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Newly-promoted Ugandan Premier League side Kitara FC are in search of a new head coach, the club’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Joshua Atugonza has confirmed.

Outgoing coach Mark Twinamatisko opted not to renew his contract after helping the club earn a hard-fought promotion to the top-tier in October.

“We are in a formal process of hiring a new head coach and beefing up the technical area as well as key player additions,” Atugonza is quoted as saying by Kawowo Sports.

The Kitara top job is expected to attract a number of applicants ahead of the Premier League 2020/21 season that is set to begin in mid-November.

Reports had emerged Kitara administration convened a high-level meeting on Saturday to deliberate on the emerging coaching issue. Twinamatisko led the Hoima-based club to a 1-0 win against Kiboga Young at the Fufa Technical Centre in Njeru to seal their place in the top-tier.

The CEO also revealed the club will make some signings in order to strengthen the squad. Striker George Ssenkaaba and midfielder Jamil Nvule Kisitu signed for Express FC and Bright Stars FC respectively and that necessitated the need to bring in new players.

“Definitely, we have to make key additions to the team in the technical and playing wings,” Atugonza added.

They are also expected to shift base from Hoima to Masindi Municipality before the season begins. Kitara had eliminated Kataka FC by a 7-6 scoreline in the penultimate stage of the play-offs.

Fufa is yet roll out a complete 2020/21 season that had initially been planned to start on October 17.

Meanwhile, Gaddafi FC have been fined USh500,000 by the Federation of Uganda Football Associations (Fufa) for reported smuggling of fans into the Fufa Technical Centre.

The act occurred during their play-off tie against Admin FC which they won 4-0 but the presence of fans who wore military regalia against the Covid-19 safety protocols attracted Fufa’s attention.

Gaddafi President Edrine Ochieng was consequently summoned by Fufa and the communication on the fines was made according to Kawowo Sports.

Fufa rolled out the safety measures ahead of the play-offs that restricted the attendance of fans. Only coaches, referees, media personnel and Fufa administrators were only allowed stadium entry.

Crystal Palace ace Wilfried Zaha has cited Paul Ince and John Barnes as two of his idols growing up due to the way they handled themselves in the face of racism.

The Ivory Coast star, who had a spell at Manchester United earlier in his career, says that the black players of the modern era owe a debt of thanks to those who have blazed a trail before them.

Ince at Manchester United and Barnes at Liverpool were two particularly high-profile stars, and Zaha believes that would have simply made them more of a target for racists.

“Paul Ince and John Barnes played for top teams where there's so much scrutiny so I can imagine the abuse and racial abuse they had,” he told Sky Sports.

“People hide behind football to abuse you but then somehow they throw in your colour. Hats off to them - the abuse we get now we can report it and hopefully things happen - but to have gone through that every single day with no repercussions, it must have been the hardest thing ever.

“We have to thank those players. They stuck by it and gave us other black players the opportunity to come through as well.”

Zaha wants to be remembered in similar terms, stressing the importance that he feels that he must have outside of the footballing sphere.

“I'd like my legacy to be that your area doesn't define you. You're just willing to put the time in and sacrifice everything I think you need for a better tomorrow,” he said. “There were times when it felt like I was giving my utmost best but I wasn't getting a look in.

"I've tried twice as hard to get where I am now, I've got to training without having boots and I've been wearing trainers because I can't afford boots like everyone else.

"I've worked hard at training and being told I wasn't starting used to crush me, but it motivated me even more because of those moments. I want people to think that about my journey - don't let anyone tell you 'no' - you can only stop yourself.”

Manchester United have "more than just" Jamie Vardy and can copy Leicester's plan to punish Arsenal, according to Ian Wright.

Arsenal suffered their third Premier League defeat of the season at the hands of Leicester at Emirates Stadium at the weekend.  An 80th minute Vardy goal was enough to give the Foxes a 1-0 victory as Arteta's side missed the chance to close the gap on league leaders Everton to just a point.

The Gunners will now have to pick themselves up quickly ahead of a Europa League meeting with Dundalk on Thursday, before their focus switches to a heavyweight clash against United on November 1.

