't even make it on. The true brilliance of Tuchel's Chelsea is in how they threaten from all angles.
City have been superb since Guardiola's difficult first season in Manchester but they are hardly so far ahead of their rivals that the title race was considered a foregone conclusion in August.
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His reception is always forward, his space in the first step is massive and he had the composure to make an incredible assist for Kevin. Simeone: City might be best in worldAtletico Madrid head coach Diego Simeone: A good performance against an extraordinary team that manages to unite lots of world-class footballers into a superb unit.
You could easily make the argument that he is currently the best midfielder on the planet, perhaps even the best player in the world.
“I remember in that 97-98 season, we played Blackburn at Highbury the week before Christmas and we got beaten 3-1. We were booed off the pitch and everyone was questioning things.
He is currently on 12 goals in 29 appearances in all competitions. He has scored 38 in over 100 appearances for them since signing from Plymouth in 2019.
Width was only provided by the two full-backs, and the rest of their play seemed extremely narrow. They are not just reliant on their front men.
We cannot say to the rest of the world that 'football is global, give us your money and watch us on TV'.
His backroom staff at Spurs includes three fitness coaches in Constantino Coratti, Stefano Bruno - both of whom he has worked with previously - and Gian Piero Ventrone - who he knows from his playing days - and it appears their work is already paying off.
They thought they had a penalty when referee Victor Gomes pointed to the spot after the ball hit Kalidou Koulibaly's hand at close range. But, following a VAR intervention, Gomes watched the incident on a pitchside monitor and judged Koulibaly could not have moved away in time as it was so close.
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He really has something special about him. Also, it is far better value than the original €60m asking price.
When he thinks back to the preparations for that match, he remembers an unusual distraction. Frank Mill, pictured with the German national team at the 1988 Olympics, where they won bronze
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The match ended seven minutes into stoppage time when Equatorial Guineas Iban Salvador was given a penalty after being tripped in the final attack of the game, but the referee changed the decision to a free kick on the edge of the area after several minutes' delay on the advice of VAR.
The former right-back won the World Cup twice during his playing career and was captain of the side that triumphed in the 2002 tournament in Japan and South Korea.
Just days after their stunning 3-2 victory over Manchester City, Antonio Conte's side fell to an embarrassing loss as Ben Mee's second-half goal proved the difference between the sides at a rain-soaked and windswept Turf Moor.
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When I came in this morning, the Premier League said some new, or old, standards we have to go back to.
Brighton have slapped a £50 million price tag on their highly-rated defensive midfielder Yves Bissouma. The seaside club have no intention of selling mid-season, but Brighton would give the sale “serious consideration” if their asking price is met in January. The main factor behind this thinking is the fact that Bissouma’s current contract is set to expire in the summer of 2023 and the Mali international has not entered talks over a new deal. Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester United have all held interest in Bissouma in the past, while Aston Villa are also eyeing up the Brighton midfielder.
Everton had an initial request to postpone the game rejected on Thursday despite boss Rafael Benitez claiming he only had nine outfield players fit.
Arsenal closed the gap to fourth place to just one point as the Gunners secured back-to-back Premier League wins with a 2-1 victory over Brentford at the Emirates Stadium.
Cole Stockton (26) and Arthur Gnahoua (43 and 59) got the goals which lifted Derek Adams' team to 19th.
However, Rothe began to find his feet and Dortmund showed they trusted the teenager often attacking down the left side using him. He was so attacking and essentially played as a winger as the visitors struggled to get out their own half at times.
Rodriguez, who plays his club football for Tigres in his homeland, has revealed on social media that his wife was targeted by trolls following a disappointing result for Gerardo Martino’s side.
You can't just keep putting the same team out in the same formation and say: 'We are Liverpool. I just can't see why he hasn't done it.
Chelsea’s Club World Cup plans have met a setback with the news coach Thomas Tuchel has tested positive for Covid-19.
