The official scoreboard of the Tampa Bay Rays including Gameday, video, highlights and box score.. Tampa Bay Rays vs. New York Yankees - Yahoo Sports When Ten Hag instals himself this summer, he will already be guaranteed to wave away five or six of his first team squad. Those who remain might have plenty of talent, they might even have won trophies before they arrived at the club. They might be popular or commercially important, but if their first instinct is to dial up a hack at a red top when things go wrong, rather than redouble their efforts, he will have to cut them loose as soon as he possibly can. The players are right - United are almost certainly doomed to repeat their missteps. But they need players who don’t approach near-certain failure with realism, but with an undimmed and undimmable belief that they are on course for victory. Aside from a spectacular win over Mexico and that second-half explosion against Honduras, the U.S. has never truly looked like a great team. They have looked good at times, but not great. Word spread quickly. United’s England players - the likes of David Beckham, Paul Scholes and Gary Neville - sang Littlehales’ praises on international duty, prompting an introduction to Gary Lewin, the physio who also worked under Arsene Wenger at Arsenal. I think when you have got a player like that, with his enthusiasm and character as well, he is a player who can go places. Cash began his career as a winger and continues to make every effort to get forward. Then Jordan Hugill should have done better from Conor Townsend's pull-back, but Callum Brittain blocked his low side-foot finish. Redmond was again the architect moments later as he found Armstrong unopposed on the edge of the box but the striker was unable to pick out the same spot as Adams, with Foster rooted to the spot. They are scrambling and reacting. It is three times now that they have given a manager a long contract or extension and then sacked them within a few months. So the planning at the club has been poor. Elba believes the coronavirus pandemic and effects of lockdown have heightened stress and tension among young people, exacerbating the issue of knife crime. City didn't have a proper 'down' in 2021. Their 110 points in a calendar year is quite impressive, I have to say! Manchester City's talks to sign River Plate striker Julian Alvarez are progressing well, with the deal expected to be in the region of £17m. It is an Eagles team that is unrecognisable in terms of style under Vieira, albeit worse off on points than the same stage last term, with Hodgson conceding they now play more expansive football than during his tenure. Mbeumo showed nerves of steel to snatch victory from Watford who inflicted the most awful self-harm to themselves. Why William Troost-Ekong felt the need to go to ground in his own penalty area at the most crucial time of the match beggars belief. Sheffield United 3-0 Chelsea - Match report and highlightsPremier League fixtures and games on Sky SportsThey had a lot of the ball, but it's not the 70 per cent of the ball they had, it's the 30 per cent they don't have that is most important. Ronaldo, too, might also be on his way out. There is no doubting his talent or effectiveness. He has 13 goals in 18 matches, but he will be 37 in February, and now past 1,000 games for club and country. He is said to earn around £400,000 a week at United, and with the team in need of a refresh across the pitch, that money could probably be spent more effectively next season. Most importantly, despite his goals coming in decent numbers and at important times so far, he does not help Rangnick’s team play to the German’s desired tactics. Between Cavani and Ronaldo, it’s still an easy choice to pick the Portuguese, but next season that will probably become a harder choice when further signings are made. Harvey Elliott would have been forgiven if he had let his mind wander towards dreaming of playing at Anfield again as he put in the long, painful hours on his five-month road back to fitness. Contracts are now being drawn up to finalise the arrival of the former Chelsea and Derby boss at Goodison Park. Fear over sponsors' reaction has discouraged leading women's cyclists from publicly voicing opposition to controversial transgender guidance, according to one of the lead campaigners calling for cycling to change its rules. “But after three months, I said to my agent: ‘Please, I want to go’. I don’t want to speak bad about the club, because it is a big club. Arsenal has a big history. Diaz, who has 31 caps for Colombia, will face some battle to get into an Anfield frontline boasting the likes of Mo Salah, Sadio