However, Rodgers appeared to rule himself out of the running when quizzed on the speculation in his latest press conference, telling reporters: There's two things. Firstly, it's really disrespectful for you to ask the question when you have a manager [Ole Gunnar Solskjaer] in place, a good manager and a good man, who is working for the club.
“He certainly has the experience and expertise, and has won a lot in the game to add value to the game for sure.”
They eventually landed on Howe, of course, but via a circuitous route. Staveley subsequently spoke of the former Bournemouth manager being the perfect fit. But he was not the first choice.
The club would be entitled to compensation set by a tribunal should the teenager join another English side at the end of his contract, while continental clubs would only need to pay a nominal fee.
Kirby's third-minute goal belied the Blues' dominance by half-time but Kerr made up for a series of squandered chances with a second-half double (57, 77) - including a brilliant chip - as Emma Hayes' side claimed the trophy for the first time since 2018 in a 50th anniversary fixture delayed by the pandemic.
During those part-time football days, he worked as a barman and a mortgage advisor. Ultimately, Ipswich Town signed him for £10,000 ($13,500) and he began his ascent to the pinnacle of the game.
Adama Traore came off the bench to score his first Premier League goal of the season as Wolves beat Southampton 3-1 at Molineux.
Both sides had chances in the closing stages, Coventry goalkeeper Simon Moore saving bravely at the feet of Martin and Weimann, but it was Gyokeres who made the telling contribution to move the visitors to within two points of the top six.
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“We probably have to learn how to be more consistent in a long season. To be in the top four, it has to be on a consistent basis. We’ve got Burnley in midweek – they’re fighting for their lives so we know it’ll be a tough one.”
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We were up against a very strong starting line-up and bench and gave it our best shot. Not every decision we made was right, but there was no questioning our commitment.
The man to get that winning goal just might be Lucas Moura, who is revelling playing with freedom in a swashbuckling attack with Harry Kane and Heung-Min Son.
With Karim Benzema forced off after 17 minutes with a hamstring injury, it was once again Vinicius Jr who stood out by scoring his 10th goal of the season and driving the home side's defence crazy with his boldness and audacity.
“I enjoyed my playing career, knowing all along that coaching was my passion,” he confided to the Coaches' Voice.
There may have been a split in the hierarchy over the merits of appointing Ten Hag instead of Mauricio Pochettino but one area of recruitment that has been unanimously agreed upon is upgrading the midfield.
We all know that this is a really big game for us and the club, we know our situation, so we only go 100 per cent, there is no time for breaks, we just have to fight and knock them down - this is how we are going to go into this game, said Matip.
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He has now scored 13 goals in his last 13 games in the competition, with this latest strike coming despite Real's attempts to nullify him by putting two players on him.
Fans at this weekend's FA Cup semi-finals will experience a new, security-intense Wembley Stadium after the carnage that marred the Euro 2020 final.
But with increasing expectations plus criticism of his playing style and use of players, things started to unravel quickly.
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Wilshere said: Since I started training with Arsenal, I have never hidden the fact that it was to be ready for 2022 and for a new club. Now the right club is here, and it will be an exciting new challenge for me.
United's pressing tactics were criticised heavily in the wake of the dismal 5-0 home defeat by Liverpool in October, and the stats also suggest Solskjaer's side were lacking in this regard.
Chelsea, who sit second and nine points behind leaders Manchester City in the Premier League, currently have nine players listed as injured.
He clearly sees a real lack of quality and the question is how much backing he is going to get in the summer.
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We know how much this game means to the fans, but we showed a strong response in midweek and are fully focused on returning to winning ways in the Premier League.
When I celebrated, the FA punished me. Nothing happened to the Arsenal fans. So, [the racism] started with me and long before me,” Adebayor told the Daily Mail in 2019.
A 14th-minute header by Norway's Guro Reiten sealed the points in front of a sell-out crowd at Kingsmeadow.
Jonas is a very good goalkeeper, said manager Thomas Frank. He fits the criteria of what we want in a goalkeeper with his feet and in his penalty area.
In a numbers focused industry that a debatable return for a player that cost Manchester City £100million in the summer.
He's 21 and you're not going to hit your best football until you're 27 or 28, I wouldn't have thought.
The visitors - who had 68% possession but no cutting edge - stay sixth having blown the chance to go fourth.
He needs to get back to being hard to beat, and then go from there. You have to take Jack Grealish's situation into consideration.
The gravity of a possible midweek defeat had many speculating what it might mean for St Johnstone manager Callum Davidson or Dundee counterpart James McPake.
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Arsenal Women jumped top of the WSL and kept up their 100-per-cent record, seeing off another title rival in the process with a 5-0 thrashing of Man City.
Arsenal confirmed the 32-year-old had been dropped due to a disciplinary matter before the clash, although Arteta and the club refused to reveal what had transpired.
Dan Bentley has had to be patient awaiting his chance to get back into the team and did well. Middlesbrough boss Chris Wilder: There are no excuses.
When you play at the highest level there comes a point where it's going to end. You have to be ready for that, she said.
Tuesday's match was the latest homage to the late star, bringing together Barca and Boca - for both of who Diego represented during his playing days - in a one-off clash in Saudi Arabia.
Manchester United were also reported to be interested in Haaland last year, and were understood to have met the release clause in his Salzburg contract before he moved to Dortmund.
