Could Maeda have a similarly explosive impact? The 24-year-old - the J-League's top scorer with 23 goals in the recently-ended campaign - is a pacy and industrious forward who could lighten the burden on Kyogo.
“They have to respect us as a team the same way we respect them. The competition has seen a lot of surprises, and we hope to be the other team that will cause an upset as our mission is to win the game and move to the next round.”
Nottingham Forest rattled off a fourth straight win to see off bottom-of-the-table Barnsley 3-0 in the Sky Bet Championship.
Darnell Furlong was sent racing down the right-hand side by captain Jake Livermore and his cross was glanced towards goal by Dike - but that header fell just the other side of the far post.
Asked how United can close the gap to Liverpool, he added: We have to accept they are six years ahead of us now.
Julian Draxler, the Germany midfielder, and Colin Dagba, the France U21 right-back, have returned to training this week ahead of Friday's trip to Nice in Ligue 1.
There was a little bit of anticipation as to how we were going to react to that game after so long, but we hit the ground running from there and that was the start of a really good, solid month.
Publicly, Campbell's sudden departure was quickly explained away by the club, but less than a week later another bombshell dropped, one that could not be so easily brushed off.
Striker Ryan Hardie is having his best season with 19 League One goals, while Mike Cooper, 22, and an academy product, is regarded by many as the best goalkeeper in the division.
The Gunners have won each of their last four league clashes in front of their own fans yet will face a real challenge against a Hammers side currently occupying the final Champions League spot.
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Aberdeen chairman Dave Cormack promised fans the club would be busy in January, and already they have brought in highly-rated USA midfielder Dante Polvara, with the 24-year-old reportedly turning down the Bundesliga to sign for the Dons.
In this week's games, played Tuesday to Thursday, Lawro got three correct results from nine matches, with
To give two goals away, I still don't understand. Djed Spence was marking the man and let him (Wallace) head in the goal.
Lost amid his side's relentless drive into the play-off positions with another five wins from seven games has been the solid foundation on which he has built Rovers' momentum.
He will have discussed it with VAR, but because of how tight it is, they cannot overturn it as there hasn't been a clear and obvious error.
But there's no doubt who the best team to watch are, and it may be their undoing in this title race.
We face a very strong side with two days' rest and no chance for training. We have to have a good hand in picking the right players and hope that we do, Hasenhuttl said.
Asked if he had to consider resting some players given several of them have big games coming up at club level, Clarke said: It is not too bad because the game is a Tuesday night for us.
I wonder, with that in mind, if Origi does get good offers from foreign clubs in this January transfer window whether he might just, rather like Antonio Rudiger, and take a step back and say: 'I'm going to assess all of my options because they might be Premier League options come the summer.' Origi is definitely one to keep an eye on this month. Follow Liverpool with Sky SportsFollow every Liverpool game in the Premier League this season with our live blogs on the Sky Sports website and app, and watch match highlights for free shortly after full-time.
After that, the hosts eased up a touch, although there was still time for Dubravka to pull off a stunning stop from Oleksandr Zinchenko, diving high to his left to tip around the post.
The Portuguese midfielder, making his debut for the Giallorossi, sent the goalkeeper the wrong way from the spot but though Roma were clearly the better side from this point onwards they could not increase the lead.
Liverpool's current quest, though, will last at least until May 3 when the second leg of their Champions League semi-final with Villarreal concludes.
Pochettino has been linked with the Old Trafford post, with the former Tottenham boss tasked with winning the Champions League at Paris Saint-Germain - a target Merson does not feel is achievable this season.
Advertising boards have been torn off their sightings and screws and other debris have been strewn across the pitch. Exeter's Sky Bet League Two clash against Barrow, due to be played on Saturday, was called off earlier on Friday, with rugby union and racing also affected by one of the worst storms to hit the UK in a generation.
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A frustrated Tuchel insisted his players were still taking his messages on board, but have fallen into a bad habit of relaxing once ahead in matches.
Earlier this month the two organisations revealed plans for South American teams to join the Nations League from 2024, which appears to directly conflict with FIFA’s plans.
We wanted to minimise the mistakes we've made in recent weeks because you have to when you concede 13 goals in four games.
In 1978, Barbulescu hired a 32-year-old Dumitru Dragomir as chairman. Dragomir had previously worked in two other clubs with good results and was admired for being 'resourceful'.
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Left-back Jamal Lewis is set for a spell out after sustaining a hamstring injury in the 3-1 defeat, while fellow defenders Federico Fernandez (thigh) and Paul Dummett (calf) remain out.
But he added: I do know a little bit of Spanish but that doesn't work out here. It might not but if Antonio and West Ham can produce another thrilling display against Lyon then he might yet get to show it off.
Former Chelsea full-back Dan Petrescu (1986-87), ex-West Ham and Tottenham forward Ilie Dumitrescu (1987-88), and Romania's most-capped player Dorinel Munteanu (1988-89) were among their players. Despite modest success, it was an appealing team to join.
Paris Saint-Germain are also thought to be keen, though any potential move to Paris has been complicated by the uncertain future of head coach Mauricio Pochettino.
We've got a good young group of players who are working hard to try and help this club get through the difficulties it's going through.
Robertson is not alone in holding Inter in high regard, with Fabinho also warning that the trip to San Siro could be extremely difficult.
Despite concern from supporters, Nuno insists there is no reason to panic. I'm not worried about the judgement.
They concluded that the club will not be able to fulfil their fixture this weekend as a result of an insufficient number of players available to play due to Covid-19 cases and injuries.
Going forwards against a Palace side out of confidence, Leeds really struggled to string things together at the top end of the pitch.
Ben White - 5Like Tomiyasu to his right, struggled to contain Jota, who had the beating of him all night and got away from him to race through on goal for Liverpool's second goal.
Manchester United forward Rashford has been included on the list - which celebrates positive influencers from the Black community in the sport - for a second consecutive year along with Brentford's Toney, and Arsenal Women's Parris.
