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It is precisely the success of wealthy Premier League clubs that has provoked jealousy in Italy and Spain This month we mostly ignore the madness of the Champions League semi-finals to focus on the international game in what promises to be a fantastic summer of football. Previously, a post-World Cup summer was a quiet one, but the footballing plates have re-aligned this year. The Copa America calendar change, the Africa Cup of Nations switch from winter to summer and the increasing profile of the Women’s World Cup gives us plenty to concentrate on. Then there’s the CONCACAF Gold Cup, Euro Under-21s, World Cup Under-20s and the European Nations League finals. But while we prepare for all of that, the next few weeks are likely to be dominated by the European…

“Both Liverpool and us deserve the title. The team that loses should not have regret”Manchester City’s Pep Guardiola This season’s second best is no failure The passion for victory, the obsession with glory and the intensity of his work are plain for all to witness watching Pep Guardiola on the touchline as he falls to his hands and knees with despair at a bad miss, hiding his eyes when a penalty is taken, overcome with bewildered fury at some routine mistake. But while he can moan with the best of them when severe injustice afflicts his players, he also sees the bigger picture – and there was something he said towards the end of the titanic title battle for this year’s Premier League crown between Manchester City and Liverpool that…

1 REEFER-EE MADNESS Drug smugglers in France carried out their illegal activities for a number of years using the identity of Champions League referee Clement Turpin. A vehicle registered under the French official’s name was used by the gang to transport narcotics between Belgium and France. On being stopped in Paris, their car was also found to be carrying a rocket launcher, an assault rifle, machine guns, €1.2m in cash and luxury watches. The criminals had even used the name of French star Kylian Mbappe to label their stocks of cannabis. The real Clement Turpin later told L’Equipe: “As I often say, the world of refereeing is a highly risky business.” 2 NEW BOY GIVEN LINES Before putting pen to paper on his move this summer from Emmen to Ajax,…

“There is always tension between the fans and police, and every match at least one fan ends up in the police station”Azerbaijan football fan Shamil Mustafayev When supporters arrive in Baku for the Europa League Final on May 29, it is likely that they will only see the shiny UEFA gloss of the luminous 68,000-capacity Olympic Stadium and the charms of a city on the shores of the Caspian Sea; a blend of Belle Epoque mansions and modern skyscrapers that are monuments to Azerbaijan’s oil and gas conferred wealth. But they will also be visiting one of the most repressive countries in Europe. And their experiences will almost certainly be very different from those of local football supporters. In their World Report 2019, Human Rights Watch describes Azerbaijan’s human rights…

Ahmad was reported to FIFA’s Independent Ethics Committee by his general-secretary, Amr Fahmy, who he fired in retaliation The Confederation of African Football president will be rallying his allies when his organisation holds its Congress in Cairo towards the end of the Cup of Nations finals amid allegations of mounting corruption. But Ahmad’s fate ultimately lies at FIFA level after being reported to their Independent Ethics Committee by his own general-secretary, Amr Fahmy, who he fired in retaliation. A lengthy list of allegations against the CAF president include using a French friend to supply materials to CAF instead of procuring them directly from adidas, to whom the African Confederation would have had to pay significantly less. He also stands accused of ordering a portion of payments to individual football associations…

“I’ve been on both sides of the river, as a club coach and now as a national-team coach” “What has been occupying your time during your first few months as Colombia coach? Well, one of my first tasks was to find out how many professional players Colombia had across the world, and this took a long time. When we added them all up there were 1,064 on our list. Many weren’t playing in the top leagues or for the biggest clubs, which will always be my priority, but you still have to consider that Fernandinho was a Brazil player when he was playing in Ukraine. My obligation has therefore been to open the doors to all professional Colombian players wherever they might be playing. I have to tell you that…

“We have to get back to the basics of our footballing identity, especially in terms of tightening the defence”Uruguay coach Oscar Tabarez URUGUAY When Oscar Tabarez took over for his second spell in charge some 13 years ago, Uruguay had missed out on five of the previous eight World Cups and made little impression in the three for which they had qualified. What a difference a coach and his project can make. The statistics say that Uruguay were South America’s best team in 2010 and 2018 – World Cup semi-and quarter-finalists respectively – and in between they beat England and Italy on the way to second-round elimination in 2014, as well as winning the 2011 Copa. Time and time again, Tabarez’s Uruguay are refreshed with the promotion of graduates from…

