Six months earlier, in the first leg at the Bernabeu, Guardiola went with a completely different formation.
Merson's off-field battles, though, have continued to prove a struggle against alcoholism, drugs and a gambling addiction.
I feel like if I didn't say anything a lot of the girls and lads around the ground they would've stuck to the doctors' words.
Expect Rangnick to build his attack around a player who knows how to press effectively from his time in Germany.
Pep Guardiola's boys should find a way through, but that's hardly telling you something extraordinary is it?
City have not lost in the league since October and have had to show resilience in their past two games to maintain their impressive winning run.
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He is still often the central link man for many of Real Madrid's attacks - as he showed against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge last week. His superb finish was only one part of his contribution to the first goal as he twice linked the play in the build-up too.
During Solskjaer's reign, United have spent more than £400m on transfer fees - and those signings include captain Harry Maguire from Leicester for £80m, Aaron Wan-Bissaka from Crystal Palace for £50m, Bruno Fernandes from Sporting Lisbon for £47m, and Donny van de Beek from Ajax for £39m.
Mbappe is out of contract next summer and from January 1 will be free to speak to foreign clubs about a move.
The way they've all been so helpful and respectful about everything - I'm just proud to be Welsh. Hate Won't WinSky Sports is committed to making skysports.com and our channels on social media platforms a place for comment and debate that is free of abuse, hate and profanity.
Wednesday still had time to find a second goal that would have sent the tie to extra time because of the 10 minutes that were added on following Sam Hutchinson's head injury earlier in the second half - but they could not fashion one more big chance.
For now, the German's efforts to turn this group of players into an effective unit are still a work-in-progress.
The Championship promotion-chasers went ahead through a 47th-minute Callum Robinson finish before being reduced to 10 men with just over 20 minutes of normal time to go when Cedric Kipre picked up two bookings in quick succession.
The sides who finished second in their Europa League groups will play the first leg of their last-16 tie away from home.
Brentford's fourth victory in five games lifts Thomas Frank's side up to 13th in the Premier League on 36 points - 12 clear of the bottom three - and surely allays any lingering relegation fears.
In truth, it was more of a tactical surrender from the overworked Everton midfielder. Everton were 2-0 down and something had to change.
There is even an argument that on current form, he should even be in ahead of his team-mate and fellow Arsenal academy graduate Bukayo Saka.
Ryan Porteous also claimed for a penalty following a clash with Calvin Bassey but Walsh penalised the Hibs defender.
We couldn't take the ball into the final third. They're not going to give you time, at Goodison you know what to expect.
I never seen an atmosphere like this (at the club), that's the reality. When asked if his players can deal with pressure of competing for top four, he added: I think they showed that tonight. Analysis: A painful lesson for ArsenalSky Sports' Oliver Yew at the Emirates Stadium: You could sense the excitement in the air before kick-off.
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Only both goalkeepers had touched the ball fewer times than Kane before he swept Moura's square into Jack Butland's net.
In a game of this nature, fought out by two well-disciplined sides led by elite managers in Pep Guardiola and Thomas Tuchel, it always seemed likely a mistake or a moment of the highest quality would settle it.
Let's make sure we are ready for Benfica, for this team at Wembley [in the FA Cup semi-final] and then we will see who will have the better finish. Guardiola: Klopp likes these punching games Manchester boss Pep Guardiola: He [Klopp] likes these punching games.
He's got a massive personality and character that the team lack when he doesn't play. He fights for every single ball, he's hungry, chases things down.
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For a few hours yesterday afternoon, superagent Mino Raiola was presumed dead. Journalists were saying it. Newspapers were reporting it. And yet, it wasn't true. Ill and in hospital, yes. Dead, no.
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Also, what he said about the six lads coming through the academy and being on the bench, that's big stuff.
I'm comfortable that I think it was the right thing to do a video for the NHS. But I also recognise that others might not be so keen to put themselves in that situation.
The 2021-22 Carabao Cup semi-final draw has seen Chelsea book a match-up with Tottenham and Arsenal given a fixture against Liverpool.
Celtic have reached an agreement in principle to sign Japan striker Daizen Maeda on an initial loan deal.
Unable to nail down a regular starting place in the team, the 28-year-old is also in the middle of a three-match suspension following his red card after coming on as a substitute in United humiliating 5-0 defeat at home to Liverpool in October.
Arsenal are confident that they can pull off a move for Manchester City striker Gabriel Jesus this summer. The Brazilian forward is one of Mikel Arteta’s top targets in the upcoming transfer window and Jesus will be entering the final year of his contract at the Etihad Stadium. The Mail report that that the 25-year-old is “expected to seek a move”, despite scoring four for City against Watford on Saturday. Arsenal are in the market for new strikers after allowing Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang leave for Barcelona in January, while Alexandre Lacazette and Eddie Nketiah are both expected to leave as free agents this summer.
I've got no real worries about that because I can see how much he wants it and then it's my job to try and eek everything from him.
There was an explosive start inside two minutes, with Rodrigo Muniz cancelling out D'Margio Wright-Phillips' first senior goal for Stoke.
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What the managers said… Arsenal head coach Mikel Arteta: We started the game very well, very dominant, very fluid.
Ferguson has taken temporary charge of the Toffees for a second time following the They should roll up their sleeves and fight for the club in every single game, said the Scot.
United have the platform and they should secure a top-four finish. Are they looking up rather than behind them?
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Rangers were transformed from the side which failed to have a single shot on target in the first meeting between these sides and Ibrox erupted when Tavernier profited from Aribo's assist inside two minutes.
The players have got better and even our style, how we've played and their development, so many of the players have improved individually.
“It would have been an easy decision for us not to buy the club, just to wait until post-Christmas and post the January window and see where the club was in the league, and then make the acquisition.
Bournemouth, third in the Championship and chasing automatic promotion to the Premier League, wasted a great chance to equalise when Philip Billing's lob over the keeper landed on the roof of the net.
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Some bookmakers have the Three Lions priced at 1-1,000 to top the group but Southgate is unlikely to gamble too much when he announces his squad on Thursday afternoon at 2pm.