The key games are in front of us, the competitive matches in June are going to be massive for the country and everyone wants to be involved which is great. The manager admits he is also mindful of some big club fixtures ahead for players, including Sunday's Old Firm clash at Ibrox.
When you're in contention to win the league, you will take three points any way they come, was Graeme Souness' full-time assessment.
I'm absolutely delighted, he said. I've been here two weeks, it's only a start, that's for sure and I won't get overexcited.
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Smith Rowe got the late call for the two World Cup qualifiers with Albania and San Marino after the withdrawals of Marcus Rashford and James Ward-Prowse.
We won the game, we won at Burnley, now we prepare for the next one. Reflecting on De Bruyne's composed finish, manager Guardiola said: He is in the best moment of the season right now.
The Bundesliga side also beat Barcelona 3-2 at the Nou Camp, winning 4-3 on aggregate. The game was perhaps marred slightly by ugly scenes among the Lyon fans at full-time.
His manager, however, trusts that the matter is all in hand, and is not over-extending himself to try and keep Rudiger at the club, believing any special treatment may actually be counter-intuitive.
Forest finally broke the deadlock in the 72nd minute following good work from Ojeda and Brennan Johnson, who fired a brilliant low cross into the centre.
The side from French Polynesia - a group of islands in the Pacific Ocean - have enjoyed domestic success recently and that meant they qualified for the French Cup, which features teams from a variety of France's overseas territories.
City boss Pep Guardiola paid tribute to their hosts' intensity, saying his side had been made to suffer on the back of a first hour where they struggled to match Leeds' trademark style, but still managed to lead through a pair of set-piece goals, before two more late strikes sealed victory to lift them back to the Premier League summit.
As we approach the end of the January transfer window, Jamie Carragher and Gary Neville look back at memorable transfer windows in years gone by.
Everybody knows his quality so he will be in the team and I don't think that will be an issue going forward. His early withdrawal against Andorra suggests Southgate wanted to keep him fresh for the Hungary game but with Harry Maguire unavailable due to a calf problem, the identity of his centre-back partner at Wembley remains to be seen.
Manchester United interim boss Ralf Rangnick says the decision to keep Jesse Lingard at Old Trafford was partially driven by Mason Greenwood's current unavailability.
Xavi went on to play down the similarities that have been drawn between him and former Barca head coach Guardiola, who is currently in charge at Manchester City.
He has also been hampered by injury and illness and, at times, found himself left out of the starting line-up even when fit.
United may have had a good week in terms of results, but the performances and set-ups were nothing like what Red Devils supporters became used to under Sir Alex Ferguson.
Jurgen and me have known each other for a long time, I know how he wants to play, having six players from former clubs of mine is not a coincidence. 'We need to be aggressive' Man Utd pulled themselves back into the race for the top four with a 3-2 victory over Norwich on Saturday, but Rangnick has called for more defensive improvement from his side as they look to shackle Liverpool's free-scoring forwards - and he believes they have a chance of victory if they can raise their level.
It's been a difficult 18 months for various reasons and to have a full house at Windsor for a big occasion and atmosphere is great, and we will hopefully give the fans something to shout about.
Newcastle earned a massive victory at Leeds in their fight to avoid relegation thanks to Jonjo Shelvey's 20-yard free-kick.
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We've rightly praised City's recruitment over the past few years and Guardiola gets the best out of them, but to not get a centre forward over the last few years has been a surprise.
The Gunners, second in a group already won by Barcelona, will advance to the last eight if they avoid defeat in Germany by five goals or more.
Three correct VAR calls deny Spurs Man of the Match: Antonio Rudiger One sloppy moment aside for the foul on Hojbjerg that appeared briefly to have given Spurs a penalty, it was another impressive display from Rudiger.
This shows he is already getting into great shooting positions and has the tactical nous required for playing as a centre-forward.
There are precisely two reasons to tune into Chelsea against Arsenal. Either you're lucky enough to support one or other of England's most successful football clubs, with 19 league titles and 22 FA Cups between them. Or, and this speaks for most of the nation, you're hoping that something daft will happen.
Duggan netted the hosts' equaliser in the 76th minute, poking an effort beyond onrushing Hammers keeper Mackenzie Arnold.
So you've got to pick the right moment to set the ball off and the right moments to back yourself to maybe take one or two of those players out and I thought he did that exceptionally well a couple of times.
The suggestion of having five substitutes has been raised by other managers including Manchester United boss Ralf Rangnick.
I still lived in Leeds when I was with Oldham and also when I first joined City, so I used to stay over at Danny's house a lot. His dad used to take us training when my dad couldn't, and he had such a lovely family who were so good to me.
Improving my game will get me closer to those accolades. And that is about much more than just the 90 minutes.
Rangers stunned the Bundesliga side in their Europa League play-off first leg at the Westfalenstadion on Thursday night, winning 4-2 to take full control of the tie.
Philippe Coutinho collected Matty Cash's cross and, with Leeds standing off him, steered the ball low into the corner.
You expect them surely to play with a bit of pride but that's a reflection of where the team is at the moment.
Ancelotti admitted his side suffered to reach the semi-finals and heaped praise on those inside the stadium.