1 Nicolas PEPE IVORY COAST Made his Ivory Coast debut against the country of his birth in 2016, coming on for the last six minutes of a goalless friendly against France in Lens, and then watched from the bench as the Elephants crashed out at the last Cup of Nations finals. However, over the past year the 23-year-old has emerged as potentially one of African football’s next superstars and he will be keenly watched in Egypt as the Ivorians look to restore a fading reputation on the continent. In Ligue 1 this season only Kylian Mbappe has scored more goals, but whether Pepe will still be on Lille’s books once the new season kicks off is unlikely. He had clubs all across Europe purring after his performance in a 5-1…

ALGERIA The fortunes of the populous north African nation in recent times have gone from a second-round berth at the 2014 World Cup to a horror collapse at the last Cup of Nations finals despite starting as favourites. This will be Algeria’s 18th trip to the AFCON finals but they have been champions only once – in 1980 when they were hosts. They will find few fans in Egypt as the regional rivalry runs deep and Algerian sides have been involved in several acrimonious encounters in the past. Algeria were the first country to diligently court players from the diaspora to their team and they continue to seek reinforcements from the large Algerian populace in France. The latest is Toulouse attacker Andy Delort. KEY PLAYER Riyad Mahrez’s move to Manchester…

1 Griedge MBOCK BATHY FRANCE For years Wendie Renard has been the rock upon which Lyon’s success and French aspirations have been built. But now her central defensive partner is finally emerging from her shadow. Born in Brest, where she started playing alongside her brother and other boys, the 24-year-old began her career with Guingamp before moving to Lyon, where she has won four domestic titles and is on course for a fourth European crown. Such has been her commanding form alongside Renard she was the obvious choice to supplant veteran Laura Georges and extend their club partnership to the national team’s back four. Named player of the tournament when winning the Under-17 World Cup in 2012, she will now hope to provide the platform for Les Bleues’ to finally…

While Australia appear a team on the rise, Brazil seem to be heading in the other direction Until January’s messy shock sacking of Alen Stajcic, Australia were the hottest of dark horses, a solid team in decent form. And after three successive quarterfinals many felt the Matildas could reach the final four, and maybe tilt for the stars. Then Stajcic, who had overseen steady progress in his five years, was fired after a pair of internal reviews uncovered what the governing body described as a “poor culture” and “dysfunctional environment”. Stajcic subsequently said the affair had left his “reputation in tatters” and has no idea as to why he was sacked. With the FFA citing confidentiality issues nor does anyone else, including, it seems, many of the players. Stajcic’s next…

Three golds, one silver and three bronze. With that haul from the seven World Cups to date it would be foolish to regard the USA as anything other than favourites this summer. But it is not just the history. Since the 2015 success, and more pertinently the Rio 2016 Olympic failure, coach Jill Ellis has overhauled the side, replacing high-profile senior players and introducing younger ones. Despite this transition, since losing to Australia in 2017 the US have played 29 games and won 24, beaten just once, by France in January 2019, which is very much outof-season for NWSL players. Into the frame have come the likes of Mallory Pugh (21), Tierna Davidson (20) and Rose Lavelle (23), while Alex Morgan, Lindsey Horan and Julie Ertz, in the key 25-29…

The Azzurrini have won the title five times and will see home advantage this summer – Italy and San Marino are hosts – as a deposit on a sixth When it comes to European Under-21 Championships, Italy never go through the motions. The Azzurrini have won the title five times and will see home advantage this summer – Italy and San Marino are hosts – as a deposit on a sixth. The number one problem for coach Luigi Di Biagio is the morale in the camp. Having won only two of their last nine games, Italy are often guilty of sloppiness at the back and failing to grasp goalscoring opportunities. The remedy? A substantial injection of talent from the senior squad, with call-ups likely for Roma midfielders Nicolo Zaniolo and…

“I’m so glad that I’m still around to see this” Former Tottenham Hotspur player and manager Glenn Hoddle, who suffered a heart attack in October, reflects on Spurs’ comeback in Amsterdam Two European nights, two incredible comebacks. Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur will contest the first all-English Champions League Final since Manchester United and Chelsea in 2008 after two of the most remarkable games. Few had given Liverpool any hope of making the Final after a comprehensive away-leg loss to Barcelona. The superlatives had been reserved for Lionel Messi, who scored his 600th goal for the club with an unstoppable free-kick as the Spanish champions romped to a 3-0 lead. Back at Anfield – and without Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino – Liverpool discovered some unusual heroes. Reserve striker Divock Origi…

