He wasn't fit in midweek, he had an illness, and the other games we gave him the time off. But he's come back today and helped to make the difference.
As the half wore on I thought we started to get a little more control without ever looking like creating a clear-cut chance.
With the top four slipping away, did Rangnick have a word in someone's ear, with the aim of arriving at Old Trafford to some modicum of stability?
The England midfielder has missed 13 Premier League games since Leeds returned to the top table and the club have lost nine of those and only just avoided defeat last weekend without him vs Wolves.
Wolves threw everything at the North London side in the closing moments of the game, but were unable to find the breakthrough, as the Arsenal back-line defended valiantly.
Premier League clubs are set to meet on Monday to discuss whether a circuit-breaker could be utilised in a bid to prevent further fixture pile-up caused by the surging Omicron variant.
Former City defender Joleon Lescott believes their dominance on Saturday was just as impressive as the famous 6-1 victory at Old Trafford a decade ago, a result that many believed signalled the shift in the balance of power in Manchester.
Leicester reaction: Rodgers, Schmeichel, Iheanacho Brendan Rodgers told BT Sport: Performance wise, we played well in the game.
But the dream soon became a nightmare. It was quickly apparent - as it probably always should have been - that Coutinho was not suited to either of his expected new roles. He wanted to play further forward than Iniesta's disciplined midfield role and more centrally than Neymar's left-wing slot.
Arsenal are now only behind Tottenham on goal difference before May's north London derby Arsenal ended a run of two away games without a goal
However, he struggled to adapt to the Premier League and was sold to AC Milan for just £15m two years later after a loan spell at his hometown club Santos.
The group were really impressed with how well he integrated himself and he offered advice to several players, including fellow defenders Teden Mengi and Bjorn Hardley.
First of all, they deserve a lot of credit for the way they've handled everything since what happened to Christian.
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An emaciated Sonny weighed only 4.2 stone (27kg) when, as a 14-year old, he got back home to Frankfurt.
After losing to Czech Republic in their opener, Steve Clarke's side could not afford another slip-up and stormed into their second tournament meeting with England, rattling the confidence Gareth Southgate's team had built from their win over Croatia.
Rangnick's team are also without Marcus Rashford and Aaron Wan-Bissaka, while Harry Maguire is on the bench after recovering from a chest problem.
Hakan Calhanoglu's strike 11 minutes sent Inter Milan on their way to a 2-0 victory at Venezia. Inter pull within a point of Napoli and AC Milan ahead of their games on Sunday.
It's not a good time, the timing has not been great for us not to cement a place in the play-offs through three home defeats on the spin.
The win at Wembley on Saturday afternoon means that the best that City can hope for is the double, while the Reds are still theoretically on for the quadruple, having already won the League Cup.
Arsenal believe a loan deal to sign Lyon midfielder Bruno Guimaraes will prove too expensive to complete this month.
When Adama Traore was at his heights, he seemed set for a move to Liverpool or Manchester United. Here was a powerful player with exceptional pace, who had started to match that to a rapidly-improving technique and a more constructive end product. However, Covid-19 hit, and for whatever reason no move materialised.
Asked by Sky Sports if he would jump at the chance to manage United, Rooney said: “Of course I would. At the minute obviously my focus is on Derby County and staying up [in the Championship], but Manchester United and Everton are the two clubs that are very close to me.
Covid-19 outbreaks wreaked havoc on the schedule last week, with Manchester United duo David de Gea (No 6) and Fred (No 7), and Leicester playmaker James Maddison (No 8), retaining top-10 standings after the clubs' games were postponed.
It also stretched their winning run in the Premier League to nine games, and sets City up nicely for away matches against Brentford and Arsenal either side of the New Year.
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Maguire and Shaw were passive, waiting for the ball to go out of play. That attitude contrasted sharply with Bernardo, who was pro-active in trying to make something happen. It hinted at a timidity that runs throughout the United side.
Even the chances we created, they were more dangerous than us. They scored three, they could have scored more.
As with other big names who arrived at the Etihad Stadium at that time, the assumption was that he would just be passing through.
Fouled Zinchenko in the build-up to City's fourth as advantage was played. Shot wide late on with his last act before being subbed.
…the most pressing, is football’s complete inability to promote Black coaches. That’s an issue throughout the game, and seems to be the modern version of Black players not being trusted in some positions.
Algeria will now head to the final where they will face Tunisia, who defeated Egypt 1-0 in the day's other semi-final.
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Martinez Losa also won three Women's La Liga titles in his native Spain with Rayo Vallecano, and spent two years in the US as assistant manager at Western New York Flash.
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