A free-kick on the stroke of half-time which floated a few yards over the bar rather summed up his display: interesting but inconclusive.
Then Franck Kessie clipped a cross from the left flank which the Brazilian Messias planted home leaving Oblak with no chance.
In the final stages that turned to desperation as there appeared to be a concerted attempt to get an opponent sent off.
They laboured without injured Scotland striker Lyndon Dykes but were eventually rewarded for their persistence.
Joshua King was played into space down the left and the forward picked out the onrushing Ismaila Sarr on the opposite flank but, after his shot from an acute angle beat Alex McCarthy, Walker-Peters managed to produce a heroic clearance on his line.
The flag stayed down and Billing slid the ball across for Solanke to score his 12th goal of the season.
I don't want to get emotional but I am, I feel goosebumps, Xavi told the fans. This is the biggest club in the world and I'm going to work hard to reach your expectations.
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If he doesn’t, he might find himself relegated to the role of 'super-sub'. Donny van de Beek was one of the biggest casualties of Solskjaer’s reign.
That may not sound too catastrophic, but all those fixtures came against teams that Liverpool were heavy favourites to beat.
Forest Green did the double 40 years ago - winning the FA Vase at the old Wembley against Rainworth Miners' Welfare and topping the Hellenic League.
We tried through many sides, especially down the left. It is very difficult, they defend so narrow, Guardiola said.
I expect better from a player of his calibre. Scoring goals and looking good isn't what the game is all about. The game is nothing if it's not about the team. Ronaldo always looks immaculate on the pitch but sometimes, especially when things are going badly, he has to get among the muck and nettles in order to pull his team through difficult periods.
World governing body Fifa and global players' union Fifpro will announce both teams on Monday, 17 January, during the ceremony for the Best Fifa Football Awards.
But I’m not happy with what we are achieving in Man United. None of us are happy, I’m sure of that. We know that we have to work harder, play better and deliver way more than we are delivering right now.
Guardiola, so tortured in Madrid, looked like a man who had felt the pressure valve being released by City's response, raising his arms to the skies to demand a standing ovation for Gabriel Jesus when he was substituted.
Norwich are certainly looking a far more difficult team to break down recently, conceding before half-time in just three of their previous nine fixtures.
When you are in an environment with a Sinclair or a Davies, you know that you cannot have a day off here.
Thomas Partey (Afcon), Mohamed Elneny (Afcon), Martin Odegaard (illness) and Emile Smith Rowe (injury) are all absent as things stand, with Xhaka set for a three-game ban for his foul on Diogo Jota.
But Murthy says rebuilding the playing squad is a much easier fix and this season Valencia have held on to their most important assets, despite bids for Portugal winger Goncalo Guedes, while adding promising youngsters on loan in RB Leipzig's Ilaix Moriba and Tottenham winger Bryan Gil.
With 70 minutes gone, the Cherries - and Marcondes - struck again as he lashed home the loose ball after Barnes had parried Lowe's close-range shot.
In fact, according to Opta, it is now 14 games since City conceded a chance from a counter-attacking situation.
The club and my other team-mates have helped make the transition a lot easier. Let's hope it is, Gil says with a smile.
But from that corner, Giles swung the ball in and Collins' header found the back of the net. It was a goal that was inevitable, right in front of the delirious away fans.
Botafogo's main focus now is ensuring they get a fair price for the youngster by allowing him to show what he can do on a weekly basis among the professionals, which in turn should put them on a much firmer financial footing.
Christopher Nkunku (30 goals in all competitions so far this season) also scored and has also been linked with a move to Old Trafford. Dani Olmo got the other one. Olmo, a graduate of the Barcelona academy and now a key player in the Spanish national team, has been subject of talk about a 40m euro return to Camp Nou.
Chelsea took the crown both times and are chasing a third successive WSL title - their fifth in seven years.
I think what they will do is stick to the long-term plan because that is what they have decided to do, and they are going to get through these massive dips that are existing at this moment in time.
We want the best of Harry, we want the best of all of them and only with the best of all of us we can go through this situation. Merson says: Nuno at riskFollowing Tottenham's 3-1 defeat by north London rivals Arsenal last weekend, Paul Merson explains why he is so concerned for the club's new manager Nuno Espirito Santo.
Dortmund were awarded a penalty at the start of the second half when Marco Reus was felled by Joshua Kimmich and Can converted it.
Van Bronckhorst added: We are not through to the next round, which is what we want. We know we have to have a good performance next week as well.
Walter Mazzarri can be pleased with his side's display and energy, but he must be worried at their profligacy in front of goal: it will be an issue to solve in January, but its importance cannot be understated - if you don't score enough goals, you don't stay in the top flight.
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The January transfer window opened on Saturday, January 1, 2022 and closes at 11pm on Monday, January 31.
It's a problem and a problem Arteta didn't need, but now it's a big challenge for Arsenal to rebuild their attack and it is going to depend on some very clever and inspired recruitment.
Park obviously retains a huge amount of affection for United and their supporters but last month he asked the club's fans to stop singing a chant meant to honour him that was, in reality, racially insensitive.
Robinho, 38, has always denied the charge. He spent just one season in China before moving back to Brazil with Atletico Mineiro in 2016.
The change of 14km in the average distance covered under the different managers is a collective effort by all the players - they are all moving at least 1km more.
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Mane, appearing concussed, was led off before the game restarted and Bamba Dieng added the second in injury time.
But with so much money available, it's never really been a problem and Sundowns have been able to absorb their losses. Other clubs just can't compete with that.
