For Vieira, the meeting with Jesse Marsch, a manager he faced numerous times while at New York City, is also a reminder of the coaching journey that got him here.
Rangers boss Steven Gerrard and Southampton head coach Ralph Hasenhuttl have also been linked with the vacancy already, after Smith became the fifth Premier League manager to lose his job this season.
Out first objective is to get out of the group and then we build from there. When you're seeded you get the advantage of missing out on those big six or seven teams.
That all made it harder when he didn't progress. Danny was blessed with more technical ability than me but while I went to City and got better and better, his injuries stopped him from improving.
Leaders Rotherham moved ahead early against Morecambe, with Freddie Ladapo scoring in the fourth and 30th minutes to earn a 2-0 victory.
Italy have impressed with successive 3-0 wins over Turkey and Switzerland, but Stoke midfielder Allen believes Wales will benefit from being underdogs at the Stadio Olimpico.
Robert Lewandowski is 5/1 to win the Ballon d'Or. Had the award been presented in 2020, the Poland international surely would have won, scooping up the treble with Bayern and scoring an astonishing 54 goals in 48 games with the Bundesliga side.
Cristiano is not always going to score and he maybe can't play every game. There is no doubt the club lost its way in reaction to Sir Alex Ferguson's leaving the club.
Scottish wonderkid Ben Doak has confirmed his move to Liverpool on social media after the club forked out a £600,000 compensation fee to sign him from Celtic.
“I think it’s the best league in the world and the intensity is absolutely amazing. Every team has players with top quality.
I know we had the immediate chance to equalise (with a penalty, missed by Martin Boyle) but our reaction to losing the goal for the rest of the game isn't good enough in all aspects - energy, intensity, quality, discipline.
The 26-year-old left Macclesfield to join Northampton in July 2019, with a short loan spell at Motherwell sandwiched in between just 38 league appearances across two seasons for the Cobblers.
I think Leicester, who can be backed at 17/10 for the win with Sky Bet, can make it five in pretty convincing fashion.
Former Norwich midfielder Vrancic scored his second of the campaign after three minutes as Michael O'Neill's men won at the bet365 Stadium for the first time since October 1.
He is always helping out his full-back, he is not afraid to go in areas where some people shy away from the ball.
Anthony Martial has started just two Premier League games this season Manchester United have rejected a loan offer from Sevilla for Anthony Martial.
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There shouldn't be too many problems on the horizon here for Liverpool either. Saka is becoming Arsenal's go-to guy in the final third.
Patrick Vieira, who cut an agitated figure in the first half, looked to have delivered some stern words at the break judging by the way his side played in the second half.
The rest of them… there's some of them out there who are probably good lads, good professionals, got good careers, good talent - but they're broken.
I saw the guys' video of him the other week, up in the stands when he was eight years old in a Motherwell kit.
We have to win that game and then three games later , we have an important one at Atletico Madrid. We're in a competition where we would also like to proceed into the next round.
West Brom have made an excellent start to life under Valerien Ismael and come into the international break joint-top of the division.
Manchester City were able to rest a few players against RB Leipzig on Tuesday because they were already through to the last 16 of the Champions League as group winners.
The hosts started well and Marcus Fraser and Greg Kiltie threatened but neither could hit the target.
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The 26-year-old is a native of Barcelona and joined their youth set-up at the age of eight, but left in 2015 for Aston Villa after making just four appearances for the first team.
Podence collected a square ball on the edge of the area, set himself and fired a low shot out of Kasper Schmeichel's reach and into the bottom left corner.
Indeed, that was made abundantly clear during a recent whirlwind tour of Europe. For people in the UK, though, his connection to Chelsea remains the most curious.
Premier League table | ResultsGet Sky Sports - Latest offersThe Frenchman won three Premier League titles and captained the Gunners during their unbeaten 'Invincibles' campaign and his name rang around the Emirates Stadium before and after a thrilling 2-2 draw.
No other player in the division managed more than three, a statistic which underlines his threat from distance as well as close-range.
The technical skills, the physical skills, and he is very smart and can learn all the tactical stuff pretty quick.
Kulusevski was handed his full debut and was celebrating his first Tottenham goal inside four minutes.
But the eagerness, the commitment and the willingness to learn is so immense. It's so nice to work with because we have grown so much and so fast.
The hosts could have settled the contest as Anthony Ralston had a header tipped over and Jota rattled the far post after more great work from the Portuguese winger.
However, England do have a game in hand as the campaign continues. The Young Lions capitalised on their early pressure and Gordon was slotted in down the left flank.
“We created many chances and the players played with a great intensity, with a will, a desire, not to lose the game.
It changes the mood in the ground as well. It's phenomenal, a club of Man Utd's stature, five years is such a long time.
Sky Sports News exclusively revealed in December that he wanted to join the Spanish club in January to get more first-team games.
It was the two City substitutes who proved to be the difference. City now march on to a fourth consecutive FA Cup semi-final and keep their treble hopes alive.
Even if they finish outside of the top two in Group E, Wales are all but guaranteed a play-off place thanks to their Nations League success.
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