Hopes were high that Kagawa could follow in the footsteps of Park Ji-Sung by becoming an Old Trafford icon for the club's east-Asia fan base.
The Eagles boss has said he is still looking to add to his squad in January. Netherlands boss Louis van Gaal has not selected him since taking over last year.
Bournemouth moved a point closer to automatic promotion to the Premier League after coming back from 3-0 down to draw at Swansea City.
Dejan Lovren was booked for clattering Adams, but Clarke was then forced to make an early change as Hanley succumbed to a calf problem, with Scott McKenna replacing him.
What the managers said...Peterborough's Grant McCann: It's a proper learning curve for us. We have to lick our wounds and go again.
Everton need a miracle to get a win, said Jones. If they go 3-0 down before half-time and Goodison is half empty, Benitez might be spared anger because everyone has left and it's just apathy.
Cardiff replied with their best move of the game as Joe Ralls centred from the left wing and Colwill made a good run to the near post but his first-time effort was palmed away by home keeper Orjan Nyland.
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Solskjaer must be tempted to make more use of Cavani but therein lies the conundrum for the United manager.
I said to them if you want to play Champions League football you have to come to places like this and win.
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Mueller opened the scoring, tapping in on the rebound in the seventh minute after 'keeper Koen Casteels had palmed a Serge Gnabry shot into his path.
It was a straightforward goal - a trademark tap-in - but why couldn't Grealish have scored it? But his chances have come on the angle.
Download the Football Weekend Review Podcast on: Spotify | Apple | Castbox | Spreaker Gerard Brand on the Sky Sports Football Weekend Review podcast: 'We'd all like to think Chelsea can challenge next season, it would be great to have a three or four-horse race, and it would be a great story with Lampard after the transfer ban.
With that in mind, and after coming as close as you have gone in a World Cup and Euros, do you have real belief going into the new year that 2022 could be a special year for England, that you can win the World Cup?
We need to continue to develop, not only for this season but for next season as well. For me, it always starts with belief.
Claire Emslie went close to equalising on the stroke of half-time but her dipping effort hit the woodwork.
Over-commitment in the closing stages for a corner then allowed the Dutch to break, with Bergwijn unselfishly setting up Depay to end the contest.
However, keeper Thibaut Courtois produced a superb save to keep out Raul Garcia with his leg to ensure there was no late comeback for Athletic, who won the trophy last year.
Sorba Thomas rattled the bar with a vicious, spectacular shot for Huddersfield within the first 20 seconds, having found space to let fly from 22 yards on the right side.
Arsenal edged out Hoffenheim on a superior head-to-head record and face German opposition again in Wolfsburg, winners of the competition in 2013 and 2014, who topped Chelsea's group to knock Emma Hayes' side out of the competition.
Marseille have reportedly held talks with forgotten Arsenal man Sead Kolasinac over a free transfer in the summer.
Blaming the current crop of players for their poor form is not unreasonable, but it barely scratches the surface of Atletico’s downfall.
Reaching the top four of Serie A this season will be an achievement in itself given the start to the season they had, and now is the time to start transforming the squad.
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He also had one of Feyenoord's best chances of the game in the second half, but his long-range effort was just wide of the far post.
They've come here to Stamford Bridge and the guy that's played has scored the goal. Roy Keane: Of course he is.
“I’m not saying that the others [non-African players] would not reach that level, but you need more to reach the top if you are born in Africa.
Since that time, we have kept a good relationship, and in this moment the club and the board are asking me to come for a meeting.
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The Blues were tipped as title contenders this season but after a shaky run of form this winter they were left in real need of three points against a Manchester City team in danger of running away with the title.
Aided by a fast start, I can see the visitors winning both halves. We look at his start in the Midlands and that romantic return.
At 4-2 they were still in the game, but a mad five minutes really cost them. I backed them then because I thought it wasn't as bad as everybody was making out.
Arteta said: When I see our striker in the 85th minute, chasing a full-back in the corner flag, winning the ball back, playing, going, fighting, missing one chance, missing two chances, going again.
On whether the Premier League should adopt Uefa's rules, which give a clear number of Covid cases to determine whether a game goes ahead as planned, Arteta added: That would be really, really helpful.
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The 32-year-old has not played for the club since December 6, and was left out of their squad for their warm-weather training camp in Dubai this week.
