Ngumoha was handed just his fourth senior start, yet he played like someone far more experienced, driving relentlessly at defenders, injecting tempo into Liverpool's attack, and offering the kind of directness and unpredictability supporters have long craved.
I think Pavlovic has improved the most, at least in my opinion. He was already a promising player. De Winter is certainly reliable, even if he needs to improve in some situations, but when you achieve reliability, you are halfway there. It's a job that Max and his staff know how to do well.
I think that when he has someone like Eze close, and he can pick out the weakest defender, Dragusin was the weakest, and when we saw that, he showed he can be very effective. I was always looking at the finishing with Gyokeres, how quickly he can get it down and finish it. It was like how Odegaard set him up; he just moved the defender and finished it.
Bodø/Glimt were already admired for their ascent through the Norwegian system-returning to the top flight only in 2017 and winning four league titles in the years that followed. But their leap into the Champions League spotlight this season has been extraordinary. As tournament debutants, they arrived with curiosity surrounding them-but they quickly replaced intrigue with astonishment.
Michael Carrick may have won it all with Manchester United as a player, but he came from humble beginnings. The classy former midfielder, who played 464 times for the Red Devils in an illustrious career, was appointed as the club's interim manager until the end of the season earlier this week. But a video showing a teenaged Carrick making his way as a youth footballer in the North East highlights the remarkable journey he has been on.
Arsenal are reportedly interested in signing the Belgian attacker Mika Godts. The 20-year-old is highly rated across Europe and is also a target for Barcelona. The player has 10 goals and 9 assists for Ajax this season and has attracted the attention of top teams. According to a report from Vietbal International (h/t TEAMtalk), Arsenal have made an enquiry for the 20-year-old attacker.
Heitinga enjoyed a positive spell as interim coach of the Eredivisie giants in 2023, winning 11 of his 16 league games in charge (D2 L3), but he did not have the same success in the permanent role this season. After being appointed in May 2025, Heitinga won just five of his 11 league matches (D5 L1), averaging just 1.82 points per game before getting sacked in November.