The Red Devils are two points behind Arsenal having endured a miserable start to the campaign, but recent wins over Newcastle and Paris Saint-Germain combined with a solid display in their draw against Chelsea on Saturday have somewhat lifted the mood of gloom at Old Trafford.

Wright has urged his old club to take a more direct route towards goal in Manchester, saying they have overplayed in the final third in recent weeks.

The Arsenal legend believes United will pose Arteta's men an even greater threat than Leicester next Sunday, as he told Premier League Productions : "You look at Manchester United as well who are another team that will want to play on the break. You're going to need to be able to pass through their team, be able to break them down.

"Manchester United will do the same thing [as Leicester] and they've got even better players going forward, more than just Vardy.

"It's a tough one, we knew Leicester were going to be tough and we know Manchester United are going to be tough. Arsenal are going to have to dig in and find a way of getting results without scoring the perfect goal."

The form of star striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has also been a concern for Arsenal, with the Gabon frontman currently experiencing his worst league goal drought in six years .

He ultimately failed to get back on the scoresheet against Leicester after netting the winner as the Gunners beat Rapid Vienna 2-1 in the Europa League last week, after which Arteta jumped to his defence .

"The expectation for him is that he has to score a goal every game, so this comes with the nature of the big player that he is," said the Spanish boss. "He needs to handle that and we are here to support him when difficult times are around him." 

With the seventh season of Indian Super League (ISL) getting a kick-off date on November 20, the clubs have more or less entered into full-fledged pre-season training in Goa. 

Head coaches of Chennaiyin and Odisha were the only remaining staff arrivals. However, Chennaiyin FC coach Csaba Laszlo arrived in Goa on Sunday while Odisha FC's Stuart Baxter is set to come in on Monday.

Both of these coaches had only gotten their visas stamped last week which meant they were the last head coaches to come to India. 

ATK Mohun Bagan were the first to begin full training in the presence of their head coach Antonio Habas who was also the first among coaches to reach Goa. Habas was followed by Jamshedpur's Owen Coyle and NorthEast United's Gerard Nus.

The rest of the head coaches, including East Bengal's Robbie Fowler soon followed and are currently serving their mandatory 14-day quarantine inside the assigned hotels. 

All clubs except new entrants East Bengal have begun on-field training. 

With the upcoming edition of the ISL set to kick-off within a month, the teams are all eager to step up their preparations. Now that all head coaches are in, they will be eager to impress their philosophy on the teams. 

Simba SC have assured fans they will bounce back to winning ways when they take on Ruvu Shooting in a Mainland Premier League at Uhuru Stadium in Dar es Salaam on Monday.

Wekundu wa Msimbazi were humbled in their last league outing by Tanzania Prisons. Samson Mbagula scored the only goal that separated the sides in their first engagement after returning from the international break.

It was their first defeat of the season, which left many asking whether they are ready to retain the league title they have won for the last four seasons.

Simba information officer Haji Manara has now assured fans that they will not accept anything less than a win against Ruvu Shooting.

“We don’t have any more excuses,” Manara wrote on his social media pages. “We know in football we have three results, a win, draw or lose but today [Monday], we only know about one result, a win.

“We are the champions and we all know Simba is the best team in Tanzania, we want to have a comeback of champions, I have a strong belief in our squad that they will do it, I know they will win today, not only winning but they will do it in style.

“We will continue to pray for them [the team], we know they will do it.”

On Sunday, Manara boldly stated his charges will win the next 20 matches in the league consecutively starting with the Ruvu Shooting fixture.

“In [2018] we lost to Mbao FC, in Mwanza, early in the league and I recall our fans throwing bottles against us at the CCM Kirumba Stadium in Dar es Salaam,” Manara posted on his official Facebook page.

“Just last season, we lost to Mwadui in early proceedings in the league and we were told we will not defend our league title and at the end of the season, we managed to win the title with a record number of points.”

The 67-year-old confidently stated Simba will collect 60 points consecutively in their next assignments.

“What is my point? We are going to win 20 matches in a row starting Monday [against Ruvu Shooting], after those matches, we will now sit and make calculations,” Manara continued.