Mane, Diogo Jota and Roberto Firmino, but there should be opportunities at least in the first instance as Salah and Mane will likely be eased back in after their exertions at the Africa Cup of Nations. In fact, the independent regulator's No 1 priority should be to maintain the exceptional standard of the Premier League. It follows several days of negotiations, in which Villa have beaten off interest from Chelsea, Newcastle and West Ham. It could well be that Conte has exactly the right characteristics to get Tottenham winning again because, remember, they were playing in the Champions League final two years ago, so the gap between them and the top teams is not so big. Harry Kane put a slow start to the season with Tottenham to one side with a hat-trick, while Harry Maguire celebrated wildly after opening the scoring - and Jordan Henderson also got himself on the scoresheet. Your safest bets with City players for the run-in are in defence though and I would go for Joao Cancelo, Aymeric Laporte and Ruben Dias in that order. The club have also held talks for Tanguy Ndombele to leave the club this January, with Spurs also considering offers for Dele Alli to depart. Manchester City's owners are in talks to buy their 11th professional football club with a £104m move to take control of Brazilian second tier side Bahia. Barcelona are keen on Chelsea's teenage left-back Ian Maatsen who impressed last season on loan with Coventry City. Gianluigi Donnarumma has beaten Edouard Mendy to the 2021 Lev Yashin award for best goalkeeper in European football. Barcelona stumbled to a 1-1 draw at home to Alaves on Saturday in their first match since the sacking of coach Ronald Koeman. The Serie A protocol in place awards a 3-0 victory to the team who shows up for the match, in this case Inter, and the club who does not attend is deducted one point. Merson emphasised the importance of managers picking their next move at the right time and warned the opportunity to manage a massive club like Aston Villa seldom comes around. Chelsea midfielder Jessie Fleming has been named the Women's Super League Player of the Month for November, with Reading's Kelly Chambers winning the Manager of the Month prize. Only both goalkeepers had touched the ball fewer times than Kane before he swept Moura's square into Jack Butland's net. It's Liverpool. I'd say Anfield and then Celtic Park are the best two atmospheres on European nights in the whole of Europe. The sale of England midfielder Rice would break the British transfer record - 34 years after Tony Cottee's departure did the same. Everton have got to win three matches, but where do they win the three? That was a big goal from Joe Gelhardt to beat Norwich - an outstanding goal, I would say. Sky Sports News has been told Woodward gathered all the football staff together on Sunday morning to tell them that, in the wake of Solskjaer's departure, all of their jobs were safe. Having been the last-gasp hero against Arsenal on Monday, Gray went to the other end of the spectrum as his poor attempted clearance landed into space for Ayew to run on to. Dykes headed Fraser's delivery past the post when he should have hit the target and McTominay and Adams missed further chances but Clarke will be satisfied to sign off for the tournament on a winning note. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang tests positive for Covid-19Man City beat 10-man Arsenal after VAR dramaAnalysing the controversy in Arsenal 1-2 Man CityMan City fixtures | ResultsHe said: We have prepared mentally for the game. Jurgen Klopp can’t navigate a press conference in December without moaning about the fixture congestion or hinting at an injury Armageddon, and he obliged again with an amusing take ahead of his side's nostalgia fest with AC Milan in the Champions League. Tampa Bay Rays v New York Yankees Livescore - Flashscore.com Follow Tampa Bay Rays v New York Yankees livescore, results, statistics, Tampa Bay Rays latest results, news and more information! Xavi's been working at Barcelona for a few weeks now, which means it's time to find out precisely how he's been going about things. Dermot Corrigan over at the Athletic Barcelona have rejected an erroneous report that revealed the salaries of Sergio Busquets, Jordi Alba and Gerard Pique. Liverpool striker Divock Origi's representatives have been approached by three Italian clubs regarding a pre-contract agreement this month. My injuries were purely growth issues. My left leg is an inch longer than my right so every time I was running, the right leg was straightening out and sort of reaching for the floor, which over time just wore away the cartilage.