A reshuffled Tottenham should still have enough to win their Europa League tie at Ferencvaros, but Steve Davies believes focusing on cards .... Tottenham XI vs Ferencvaros: Predicted lineup, confirmed The True Blues Consortium - a Chelsea supporters' group which counts former Blues captain John Terry among its founders - has thrown its weight behind Mr Pagliuca's bid. We should be fighting for more things than the top four, but that is the reality. There are many teams fighting for the same position and with the quality we have we should win a lot of points. We were privileged to have Sergio for so many years but unfortunately the last year he had bad injuries. I am sure that we can build on the success that Thomas and Brian have helped deliver along with all of the other staff and players and look forward to what I hope will be a successful conclusion to the season and beyond. Brentford in advanced talks to sign EriksenBrentford are in advanced talks over finalising terms on a six-month contract with Christian Eriksen, but the deal will not break the club's wage structure. Rangnick admits that United contributed to their own downfall on Tuesday and are six years behind Liverpool as they crave a sustained title challenge in the post-Sir Alex Ferguson era. Players, including Lionel Messi, who are being paid in part with fan tokens, also stand to lose money if the tokens enter a free fall. However, it’s not believed that many footballers have significant portions of their wages tied up in cryptocurrency despite rising interest in the medium. Eventually, though, cryptocurrency could take on a larger percentage of salaries, an agent who represents several U.S. national team players told GOAL. Klopp may argue that, in Divock Origi and Takumi Minamino, he has sufficient cover. The evidence of the past two seasons, however, suggests otherwise. How do Liverpool, Man City and Chelsea fare in the tightest title race in years after the recent round of Premier League games? Rangnick's high pressing, acknowledged by Bielsa as a defining aspect of the German's teams, has had a profound impact on coaching in his homeland. However, Tetteh still didn’t emerge. Eventually Benbraham gestured to the crowd that the red card had been shown to No 25, which is Tetteh’s number. All being well, the appointment could be one of the best decisions made by the club since the retirement of Sir Alex Ferguson, but Mueller warns the players will have to buy into his ideas if they are to work. But the situation he finds himself in right now is that he took the title away from Celtic last season, and he's in a great position to win it again. Bukayo Saka is set to answer Mikel Arteta's call by moving into a makeshift left-back role when Arsenal face Brighton on Saturday. There's been no bounce since Goodwin fetched up at Pittodrie. If you want to compare Goodwin's eight league games in charge with the last eight from Stephen Glass' unhappy spell, then Glass comes out on top with eight points to Goodwin's six. There's a two-bald-men-fighting-over-a-comb vibe about that comparison, of course. Very little of it has been any good at all. Swansea City latestBritish South Asians in the GameApna England: We'll help Swansea's Yan Dhanda turn this aroundAnderlecht - managed by ex-Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany - have shown an interest in giving Dhanda the game time. Hasselbaink, manager of League One side Burton Albion, said Tuchel had a simple solution to address the issue with his players, with whom he won the Champions League and 11 of his 19 Premier League games in his first season at Stamford Bridge in 2020/21. They do, though, have games in hand on all of the top five after they saw matches against Brentford and Brighton postponed before Christmas due to a Covid-19 outbreak. It's a difficult place to come. It's not easy here in front of a full house. The game lived up to the expectations, we had to stay dogged. We knew if we conceded, I said to them at half time, we had to not concede again, do our jobs and make sure we stay in the game. It panned out that way. ArsenalPlayers selected: Thomas Partey (Ghana), Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Gabon), Nicolas Pepe (Ivory Coast), Mohamed Elneny (Egypt), Omar Rekik (Tunisia) FA Cup game impacted: Jan 9: Nottingham Forest (A) PL games impacted: Jan 16: Tottenham (A); Jan 22: Burnley (H); Feb 8: Wolves (A) Aston VillaPlayers selected: Bertrand Traore (Burkina Faso), Trezeguet (Egypt) FA Cup game impacted: Jan 10: Manchester United (A) PL games impacted: Jan 15: Man Utd (H); Jan 22: Everton (A); Feb 8: Leeds (H) BrentfordPlayers selected: Frank Onyeka (Nigeria), Julian Jeanvier (Guinea), Tariqe Fosu-Henry (Ghana) FA Cup game impacted: Jan 8: Port Vale (A) PL games impacted: Jan 15: Liverpool (A); Jan 22: Wolves (H); Feb 9: Man City (A) BrightonPlayer selected: Yves Bissouma (Mali) FA Cup game impacted: Jan 8: West Brom (A) PL games impacted: Jan 14: Crystal Palace (H); Jan 22: Leicester (A); Feb 8: Chelsea (H) BurnleyPlayer selected: Maxwel Cornet (Ivory Coast) FA Cup game impacted: Jan 8: Huddersfield Town (H) PL games impacted: Jan 15: Leicester (H); Jan 22: Arsenal (A); Feb 8: Man Utd (H) Chelsea Player selected: Edouard Mendy (Senegal) FA Cup game impacted: Jan 8: Chesterfield (H) PL games impacted: Jan 15: Man City (A); Jan 23: Tottenham (H); Feb 8: Brighton (A) Crystal PalacePlayers selected: Cheikhou Kouyate (Senegal), Jordan Ayew (Ghana), Wilfried Zaha (Ivory Coast) FA Cup game impacted: Jan 8: Millwall (A) PL games impacted: Jan 14: Brighton (A); Jan 23: Liverpool (H); Feb 8: Norwich (A) EvertonPlayer selected: Alex Iwobi (Nigeria) FA Cup game impacted: Jan 8: Hull City (A) PL games impacted: Jan 15: Norwich (A); Jan 22: Aston Villa (H); Feb 9: Newcastle (A) LeicesterPlayers selected: Kelechi Iheanacho (Nigeria), Wilfred Ndidi (Nigeria), Daniel Amartey (Ghana), Nampalys Mendy (Senegal) FA Cup game impacted: Jan 8: Watford (H) PL games impacted: Jan 15: Burnley (A); Jan 22: Brighton (H); Jan 9: Liverpool (A) LiverpoolPlayers selected: Mohamed Salah (Egypt), Sadio Mane (Senegal), Naby Keita (Guinea) FA Cup game impacted: Jan 9: Shrewsbury Town (H) PL games impacted: Jan 15: Brentford (H); Jan 23: Crystal Palace (A); Feb 9: Leicester (H) Man CityPlayer selected: Riyad Mahrez (Algeria) FA Cup game impacted: Jan 7: Swindon Town (A) PL games impacted: Jan 15: Chelsea (H); Jan 22: Southampton (A); Feb 9: Brentford (H) Man UtdPlayers selected: Eric Bailly (Ivory Coast), Amad Diallo (Ivory Coast), Hannibal Mejbri (Tunisia) FA Cup game impacted: Jan 10: Aston Villa (H) PL games impacted: Jan 15: Aston Villa (A); Jan 22: West Ham (H); Feb 8: Burnley (A) SouthamptonPlayers selected: Moussa Djenepo (Mali) FA Cup game impacted: Jan 8: Swansea (A) PL games impacted: Jan 15: Wolves (A); Jan 22: Man City (H); Feb 9: Tottenham (A) WatfordPlayers selected: William Troost-Ekong (Nigeria), Imran Louza (Morocco), Adam Masina (Morocco), Ismaila Sarr (Senegal) FA Cup game impacted: Jan 8: Leicester (A) PL games impacted: Jan 15: Newcastle (A); Jan 21: Norwich (H); Feb 8: West Ham (A) West HamPlayers selected: Said Benrahma (Algeria) FA Cup game impacted: Jan 9: Leeds (H) PL games impacted: Jan 16: Leeds (H); Jan 22: Man Utd (A); Feb 8: Watford (H) WolvesPlayers selected: Willy Boly (Ivory Coast), Romain Saiss (Morocco) FA Cup game impacted: Jan 9: Sheffield United (H) PL games impacted: Jan 15: Southampton (H); Jan 22: Brentford (A); Feb 8: Arsenal (H) Any players heading from the EFL?Middlesbrough: James Lea Siliki (Cameroon)Fulham: Jean Michael Seri (Ivory Coast)Nottingham Forest: Mohamed Drager (Tunisia)QPR: Ilias Chair (Morocco), Seny Dieng (Senegal), Osman Kakay (Sierra Leone)Reading: Baba Abdul Rahman (Ghana), Andy Yiadom (Ghana)Plymouth Argyle: Panutchi Pereira Camara (Guinea-Bissau)Swindon Town: Jojo Wollacott (Ghana)What about SPFL players? “In my opinion, Bernardo [Silva] is one of the best players in the world right now,” Gabriel Jesus said after Manchester City’s impressive victory over Champions League rivals Paris Saint-Germain. At half-time the scorelines were 2-0 and 3-1 respectively to the promotion rivals, meaning Rovers still needed a five-goal swing. Having managed just one goal in the group stage, they still found passage into the Round of 16 where they beat Cape Verde 2-0, before dismissing Equatorial Guinea 3-1 in the quarter-finals. While Klopp will want Jota back in action as soon as possible, the arrival of Luis Diaz last month at least gives Klopp an added option going forward. All the fans, up and down the country, all they want is their team to show signs of effort because that's the one thing the fan sitting behind the goal would give