The evening of May 18, 1960, was the turning point when the club game declared war on national teams Agnelli lays down the gauntlet to UEFA – again Ever since the first edition of World Soccer in October 1960, the dream, or nightmare, of a European Super League has drifted through the waking consciousness of the modern game. Thus far, the dream has been cut short by practical realities: a lack of fixture space and the refusal of clubs, leagues and FAs to compromise their domestic competitions. But the leagues are now seriously worried because European Club Association chairman Andrea Agnelli believes he may have the answer. In a letter to the ECA’s 232 members, the Italian has called a June meeting to brainstorm ideas that include replacing the Champions…

“There will be something, that’s for sure. I will play on for one or two more years” Franck Ribery says he will not be hanging up his boots when his 12-year career with Bayern Munich comes to an end this summer IN EUROPE OLIVER GLASNER will leave LASK Linz of Austria at the end of the season and succeed Bruno Labbadia as boss of Bundesliga side Wolfsburg. RB Leipzig assistant coach JESSE MARSCH will take charge of Austria’s Red Bull Salzburg in July. On-loan deals made permanent included GIOVANI LO CELSO, who joined Real Betis from Paris Saint-Germain for €22m. Italian EDY REJA, whose last job was in charge of Atalanta, replaced compatriot Christian Panucci as coach of Albania. ASIA Ex-England international ROBBIE FOWLER was named coach of A-League side…

“He has an extraordinary instinct for the game and a wonderful eye for goal. He has that rare capacity to guess what is going to happen in and around the box”Rui Costa Since bursting into the Benfica first team this season, the attacking midfielder has had all manner of comparative labels attached to his slender frame. While some describe the 19-year-old as the heir apparent to Cristiano Ronaldo, others suggest he has more in common with Rui Costa, the master playmaker for Benfica, Milan and Portugal in the 1990s and early part of the new millennium. Others, meanwhile, swear he is a reborn version of the Brazilian ace Kaka, a player in his pomp who was capable of gliding past markers at will. “I’ve heard people call him my successor…

“I feel I’ve improved in almost every way. I’m better in my use of the ball, my ability to control the tempo and my forward runs” Known in Italy as “The Iceman” due to his coolness on the ball when playing for Atalanta, the midfielder is becoming increasingly popular in his native Switzerland, too. After spending the best part of two years kicking his heels as part of the Swiss squad but rarely a starter, the 27-year-old has suddenly become a key figure for the Nati, impressing with his irrepressible spirit, high energy and excellent all-round game. In his three-and-a-half years in Serie A with Atalanta, who he joined from Swiss outfit Lucerne in a €2million deal, he has developed a taste for letting fly from distance with his right…

“Winning without playing well is an illusion”Brazil coach Tite BRAZIL For the opening game of the tournament, Brazil will revert to the white shirts they wore until the early 1950s in a nod to the centenary of the 1919 Copa – the first time that they held, and won, the competition. Brazil also staged the Copa in 1922, 1949 and 1989, and have a 100 per cent record as hosts. And nothing less will be expected, or accepted, from the class of 2019. Not only is the bar set high by history, Brazil also have a dismal recent run of tournament form to overturn. In the last three World Cups and three Copa they have only reached one semi-final. And no one needs reminding of that result… Hopes were high…

A return to Egypt, home of the continent’s controlling body (CAF) and the country that has carved out the most success in African football, comes amid much change for the showpiece Africa Cup of Nations. The ancient land, where the finals play to the backdrop of the pyramids, sphinx and desert ruins, is holding the tournament for a record fifth time, having stepped in as emergency hosts with just six months to prepare after Cameroon was deemed not ready late last year. Egypt’s ample infrastructure is perfectly suited to handling the expanded 24-team tournament – a risky decision CAF took not long after their longstanding president Issa Hayatou was deposed and Ahmad of Madagascar emerged as the surprise new leader. That decision means Burundi, Madagascar and Mauritania all get to…

