Originally a striker who would regularly bang in about 100 goals a season in the junior ranks, it was as a midfielder that Valencia saw his real potential. Even when he played with footballers three years older than him, as he was asked to do often, he was never out of place.
While Liverpool have soared this season, United have floundered and find themselves in a battle just to finish fourth as another season looks set to end trophyless for the Old Trafford giants.
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I could sense there was a ceiling and I could see opportunities closing in the profession that I wanted to stay in.
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Tottenham were in the ascendancy now as Leeds started to look weary having been so disciplined in the absence of so many key personnel, as Kane rolled Cooper but Struijk came across to make a vital block.
I thought we weren't going to get through (as the game went into injury time). We hadn't tried well with many things but what we had done hadn't come off.
Teenage star Charlie Patino is in line to start for Arsenal in this weekend's FA Cup third-round clash with Nottingham Forest.
For me, it [Arsenal's request] should be rejected. Carragher said: No other league in Europe is doing this, certainly not in those big leagues.
Aribo shot wide, Roofe saw a goal-bound header nodded away by Paulo Oliveira and Aaron Ramsey sent an effort over as Rangers kept the pressure on.
Again, also, with regard to top talented players for the academy, identifying those kind of players. Asked if United can go back to buying players at the peak of their powers, Rangnick said: My personal opinion is that the club should try to find future top star players and develop them.
Burnley 0-0 West Ham - Match report and highlightsThis was a day for a goalkeeper to take the pressure off his defenders in such windy conditions, especially against a team with such a strong set-piece record like West Ham.
It's a great feeling scoring a goal anyway but scoring in a game like that was just extra special. We did a job on them, Thomas says looking back on that Saturday afternoon in north east Wales.
When you're running at pace, any sort of contact, and you're going to go down. Stephen Warnock added: If I was a defender, I'm worried.
Campos believed Medici could help in her power struggle with Brazil's sporting authorities - led by the all-powerful Joao Havelange, who would soon become president of world football governing body Fifa.
Georgia Stanway hooked in three minutes later, before two goals by substitute Hayley Raso and another from Lauren Hemp sealed a big win.
I believe what Unai Emery was saying about the team, because they shouldn't be where they are with the quality of players they have, and the results they've had, they weren't doing the right things, no doubt about that.
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Ronaldo had earlier missed a penalty and seen his side fail to make the most of the pressure they exerted before defender John Egan gave the visitors a shock lead, and head coach Santos admits his players need to learn from an eventful evening in Faro.
Thursday night saw these two sides play out a goalless 90 minutes before Elche took the lead in extra time and Real Madrid went down to 10 men.
A couple of defenders, someone with a bit of guile in the midfield and, also, someone to take the weight off Callum Wilson up front in terms of goals.
“And then, right in his face I see one of the gentlest men in the team – [Wilfred] Ndidi got mashed right in the presence of the referee. He had to complain which meant it was a clear foul.
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It was the case of different players, same story for the visitors as they fell behind to another early goal when Raphael Varane and Alex Telles made a mess with a clearance and Nuno Tavares netted for his first goal for the club.
It fell very flat at the Emirates at that point and it wasn't until Albert Sambi Lokonga swerved one narrowly wide on 86 minutes that Arsenal really threatened.
We needed to put a game plan together, we worked on it all day yesterday and out of possession we needed to be tough to beat while always having that threat out of possession.
Some things like that go your way, and some go against you. I think on balance, though, those kind of things even themselves over the course of a season.
Unbelievable game, this competition has provided things like that in the past but you'll go a long way to match something like that, said Stockport boss Dave Challinor.
Whatever the circumstance, whenever there is stuff being written about your family, it's always maybe a little bit difficult to take, especially when it's stuff that's negative, he said.
Cristiano Ronaldo is at the centre of a police investigation after appearing to knock a fan's phone to the ground following Manchester United's defeat at Everton.
The bad-tempered nature of the match continued early in the second half with Leeds' Daniel James catching Joel Ward, with the defender reacting angrily and both players getting cautioned.
It was hard work to not allow chances. They were a strong team and in the game it was a little bit up and down. We had some very good moments, some a bit weaker. Some unforced errors where we sometimes suffered.
This will include analysis and research to better understand what the current barriers to entry are for South Asian players.
I'd forgive some of the group games in the Champions League when you're thinking Man Utd are still going to get through, I understand that...but Ronaldo, if you see him in the car park, you see a player who has won everything in the game and who has come back to United to try to lift the club.
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Paul Pogba rejoined Manchester United in 2016 for a world-record fee of £93.3m after being signed for free by Juventus in 2012.
Inter ran riot in the first half, with Hakan Calhanoglu netting direct from a corner to open the scoring.
Guardiola has revealed Foden, 21, always wants to play, even when he’s not feeling 100% fit, which could give him the edge in the battle for a shirt in the City starting 11.
Spurs are two points behind Arsenal with five games to go and Conte has called on a joint effort to get over the line.
BBC Radio 5 Live will have full commentary on both semi-finals. Former Scotland winger Pat Nevin will join John Murray for City-Liverpool and Murray will be joined by Crystal Palace forward Clinton Morrison for Chelsea-Palace.
He works extremely closely with technical director Edu and academy manager Per Mertesacker, with group meetings now held in an open space within the new coaching area to try ensure there is a sense of openness and togetherness throughout the building.
Pagliuca to make 'substantial and credible' bidThe statement read: This process has been a disconcerting time for the football club and fans.
Memes and gifs of the film still circulate on social media, whether it's the celebrations of the Hounslow Harriers or the famous Desi wall of defenders in the illustration above.
Xavier Simons impressed in an unfamiliar right wing-back role, but he was withdrawn for the vastly superior James with quarter of an hour to go, and the England international showed his true quality as he steered Chelsea Wembley way.
This can be either to win the ball directly and counterattack off the back of it, or it can be to force the opponent to pass in a direction they want them to go.
But a late goal from Raphael Guerreiro to make it 4-2 does set up an enthralling second leg at Ibrox next Thursday.
While Klopp will want Jota back in action as soon as possible, the arrival of Luis Diaz last month at least gives Klopp an added option going forward.
It's obviously frustrating I would say for supporters and also my players, if anyone is to read anything that maybe has been out there, then, of course, that can destabilise, Rodgers added.
As he sat in the plush VIP seats at Stamford Bridge, Belletti also saw Thiago Silva dominating a high-level English football match in the twilight of his career.
Only Curtis Jones, who replaced Milner before the hour mark, added any real quality, and even then not enough. Either he or Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain must surely start at the Emirates, where Liverpool need more drive, more tempo, and a much better showing.