It certainly wasn't what his best work at Tottenham was based on, where every player intensively pressing out of possession and then operating with cohesion with the ball was the trademark.
It was really emotional to see Ronaldo on screen, explains Paradela, who has been impressed by the staff he inherited when joining last summer.
But Brentford seized the west London bragging rights in sensational style, winning for the first time here since 1939 - and worryingly for Chelsea, with the gap to an Arsenal side with a game in hand now just five points, their north London neighbours could be coming for them too.
It broke the deadlock at 1-0 and leaves the Reds safely qualified for the knock-out phase with Jadon Sancho joining Ronaldo on the scoresheet.
For Everton, their campaign will not be judged on visits to the Etihad Stadium but their alarming slump of one Premier League win in eight, and no wins and two points from their last six, needs arresting to lift the mounting pressure on manager Rafa Benitez.
In came Jack McMillan and Cristian Montano. A brilliant long kick out from Max Stryjek then created a chance out of nothing for Livingston.
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And he was also well marked, sometimes by two players. The match in Barranquilla marked Neymar's first international match since the 2-0 win against Peru on September 10, in which he turned in a pivotal Brazil performance with an assist and a goal.
They had a fantastic season last year, they won two trophies and they showed that in the big games they are up tothe task and they are not going to fear anyone, Postecoglou said.
Sometimes with VAR, you know as a player you're safe as you know VAR is going to intervene and it felt like that on this particular incident.
But Guardiola thinks the player is too understated to receive the individual acclaim required to be universally recognised as the best player on the planet.
The France international’s deal at Old Trafford is up at the end of the season and he has not put pen to paper on the new contract which has been on the table since the summer.
Tuchel prefers Emerson, having coached him last season, and been impressed with his attitude, application and ability.
We then smashed Crystal Palace once with a similar result, and then… When I analyse the game, I cut the goals off and analyse the game.
There were only two games on that day - Blackburn beat Blackpool 1-0 in the old First Division and Coventry beat Wrexham 5-3 in the third, the latter fixture providing more in the way of merriment.
What the managers said...West Brom's Valerien Ismael: We tried to postpone the game but the EFL forced us to play.
Barcelona have played some highly attractive football since the arrival of Xavi but they have also conceded an enormous number of chances.
The striker has been absent since a disciplinary breach saw him dropped and stripped of the captaincy and he has been allowed to leave early to link up with Gabon ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations.
With all games full of drama, Norwich's victory over Everton can be classed as the standout result, as Dean Smith's side clawed their way to a hard-earned three points at the expense of a Toffees side lacking in confidence and quality.
But you have to take the clean sheet and the point. Leeds manager Marcelo Bielsa: In the first half, the differences were clear and in the second half the game was even with opportunities for both teams.
Howe has been without a management role since leaving Bournemouth in 2020 following the club's relegation from the Premier League.
Firstly, it's really disrespectful for you to ask the question when you have a manager [Ole Gunnar Solskjaer] in place, a good manager and a good man, who is working for the club.
Kelty were comfortable against a woeful St Johnstone, but Kevin Thomson's side failed to cause a real threat in attack.
No trophies. Despite all the humiliating defeats in his final weeks in charge, that will be the damning review of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's time in charge of Manchester United.
Gianluigi Donnarumma had clawed PSG back into the shootout by saving from Andy Derlot after Leandro Paredes was the first to miss for PSG from 12 yards.