EGYPT Home advantage hands the Pharaohs favoured status in the tournament and gives them a better than reasonable chance of adding to their record seven Africa Cup of Nations titles. However, the team is heavily reliant on Mohamed Salah, as witnessed at last year’s World Cup when the injury he suffered in the Champions League Final overshadowed their participation in Russia. Another lengthy season with Liverpool is likely to leave Salah tired and the burden of expectation is going to weigh heavily. Most of the squad return from the team that were runners-up in Gabon two years ago but under a new coach. KEY PLAYER Mohamed Salah’s exploits at Liverpool have made him an international icon and the 26-year-old has been a talisman for Egypt too, scoring key goals to…

At the first Women’s World Cup, held in China in 1991, matches lasted just 80 minutes and the old canard that football was too tough for tender ladies took a long time to dispel. While attendances in China were very good, large parts of the football world did not notice that the tournament was on or simply ignored it. Twenty-eight years on the event is big news. More than five million people tuned in to watch Corinne Diacre reveal the France squad on live television, the BBC in Britain are broadcasting every match with several on their main channel, while Fox Sports are doing the same in the USA and adding a tie-in with social network Twitter. Actual stadium attendance is also expected to grow. At Canada in 2015, the…

Hosts France will be expected to launch a winning campaign with a smooth progression to the knockout stage, but this is a tight group with tricky opponents. Prime among these are Nigeria. Despite the administrative and financial issues seemingly endemic to Nigerian football, the Super Falcons have dominated the Africa Women’s Cup of Nations, with December’s triumph a third in succession – which was all the more impressive given they had gone a year without a game after winning in 2016. Perhaps this was payback for having the effrontery and courage to take the trophy hostage and stage a hotel sit-in, demanding back pay after winning that title. The protest succeeded and if Thomas Dennerby – who took Sweden to the World Cup semi-finals in 2011 – can build on…

“We don’t have any expectations but we don’t fear anyone either. There’s no pressure. It’s a shop window for a lot of players”Bermuda captain Dante Leverock If you got a taxi from Bermuda International Airport last year there’s a chance that you were picked up by Kyle Lightbourne. But not this June – as the former Walsall and Stoke City striker will be steering the country into a first major international tournament. Taxi licences are a rare commodity in Bermuda and can fetch as much as $200,000, but since last year Lightbourne has been the full-time coach of Bermuda and is about to realise a dream and take the island to the CONCACAF Gold Cup. “This has been a work in progress for 15 years,” says Lightbourne, who scored 16…

The 22nd edition of the Under-20 World Cup – known from its launch in 1977 until 2005 as the World Youth Cup – takes place from May 23 to June 15 in venues across Poland, with the Final taking place in Lodz, the country’s third-largest city. England, the defending champions from two years ago in South Korea, failed to qualify for this year’s finals after losing a play-off to Norway in the Euro Under-19 championship, while Brazil again miss out after finishing second from bottom in the South American Under-20 Championship earlier this year. THE FAVOURITES Argentina are six-times world champions in this category and their 2019 line-up has an impressive balance to it, with the reliability of Boca Juniors keeper Manuel Roffo, the poise at centre-back of skipper Nehuen…

EUROPEAN SPORTS MEDIA HOW IT WORKS Every month, journalists from each member of the European Sports Media group select their first Xl based on the best individual performances from Europe’s top competitions. For details of how each ESM member voted, visit worldsoccer.com/esm11 SEASON RANKINGS Cumulative votes through the season APRIL 2019 GOALKEEPERS Marc-Andre TER STEGEN (Barcelona) 24 Jan OBLAK (Atletico Madrid) 16 EDERSON (Manchester City) 13 ALISSON (Liverpool) 11 David DE GEA (Manchester United) 7 Wojciech SZCZESNY (Juventus) 5 Thibaut COURTOIS (Real Madrid) 4 Gianluigi DONNARUMMA (Milan) 3 Roman BURKI (Borussia Dortmund) 2 Peter GULACSI (RB Leipzig) 2 Hugo LLORIS (Tottenham Hotspur) 2 NETO (Valencia) 2 Salvatore SIRIGU (Torino) 2 Kevin TRAPP (Paris Saint-Germain) 2 Petr CECH (Arsenal) 1 Ralf FAHRMANN (Schalke) 1 Mike MAIGNAN (Lille) 1 Jordi MASIP (Real…

