The Manchester City record goalscorer, who moved to Barcelona on a free transfer in the summer, had to be substituted during his team's 1-1 draw with Alaves in October after receiving medical assistance on the pitch to treat chest pains and dizziness.
Ferguson saw things differently. He said “Bayern tried to back into the winners’ enclosure” by killing the game when they went ahead. “Some of the stuff written about how Bayern outplayed us was weird. So were many of the assessments of Beckham and Giggs. Beckham was the star of the midfield show and Giggs worried them plenty.” It wasn’t an exclusively Fergusonian viewpoint. On ITV’s coverage, Ruud Gullit said, not entirely without relish, that Bayern’s approach was “absolutely c**p”, while in The Sun Jimmy Greaves took a similar line. “This was not just a triumph for Manchester United but for football in general. It was a triumph of good over evil.”
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But if Wales fail at the play-off stage, retirement could be on the cards. It is believed Bale, who turns 33 in July, could consider joining Cardiff or Swansea.
Reigning champions Manchester City recorded their eighth successive Premier League victory as they swept aside struggling Newcastle United at St James' Park.
It was only because of the kids really, and my wife, and a little bit of consciousness, that I didn't.
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While the hosts dominated possession, they were largely frustrated and there were audible groans of discontent from the home supporters when Sterling miscontrolled the ball inside the Everton penalty area as half-time approached.
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Real Betis maintained their impressive form after routing Real Sociedad 4-0 to stay in third place, just one point behind local rivals Sevilla in second.
This season has been special because I've played more regularly here, getting into the first team with the national team and we qualified for the World Cup.
Former Leicester, Blackburn and Birmingham midfielder Savage was working on Manchester United's 1-1 draw with Young Boys in the Champions League group stage in his capacity as a co-commentator for BT Sport.
For the fans, myself included, this was a bittersweet moment. We were, of course, relieved our club had been saved (again) but Eriksson's departure following the takeover brought home to us that the dream really was over.
No-one doubts Endrick is Brazil's next big thing - he has featured on the front page of Spanish newspaper Marca three times in a matter of weeks amid speculation linking him with Barca and Real Madrid.
Christian Norgaard scored a late consolation for Brentford from inside the box in stoppage time, but it proved to be too little, too late for the away side.
But Arfield netted after coming off the bench and extended Rangers' unbeaten run in all competitions to 21.
I have to say, I didn't like at all to see the following day when this referee (Bakary Gassama) left from Algiers airport, to see him comfortably seated in the lounge suite with a coffee and a pastry. I didn't like that.
In the end we played behind closed doors so the economy of world football would survive, for the broadcasters.
All parties are hopeful a deal can be done for Carlos, who submitted a transfer request on Tuesday but played for Sevilla in their 1-1 draw with Valencia a day later.
Two goals from James Tavernier in the first half, the second from the penalty spot, put the hosts in front, but David Carmo’s header in the 82nd minute ensured the game would go to extra-time.
Solskjaer hasn’t been helped by Varane’s absences, which have already ruled him out of four games, and he is likely to be sidelined for the next couple of weeks.
Dortmund took the lead early on when Jude Bellingham found Julian Brandt in the box and he turned outside Alphonso Davies before smashing home.
Liverpool have won the ball back in the final third more than anyone else. They stop teams passing out from the back more regularly than anyone else.
It is all about getting back up to the Premier League and he's definitely the right man for the job. A good season for us would be to make the play-offs, although we are not actually that far off the automatic promotion places at the moment.
We took over the stadium which was in the city's hands so new revenue streams came up. We invested in the youth department.
My job really now is to start with a fresh slate, to have him in an environment that suits him and supports him, but also to push him and to extract that player that we know is there.
Kayne Ramsay was the late saviour for Ross County as his stoppage-time equaliser secured a 1-1 draw with Livingston.
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Rangnick, who said in December that the 26-year-old has asked to leave the club, was ready to include Martial in the squad this week.
He is the archetypal modern right-winger - think Arjen Robben or Riyad Mahrez. And also, Southgate would need to be convinced that England was Olise's nation of choice.
Duncan Ferguson is currently the Everton caretaker manager, but he could not guide them to a positive result on Saturday after a 1-0 home defeat against Aston Villa.
Finland were the last team to manage a clean sheet against Les Bleus and it seemed they may repeat the feat, but Benzema's entrance in the 57th minute led to the end of their hopes.
I do [think Havertz's best position is number nine]. That's a huge problem because that's not good for Lukaku.
Chelsea boss Emma Hayes has praised Sam Kerr for her goalscoring and being the ultimate team player after the Australia forward signed a new deal with the club this week.
However, Bianconeri CEO Maurizio Arrivabene did not want to get bogged down in permutations. But I think the best thing we can aim for is to leave this stadium with our heads held high.
A handshake was out of the question, wrote Brown years later. Even in the hour of their greatest triumph in many years, there was no thawing in the bitterness and rancour at the heart of the club.
Meanwhile, Barcelona are also said to be interested in signing the 26-year-old as they look to strengthen in defence.
