Despite missing a penalty through James Henry, goals from Steve Seddon, Mark Sykes and Matty Taylor earned the U's victory, with Cole Stockton's stunning volley proving to be a consolation for the Shrimps.
Zapata was excellent bringing others into play and running the channels, and both wing-backs Davide Zappacosta and Joakim Maehle were excellent in maintaining width.
Team newsLeicester boss Brendan Rodgers is hopeful Jonny Evans will be fit to face Watford. Daniel Amartey stands by to deputise again while the rested Jamie Vardy will return.
The Egypt international is enjoying a superb season and is the Premier League's top scorer with 13 goals.
He is a cool guy, and I think he is also himself 100 per cent on the pitch. He does everything he can to win.
Youssef Msakni scored the decisive goal two minutes into the second-half, while Alex Iwobi was sent off just seven minutes after being substituted on, making it difficult for Nigeria to come back against their Covid-19 stricken opponents.
Champions League group tablesEuropean football: 2021/22 datesProviding the draw stands, the pick of the round sees Mauricio Pochettino head to Old Trafford for the return leg in March.
Dundee's Canadian signing Jay Chapman and ex-Aberdeen winger Niall McGinn were listed among the replacements.
Mitrovic also won more man of the match awards (3) than any other player as he earned a better WhoScored.com rating (8.18) than any other player in the division.
Brain injury charity Headway and the Professional Footballers' Association have since criticised the protocols in place which they argue do not protect player safety.
I'm not going to let a period like this define me. I'm going to go all in now for a result on Saturday and that's the only thing we can do.
Mbappe needs a more structured environment, like at Real Madrid. But I also told the PSG president not to sell him.
Reports in Spain indicate that Raiola would want €40m for any transfer, while Haaland's father, Alf-Inge, could also demand up to €20m, meaning Haaland would cost at least €135m (£115m/$154m) before wages are even taken into consideration.
The north London rivals face off in a game which could go some way towards deciding who finishes fourth and qualifies for the Champions League next season.
The proof of the pudding is in the eating and it's important the players react well and they can produce the level of performances that are going to be necessary.
McCarthy has yet to convince he can force his way into the team, while Ajeti is seemingly surplus to requirements and Johnston still finding his feet after long-term injury. Postecoglou requires more quality to call upon.
After this the club has to decide the best way the club has to go. I'm a coach and I teach football and try to improve players and the level of this squad.
We can't disclose exact names and clubs but there are some really striking numbers when you look at the fee compared to the salary, said James Kitching, Fifa's director of football regulatory.
I understand Tuchel's concern. Our idea wasn't to play him 180 minutes in this trip anyway. He's not going to start tomorrow. Hopefully he'll get some playing time, we'll put him on the field and he can make an impact and help us get the result that we want.
Manchester City will not be signing a replacement for Ferran Torres in January says Pep Guardiola, with the Citizens happy to bide their time after completing a big-money deal with Barcelona.
When Lukaku joined Chelsea, Tuchel was immediately asked what this would mean for the 3-4-2-1 system that helped them back into the top four and to Champions League glory.
Craig Dawson had a shot cleared off the line by Grant Hanley as Krul appealed for a foul on him by Nikola Vlasic before Bowen thought he had broke the deadlock when his teasing cross found the far corner - but referee Simon Hooper penalised Vlasic for offside as he made a move to play the ball.
They're a great team, brilliant manager with great individuals... I'm not doubting his quality but he doesn't work hard enough.
I am happy with the goal. He could have done a few actions a little bit better, but that is normal.
It's just a credit to the non-League system. There are really good players in there who just need a chance.
If Mahrez did the simple things in those areas, he would have Mohamed Salah's stats and be scoring 40 goals a season.
“The second goal was a good cross, Ruben (Dias) was brilliant and was there but in general he (Sterling) was active and made good touches.
That changed a bit of the mindset from the days before because the first days were 'I'm not going to play again, I need to figure out something else and just be a dad'.
Now due to the meeting of the two sides on the pitch, Madrid will make no announcement until the end of the season out of respect for PSG, and if an agreement is reached between Mbappe and the Bernabeu board, it will remain under wraps.
Covid-19 infections are on the rise in the UK following the arrival of the Omricon variant, which has led to MPs voting through the Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Plan B restrictions, which means supporters will have to show a Covid pass to gain entry to stadiums across the country.
We haven't got Gareth on this occasion, but we've got DJ (Daniel James) who is enjoying his football at the minute.
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For much of the week, there had been speculation as to how Pep Guardiola would tinker to pull off a surprise. Would he put Gabriel Jesus as a right-back? Would Riyad Mahrez come in as a false nine? Would Raheem Sterling play in boots made of ice? Could a packet of salt ‘n’ vinegar Squares function as an inverted winger?
I remember Clint Dempsey and Michael Bradley, they were all so nice to me, and I knew exactly that I wanted to play for this country. It was an easy decision in the end.
Manchester City go to Villa Park after a very good week that has seen them beat Everton, Paris St-Germain and West Ham, and all without Kevin de Bruyne, Phil Foden or Jack Grealish who have all been ill or injured.
The draw was a fitting finale to an encouraging 2021 for Rob Page and Wales, who await their World Cup play-off fate in the draw on November 26.
Arsenal full-back Katie McCabe and head coach Jonas Eidevall have been named the Women's Super League's player and manager of the month for October.
La Roja started the night one point ahead of second-placed Sweden in Group B, knowing just a draw would send them to Qatar in this winner-takes-all clash in Seville.
Difficult for Haaland to say no to Guardiola'Borussia Dortmund's Erling Haaland has been linked with a move to Manchester City with the striker's agent Mino Raiola mentioning the club as a viable destination for his client.
SCORE PREDICTION: 2-0 BETTING ANGLE: Tariq Lamptey to have two or more shots (7/2 with Sky Bet) Opta statsBrighton have won eight of their last nine league games against Leeds (L1), achieving the double over the Whites in the Premier League last season.Leeds have lost their last five away league games against Brighton without scoring a single goal, while their last away league win against the Seagulls was back in November 2009 in League One (3-0).Having won four of their first five Premier League games this season, Brighton are now winless in their last seven (D5 L2) - only bottom side Newcastle (12) are on a longer current run without a win than the Seagulls.In their first eight Premier League games this season, Brighton conceded just five goals (0.6 per game) and faced just 21 shots on target (2.6 per game).
It transpired that he could have packed his bags and taken the next flight out of Russia and still won the Golden Boot as top scorer.
Ahead of their clash against the Syli Nationale, the 48-year-old Belgian tactician has explained the horrible condition his players and the technical staff have been subjected to while in Cameroon.
If you want to win a football match, you have to control it, so the aim right now is to help the team control games more. That means being more proactive with and without the ball.”
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Within seconds Forest could have won it, too, but Lewis Grabban couldn't quite stretch far enough to turn home Worrall's neat cross as the game ended without a winner.
However on the stroke of half-time of the added 30 minutes, Kai Havertz exchanged passes with Timo Werner before pulling back for Marcos Alonso to guide home.
Interest in players such as Alfredo Morelos, Borna Barisic, Glen Kamara and Ryan Kent has been rebuffed as they held out for higher fees amid a determination to get back to the top of Scottish football while running at a financial loss.
