His contract expires at the end of the season, and his chances of remaining a City player beyond that look remote at best.
And it’s not just the players Ronaldo is having an impact on. His status as one of the greatest players to play the game means he was the main attraction for the excitable children who quizzed the club's chefs on what the Portugal international eats.
Premier League sides Burnley, Wolves and Newcastle have all been handed home ties, at Huddersfield, Sheffield United and Cambridge respectively.
As things stand, all teams in both groups can theoretically still qualify and with fixtures running all the way until March, it will be some time before the picture becomes clearer.
I'm happy because of the performance, which was better than it was on Saturday. Nottingham Forest's Steve Cooper: My personal view is that we should have got a penalty.
“It is for the boys and for everybody to recover from it and shift attention to Ghana, but everyone is really disappointed,” he continued.
They face Crystal Palace in an FA Cup semi-final on Sunday (16:30 BST) - a competition that offers them their last chance of landing a major domestic trophy.
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United now need someone special'Everyone was telling me Rangnick was the one, but he's not worked with these players before.
Gonzalo Melero assumed taking duties and made no mistake against Ter Stegen to level in the 83rd. Levante are 19th on 22 points.
Jurgen Klopp’s men have won each of their last seven fixtures in all competitions and go into this match four points adrift of leaders Manchester City with a game in hand.
If Partey doesn't play, Ozil can't play. But if Arsenal have the midfield, and Ozil is playing behind Aubameyang, with two flying wingers.
We have lacked quality in the final third, that's for sure, and I've had real honest conversations with the players.
An inquest must lead to a fundamental change—and a new toolkit of strategies—when it comes to big match stadium management at high-profile African fixtures.
He'd had a bad injury and when you are at a top club players do come and go. Brucey was a brilliant player but you have to leave someone out.
He scored and assisted Ruben Neves to secure a 2-1 win at Brentford, having also netted a late winner against Manchester United three weeks ago.
Raphinha rifled Leeds in front with a sumptuous near-post drive (21) and the visitors, having weathered Watford's spirited yet toothless attempted fightback, sealed a priceless victory with a ruthless late flourish.
Bwnitez won just five (26.3%) of his 22 games in charge at Everton The unhappy marriage between Rafael Benitez and Everton has come to an end.
Rooney is currently attempting to guide Derby County away from the Championship relegation zone, having given them a reasonable chance of survival despite their ongoing financial crisis and two hefty points deductions.
It remains to be seen if there is any involvement for Daniel Podence, who has missed three games due to a foot issue but done some training ahead of this fixture.
Some further criticism of the England striker recently has been his tendency to drop far too deep, taking him away from the penalty area where he is most dangerous. This should not be an issue under Conte who will impress upon the rest of the team to do the pressing in other areas of the pitch, allowing Kane to focus on goalscoring.
At its conclusion, after Pat Davies' hat-trick had secured victory for Norman Holloway's team, they were overjoyed - I don't think we knew what to do with ourselves! Lloyd added: I was presented with the cup, picked it up, and it was great.
Vale, playing their first match since December 11, pushed hard for an equaliser but Mbeumo scored his second on the break before converting from the penalty spot late on.
That led to speculation that at least one round of fixtures in the coming weeks could be called off to give players more recovery time as squads continue to be stretched.
Chelsea were left frustrated by a 0-0 draw at Wolves that saw them slip further behind in the Premier League title race.
Defensive woesDefensive issues have been the primary issue behind this recent slump, but the fact that United won a league-high 31 points from losing positions last term suggests the attacking strengths have been propping defensive weaknesses for some time.
Without Mitrovic, however, they lacked their usual attacking threat and while Derby's Kelle Roos was the busier of the two goalkeepers, he remained largely untroubled for long periods.
I told you how calm and cool I am and whenever I am given a opportunity I want to repay the manager and give 150 per cent every time I step onto the pitch.
Chelsea 2-0 Crystal Palace - Match reportHow the teams lined up | Match statsTuchel has little need to make excuses for himself or his side given his achievements at Stamford Bridge since he joined 14 months ago, and the Blues would have been forgiven for showing signs of a Champions League hangover after their extra-time exit at Real Madrid in midweek.
Tottenham moved up to fourth in the Premier League table and piled the pressure on the Gunners with a thumping 5-1 comeback win at home to Newcastle.
Newcastle have agreed a fee with Lyon in the region of £30m to sign midfielder Bruno Guimaraes. It is understood the Brazil international will undergo a medical in his homeland on Wednesday.
Only Manchester City (13) have conceded fewer goals than Wolves this term (15), while Bruno Lage's side are the only team not to concede as many as three goals in a match so far.Wolves have only conceded one goal in open play in their last nine Premier League matches, a Divock Origi winner for Liverpool in December.
But hang on, how do you get from 12 to three? Well to add some spice, this edition will be the first time European nations have to overcome two opponents in the play-offs to qualify – first in a one-legged semi-final, then a one-legged final.
After etching himself into club folklore last year, becoming the first Rangers captain to lift a top-flight crown in a decade, this season's title defence has not gone as planned.
Conte confirmed that his side picked up no new issues from Saturday's defeat at Old Trafford. That means Oliver Skipp (groin), Japhet Tanganga (knee) and Ryan Sessegnon (hamstring) remain out.
West Ham maintained their push for European football next season with an emphatic 4-0 win over relegated Norwich at Carrow Road.
Philippe Coutinho is set to agree a move to a Premier League club by this weekend, with Aston Villa one of six English clubs in a race to sign the Barcelona midfielder.
Canada continued their march towards the World Cup after recording a sixth straight CONCACAF World Cup qualifying win over El Salvador.
The race went down to the final day after a 2-2 draw against rivals Manchester City in the penultimate game of the season left Chelsea with a two-point lead.
Luton travel to Cardiff City for a 3pm kick-off, live on Sky Sports Football Red Button, while Nottingham Forest host West Bromwich Albion in the day's late game at 8pm, live on Sky Sports Football.
With Bryan Mbeumo back to partner Ivan Toney, the Bees have the firepower to punish a sloppy second-half showing from the flaky hosts and score the last goal of the game.
The 28-year-old fell out of favour at Everton this season under manager Rafael Benitez, who said last week Digne
Their toughest fixtures on paper are the away trips to Aston Villa and in-form Newcastle but even then, Klopp's men would be odds-on to come through those games with three points.
They are the type of games in any season over the last five or 10 years you could lose. These points that he has got from these last few matches will be needed.
Last night we didn't miss speed - that was not our problem. They were so deep, where do we want to run?
Even 35 years on, whenever anybody in German football misses a good chance, it doesn't take long for commentators to bring this story up. Reporters will call him asking for an opinion. The very act of failing to score from an open goal is known as 'a Mill'. He's fielded a lot of questions about Timo Werner over the past few years.
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