City sit seventh in the table, having already lost four of their eight games this season, and White says it has been a challenge.
Norwich would not give in though and Teemu Pukki crossed for Kieran Dowell to head home on the stroke of half time, before scoring himself when played through by Mathias Normann seven minutes after the restart.
Both were spotted by Manchester City scouts while playing for smaller clubs on the outskirts of London - Bynoe-Gittens at Reading, Sancho at Watford - before both later walked away from the Premier League champions and took a chance on furthering their career in Germany.
2021 has been a weird year – it has, given all that has happened, blurred the time continuum. A lot of stuff has happened in the world of football – a lot of it bad – so here is Miguel Delaney,
A statement said: Following an incident at Goodison Park on Saturday April 9, we are working with Everton Football Club and have been in touch with the boy's family.
Last night's semi-final against Burkina Faso took a familiar shape. Senegal rocked up, locked up, waited for the opposition to let something slip, and then took care of things. In the group stage this approach led to just the one goal, a penalty; since then, they've scored eight in three knockout games. And while Burkina Faso were saved from a hammering by VAR, which reversed two penalties in the first half, they were well beaten in the end.
I believe this was the right decision and that VAR will help referees to ensure tight decisions are more often the right ones and will support a higher standard and more consistent level of decision-making.
And City held on to make it 12 wins in the league in a row, giving Pep an early birthday present for Tuesday, while Chelsea remain second.
Mane, Salah and Keita are still on Africa Cup of Nations duty, but they will be back in the fold by the time the Reds return to league action against Leicester on February 10.
I thought his whole performance as well as the goal - and it's the performances I'm after, I'm looking for improved performances and I thought today's - was a much-improved performance.
The Hornets' defensive problems are well documented however and the visitors were again the makers of their own downfall, conceding two really soft goals, allowing Frank's men to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat. With the likes of the impressive Dennis, Watford are extremely capable in attack, but Ranieri has a real job on his hands to stop the leak at the back.
The Blues will face either Liverpool or Arsenal in the final, after reaching the Champions League and FA Cup finals last season.
THE GUARDIAN The Premier League will hold emergency meetings next week with club owners and team managers to discuss the escalating disruption caused by Covid, with some clubs set to express their desire for a Christmas 'firebreak' of fixtures.
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Wiegman says it is too tough to call an outright favourite at this summer's tournament, but predicts the level of performances to go up another notch.
Due to the support we have had from the board and the investors who aren't here today and the investors sitting in the audience today we are now very, very close to being in that position.
When a team is in our position, I think that means the team has competed really well during the season.
Fulham probed for a winner in the closing stages, but after a below-par performance across the board, it failed to materialise.
La Liga table | La Liga fixturesBarca piled on the pressure but lacked that killer pass as they slipped to a first defeat in 16 LaLiga matches stretching back to December.
A 15-year-old boy has been placed on an educational support programme after racially abusing Swansea City midfielder Yan Dhanda on Instagram.
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Opta statsNorthern Ireland have kept four clean sheets in their last six matches, as many as their previous 21 fixtures beforehand.Both of Switzerland's last two internationals have finished goalless; they had gone 24 games without drawing 0-0 before this (excluding awarded 3-0 win v Ukraine in November 2020).Northern Ireland have played out back-to-back goalless draws at home for the first time since October 2002.Switzerland have failed to score each of their last four penalties taken in all competitions (excluding shootouts).Northern Ireland did not manage a shot on target in this match, the first time they have done so since November 2019 in a EURO 2020 qualifier against Netherlands.What the manager said… Northern Ireland manager Ian Baraclough: You cannot knock our work-rate or endeavour, we were solid throughout as a team and they found us difficult to break down.
Kroos struck the opener in the 17th minute with a crisp low shot from 20 metres which flashed past goalkeeper Samir Handanovic - the 1,000th goal scored in the European Cup and Champions League by the record 13-times champions.
Everton vs Chelsea, Sunday 2pm, live on Sky SportsStream this game with a NOW pass | Get Sky SportsWatch free clips during game and highlights after FTSince the start of the 18/19 season, Goodison Park is the only Premier League ground Chelsea have visited and taken no points with Everton winning the last three home fixtures against the west Londoners.
Bowen continued his purple patch of form in front of goal to put the visitors ahead on ten minutes, latching onto a searching Issa Diop pass in behind as he fired beyond Kasper Schmeichel, leaving Daniel Amartey and James Justin in his wake.
We remain fully committed to finding a consensual path with Bury AFC and will be restarted these discussions next week.
Riyad Mahrez is attracting interest from Chelsea, Real Madrid, Barcelona and PSG, and Paper Round’s view:
He and his team-mates could not find a way through though - even with Areola causing havoc from a final-minute corner - and at the final whistle it was the home side celebrating a spot in the semi-finals, with their ambition to go one better than last year still on.
SCORE PREDICTION: 2-1 BETTING ANGLE: Crystal Palace to have 11 or more shots at goal (11/10 with Sky Bet) Opta statsWest Ham won 3-2 in their last Premier League meeting with Crystal Palace - only once before have they won consecutive matches against the Eagles in the competition, winning both games in the 2016-17 campaign.After losing their first two Premier League away games against West Ham, Crystal Palace have lost just two of their subsequent eight visits to the Hammers in the competition (W3 D3).Both teams have scored in each of the last eight Premier League meetings between West Ham and Crystal Palace.
Everton have lost their first league game in each of the last five calendar years, last having a longer such run of defeats between 1957 and 1963.
The winners over two legs will go to the World Cup, taking place between November 21 and December 18.
Rangers boss Steven Gerrard has been promised one of the best atmospheres in the world inside Brondby Stadium on Thursday night.