if he got the chance to play for United or Liverpool or Chelsea or Tottenham or Arsenal or any club. Karim Benzema has re-established a reputation as one of the best number nines in world football, while promising Brazilian forward Vinicius Junior has been a revelation in 2021-22 with 12 goals and seven assists to his name. Malky Mackay's obdurate County, meanwhile, stay fifth in their pursuit of a first ever European qualification after what was just their second defeat in seven games. His first 18 months in south London, however, proved difficult, as Rak-Sakyi again struggled physically, and Palace were considering not offering him a professional contract right up until he exploded in January 2021. Covid-hit Cardiff also saw top-scorer Moore hobble off with an ankle injury as they endured a miserable return to action after three weeks off. During a meeting on Saturday evening it is understood conversations were held over which of Solskjaer's staff would at the club if he were to be sacked. It's all the same, except for one thing: we no longer have that pressure of never reaching finals. We got there for the first time and we won it, Senna said. Salah's strike, meanwhile, drew high praise from BBC Radio 5 Live pundit Karen Carney, who said: That is absolutely ridiculous. Ruthless. The only other player I've seen do that drop of the shoulder as good as that is Lionel Messi. But their prudency, and manager Smith's previous promotion with Villa, should leave Norwich well placed to bounce back once again. Wolfsburg are a Champions League team, but not a Champions League contender. He wouldn't be competing against Robert Lewandowski or Karim Benzema for minutes, but he would be playing against them on Europe's biggest stage. Quiz: Premier League 'panic buys'I always look at Arsenal's move for Shkodran Mustafi for around £35m. A lot of shots but only two goals. He made one really good save in the first half and one in the second half. Man Utd 'must convince' Ten Hag | 'Sizeable leap' for Ajax bossMan Utd hold 'positive' talks with Ajax boss Ten HagRangnick role not clear | Ten Hag, Poch lead shortlistGet Sky Sports | Download the Sky Sports AppThe initial deal Fernandes signed when switching from Sporting was for five-and-a-half years with the option of a further 12 months, so the aim is financially rewarding him rather than concern over his length of time. I guess I'm very proud of myself to have achieved what I have and I'm very glad that I went to Sunderland so young and just started off that journey there. She added: My dad will be coming to both the games. Ferencvaros vs Tottenham Hotspur - Leicester Watch Ferencvaros vs Tottenham Hotspur live at Soar Point Leicester in Leicester on Thursday 03 October 2024. No further action taken over Kyle Walker-Kamil Glik incidentPhil Jones: Young players have to cope with 'toxic' social mediaSvFF general counsel Tobias Tibell said: SvFF has taken this very seriously. The second half was much, much better. We were more aggressive, we played to win the game but, unfortunately, we made one or two mistakes and they punished us. We lost. Congratulations to Leipzig. It was a desperate body blow for Rodgers and his players who looked like stepping out of their malaise as they were moments away from coming from behind to win. Ronaldo was disappointed to see his number on the substitutes’ board, as he took an age to leave the pitch, grabbed a coat only to throw it to the floor and could be seen mouthing “why me?” He had the most touches in the opposition box of any Chelsea player in the 1-1 draw at Old Trafford (10) and the most touches overall (113) which showcases just how involved he was. On the back of a difficult European tie, the last time Rangers played Celtic - in the Scottish Cup semi-final - the contest went all the way to extra time, and that was after an additional 30 minutes against Sporting Braga. Manchester City have now won 10 consecutive league games four times under Guardiola, twice as many times as any other club he has managed. The goal came just after the half-hour mark when Ash Hunter found Jordan Turnbull at the back post and he nodded in from close range. Ferencvaros v Tottenham: Solanke and Johnson to drive ... Hotspur Thursday 3 October, 17:45. Live on TNT Sports 1. Spurs can free bets! Available to new customers only. Place a £10 bet on the ...