Having dropped into a free agent pool, the buccaneering right-back made the decision that he wanted to return to Europe – where he has also represented Sevilla, Juventus and Paris Saint-Germain.
Spurs have even offered to travel to France to play the remaining game, where a win would send them through to the knockout stage.
In the eye of the storm stands Benitez, an unpopular appointment with many Everton fans given his Liverpool links as the manager who won the Champions League and the FA Cup while at Anfield.
The Norwegian has prepared for the game amid speculation that Leicester counterpart Brendan Rodgers is being lined up for his job with his side having won only one of their last six Premier League games.
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Southampton, for example, actually spend long periods of the game camped behind the ball, allowing the opposition centre-backs to pass the ball back and forth but encircling the midfield with bodies – and using the pass into midfield as their pressing trigger.
Roberto Firmino, Curtis Jones, Harvey Elliott and the suspended James Milner are all unavailable to Klopp, limiting his options somewhat, but defender Joe Gomez and midfielder Naby Keita are back in training following injury and could feature.
What the managers said...Blackburn's Tony Mowbray: They have experienced players, playing their shape and pattern really well.
Reading had a good chance when Laurent drove down the right side of the United defence, but his attempt hit the side netting.
Mowbray has said recently that he would not stand in the player's way in the future if the right deal came in but - together with the owners' stance - a January move for the Chilean striker looks unlikely.
The 49-year-old joined United in 2005 and has been in his current role since 2012. Analysis: Bad news for Manchester United fans?
Both signed four-year deals in August, which will take them up to their 34th birthday in Van Dijk’s case, and beyond it in Henderson’s. Both are still seen as key players, on and off the field, and will be paid accordingly well into their 30s, even though both have had significant injury problems.
They've got a lot of speed up front and if they can't get a goal in that period, sometimes it becomes a struggle for them.
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.
There's no obligation to send him off, he retains all the options, but the VAR is only going to send the referee to the monitor because he thinks there's a clear and obvious error. INCIDENT: Just before the Konsa red card incident, there was another coming together in midfield.
Bernardo, Kevin De Bruyne, Foden, Ilkay Gundogan and Sterling have all been depolyed ther in the past under Guardiola, and without a 30-plus goal striker, Guardiola needs all his players to contribute in the final third..
Newcastle boss Howe was especially disappointed given the strength of the team he named, which included new signing Kieran Trippier from Atletico Madrid.
I'd say you get those results, you get that more belief, a bit more feeling about yourself and the group starts to come together, they know what's at stake and obviously everything builds with that, he said.
Brighton's winless run in the Premier League was extended to an eleventh game as Graham Potter's side slipped to a home defeat to Wolves.
I don't think anyone, when they were putting questions to me earlier, thought we were going to make it tonight.
Romania are not used to making a lot of headlines in football these days, but this week could change that.
You just get them feelings, things that keep getting thrown in our face or maybe go against us that we are having to battle through, so we will continue to battle through that and continue to battle on.
Having last qualified for a World Cup more than two decades ago - when they featured at France 1998 - the wait to end a frustrating exodus from the biggest showpiece in the game had never looked brighter with their raft of young talents in the mix.
Chelsea have been offered the chance to sign Paris Saint-Germain full-back Layvin Kurzawa, but GOAL has learned that Blues boss Thomas Tuchel is reluctant to take the France international.
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I thought he did okay when he came on, to be fair, and he will do better, and that's just the work in progress.
A loss of experienced stewards as a result of the pandemic left Wembley's stewarding operation vulnerable, while the police and other agencies were denied a key crowd management tool with the absence of fan zones.
However, some players are still awaiting the results of PCR tests. It becomes a different game, it becomes a different environment for the players.
United football director John Murtough said: Michael leaves with the sincerest thanks and best wishes of everyone at Manchester United after 15 years of exceptional service to the club as a player and as a coach.
The ruling comes following previous instances whereupon Guangzhou defender Zhang Linpeng has been ordered to hide his tattoos while playing at both club and international level.
Howe: Newcastle in a huge fight to stay upHow the teams lined up | Match statsPremier League results | TableGet Sky Sports | Live football on Sky Sports How Leicester brought Newcastle back down to earthAfter a brutal week for Leicester involving a Covid-19 outbreak and their Europa League exit at Napoli, things looked to be getting worse in the opening minutes when Jonny Evans was taken off with a hamstring injury.
Inter's owners, Suning, may have been decimated by the economic crisis caused by the pandemic, resulting in the sales of Achraf Hakimi and Lukaku, but Bastoni, Barella and Lautaro have all recently signed new contracts with the club and are pillars of their new project.
“We scored a goal but then, at that moment, you have to try to keep the result until the end and not [allow them] to score two goals in a difficult game.”
They insisted that Olympiakos had to win the game, and they threatened me, he says. But I have never been part of that system. I cannot be bought.
Liverpool boss Jürgen Klopp has won all six of his Premier League games against Wolves, his best 100% winning record against any opponent in his top-flight managerial career.
I see so many scientists around but something so subjective cannot be translated into an algorithm, Gravina added.
Forward Romelu Lukaku has not played since 11 December while fellow forward Callum Hudson-Odoi also missed Wednesday's game because of the virus.
Moved to the flanks by MourinhoHowever, Martial has since struggled to consistently replicate the form he displayed in his first season with the club and he experienced a relative decline in productivity under United's next managerial appointment, Jose Mourinho.
Inter have also netted more headed goals (16) than any other side in Europe's Big Five leagues, and Hakan's deliveries are one of the many reasons why.
His presence will be invaluable given injuries and the AFCON tournament have reduced our attacking options. What are the details of Coutinho's loan move?
This season has been disappointing, with injuries contributing to a difficult start, but we haven't achieved the results we had hoped for. Morgan, who signed a new contract in July, was named LMA Championship Manager of the Year following Leicester's success last season.
It has been quite a ride from the club's debut campaign in 2015 when Frank Lampard and Andrea Pirlo joined Spain's World Cup winner Villa in a star-studded line up.