But even he must have been moved by the entrance, the rendition of Flower of Scotland, and the noise that greeted his players long before the whistle blew.
They have offered him a new deal which would have made him the highest-paid player in Fiorentina's history.
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It is the first time he has played every three days for 11 months, it is a good challenge for him. The learning curve under Guardiola has begun.
Michael Keane met Joshua Sargent's low cross to divert the ball into his own net (16), and just two minutes later Adam Idah doubled Norwich's lead when he collected Brandon Williams' pass to slot home.
At Arsenal, any regret will be tempered by the feeling that it is time for the club to move on. Merson: 'Arsenal need a striker' Paul Merson told Sky Sports: If Alexandre Lacazette puts the open goal chance away against Burnley, it is job done and no one is moaning at all.
It's another conundrum for the club, but I am sure they are looking at another couple of strikers elsewhere, especially in the event that Lacazette does leave the club.
Timo Werner had been included for that reason but his teammates had so little time and space that they had little hope of picking out the passes that could have caused problems.
However, his contribution to the first team was limited to a single substitute appearance in the Carabao Cup in August 2018 and, a year later, it was clear that Pote would have to leave in order to avoid stalling completely.
Confidence is low and it will have a knock-on effect. It's very easy to play when you're losing, the shackles are off.
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Being around the first team has made me want it even more. They have been sponsoring the team's Sikh-Punjabi winger Kira Rai for the last four years.
Bruno Fernandes, who scored the home side’s equaliser just before half time, spoke to Amazon after the game.
A two-goal victory would ensure passage from Group A and that is it exactly what the Dutchman achieved on his Ibrox return as manager, with a double from Alfredo Morelos earning the win.
What this underlines is that the whole Covid protocol needs to be resolved. There's a meeting with the managers on Monday, I would think they'll come up with a better solution than what we've had so far.
He can do everything, reiterates Guardiola. He was the player crossing for De Bruyne to score from near the by-line.
Hard to be definitive because you don't know who's going to be available, who the games are going to be against, but he's within touching distance now isn't he?
Life is a roller coaster, he captioned the post. Hard work, high speed, urgent goals, demanding expectations.
But who knows, when you have a top player like him in that specific position, that can defend and attack, and is a top professional and a great man, the big teams are there with £100m to buy these kinds of players. Follow Arsenal with Sky SportsFollow every Arsenal 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.
And that second claim was the one that caused the most chaos, because it implicated every queer woman footballer in the country basically, and said they were all part of this underground network of predators who were preying upon poor innocent little straight girls.
Klopp's side had gone in goalless in their previous two games at Anfield and with Conte's plan working there was no onus on the away side to change the approach - this would surely require patience and ingenuity, perhaps even the will of the home crowd.
I thought they were in a bit of a relegation fight but what's happened over the weekend with the results...
In recent years Red Star's global fan base has grown organically thanks to their unique philosophies, trendy, unconventional merchandise and a genuine identity that is deep-rooted within the club - they have been compared to and previously worked with St Pauli in Germany.
Talk of five substitutes has been reignited by the combination of a congested holiday fixture list and Covid outbreaks around the Premier League.
Michael Carrick, a first-team coach at Old Trafford, has been given the task of taking temporary charge ahead of the Champions League trip to Villarreal on Tuesday as the club looks to appoint an interim manager to the end of the season.
For United, with Ronaldo all but anonymous throughout, the memory will linger for all the wrong reasons.
He is the first player to ever find the net in the first five games of an English club's Champions League campaign, with his 78th-minute lob over Geronimo Rulli the third time he has scored the match-winner in the final 15 minutes of a European game since his return to United.
The Brazilian set up both of Augsburg's goals with two dangerous crosses and Benjamin Pavard struggled to contain him on the channel.
The former Arsenal midfielder has been a key player for Fenerbahce since joining the club from the Gunners 14 months ago and captained them in their last league game against Konyaspor, but he was hauled off at half-time in that match.
Bayern Munich manager Julian Nagelsmann said his title-winning side must consider the badge on our chest after a 3-1 defeat at Mainz.
Scott Arfield is set to return after missing the last two matches, meaning Ianis Hagi and Steven Davis are the only absentees alongside those who are not registered to play in the competition.
My kids are a quarter Nigerian so they might end up playing for Nigeria with blonde hair and blue eyes!
But along with his tactical improvements, he has added more mobility to his game, allowing him to be in positions to score more often, and turning him the complete wing-back.
Honestly, I also want to be very clear because if we think, with the transfer window in January, we solve the situation, I’m telling you a lie, not the truth, he added to reporters.
Only 13 of Lithuania's 53 shots in qualifying for the 2022 World Cup have been on target (24.5 per cent), the second lowest ratio of any side, ahead only of San Marino (8/36, 22.2 per cent).
The fact that they share a stadium may be a surprise, with no room for a fierce away atmosphere like with El Clasico at Camp Nou and the Bernebeu or Anfield and Goodison Park for the Merseyside Derby.
Aston Villa 1-2 Man City - Match report and highlightsHow the teams lined up | Match statsPremier League table | Fixtures“He is the best, Guardiola said.
After inheriting a Baggies side who had not scored in their previous two games, Bruce had suffered three successive blanks since taking over, during which time his team had picked up just a solitary point.
One such star name was Gabriel Jesus, who remains the last Palmeiras academy product to successfully make the switch to a member of Europe's elite.
What the managers said...Coventry's Mark Robins: We've got a situation now where nobody believes outside of the club that we can get near it (the play-offs).
Ancelotti makes historyCarlo: History kept us goingBenzema hit another treble in a 3-1 first-leg victory at Chelsea to put them in control of the tie yet the Blues turned it round at the Bernabeu, taking a 3-0 lead to move 4-3 ahead on aggregate.
Other teams will struggle to get points here, and it's even tough if you're full strength and not tired.
Sergio Aguero: Premier League legend'Agueroooooo!' That moment rememberedAn emotional Aguero said: This conference is to communicate that I have decided to stop playing football.
Bruno Fernandes, who operated in the false nine position in the 4-1 loss at City, is another player who has scored highly in our poll, with nearly 90 per cent of fans hoping to see him at the club next term.
His all-round game is great. What the managers saidBrighton boss Graham Potter: I'm so proud of the players.
But on the stroke of half-time Morocco got a deserved equaliser through En Nesyri, powerfully heading in a fine Selim Amallah cross at the far post.
Ahead of kick-off, there was a nod to the past as Toby Alderweireld was belatedly given an official send-off by supporters as the club's special guest.
