Lukaku’s performance against Villa, particularly his barnstorming run which won a penalty in injury time, was a template of how to use the forward.
“There is a demand for quality in these generations because people today are knowledgable, informed and they know they have the quality of assessment and judgement.
It is also likely to raise questions about the appetite of credible candidates to replace him, given the demonstration of muscle-flexing power by Premier League clubs which has heralded his exit.
Burnley have been a top-flight outfit since 2016, securing two top-half finishes in the last five seasons, but currently find themselves locked in another basement battle.
And honestly I felt Tottenham was the right club to work [at] and to bring my ideas and philosophy of football.
Sunderland's progress means that the play-off final will be contested by the teams who finished fifth and sixth in League One, after the
Well, a €400m (£335m/$450m) capital increase courtesy of EXOR, which owns 63.8 per cent of the club, has certainly helped.
He has scored seven goals in 18 appearances since he rejoined the club but he has also been hampered by injury and illness.
That could prove a problem for teams like Liverpool, who will likely see Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Naby Keita selected for the tournament, as well as Watford (five players are set to feature), Arsenal, Crystal Palace and Leicester (all four players).
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This time, all being well, United will appoint a manager with a record of success at home and in Europe, a manager whose achievements are in the present and not the past, a manager who has both nothing and something to prove. You'd think that would be the baseline for anybody coming into the job, and yet the last time they did that it was 1986. This is not to compare Ten Hag and Alex Ferguson; that would obviously be unhelpful. But it's about time a United board took the managerial appointment seriously.
However, I'm not sure what that will have done for their confidence because it was a miserable night.
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What we need to do with five games left is show the same spirit that we showed in this game. This was not a team which showed any signs of giving up anything.
The champions dominated from start to finish to earn their fifth league win in a row, with Argentine striker Martinez getting the scoring up and running with a bullet header in the 29th minute.
City were forced to withdraw Kevin De Bruyne and Kyle Walker during the game at the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium and the pair face late fitness tests ahead of Saturday's trip to Wembley having missed training on Friday.
The board will be co-chaired by Christopher Saad, an experienced barrister and life-long Manchester United fan, and Richard Arnold, the club's group managing director.
Liverpool are now overwhelming favourites to reach the Champions League final It's impossible... but now you're thinking, can it happen?
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Substitute Carrie Jones almost added a sixth after replacing Holland while Wales' record scorer Helen Ward edged closer to the 100-cap club after being introduced for her 97th Wales appearance.
Their critical 1-0 win over Chelsea was a full-blooded football spectacle, with fireworks and smoke bombs playing cameo roles.
He said: We will watch a lot of footage and prepare the team well. We can expect a very difficult game but my players will be prepared for this challenge.
Contracts and futures It is not that hard to come up with a list of 10 United players who could leave this summer.
Paul Pogba is suspended for the next three domestic games - which will stretch over the international break - and there is still a question mark over Raphael Varane's fitness.
A combined UK and Ireland World Cup bid for 2030 would be a very strong contender. Morton said the five nations' approach had been genuinely collaborative, and said: This process has led us to begin exploring other mega events that can be co-hosted across the devolved governments, and there are two or three that look very promising. Pressed on this comment later in the hearing, Morton said he could not disclose in a public forum which events were being looked at but could share the information privately with the committee.
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Hornets' Chairman & CEO Scott Duxbury said: This club is genuinely a family and acted as such on Wednesday evening to look after one of its own.
The heavy reverse, coupled with Juventus' 4-0 victory over Servette, saw them slip to third in the table.
And that is why, if you play there, if you are intelligent and if you have the passion, you can do it. Gundogan has that intelligence.
The third midfield slot could equally be taken by the likes of Max Cornet or Wilfried Zaha depending on your preference, unfortunately you can't afford Son Heung-Min as it wouldn't leave enough money to complete the bench.
But then after a few times it was like, 'No, they're doing that, I think it's like 'Siuu' or something that Ronaldo does when he scores. And, yeah, it was incredibly irritating.
You can turn on the TV and Man City are playing, and they are winning everything, but there are still empty seats.
We told the team at half-time not to lose faith and to keep on going like in a cup game, maybe this one chance will come again and it is decisive.
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When you can feel the quality of Premier League opposition, you learn so much more than you do in something like a passing drill I've put on in training. How Patino got his first Arsenal goalThe match may have belonged mostly to Nketiah, but there was plenty of excitement late on as 18-year-old Patino came off the bench to make his senior debut and score his first Arsenal goal.
Even with 10 men, there were plenty of positives defensively for a Wales side who have conceded only 10 goals in 14 games, restricting the world champions for large periods despite the blatant advantage.
I came here to City to try and win trophies. That's what you look at when your career ends - trophies and medals.
A goal out of nowhere from the visitors, Antonio Raillo steering home from Salva Sevilla's whipped free-kick delivery, set up a nervous finale.
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I know he loved the job at Rangers, but it’s how it is. When you have the opportunity to work in the Premier League, then probably each coach in the world would consider it.