After Gareth Southgate named his first England squad of 2022 for this month's internationals against Switzerland and Ivory Coast, Sky Sports' football journalists analyse the key talking points.
Instead, it comes down to what has driven Toronto FC's club forward throughout the last decade. This move is about one thing: ambition.
The result leaves the tie hanging tantalisingly in the balance ahead of next week's second leg at the Bernabeu, but how did we rate the players on a thrilling night at the Etihad?
The Norwegian, who went back to his homeland for some time off during the international break, has seen his position come under increased scrutiny with United losing four of their last six games in the Premier League, including humbling defeats against Liverpool and Manchester City.
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In mid-September, Robins arrived on a three-year deal and quickly turned things around, taking the club from what appeared to be an inevitable relegation battle to the cusp of the League One play-off places and guiding them to the Northern Area final of the Johnstone's Paint Trophy.
The 22-year-old has struggled to consistently replicate his best form since Atletico smashed their transfer record to sign the forward from Benfica for €126 million (£113m/$142m) in 2019.
This is one of the hardest working teams I have managed in my career. Are City still favourites for title?
Much of Brighton's dynamic play through the centre come via Mac Allister's crisp and creative passing.
Scotland boss Steve Clarke has added Austin MacPhee to his coaching setup. MacPhee will also continue his new role as set-piece coach at Premier League side Aston Villa.
Apart from Jota, everyone else is fit and Jurgen Klopp's side are ticking along nicely at the moment. Even if he rotates his team, they should win comfortably.
Thrust into the senior ranks by Jose Mourinho as his side began to falter in October, most expected the 18-year-old to play a fleeting role, making the odd cameo appearance off the bench in a bid to earn experience.
When you have a game like that against City, and he knows his football because he's an intelligent player, he will know Spurs are a million miles off Man City.
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Newcastle continued to threaten on the counter-attack, but the Foxes would go further ahead in 57th minute through a fine team goal. Maddison's sublime flick found Harvey Barnes before he unselfishly squared for Daka to tap into the empty net.
To do better than last season is not easy. We are excited and happy to be in this competition at this stage.
Goals from Alvaro Morata and Juan Cuadrado either side of half-time gave Juventus a 2-0 win at Bologna in thick fog to lift the Turin club to sixth place in Serie A.
The Danes became the first side in European Championship history to reach the knockout stages having lost their first two group games thanks to their thrilling and emotional 4-1 win over Russia, and they followed that up with an even better display against Wales.
However, the Bournemouth number nine made amends when he scored with a much more difficult header, climbing highest to guide one into the far corner from Stanislas' in-swinging free-kick.
This thing about who is the best, I don’t care. Be happy and try to play better every day and, at the end, we will see.
And now leading into the tournament, it is about fine tuning toward certain opponents, which will require different personnel to cause them a problem.
He scored in Ferguson's final match as United boss – the mad 5-5 draw with West Brom – but, like so many other players, failed to impress under the Scot's successor, David Moyes.
Barcelona and Wolverhampton Wanderers have come to an agreement for the loan of Adama Traore until June 30, 2022, Barcelona confirmed in a statement released on the club's official website.
I enjoyed the semi-final, the trip to Hampden and everything that entails, so it should be a special day.
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I've been in football for a long time but there are certain aspects of him as a coach that I have been very impressed by.
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It has been suggested Messi has struggled to adapt to the intensity of Ligue 1 in the first half of the 2021-22 campaign, but Leonardo has jumped to the defence of the seven-time Ballon d'Or winner.
Rangnick spoke to the World Cup winner over the phone on Tuesday and hopes to meet him in person on Sunday, the day after United's next Premier League match against Norwich.
If that was a player on the pitch who did a silly challenge and lifted the crowd or the opposition - we've all been there in the dressing room and you come in at half time and the manager is saying: 'Look at what you've done.
And their tournament was summed up after they were awarded a soft penalty but Riyad Mahrez hit the post with his spotkick.
But Arsenal were the architects of their own downfall, with their insistence in playing out of the back backfiring on 52 minutes when Nuno Tavares had his pocket picked, and Jota glided past Ben White and Ramsdale before stroking Liverpool's second into the unguarded net.
That weekend's Super Sunday includes the Manchester derby, which will be preceded by Arsenal's trip to Watford at 2pm.
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Still we are privileged to do our jobs and do what we love the most so it's kind of in between. I'm very impressed with how the team takes it.
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The Hammers striker is on a run of just two goals and three assists in his last 17 Premier League games.
