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Ruben Amorim rang the changes again as Manchester United tumbled out of the Carabao Cup at the quarter-final stage against Tottenham. Spare a thought, especially, for the goalkeeping coaches.
Meanwhile, Marcus Rashford has responded to his recent non-selection by telling journalist Henry Winter that he is now looking for a 'new challenge'. But, many questions remain unanswered.
It's Bournemouth next; we're not scared of re-emphasising exactly how tricky that game could be against an eminently 'decent' side.
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The stats don't make for pretty reading after Bournemouth won 3-0 at Old Trafford, just as they did on their previous visit. In fact, United are setting all the wrong trends with Ruben Amorim's honeymoon period, if he ever had one, well and truly over.
The Marcus Rashford situation might not be exactly what fans are making of it, but after he was left out of the squad for a third time, it looks like it may take a little while longer before that's resolved.
And, with January on the horizon, Harry Maguire's contract will need addressing or he might leave on a free transfer in the summer. If he does stay on he will probably have to delay any holiday plans, with a tour to Asia mooted.
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Boxing Day staat voor de deur, maar in Londen werd Tottenham dit weekend al tegen het canvas geslagen. Met een zesklapper onder leiding van Mo Salah – wie anders – benadrukt Liverpool nogmaals zijn titelambities. Uitverkoren uitdager Chelsea kwam niet verder dan een billijk gelijkspel tegen Everton en ziet de kloof met de leider terug groter worden. Man. City blijft tegen Aston Villa in hetzelfde bedje ziek, terwijl Youri Tielemans toverde als in z’n beste dagen. Ook magie bij Arsenal, waar Gabriel Jesus herrees en Crystal Palace op een hoopje speelde. De nachtmerries in het Theatre of Dreams blijven aanhouden, Nottingham en Sels mogen blijven dromen van de Champions League. Komen verder aan bod: Het kerstdiner ten huize Walker, een Braziliaanse vloek en een babyboom.
0:00 Intro
2:50 Tottenham – Liverpool
19:47 Everton – Chelsea
30:27 Aston Villa – Man. City
39:55 Crystal Palace – Arsenal
44:05 (Inconsistente keuzes bij) FPL en naftpompchallenge
49:17 Man. United – Bournemouth
55:08 Brentford – Nottingham Forest
59:07 Uitsmijters
1:10:42 Outro
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Jimbo’s got his festive friends alongside him as Julien Laurens, James Horncastle and Pol Ballús bring the pre-Christmas cheer and reflect on all the action from across the continent.
There was late, late drama in La Liga as Alexander Sørloth’s 96th minute goal made it 12 wins in a row for new league leaders Atleti following a 2-1 victory over Barcelona - who are down to third and in their worst run of form for over 20 years. Elsewhere, a certain Kylian Mbappé’s starting to look pretty good for Real Madrid…
It was all about the Coupe de France in, well, France - including humiliation for Montpellier at the hands of fourth tier Le Puy Foot, memorable penalty saves and disappointment for Andy Carroll.
Meanwhile in the Bundesliga it looks like we’ve got a two-horse race on our hands for the title, as Bayern Munich and Bayer Leverkusen both registered big 5-1 wins to keep things nicely poised heading into die Winterpause.
And it’s even tighter in Serie A, with Napoli just two points behind Atalanta - the leaders having extended their winning run to 11 straight games in a tight 3-2 victory at Empoli.
Plus, we say goodbye to 2024 with some… potentially unconventional picks for our best moments of the past 12 months.
Produced by Lucy Oliva.
RUNNING ORDER:
• PART 1: Moment of the weekend, festive plans and Christmas food (00.40)
• PART 2: La Liga review - Sorloth stuns Barca and Mbappe finds his form (08.45)
• PART 3: Ligue 1 review - damaged Donnarumma and Coupe de France upsets (21.25)
• PART 4: Bundesliga review - Bayern and Leverkusen bag five before die Winterpause (31.10)
• PART 5: Serie A review - De Ketelaere stars as Napoli keep up the pace (34.55)
• PART 6: Moments of 2024 - judo, comebacks and Knights (45.15)
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