Poland are due to play in Russia on March 25, with the winner facing Sweden or the Czech Republic four days later for a place in the finals in Qatar in November.
There were defensive responsibilities on his shoulders - no player made more tackles than him on the night (4) - but there was a spark when he got the ball, almost like the shackles had been lifted.
The late Sir Bobby Robson, who took charge of Barnes for England famously described him as the greatest enigma of his managerial career.
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“I just remember my mum basically saying, 'Look, you’ve got to go to Arsenal,' he recalled. And I was like, fair enough.
Klopp no doubt responded with a few choice words and a substitution that made a huge difference at the interval. Diaz has been a revelation since signing from FC Porto and he further underlined his growing importance by inspiring a stunning second-half revival that saw Liverpool reach a third Champions League final in five seasons.
With two wins from two games it is so far, so good for Steven Gerrard as Aston Villa boss - but this is by far his toughest test yet.
His experience at the club wasn't an easy one and despite a good relationship with Taylor, the other coaches weren't as accepting.
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“We take huge responsibility, we know we haven't been good enough, we know that individually and collectively as a team, we know that and we spoke about that.
Then on the flip side, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang rocked the boat and straight away there was no messing around.
Brazil's preparations were already under way and Carvalhaes wasted little time in implementing the methods he had employed at São Paulo. During the squad's pre-tournament camp he conducted an 'Army Alpha' test - an adaptation of an American programme designed to assess the intellectual capability of World War One recruits.
In little more than a half hour, though, they found themselves down to 10 men and things went from bad to worse when Celso Borges netted a first-half stoppage-time header that proved the only goal of the game.
It was a similar story for Callum Hudson-Odoi just before the break too, who looked certain to score on the angle, but lifted his effort over the crossbar.
As well as that trust in data over and above other football criteria, negotiations for Howe's assistants also led to the perception his appointment had been delayed. In one case, it was a matter of less than £200,000.
That's the most important, we focus on this and the Champions League when it's time. Kroos has been experiencing his own upturn in form over recent weeks.
The counter-press was the best I've seen for a long time, but with the ball we could've been slightly more creative offering more runs in behind.
He has credit in the bank, signs of an improving Aston Villa and suggestions he has the raw materials to work with and the power to add in the transfer market. And the Anfield body language alone confirmed Villa have a manager who will be ruthlessly driven to bring success.
It has never been entirely clear why United spent £47m on Brazilian midfielder Fred. And the only thing that can be said about the injured Paul Pogba is that no-one is arguing that things would have been any better had the Frenchman - sent off after coming on as a substitute against Liverpool - been available.
If they can keep this level of performance up for the remainder of the season, they should stay up comfortably, but must be more clinical to avoid any more late scares.
There were also other people involved in those two clubs, top people in certain positions, no matter in which area it was, in order to rebuild.
Lopetegui's side have lost just twice in the league all season but they have a host of injury absentees and suffered another blow when the dangerous former Barcelona midfielder Rakitic was ruled out on his 34th birthday.
Another notable factor was the goalscorer for the US – Julian Green, who netted with his first touch of the whole tournament, and in doing so became the youngest player to score at Brazil 2014, or at any World Cup for the USMNT.
They go to Newcastle, who are struggling like mad, and all of a sudden it has opened up for them. But they go to St James' Park and it was never comfortable for them.
Roma fans consider Mourinho the final chance - if he can't succeed, no-one can, said Matteo De Santis, a journalist with La Stampa in Rome. It's romantic to imagine he will finally bring a trophy to the club as it was him who talked about Roma's 'zero titles' in 2009 when he was at Inter.
While substitute Che Adams briefly altered the mood with some enterprising touches and movement up front, with Hendry hitting the crossbar too, the moments came and went.
“He has been so important for us so far this season. He has played a lot of minutes. The reason why we finished first in the Champions League group stage and are where we are in the Premier League is because of his contribution.
Perhaps enthused by the visitors' uncharacteristic lack of attacking guile, the Tigers were guilty of over-committing players in the final third after 20 minutes.
By half-time, Manchester City had been frustrated and pegged back after John Stones' calamitous own goal cancelled out Phil Foden's opener.
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Swift almost conjured up a quick equaliser, but sent a left-footed shot just wide, but it was Luton who turned up the heat after the break.
England drew their opening Arnold Clark Cup fixture against Canada 1-1, with a glorious Janine Beckie strike denying Wiegman's team victory after Millie Bright's opener.