Kevin Volland was wasteful with his finishing, skying a free kick and nodding into the gloves of Grbic as the hosts pushed for that elusive equaliser, which finally came through club icon Wissam Ben Yedder seven minutes from time.
But Barcelona put the pressure on him immediately. They hailed him not only as a replacement for his Brazil team-mate, but also as a successor to the soon-to-leave Andres Iniesta - one of the finest midfielders of his generation.
Chelsea always find a way to win and have shown great examples of that recently against Spurs and Birmingham away from home. They have a squad filled with serial winners and I think that gives them confidence as a team.
Speaking ahead of United’s games against Newcastle United on Monday night, Rangnick endorsed his compatriot’s views on signing players who have not been jabbed.
Writing on Instagram in August, he said: All I want to do is go where I'm wanted and where I'm going to play. A graduate of Arsenal's Hale End academy, Maitland-Niles has registered 132 appearances for the club and won three FA Cups over the course of his career at the Emirates Stadium.
It is difficult for the players and for myself, he added. For the staff because we don't know really who is going to be available to do what, and we are all trying to help each other and get the best out of the situation.
Blackpool also mounted an impressive fightback to beat Peterborough 3-1 at Bloomfield Road. Meanwhile, Huddersfield edged a five-goal thriller against Bristol City at Ashton Gate.
Wooden completely transformed UCLA's basketball programme in the 1970s, taking them to 10 national championships, including a record seven in a row. His view of success was based on peace of mind in knowing that you have given everything you possibly can.
There are no such issues among the ‘Big Three’. Liverpool revolve around Jurgen Klopp after six years under his stewardship while City are a reflection of Pep Guardiola. They play the way he sees the game with Thomas Tuchel’s Chelsea a similarly well-coached outfit who have quickly absorbed the German’s ideas since his appointment in January.
Following Saturday's 1-0 win at Bournemouth, the Northern Irishman said of his future: I am here to speak about the game today.
They are saying they don't want VAR to referee games. But that is just going back 10 years when there was no VAR.
Idrissa Gueye was shown a straight red card for a dreadful tackle on Ilkay Gundogan as City overturned an early deficit at Parc des Princes, while six days later, Angel di Maria was sent off for kicking Fernandinho off the ball while Marco Verratti and Presnel Kimpembe were lucky not to follow him.
We've gone out there, enjoyed our football, and to be hard to beat, that's what [Gerrard] has implemented, being aggressive with it. Becoming hard to beat was a good start.
Marcos Alonso is Chelsea's sole frontline left wing-back in Chilwell's absence, leaving boss Thomas Tuchel having to shuffle his resources for alternatives.
Sancho then used Marcus Rashford as a decoy before rolling the ball into the net, leaving Jorginho with his head in his hands.
“We ended up chatting on the phone, I explained what I meant, that I felt he could be quicker off the mark, and he said ‘OK, can I come down and see you?'
The Gunners had won eight and drawn one of their previous nine league matches this season but were out of sorts from the first to the last whistle in the West Midlands.
This year, we're asking people to lace up, speak up, and start the conversation. Visible allyship has a huge impact, especially for younger people that are looking for role models.
The Swede kept his place in the starting line-up, having returned to the side for the weekend defeat to QPR due to Matty Godden's appendicitis, while Josh Eccles was handed his first start of the season at right wing-back, with Todd Kane, Fankaty Dabo and Ian Maatsen out injured.
I'm feeling good at the moment and hopefully I can continue playing at this level. It has been a start to life in England not without its obstacles.
Derby were later docked nine points for a breach of the EFL’s profitability and sustainability rules during that season.
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And Watford are pretty awful, I've watched a lot of them this season, to lose there 4-1 is absolutely disgusting and disgraceful from some of those players.
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It was a deal that caused huge debate among Arsenal fans throughout the summer. So, what were Arsenal to do? The fanbase was split.
In response, Gasperini made an early substitution, replacing Berat Djimsiti with Luis Muriel, who made an almost immediate impact when his shot was deflected by Bryan Cristante, wrong-footing Rui Patricio and halving the deficit on the stroke of half-time.
He has been PSG’s key forward this season as Lionel Messi has struggled to score in the league since joining from Barcelona and Neymar has been out with injury.
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There are some delays, of course, with Toni and Andreas at the moment, Tuchel said ahead of kick-off against Leicester.
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Two points above Hearts are Celtic who eased to victory at Dundee and have two players in the side, as do Scottish Premiership leaders Rangers after their win over Ross County, while Motherwell make up the team of the week following their win at Aberdeen.
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Burnley remain unbeaten in their last five Premier League games at Turf Moor (W1 D4), although three of those games have ended goalless (also vs Norwich and West Ham).
Had a better look at goal just after the hour, when he shot straight at Alisson in the box but this wasn't a dangerous centre forward display.
Malawi’s Gabadinho Mhango gave his nation a shock lead in the first half with arguably the goal of the tournament from 35-yards out, but a thumping header from Youssef El Nesyri and Hakimi’s set-piece booked Morocco’s place in the last eight.
Last week, the Spaniard argued those who suggested that, without a European title, his time at the Etihad has been a failure, were 'jealous' of City's success elsewhere.
I've mentioned Gordon at Hearts but the man in front of him John Souttar has been excellent too. When you look at his contribution to Rangers this season he's been excellent.
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