BAGHDAD BOUNEDJAH The Algerian set a new record for a Qatar Stars League season as he scored 39 times for Al Sadd, including six hat-tricks. RAHEEM STERLING The Manchester City and England forward paid for the funeral of Crystal Palace youth player Damary Dawkins who died in March from lymphoblastic leukaemia. RICHARD PELLEJERO Became the oldest scorer in Sudamericana Cup history when, at the age of 43, he scored twice for Cerro Porteno in their 3-1 win over UTC of Peru. HOROYA AC Despite losing 5-0 to Morocco’s Wydad in the Champions League quarter-finals, the Guinean side extended the contract of their goalkeeper Khadim N’diaye by three years after the 34-year-old suffered a double leg break during the game. NEYMAR The Brazilian has been banned from the first three Champions…

The game is more systematised, less about individuals – a paradox, given it is more celebrity-driven than ever before Why can’t Europe’s best teams defend? In 2008, Pep Guardiola became coach of Barcelona and football changed. It became apparent that technique was enough to control a game; that if you passed and moved well enough you could stifle an opponent, denying them the ball. Top-level football began to take on the dynamic of a five-a-side game, and possession became more important than position. The tangible impact of that has been a leap in the average goals per game scored in the knockout stage of the Champions League. Since Guardiola’s first season as a coach there has only been one campaign when there were fewer than three goals per game in…

Their 131-year history produced 4,986 games and 7,043 goals. If only there had been a few more goals to save them from disaster this season… Notts County’s relegation was a sad day for English football It was a sad day for English football, and saddest of all for Notts County, as the country’s oldest Football League club were relegated from the competition for the first time in their 131-year history. It was a period that produced 4,986 games and 7,043 goals. If only there had been a few more goals to save them from disaster this season… A generous but eccentric millionaire – criticised by one newspaper for “his loose tongue and displays of ego” – is hoping to sell. “I feel numb, absolutely devastated,” he says, as well he…

“With Frenkie’s dribbling ability we have a great connection from back to front”Holland midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum This season has been the stuff of dreams for the Ajax and Holland midfield starlet. A first senior cap, in a friendly against Peru last September; a ticket with the Oranje for the final stage of the Nations League; an instrumental role in his club’s thrilling ride to the Champions League semi-finals; and, as the cherry on the cake, an imminent €75million switch to Barcelona. As the most expensive player in the history of Dutch football, and one of the most gifted young midfielders in the world, the 22-year-old should, by rights, be a no-go zone for the critics. But that has not stopped some cynics weighing in with barbs, arguing that he does…

The clear conclusion is that some of the teams will be dangerously undercooked in Brazil – but this could make for interesting viewing Since 2007, the Copa America has held a clear place in the four-year cycle of national-team football in South America, with the tournament serving as a warm-up for the forthcoming World Cup qualifiers and kicking off a new phase of competitive action. With nothing but friendlies played since last summer’s World Cup finals, those who failed to make it to Russia will not have played for points since October 2017, and the 2019 Copa in Brazil would normally see the start of teams being whipped into shape ahead of the Qatar 2022 qualifying campaign. However, with the next World Cup now kicking off towards the end of…

“I’ve always been a fan of direct football…that’s the way football is going, it’s the style I like and it’s the moment to implant it in Argentina”Argentina caretaker coach Lionel Scaloni ARGENTINA Waiting for a first senior title since 1993, even winning this Copa could create something of a problem for Argentina, who have opted to spend the entire year under a caretaker coach. Much of the explanation for this is financial. After the fiasco of Russia 2018, the decision was taken to fire Jorge Sampaoli, who was on a fat, long-term contract, and paying him off left a hole in the coffers – especially at a time when Lionel Messi was taking a break from international football, thus reducing the fee they could charge for friendlies. Interim boss Lionel…

“This is a key tournament for our football” “As a past winner, what is the secret to success at the Africa Cup of Nations? There is no secret. It’s impossible in football to predict which one you are going to win. Football is too difficult to press one button and to say: “Ah, this one we are going to win.” Was there anything in particular that you might have done in the way you prepared your teams before the various tournaments that handed you an edge? No, not really. I have had the same assistant for the last 10 years [fellow Frenchman Patrice Beaumelle], and of course we have picked up some experience along the way. We probably made some mistakes too, but we try to avoid those same mistakes…

