OLIVER HOLT IN BUDAPEST: Arsenal were 11th in the league when Mikel Arteta took over as manager in December 2019 and had fallen even further from the summit of the European game.
OLIVER HOLT AT WEMBLEY: When the final whistle went, Guardiola was subdued at first. He nodded slowly and turned to his left to walk the few yards towards Chelsea 's young coach.
HOLT: I didn't think the Emirates was capable of producing an atmosphere as raucous and frenzied as it did against Atletico, but the game felt like its coming of age.
OLIVER HOLT AT WEMBLEY: It was not a fond farewell. England did not take their leave of Wembley wreathed in laurels and serenaded with hosannas, put it that way.
OLIVER HOLT AT WEMBLEY STADIUM: England as World Cup favourites? Really? A win would have at least salvaged something from this farrago but England could not hang on.
OLIVER HOLT AT ONE CALL STADIUM: Nearly 10,000 people packed into Field Mill, a home they claim is the oldest professional football ground in the world.
OLIVER HOLT AT STAMFORD BRIDGE: After being totally outclassed by Chelsea in the opening 45 minutes, a second half triple substitution changed the game.
OLIVER HOLT AT THE GTECH COMMUNITY STADIUM: How Liverpool could have done with a player of Henderson's composure and experience and leadership in the heart of their midfield here.
OLIVER HOLT AT WEMBLEY: You could call it a power-play. You could call it an act of folly. You could call it a message. You could call it a challenge. Or a warning. Even a threat. It worked.
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