Not exact matches
The Three Lions seemed to badly lack some flair in their
side again
over this
international break, winning 1 - 0 in scrappy encounters against Slovenia and Lithuania.
It will be up to the England
international to win them
over, but given he has yet to make a single appearance so far this season, he'll have to get back to full fitness first,
break into the
side and then prove that he's worthy of the show of faith from the club.
Performances from Wenger's
side after
international breaks and European Cup ties have certainly been questioned
over the years but with only two more Champions League games until February and no more
international football until March, there's a good run of games where Arsenal can show their Premier League title ambitions.
Guardiola's
side has scored 15 goals in three matches since the
international break, following 5 - 0 and 4 - 0 wins
over Liverpool and Feyernood respectively.
The former
international striker watched the youngster in action for the
international side over the
break from domestic league action and was clearly blown away by the Hammers teenager.
The Catalan club entered the
international break off the back of a win, albeit
over a lowly Almeria
side.
Liga MX
side Necaxa beat Major League Soccer's New York City FC 2 - 1 in a friendly
over the
international break on Friday night.
Over the winter
break, Leipzig fought off renewed efforts from the Premier League
side to bring Keita to England early, in the hope that the Guinea
international would lead them to a Champions League spot again.
Man United's midfield has been one of the few positives in recent weeks, so without Pogba and Herrera, who can Mourinho turn to in order to keep the
side ticking
over until the
international break?
On the flip
side, a
break below the February lows could potentially drag Europe and other broad - based
international stock market indexes lower as concerns
over wider financial issues take hold.