ANGOLA The Palancas Negras have been quarter-finalists twice before but participate at the Cup of Nations for only the eighth time and after missing the last two editions. The discovery of gas in the country fuelled an economic boost and subsequent boom in the domestic league around a decade ago, but generous salaries and plentiful imports have dropped drastically since. The national team consists mostly of home-based players plus a handful from the diaspora in Portugal, and without a burden of expectation, Angola have the potential to cause an upset or two in this competition. KEY PLAYER After finishing the league’s top scorer in the Angolan Girabola, Gelson Dala moved to Lisbon side Sporting in a high profile transfer in 2017 when he was only 20. Spent this season on…

“The gender is different but the game is the same” “What are your expectations for England at the Women’s World Cup? We’re probably one of five or six teams who can win it. We’re not going to hide away from the fact that we are a very good team and in a better position than ever. We’re confident but aware of the breadth of talent across all teams. The US are probably still the top team, but the general consensus is the gap is closing between them and everyone else. The momentum is with us after an excellent SheBelieves Cup earlier this year and we’ve got to take that into the World Cup. Does the fact that success could transform the sport in England weigh heavily? We need to leave…

“We pretty much started from scratch…we stood on a training pitch without a ball and went from left to right to finally get a feeling again where we had to move in a playing system”German striker Alexandra Popp Germany, as ever, will start among the favourites, but there are valid questions to be asked. Their 22-year European supremacy came to a crashing halt at Euro 2017, despatched at the quarterfinals by Denmark, and that shock was magnified when Iceland beat them 3-2 in World Cup qualifying in Wiesbaden. Coach Steffi Jones paid the price and was fired after less than two years, her three predecessors having served at least a decade each. Germany pride themselves on planned succession, but this time they had to find a caretaker. Enter Horst Hrubesch,…

Having banked the experience of winning a trophy Holland will be a well-supported threat Holland hosted Euro 2017 and won playing an effervescent brand of football. In the wake of their success, a vast crowd acclaimed the victory party in Utrecht and home matches average crowds of 20,000-plus. Expectation, however, proved difficult to live with, and after being held at home by Republic of Ireland, a 2-1 defeat in Norway sent them into the World Cup play-offs, where they beat Euro 2017 runners-up Denmark and then Switzerland to reach their second finals. The team that won all six games to light up Euro 2017 is still largely in situ, though Lineth Beerensteyn, 22, has forced her way into the reckoning, threatening Shanice Van de Sanden’s place in attack alongside Vivianne…

Twenty-five years ago, when MLS was born, the Mexican football media fell into despair. “Mexico will soon have a second-rate league. The United States will surely be the great regional power in the near future,” the most pessimistic said. Soon, the gloomy forecasts began to have substance. DC United and LA Galaxy won the CONCACAF Cup in 1998 and 2001, and the USA beat Mexico 2-0 in the round of 16 at the 2002 World Cup. It seemed only a matter of time before the most pessimistic predictions would come true. But over the years, the exact opposite has happened. From 2002 onwards, no MLS team has won the most important trophy in the region, and in the last 14 editions the champions have been exclusively Mexican – and in…

EUROPE UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Quarter-finals 1st legs Apr 9 Liverpool (Eng) 2 (Keita 5, Roberto Firmino 26) Porto (Por) 0 HT: 2-0. Att: 52,465. Ref: Mateu Lahoz (Spa) Liverpool: Alisson - Alexander-Arnold, Lovren, Van Dijk, Milner, Henderson, Fabinho, Keita, Salah, Roberto Firmino (Sturridge 82), Mane (Origi 73). Porto: Casillas - M Pereira (Fernando 77), Felipe, Eder Militao, Corona, Danilo Pereira, Oliver Torres (Bruno Costa 73), Alex Telles, Otavio, Tiquinho (Brahimi 62), Marega. Apr 9 Tottenham Hotspur (Eng) 1 (Son 78) Manchester City (Eng) 0 HT: 0-0. Att: 60,044. Ref: Kuipers (Hol) Tottenham: Lloris - Trippier, Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Rose, Sissoko, Winks (Wanyama 81), Eriksen, Alli (Llorente 87), Son, Kane (Lucas Moura 58). Man City: Ederson - Walker, Otamendi, Laporte, Delph, Fernandinho, Gundogan, Mahrez (Sane 89), D Silva (De Bruyne 89), Sterling,…