Several clubs registered their interest in the left-back, including Newcastle United, Chelsea and Serie A clubs, but Villa appear to be in the driver's seat for his signature.
There are also doubts about the fitness of Mohamed Salah, who Klopp says felt his foot a little bit after coming on as a substitute in Wednesday's 2-0 win at Arsenal in the Premier League.
Djed Spence, on loan from Middlesbrough, was particularly impressive at right-back, nullifying Martinelli.
He said, 'Let's do it.' It developed from there. I was following the shipments. He would then have FaceTime meetings with his contact in Accra.
Here, we run through the state of play in each of the 10 groups at the business end of the qualification process, with several heavyweights under pressure.
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Diallo was driving Hamraoui and another unnamed team-mate home after a team meal in Paris on 4 November when they were ambushed by two masked men.
Whoever does come in as manager isn't going to get rid of Rashford, so the move will have to be done before then, that's if it is going happen. Merson: Rashford has to get back to basics Since bursting onto the scene at Old Trafford with memorable doubles against Midtjylland and Arsenal on his European and Premier League debuts for Manchester United in 2016, Rashford has ridden a wave of positivity to consistently produce for club and county.
All SPFL players to have daily Covid testsNo plans to keep English fans out as Welsh events go behind closed doorsPL reports 90 positive Covid-19 results in past weekAs a result, Celtic confirmed they have made a request to the SPFL to bring forward the three-week winter break - currently scheduled to start on January 3, with clubs then returning to Scottish Cup action from January 21-23 - with Motherwell and Hibernian also backing the move.
I hope the players will reflect tonight and understand there is a certainingredient I want from my team and want from individuals. Hull's Grant McCann: I am here to speak about the game today.
What I expect from any person in this football club, that is representing this badge, is passion and that he gives absolutely 100%, that he puts the club in front of any personal interests and is able to do anything to fulfil the badge we have on the chest.
There is no single game that they don't create more chances than the opponents. This is the type of game where we know we will have to suffer.
Earlier this month, the Senegalese Football Federation (FSF) accused Watford of being reluctant to release Sarr for international duty and threatened to report the issue to the world football governing body.
Second half we got dragged into their game but the lads stood firm and didn't allow themselves to be bullied and we came out with a point, I think maybe last season we lose that game. Middlesbrough's Neil Warnock: That's a good point for us today in the end, I'm disappointed we didn't win it but if it hadn't been for Joe [Lumley] in the first half we might have lost it.
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If it is, and the club are keeping a manager in place with his future hanging perilously before every game, is that the right way of doing things?
However, neither was there any Antonio Conte-style micro management. Rangnick was calm throughout and let his players get on with it. There were no notes being made, even though he made quite a few from his seat in the directors' box during the Arsenal game three days earlier.
Lionel Messi ended up winning his seventh Golden Ball while Robert Lewandowski, Jorginho, Karim Benzema, N'Golo Kante and Cristiano Ronaldo also finished above Salah, who has been left disillusioned by the voting process.
We will now be further engaging with the club to understand what actions they will be taking to address the situation. Experience Kissimmee, one of the club's sponsors, has also ended its sponsorship.
We were excellent at creating opportunities going forward and we could have had more. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer: We didn't deserve a point today.
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The hugely-impressive Reece James slipped the ball inside to the ex-Leicester title winner but few would have expected what came next - the midfielder lashing the ball home with his left foot.
Transferring out Salah will free up a significant amount of funds, with plenty of midfield options available for FPL managers to consider ahead of Gameweek 22.
Well, fast forward to now and after Saturday's FA Cup semi-final win, Liverpool stand a 12.5 per cent chance of ending the season with all four trophies in their cabinet, equating to 7/1 odds.
I think there's been one in every game. The first half was one of the poorest we have had this season.
From television images broadcast yesterday and still available, after the equaliser, in the 92nd minute, two Swedish players celebrate the goal for a long time and are called by Italian footballers to resume the game quickly.
The result moves Leeds into 14th place on 16 points - six points above the relegation zone heading into a difficult run of fixtures - while Brentford stay in 11th position on 17 points.
You don't have to give it back to someone. Arsenal have been accused of being weak and naive in the recent past, so credit to them.
Spurs in talks with Juve over KulusevskiBentancur is not the only Juventus player Tottenham are interested in ahead of the window shutting on Monday.
Bruno Guimaraes is set to undergo a medical on Friday ahead of completing a move to Newcastle. Newcastle head of recruitment Steve Nickson is in Brazil to seal the signing of Guimaraes.
The hosts had Colombian midfielder Jefferson Lerma sent off in the second half, two minutes before Onel Hernandez briefly made it 2-1.
Safe stopover as a precaution in Edinburgh. The team finally arrived in Frankfurt on Thursday afternoon after a seven-hour wait in Edinburgh.
I think we have been very consistent that we have certain non-negotiables in the team that we have set ourselves as a club, and he's not involved today. He added: It's not an easy situation and not a situation we want to have our club captain in. Arsenal vs Southampton live blogMikel Arteta: Arsenal need to take more risksArsenal transfer rumours: Arteta's striker search?On Friday, Arteta refuted claims there was an issue developing between the pair, after suggestions by Sky Sports' Gary Neville that there was a problem brewing.
For eight, nine years, I felt like I was improving every single season under him. So despite age, I think a lot of the players will pick up a lot from him moving forward.
How many times are they going to be in City's half dominating the ball? They don't want to play up against pace.
In that 22-game period without Dias they lost five matches, with him they have fallen to just one defeat - a 2-0 reverse at Tottenham in November, which was the last time they were actually behind in a Premier League game.
How Harry Kane avoided a red card for his studs-up lunge on Robertson in the first half, for example, is anyone’s guess. England captain privileges, perhaps?
He was also a member of England's World Cup-winning squad in 1966, and ended his international career with 44 goals in just 57 caps.
Like other continental tournaments, Copa America was initially scheduled for 2020, but the COVID-19 pandemic forced its postponement.
Centre-halves hard to find for City' City need to buy defenders, and it's potentially more than one.
Of all fixtures to have been played at least 15 times in the competition, only Leicester vs Manchester City has been won by the visitors more often (55 per cent - 12/22).Having been unbeaten in their first nine Premier League games under Antonio Conte, Tottenham have now lost their last two.
The Premiership leaders looked for an early opener when Itten tried to force in a deflected Tavernier cross but Currie blocked, with replays inconclusive as to whether the ball had crossed the goal line.
