With the full-time whistle having already blown - with the game having ended in a 2-2 draw as Sporting failed to cut the gap at the top of the Primeira Liga table - it would take over five minutes for those on the pitch to eventually make their way down the tunnel.
The SPFL board made the final decision after clubs were given a deadline of Wednesday 17:00 GMT and three options to choose from - pause as planned on 4 January, begin the break on Monday or before Sunday's games.
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Meanwhile, Partey is a more progressive passer than his deputy Lokonga, who has a lower forward passing percentage than the Ghanaian.
Ties in the third and fourth rounds of this season’s competition will be played to a finish on the day, with extra-time and penalty shootouts if required.
Arsenal surged forwards in search of one more but after Lokonga and Saka shot straight at Sanchez the goalkeeper's super stop from Nketiah sealed the victory for the visitors.
Now it's over the Moyes and his players to dispel those concerns.Jack Wilkinson How the teams lined up | Match statsWatch free PL highlights on Sky SportsDownload the Sky Sports App | Get Sky Sports Toney, Mbeumo get Bees buzzingBrentford have won four of their last five Premier League matches to move into what has to surely be an unassailable 12-point lead over the sides in the bottom three.
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The incredible performance of Bruno Fernandes is also now a footnote. But oh, such a performance. Such
Cole Palmer grabbed his first Champions League goal as Manchester City produced a scintillating attacking display to beat Club Brugge 5-1 at the Jan Breydel Stadium.
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The first leg will now be at Anfield on 13 January and the second at Emirates Stadium on 20 January, both at 19:45.
What we did, what I did, was not enough to be in a Manchester United shirt and I accept it, said Fernandes.
During his 11 years at United, he has been sidelined on 22 different occasions with various injuries.
I cannot really think of many other midfield players like Declan in that mould really. A tackler and a ball carrier, someone who can win it back and then take responsibility for what to do with it next.
Saka had trials with Arsenal’s London rivals as a kid and a spell in the Watford academy before starting at Hale End aged eight. He had previously played for his local side, Greenford Celtic, where he was first spotted by Premier League scouts.
As I said after the [Norwich] game we need to be more compact, find a better balance of what we can do in possession of the ball, he said.
The decision to start the defender has been met with strong criticism, with sponsors suspending their relationship with West Ham and the defender losing his sponsorship deal with Adidas.
Should Villa appoint a new boss during the international break their first match in charge will be at home against Brighton on November 20.
They've just got to get in the top four now and if they play like that and do it, they'll be more than happy next season. Opta stats: Moyes' wait for away win at Old Trafford goes on...West Ham manager David Moyes has never won an away Premier League match against the Red Devils in 15 attempts (D4 L11), with only Harry Redknapp managing as many away games at Old Trafford without winning in the Premier League era (15 games).
Neymar struck twice in the first half thanks to a pair of sublime assists by Mbappe, having opened the scoring in the 26th minute with a neat shot past two defenders inside the near post.
It's a tough one to then concede so late from a set-piece. Sergi [Canos] is now suspended for the game against Watford, but we will find solutions.
They are still third in the table, but automatic promotion is starting to look a big ask now when you factor in the games in hand Bournemouth have.
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Palace's 2-1 victory over Millwall in the FA Cup third round was marred by unsavoury scenes as Olise was hit by a bottle thrown by the crowd in the second half, while Gallagher was subjected to taunts throughout the match.
Harry Kane put a slow start to the season with Tottenham to one side with a hat-trick, while Harry Maguire celebrated wildly after opening the scoring - and Jordan Henderson also got himself on the scoresheet.
It's not a surprise really, because of the character he is and the career he's had. That win at Blackpool was Middlesbrough's most recent Championship game, after Wilder's reunion with Sheffield United on New Year's Day was postponed following a Covid outbreak.
Doucoure was forced off against Villa due to a groin problem while Delph sustained a thigh injury during a training session.
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Now 28, this could be Pogba's last opportunity to move to another elite European team, with Real Madrid and PSG among a number of teams thought to be interested in signing him.
Mesut is unhappy because he does not play regularly. The former Germany international left Arsenal under a cloud of controversy last year after the midfielder fell out with current Gunners coach Mikel Arteta.
Kilman's standout moment came midway through the second half when out of nowhere the Wolves defender prevented Kane testing Sa from close range.
The ball was squared to Cody Drameh but he could not get it out of his feet and was dispossessed. Phillips parried the ball away, diving to his right.
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He even got a positive line out of Roy Keane too: “Well deserved in the end. Fred has definitely improved his finishing and attacking play in the last few months.” Steady on, Roy.
We gave them a brilliant head start in the game and they made us too uncomfortable because we didn't get to grips with their movements.
Arsenal were more irked at what they felt was inconsistent use of the monitor rather than whether or not they should have had a penalty.
You have to give them credit for acting quickly in getting their new manager, though. The succession planning was in place. They didn't need to read the tea leaves to know Gerrard wasn't going to be there for the long haul and they were ready to move when he departed.
And yet, it was the cult hero Origi who had the final say, as he so often seems to do in these big games, poaching a chance from under the crossbar after Diaz's acrobatic attempt.
