Veteran boss Hodgson, 74, was appointed on a deal until the end of the season as successor to Claudio Ranieri, who was sacked after just 14 games.
That disparity is in turn reflected in the league table, with fourth-placed Fortaleza trailing Mineiro by 26 points and eight behind Palmeiras, in spite of the clubs' exhausting commitments in other competitions.
We started really well and got the goal early on but from there, really, everything we worked on, we didn't do well enough.
We have to manage the balance between allowing them to develop and creating the right steps for that, without piling the pressure onto them.
It was a mature performance from the Ecuador international, whose impressive first goal for the club could be a sign of things to come.
There was certainly no better goalkeeper in last season's Champions League, with Mendy racking up a record-equalling nine clean sheets as Chelsea pulled off a surprise tournament triumph.
Rangnick told Sky Sports: Apart from goalkeeping where we have three excellent goalkeepers in Tom Heaton, Dean Henderson and David de Gea, in all other areas there will be players leaving the club.
Lampard is already a popular choice with supporters who are distrustful of the decision-making progress at Everton. His popularity is a big plus for Moshiri and chairman Bill Kenwright, who has also been under heavy fire from fans.
“I was actually dead,” Ginola said after the incident. “My heart had stopped. They kept expecting something, but nothing happened until the emergency services arrived. They shocked me once, twice. They actually shocked me five times before they got a response from my heart using a defibrillator.”
After Kelleher again leapt to deny Ryan Bertrand, Jota made no mistake in sudden death, sending Liverpool into the last four to face Arsenal and leaving Leicester to ponder how victory slipped from their grasp.
In the competition's history, only three players have had a longer run of goals without any coming at home - Ryan Giggs (13 between 2001 and 2003), Harry Kane (13 between May-September 2017) and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (11 between January-April 2002).Conor Gallagher has been directly involved in 10 Premier League goals in 18 appearances for Crystal Palace this season (7 goals, 3 assists), reaching 10 goals/assists in the second-fewest games of any Eagles player in Premier League history, behind only Andrew Johnson in 2004-05 (17 appearances).Since the start of the 2018-19 season, Liverpool defender Trent Alexander-Arnold has 42 Premier League assists, six more than any other player (team-mate Andrew Robertson, 36).
A frustrated Tuchel insisted his players were still taking his messages on board, but have fallen into a bad habit of relaxing once ahead in matches.
The players showed the right attitude in the way they competed and I can't ask for more in that respect. QPR's Mark Warburton: It was a great header by Yoann and for the ball to go in right in front of our travelling supporters made it even more special.
Speaking about the mistakes he had made, the 36-year-old added: That could have been girls, it could have been drink-driving,
Crisis is, of course, the norm at United, but Rangnick will not have expected such difficulties one Covid-hit month into a complete tactical and technical overhaul.
Speaking to Belgium’s Het Laatste Nieuws, he revealed the virus – I was on my own for ten days in quarantine, so I was walking up the walls.
United ended the half with just 32 per cent possession, no shot on target and an xG of just 0.02, but the statistics meant little as the visitors scored against the run of play.
But Benzema is not Real's only 30-something star who keeps getting better with age, because midfield maestro Luka Modric - now 36 - is also having another magnificent campaign.
As well as being arrested, we will work with our football partners to ensure the strongest action is taken including banning those fans from attending future football matches.
R.I.P. England's goalscoring 'genius' who missed their greatest winStats of goal machine GreavesGreaves, who is widely regarded as one of English football's greatest ever players, began his career at Chelsea and scored on his debut - against Spurs - in 1957.
“It starts today,” is all Arteta would say when asked whether Aubameyang’s absence from the matchday squad would be a long-term thing.
There have been sensational saves - such as his acrobatic stop from James Maddison against Leicester in October - and dazzling passes too.
Yes, of course [I hope he wins], Ramos told ESPN. I'm going to defend the guys in my team. I wish him all the luck in the world.
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Furthermore, Malang Sarr is temporarily shunning loan interest following a prolonged run in the first team, while Lewis Baker has had an offer from a Ligue 1 club but has rejected it in favour of remaining in English football.
Man Utd's match at Brentford off due to CovidRonaldo pen maintains Rangnick's perfect PL startThose positive results were confirmed after PCR tests were undertaken on Monday, and those who have the virus are currently isolating.
That's my responsibility, that's the biggest thing now. They're low, so disappointed, they're trying to find their confidence back.
“Some of these players have had a lot of games now. Marcus Rashford, he’s had a lot of games, are we ever going to see these lads reach their potential?
When you look at the data side of things, you can say, 'Yeah, we should be a little bit higher in the table', and that's positive, he says.
Championship fixtures | table | highlightsGet Sky SportsWard thought he had broken the deadlock after half an hour but was adjudged to have steered the ball home from an offside position after the dangerous Duane Holmes crashed a 20-yard shot against the bar.
His signing is a continued show of the club’s and team’s development. We wish Wout well as he earns the right to push our group forwards.
Rangers had already secured the runners-up spot in the section ahead of Sparta Prague and will meet one of eight Champions League dropouts in the play-off round next.
The track is a tale of how the group is on a constant quest for greatness - something that applied to Arsenal when the brothers were watching them as they grew up in the late 1990s and early 2000s, but is a little less true of the current Gunners team.
La Liga fixtures | TableAlaba opened the scoring in the 12th minute, finishing with a close-range strike following a free-kick but Osasuna equalised two minutes later as Ante Budimir scored after a counter-attack.
The visitors, meanwhile, showed their counter-attacking qualities as Kai Havertz hit the side-netting on the break.
Sky Sports' Simeon Gholam writes: The last time Watford were promoted to the Premier League in 2015 they replaced their manager before the start of the season, but Xisco Munoz has the full backing of the club to lead them into the top flight next season, after his arrival last December triggered their incredible run to promotion.
The two graphics below highlight a notable area of concern for United, winning far fewer ball recoveries and registering an area of permeability in central areas, just inside the opposition half.
“We couldn’t get out with the ball and we misplaced a lot of passes because of their high press. They did that well and put us under difficulty in that sense.
What the manager said…Tottenham boss Antonio Conte: After three weeks I am starting to understand the situation.
I don't understand the length of the contract, but I can understand why they've got him in. Who would take the Everton job now?
President Herzog joined owner Roman Abramovich at Stamford Bridge on Sunday to view artist Solomon Souza's installation 49 Flames.
Amid a run of seven games between now and 3 January, Postecoglou had rested his first-choice side but was forced to bring on Kyogo Furuhashi after 25 minutes when Albian Ajeti was removed with a muscle injury.
There was a high percentage of players playing in England at the World Cup and last Euros so they should be listened to.
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The only thing that is certain is a full house at Hampden awaits and, after six wins on the trot, perhaps Scotland are one of the sides everyone is hoping to avoid?
Dundee had Ryan Sweeney dismissed late on in their third straight loss. Man of the match - Joe Newell
After another poor performance, United defender Shaw gave his scathing view to Sky Sports' Patrick Davison, questioning the intensity and motivation of his team-mates.
