Al Gharafa will host Pakhtakor in Round 7 of the AFC Champions League Elite, West. Date: 04/02/2025 | Time: 16:00 UTC | Venue: Thani bin .... Al-Gharafa SC vs FC Pakhtakor Tashkent Info We have spoken to the supporter who reported this and are working with them to identify the individuals responsible. In doing so, his touch inadvertently sent the ball flying past his own goalkeeper and into the net. Once again, United's clean sheet was ruined; they haven't kept one at home since March. Klopp views Rangnick as one of his inspirations, modelling much of his own tactical style on his fellow German, but he is now likely to become the boss at Liverpool's most fierce rivals. [Steven Gerrard] is obviously a good coach. It is really strange when you meet before the game. A lot of the coaching staff from your own club is strange. They do what they do and everything is OK,” he explained. We gave away a goal easily in the first 10 minutes after giving them possession and that was us chasing the game. During the City penalty incident, Gunners defender Gabriel was booked for dissent after appearing to disrupt the penalty spot and in a matter of minutes was sent off for a foul on Rodri. How the teams lined up | Match statsPremier League results | Premier League tableGet Sky Sports | Live football on Sky SportsHowever, a quieter second half was ultimately a comfortable one for United, with the impressive Wayne Hennessey preventing McTominay from adding to the scoreline. I'm very much involved in that result (against Chelsea) and the outcome of the game, that's my responsibility. Arsenal's game at Chelsea is an easier game than Spurs' game at Liverpool in a few weeks. Arsenal have to try and take advantage this week. We asked the players to give us everything out there and not leave anything in the tank. They should be really proud of themselves. Guardiola was not entirely satisfied, insisting afterwards the youngster did not always take up the right positions in the first half, but there was no doubt about his importance to the win. Rice will still have two years left on his contract at the end of the season, and West Ham have extra negotiating power in the shape of an option to extend by an additional 12 months. What he would have seen was a wall of blue in front of him. As for Kane, the lack of movement and the lack of threat was most definitely un-Kane-like. When there's a grey area, you're always thinking: 'I could be back this week, I could be back that week,' and that's almost a bit more difficult as you don't hit the markers that you thought you might. Marsch: Bamford could play again this seasonWhites boss Marsch revealed the club are optimistic and hopeful that Bamford could return for Leeds' final two matches of the Premier League season. I don't like it because if it doesn't go well, then what? Nicolas Pepe is right to be getting the games now as he looks a better player than when he arrived. Meanwhile, the number of completed passes in a team's own half has increased each season. In general, teams are eschewing that more direct approach in favour of a patient build-up. Yet here it is, persisting, pottering along, the three-handled cup with the two-legged ties. And one of the reasons for its continued existence must surely be the fact that we get quite a lot of really good games. Knockout football under floodlights is the best place for football, and the League Cup knows it. Despite his opposition to staging the tournament in his home country, Brazil captain Casemiro said the defending champions intended to retain their trophy. There were promising signs for Reading after the restart, but their momentum took a hammer blow when Lowe - who had replaced Jaidon Anthony just moments earlier - collected a pass from Billing, drove into the box and rolled a sumptuous shot into the bottom-right corner. Nonetheless, there was still enough attacking talent on the pitch against Espanyol and certainly against Benfica for Barca to make their possession count for more. Xavi might have given his team a stronger platform in the centre of the pitch, but what does it really matter if it doesn’t show in the scoreline? Graham Potter may shuffle his pack regularly in terms of players but the structure and attacking ethos of the team always remains the same even when taking on Manchester City. The Blues are missing captain Magda Eriksson, who sustained a deltoid injury against Wolfsburg in the Champions League, and Melanie Leupolz, who is suffering with long covid. Pedri has made it clear he intends to honour the contract extension he signed at Camp Nou in October, adding: Man Utd, Man City or PSG are interested in signing me? I'm happy to stay at Barca, it's my dream. Roberts nudged Morton to the floor and Oliver Langford gave a controversial penalty to Posh, much to the disgust of the Blues faithful. Now, he is poised to depart the Catalans in similarly acrimonious fashion, and whichever club he lands at can consider themselves warned there might be trouble ahead. Yes we have been as a club always in touch, Arteta said. Obviously he's our player and with all the loaned players that we have. Lluis Canut suggested to Catalan television that Pique earned 28 million euros (£23.4 million) annually, topping Barcelona's weekly wage bill ahead of fellow high earners Sergio Busquets, Jordi Alba and Samuel Umtiti. Woodward, who is due to be leaving his role at the end of the year, said: While these financial results today demonstrate our resilience through the pandemic, our top priority is success on the pitch. DAILY RECORD Scottish football's plan to bring back fans has been left hanging in the balance after the Scottish Government stopped short of giving it the green light over the weekend. That is mostly down to Palace's outrageous expected goals against data which has them down as the second-best defence in the Premier League (12.76) - a figure that is even better than Chelsea's. Despite a hefty backlash – Shrewsbury chairman Roland Wycherley was one of the more vociferous critics of Liverpool’s decision – a crowd of 52,399 arrived at Anfield to watch the replay (the game was not selected for live TV coverage in the UK, much to Shrewsbury’s anger), with Critchley stepping up to manage a side which featured the club’s youngest ever starting XI. Instead Emerson Royal added a fourth with his first goal for the club, and sub Steven Bergwijn raced through the centre of a suddenly exposed Newcastle defence to complete the rout. But after a drop of the shoulder sent three United players packing, he appeared to lose his balance and rattle the post and with Wilson unable to utilise the rebound, their luck ran out. How would the North Africans fare physically after going 120 minutes in each of their three preceding knockout fixtures? Sometimes they are disappointed if they don't play because this harmony always comes from not playing minutes. Al-Gharafa live score, schedule & player stats Al-Gharafa next match. Al-Gharafa will play the next match against Pakhtakor Tashkent on Feb 4, 2025, 4:00:00 PM UTC in AFC Champions League Elite. · Al-Gharafa ... The England international had endured a slow start to his Old Trafford career but he now looks perfectly placed to kick on under the tutelage of a coach set to implement a style of play suited to his attributes. When asked whether the Premier League is overrated, the striker said: “The quality [of the Premier League] is overrated in a technical way. We have a very high vaccination rate - I think - in the Premier League for the age group that players are compared to the rest of society. The West Ham striker is not due back in the country until 11pm on Friday night. David Moyes is planning to play a strong team. Meanwhile, Southampton to win five or more corners and have 13 or more shots vs Manchester United was a fun ride that ended in an agonising defeat.