The arrival of N’Golo Kane from champions Leicester has also squeezed him out of contention in the defensive midfield role. I was in Dubai when I was informed that he had instead decided to sign a kid from Real Sociedad who had just broken into the Spanish national team. What has been taken on board constructively was the criticism of their attitude towards games. But he?has been out of favour this term – without a minute of football – after making 33 appearances last season. A football player grows up faster than other people, said Jesus. Guardiolas side were already 5-0 up from the first leg, so the match was very much played at exhibition pace. Liverpool beat Chelsea 2-1 at Stamford Bridge - Antonio Conte's first loss as managerHighlights. a meeting of its board had decided to leave Etoo out of the first-team squad picture until further notice. SIX years is a long time to hold out for your debut – but for Nathaniel Chalobah, that period featured nearly 100 games for other teams and a lot of waiting in the wings. But the Portuguese coach isn’t short of company in Manchester’s luxury Lowry Hotel.