Mourinho was right. There's more to come for Houghton, who has since gone on to make more than 100 appearances in League One, across spells with Gillingham, Doncaster, MK Dons and Plymouth.
They've only won one of their last six games when enjoying more than 50 per cent of the ball, failing to beat Aston Villa, Southampton, Burnley, Brighton and Arsenal - teams you'd expect Leicester to be putting away.
Reading are now the proud owners of the worst two £35 million signings in history: Andy Carroll and Danny Drinkwater.
Cucho Hernandez has been outside running and doing ball work on his recovery from a hamstring injury.
Ziyech nearly scored another late on, seeing his fierce header from Havertz's cross stopped by Bachmann, and Chelsea finally found some form of solidity at the back to keep Watford at bay for the remaining minutes.
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Smith was then appointed by Villa in October 2018, with the club 14th in the Championship - fast forward a few months and he guided them to promotion that season via the play-offs.
But the scoreline scarcely reflected the size of City's superiority over Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's team.
John Sillett (right) was manager of Coventry when they won the FA Cup in 1987, the club's first major trophy
Three years ago both teams were perfect down the final stretch, winning their last nine league games.
The acquisition of Southampton is a great first step and we are very excited about the journey ahead. Southampton have been seeking a new owner for months.
Arsenal had chances of their own, none clearer than when Martin Odegaard failed to beat Alisson Becker from point-blank range after Thiago Alcantara's sloppy back pass.
Kane had other ideas, and his winner means City's lead at the top over Liverpool, who have a game in hand, is down to six points.
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All too often in football the headlines are stolen by racist actions, said the 25-year-old Spain international.
Pressed on whether he plans to move into coaching when he retires, Iniesta added: Time is running against me as they say, but I do not know where I see myself when I retire.
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“Sadio is good. Fabinho came back late [from Brazil] and did a recovery session. I hope he can train today, that's the plan.”
Coventry came from behind to defeat Birmingham 4-2 at St Andrew's and keep alive their slim hopes of reaching the Sky Bet Championship play-offs.
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But the rain falling hard on Wembley five days later summed up the mood for the hosts at full-time in their second group game.
Many pundits had written off a title race when both Liverpool and Chelsea dropped points over Christmas while City went on a 12-game winning streak.
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We want that report by Friday. The game that is scheduled for Olembe Stadium on Sunday is not going to take place.
Hearts host Premiership leaders and champions Rangers the following day (12:00) in a huge Tynecastle clash.
I'm actually toying with the idea of replacing him with another Manchester City midfielder. I switched Phil Foden in for Ilkay Gundogan for their 7-0 demolition of Leeds on Tuesday and it's hugely tempting to buy Gundogan straight back or get Bernardo Silva in before City's trip to Newcastle but Pep roulette is an even riskier game to play when our squads have been so stretched by all the postponements.
Chelsea have omitted Romelu Lukaku from their squad for game against Liverpool on Sunday, live on Sky Sports Premier League.
Inzaghi would now favour the latter scenario, as he believes that Sanchez has shown that he can play a pivotal role in the second half of the 2021-22 campaign.
The match-winner against Palace - and a moment to savour for the Paraguayan, who hadn't scored for over a year.
He's a quiet kind of guy, but he's a football guy. But you need that personality and if it's not you that's doing that you need a number two that can laugh at himself, get a bit of fun, and knows the game and is a good coach. If it is Shaun Maloney, his number two will be important.
Sort the defence out Having registered 15 clean sheets last season, bettered only by Manchester City and Chelsea, Villa's back-line have conceded 20 goals in their opening 11 games.
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The major sticking point for European clubs is his £350,000-a-week wages, a salary Al Hilal were said to be willing to cover during the prospective loan spell.
They will not be scared of any potential future opponent and here's hoping a dream run to the latter stages of the Europa League is on the cards.Charlotte Marsh Leicester finally take step in right direction This may have looked like a worthless fixture but it could well prove to be a very significant moment and a launchpad for Leicester heading into the rest of the season.
From January onwards, then, the former Juventus, Dortmund and Inter star will swap one free-scoring ace in Lewandowski for Flamengo's own hero Gabigol, top scorer of both the Libertadores and Serie A last year.
Bournemouth were impressive in parts against West Brom in their opener, but it might take a little while before Scott Parker's plan fully gels, particularly as his squad continues to come together.
Assistant manager Ian Woan, first-team coach Steve Stone and goalkeeping coach Billy Mercer have also departed Turf Moor.
When questioned on United's contract negotiations with Lingard, Solskjaer said: Jesse is training really hard, really well, and he's ready and available for me.
Midfielder Regan Hendry fired Rovers ahead eight minutes into the second half but Omar Bogle struck an equaliser after 68 minutes.
Johnson said: It's nice to win this award and my thanks goes out to all the players and staff at the football club, as it's only possible with their unwavering commitment.
City finally broke the deadlock with a controversial penalty award - Bernardo Silva's cross hit Joao Moutinho's armpit, though Jon Moss and VAR adjudged the ball to have hit enough of the midfielder's arm - allowing Sterling to reach his Premier League century from the spot, the 32nd player to do so and the eighth-youngest at 27 years old.
This is a player who has rejected a new contract offer at the club, stating he wants to leave when his deal expires in the summer, and he was the one chosen to go on for the final 10 minutes by Arteta when Arsenal needed a goal.
We played without conviction, without all the necessary aggression against the ball and that's why we were really struggling.
If the France star was to make the move across Manchester, it would be similar to Carlos Tevez rejecting United's offer of turning his loan spell with them into a permanent switch in 2009 and then joining City.
Their journey to successive finals and a third in the nation’s history has not been without difficulty, though, with a coronavirus outbreak on the eve of the competition slowing down their progress as a consequence.
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While they are 15 points off first-placed Real Madrid, Xavi has lead them back into the top four when even that seemed unlikely ahead of his appointment.
But with Solskjaer still putting out fires as he approaches three years in the job, what is now clear is that there are three teams in this Premier League title race.
