Table of contents for 14 December 2021 in MATCH!

1 TACTICAL GENIUS! The German gaffer is a master tactician, so it won’t take him long to work out the best system for his stars – just like Santa knows you can’t have Rudolph sat at the back! He’s also adaptable and not afraid to change the formation if things aren’t going how he planned! 2 THE HIGH-PRESS! All Red Devils supporters are asking for this Christmas is to see their players press higher up the pitch, and that’s something Rangnick will demand more of as time goes on! His high-press actually inspired Jurgen Klopp’s mega popular style of play when the bosses were both in the Bundesliga! 3 FORWARD PASSES! One of our biggest criticisms of United this season is their dull style of football – they play way…

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1 Last season, Sheffield United became the first team in Prem history to remain winless by Christmas! 19 The most goals scored in a Prem season by Xmas is 19 – Andy Cole, Kevin Phillips and Luis Suarez share the record! 8 No current Prem player has more Boxing Day goals than Harry Kane’s eight! He needs one more to equal the all-time record! 26 Juventus star Aaron Ramsey’s birthday is on Boxing Day! 6 In the last six Prem seasons, Newcastle are unbeaten in their final game before Xmas! It’s Man. City this year… 2 Arsenal found themselves in the bottom half of the table on Christmas Day in both of the past two Prem seasons! 13 Man. City were 13 points clear at the top of the table…

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ELLEN WHITE MAN. CITY WHITE SAYS: “I like LEGO and Harry Potter, so last Christmas my husband got me the Diagon Alley set! Something LEGO would be fine because it keeps me occupied for a bit. But I feel like I’m quite easy to buy for – I get quite excited by anything!” MIGUEL ALMIRON NEWCASTLE ALMIRON SAYS: “I love all the matches at Christmas! I’ve learned this is a big tradition in England, so the best present would be to get some wins and a couple of goals or assists. If we can do that, and I can spend sometime with my family, it will be perfect!” RICHARLISON EVERTON RICHARLISON SAYS: “For me, the best present would be Everton winning matches, me scoring goals and my team-mates scoring goals!”…

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50 SHOCK SPONSOR! There was a shock name on League One Ipswich’s squad list for 2021-22 – singer/song-writer Ed Sheeran! The lifelong fan decided to sponsor the club’s shirts for this season, so the chart-topper was handed the No.17 jersey. He’s not actually registered to play, which is probably a good thing for The Tractor Boys! 49 FELIPE’SFAIL! Lazio’s Luiz Felipe thought he was just having a bit of fun when he jumped on former team-mate Joaquin Correa’s shoulders after their Serie A win over Inter, but it didn’t go down well at all! Correa pushed him away, which sparked a mass brawl between both sets of players and ended with Luiz leaving the field in floods of tears. Fail! 48 CITY CRUISE TOCUP! Man. City cruised to their fourth EFL Cup trophy…