But that is a major area of weakness for Newcastle right now, as they have the lowest possession stats in the top flight.
There used to be a time when Bale could not win a Premier League game and was a figure of ridicule, being on the fringes of the Spurs first team. How he turned his fortunes around.
Former Matildas goalkeeping coach John Gorza, who left the team's coaching staff just after Tokyo, says a lack of clean sheets is an Achilles heel.
Graham Potter may shuffle his pack regularly in terms of players but the structure and attacking ethos of the team always remains the same even when taking on Manchester City.
The striker missed a penalty in first-half stoppage time but sealed his treble in the 85th minute. It was his 81st goal in Europe's elite club competition.
A quick reaction from the goalkeeper prevented Matt Crooks inadvertently turning the ball into his own net after an attempt to block off Jan Paul van Hecke at a corner, before John Buckley had a shot charged down and Reda Khadra whipped a fierce free-kick over from 20 yards.
Despite persistent examples of racial discrimination in football, former Arsenal striker Wright, 57, thinks positive developments are being made but would like action to be swifter.
Whether it was frustration at another defeat or his missed penalty, the Portuguese was then also guilty of a late challenge on Tavares that could easily have brought him a red card.
But most ludicrous of all was David Beckham, who at 34 was still an England international and at LA Galaxy.
The predicted explosive encounter has drawn me into the match shots line, which looks too low when considering the likelihood of both teams putting two ropey defences under pressure.
The force has confirmed to Sky Sports News that its investigation has closed and no further action was taken.
Thank you to the fans for that. In Xhaka's interview, he also mentioned the fans, who, it is fair to say, he has had an up-and-down relationship with.
That would be a shift from United's style under Solskajer, with the team recently criticised for their poor pressing and patterns of play.
Winning the rematch against the Foxes maybe didn't prove those early thoughts were correct - 35% possession, fewer shots, shots on target and corners than their opponents was more reminiscent of Nuno's counter-attacking preference - but the results are the evidence.
No, just to wait the decision and be calm, and that they are grateful for the interviews and that's all. When was your last conversation with the club and how long are they expecting you to wait?
Noting that there is talent within the man who still possesses Chelsea's No.1 shirt, he has discovered through painstaking data analysis that Kepa is his best goalkeeper for penalty kicks.
Every time he got on the ball he looked dangerous, in particular in the second half. What the managers said...Hudddersfield's Carlos Corberan: At the end I think the result was the fair result in terms of what each team did on the pitch.
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Italy and Portugal were drawn in Path C, meaning they cannot both qualify for next year's tournament in Qatar.
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The team was doing really well with different players on the pitch the other day so we can do it. Benitez also talked up Digne's replacement against the Gunners - Ben Godfrey - who moved over to the left and nullified much of the threat expected to come from his England team-mate Bukayo Saka.
Whatever the circumstance, whenever there is stuff being written about your family, it's always maybe a little bit difficult to take, especially when it's stuff that's negative, Kane said.
Protests remained in place for some time after, but once the pitch had been cleared, the teams returned to play out the remaining time behind closed doors.
Tuchel previously worked with Kurzawa at Parc des Princes, so knows all about the qualities that he would offer in English football.
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He will give his opinion on every piece of the puzzle and Manchester United is a big puzzle - a huge club.
This squad is in need of real surgery to compete with City and Liverpool - in terms of leadership, mentality and quality.
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As the opening period drew to a close, the TV cameras panned on to Hodgson. But football is Hodgson's life. The former England boss thrives on the challenge.
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Plenty would disagree there, although there are, it must be said, many Everton fans who are sympathetic towards Benitez, and who appreciate the difficulty of the job he inherited.
Spurs went to Vicarage Road on a seven-game unbeaten league run under Conte but looked to be denied a win by a resolute Watford side fighting for their lives in the division.
Third place in the group isn't a lot to shout about, but it gives Northern Ireland something to build on moving forward and Baraclough has taken great confidence in the fact that his side did not concede a goal at home in the campaign.
It is only the second time the same sides have met in the two major domestic finals since 1993, when Arsenal were twice winners against Sheffield Wednesday.
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Rangers took the lead just before half-time when striker Alfredo Morelos was left unmarked to head in Connor Goldson's ball at the back post.
Tuchel said: It's not fair today. He [Lukaku] had a very good performance, he was very helpful, but it's not fair.
I grew, I learned a lot and that's what has got me where I am today, doing very well here. This week, Marcus Rashford spoke out against claims of a split in the dressing room.
After a couple of close calls, the Frenchman eventually restored parity moments later, latching onto Corentin Tolisso's raking pass before squeezing the ball between the legs of the goalkeeper.
Gary Cahill will sit out the match after the former England defender was sent off in the 1-0 win at Barnsley last weekend.
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From conversations I have had over the past 48 hours, there is confidence Derby will get through to the end of the season, through player sales or external loans.
United now have a fortnight’s break, and Rashford is hopeful it will allow players to recharge the batteries.
Caragh Hamilton started against England at Wembley in October Complacency is something that we are very conscious of, said Hamilton.
What I like about this group is that whatever the challenge, whatever the environment that they're put into, they don't make any excuses.
But however you categorise Brentford's shocking, stunning 4-1 win at Chelsea there's no denying Thomas Frank and his players deserve huge credit for pulling off a result few would have thought possible.
It's been fantastic. It's great being in different places in the country as that helps create so much support, said Hemp. Hopefully they follow us throughout the summer.
I think it's football justice,” he began. “Total justice. He is the best footballer in the world. And the best of all time. And he deserves this seventh award. No doubt about it.
We can take the time to try to understand what is going on because it does not reflect the daily work, the daily attitude, the daily behaviour Romelu shows here.
“I guess it'd be five, six years in the making to lift the first trophy with the Matildas. It would be a proud moment.”
Eidevall rues Arsenal mistakesArsenal boss Jonas Eidevall admitted his side were way under par on the big occasion.