Yet Michael Carrick, as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer did before him, showered Fred in praise last week and, realistically, if Rangnick is to make any significant progress between now and the end of the season, the midfielder will be a major factor.
Liverpool are also set to beat them to the signature of Luis Diaz, and Spurs now look set to lose out on a third attacking target in three days.
They have struggled for a creative spark since Jack Grealish's £100 million move to Manchester City, and Gerrard will be expected to solve that problem and carry the team back into the top half.
If I were born in Germany alongside Ralf Rangnick's ideas, Jurgen Klopp's ideas, whatever, probably I would do it I like this.
A forward-thinking approach...A change in manager has increased the performance levels of the two Spurs front men, Kane and Son.
Speaking to Sky Sports News ahead of Arsenal's home game against Newcastle at lunchtime on Saturday - the first Premier League match of this year's Rainbow Laces activation - co-chair Carl Fearn said the campaign remains hugely important to the group.
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Vancsa’s first competitive appearance for his new head-coach would become a memorable one, as Costantino subbed the youngster on against Ujpest in August with 20 minutes to go and MTK trailing by a goal.
I've been very critical of players over this last three or four months for standard, bland PR messages, not being themselves and when a player comes out and is truthful and authentic, I can't stand here and say that it's something I don't want to hear.
Prosecutor Martin Lewis added: “No injuries were suffered but a great deal of shock was caused. They happened to pick on two victims who were very fit and able to look after themselves.”
He has tweaked Burnley's identity and given the players more time on the ball. Maybe they aren't playing under such direct instruction and they feel happier for that.
But the hosts went close when Semenyo shot wide with Weimann well placed - and then on 52 minutes he went even closer with a powerful header from Scott's free-kick which smacked against the crossbar.
Cristian Montano (hamstring) and Tom Parkes (knee) remain out although the former is back running, as is Keaghan Jacobs, while long-term absentees Adam Lewis and Daniel Barden remain sidelined.
Sometimes, players pop up and you can't help but like them. I've been so impressed by him, and he also got the assist from the corner.
In terms of performance and result, it was unacceptable. You go out wanting to go your best - it was a huge honour to represent my country - but it just wasn't good enough.
The main talking point from Messi's performance against Real Madrid was his penalty miss, with Thibaut Courtois diving to his left to keep out the Argentine in the 61st minute.
Former Leicester boss Ranieri retained just four players from the side beaten by Tottenham on New Year's Day and decided not to risk top scorer Emmanuel Dennis or new signing Samir.
Hearts have a five-point cushion in third place after edging a furiously-contested Scottish Premiership contest with Livingston.
I believe he will do. Coming through it is the theme right now. The team is now evolving and improving with Cornet and Wout Weghorst integrated.
Boss Lee Carsley had therefore underlined the importance of not taking a routine victory for granted and his side heeded his words with a quick start.
The strike saw him become the youngest player to score 50 Bundesliga goals - doing so in just 50 appearances.
Arteta is now pushing for Wenger to return to the club in person, albeit not in a role of any official capacity.
The Bianconeri have an excellent relationship with Sassuolo, as underlined once again by the very favourable deal they agreed with the Neroverdi for Manuel Locatelli during the summer, and they would dearly love to sign the 22-year-old on loan with a view to a permanent transfer at the end of the season.
Plays every game with a small garlic clove tucked into his socks for good luck. When I first saw him do it I asked 'are you planning to cook up some basil and pasta halfway through the game?'.
There's no criticism of Dawson but if he tried to get the ball quickly then he could have prevented it.
Robbie (Neilson) will tell us, the recruitment staff and myself, what he is looking for, the type of player, the profile of the player that he is looking for, Savage revealed.
The surprise appointment of Mark Hughes symbolises huge significance at a football club that was losing faith among its ever-expectant fanbase.
Finland need to win at least one of their matches to have a chance, winning two would definitely send them through.
The holders tried to up the tempo after the break, with Liam Gordon and Jacob Butterfield going close with efforts from outside the box.
He constantly wanted to improve. Others were easier to spot. Joe Cole is the obvious one because of the talent he showed at a very young age.
Rangers manager Giovanni van Bronckhorst said he was ‘really proud of the performance’ after his side pulled off a shock 4-2 win over Borussia Dortmund.
Bundesliga: Leipzig storm past Hoffenheim RB Leipzig's in-form France midfielder Christopher Nkunku scored one goal and set up another as they stormed past European hopefuls Hoffenheim 3-0 to boost their chances of a top-four finish in the Bundesliga with five matches remaining.
Erling Haaland is the latest player added to the list of commemorative statues, with a town in his native Norway commissioning a giant carving of the Borussia Dortmund forward.
The result means Barcelona missed the chance to move up to third, remaining in sixth position, with Granada rising a place to 12th.
He's got these terrific young players who are competing for places, pushing each other, playing with energy and freedom. Arsenal just grew in stature - it was terrific to watch.
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Moore, Hurst and Peters all came through the famed West Ham Academy of Football and reached the very pinnacle of the sport, both with West Ham and England.
Currently undefeated against Real Madrid in all competitions, Andi Thomas will be back again tomorrow.
Lampard rolled the dice with his final substitution not long after, bringing on Van de Beek, but much like Alli he did not have an impact as the Magpies continued to dominate.
Discussions are planned for the coming weeks, with Milner keen to continue his playing career and still of the belief that he is capable of operating at the highest level despite his advancing years.
The Netherlands advanced to 16 points in Group G, two ahead of Norway and four in front of third placed Turkey after those two countries drew 1-1 in Istanbul at the same time.
Reading's match against the Hatters had been due to have special celebrations to mark the 150th anniversary of the club.
It was Ferguson's Manchester United that claimed the rest. The 1999 treble-winning campaign came immediately after Wenger's first title.
I think we had the better ones and we have been closer to winning this game, but in the end we have to take the point.
Lukasz Fabianski will resume in goal while Angelo Ogbonna, Kurt Zouma, Tomas Soucek, Said Benrahma, Jarrod Bowen and Pablo Fornals could all also return to the starting line-up.
Earlier this season the club put on sale 36 Keeeeeeeeeeith T-shirts and 36 Keeeeeeeeeeith mugs to mark his 36th birthday. That's how much he is admired in these parts.
He is such a big character in the squad and has unbelievable quality. He is so under rated as a player.