“I am confident we will win the Tanzania Mainland League title until 2028, from there we can decide what next.”

After the loss against Tanzania Prisons, Simba coach Sven Vandenbroeck revealed he would like his players to keep the ball and create more chances with it in order to stifle the opponents.

“You know my preference is always to play an attractive football where we have to enjoy ball possession more than our opponents and create more passes that will help us consequently create more goal-scoring chances," Vandenbroeck told reporters.

“This will ensure our opponents find it hard to deal with us and their primary target will always be getting a formula of stopping us.”

On November 7, Simba will face their rivals Young Africans (Yanga SC) in the Kariakoo derby.

Azam FC coach Aristica Cioaba has revealed teams in the Mainland Premier League are all pointing guns at beating his team, who are still unbeaten in the top-flight.

The Chamazi-based giants are currently leading the 18-team league table on 21 points after winning all their seven matches played so far this campaign.

As they prepare to face Mtibwa Sugar on Monday, the Romanian tactician has admitted his players are under pressure to keep the good run going because all the teams are now looking at stopping what they have achieved so far this season.

“It is part of football because you know every team now wants to beat Azam,” Cioaba told Azam FC TV. “But so far, my response from the team is very good as we head into the Mtibwa match, I don’t want them to lose concentration, I have talked to them and told them what it takes to be champions.

“They are now feeling the pressure which comes when you want to be a champion and all I want them to do is to concentrate. I want us to take maximum points from every game, every time I like my players how they are psyched, they want to fight for every point, and it is the kind of attitude I want in the team.”

On what to expect from Mtibwa Sugar, Cioaba said: “Last season we drew against Mtibwa away and won at home but they are a very good team, they are a fighting team, we must be ready to deal with them, we must be prepared and play as a team.

“I also have one player injured and also one player suspended because of accumulated cards, but we don’t have to worry about that, we have good replacements to step in and do the job.”

Azam assistant captain Frank Domayo also stressed the importance of getting maximum points against the Sugar Millers.

“We are very impressed with how our training has been going on, everyone is okay, the players are in good shape, but we all know Mtibwa is a very good team, a tough team to play against in the league and well know that, but we have received good advice from our coach ahead of the match,” Domayo told Azam FC TV.

“Our main target is to get three points, we will fight for that and we all know that every team is now targeting to beat Azam, they will come with the pressure to end our perfect run, so we must be ready to hit back and stop them and we know are ready as players.

"We will work as a team, we have planned on how to play and we also want our fans to come in large numbers and support us.”

On his part, striker Prince Dube said: “For me, I am always ready for each and every game, I always want to give 100 percent and I know we will come up with the three points, we know Mtibwa are a good team but we will put up an extra effort to get what we want.

“For now, I want to do my best for Azam, I want to keep scoring the goals and see how far we can go this campaign.”

The ‘Ice Cream Makers’ and second-placed Young Africans (Yanga SC) are the only unbeaten sides in the league.

Kenya international custodian Ian Otieno has confidently stated that he will fight to win the number one spot for the national team.

The former Posta Rangers and AFC Leopards custodian, who currently turns out for Zesco United of Zambia, says despite new coach Jacob ‘Ghost’ Mulee including a number of keepers in his provisional Harambee Stars squad, he has what it takes to fight for the position.

On Sunday, ‘Ghost’, who took over the mantle of handling the team following the exit of Francis Kimanzi, named a provisional to prepare for the Africa Cup of Nations double-header against Comoros and included five keepers, a big change from his predecessor, who used to name two or three keepers.

The keepers named by ‘Ghost’ are Arnold Origi (HIFK, Finland), Robert Mboya (Tusker, Kenya), Brian Bwire (Kariobangi Sharks, Kenya), Ian Otieno (Zesco United, Zambia), and Timothy Odhiambo (Ulinzi Stars, Kenya).

Otieno told FKF media: “I believe I have what it takes to fight for a place in the team. “It is true there’s a lot of competition, no room for complacency and I believe I have what it takes to fight for the number one jersey.”

Otieno has been the preferred keeper for Kenya since the 2019 Afcon finals held in Egypt, where Patrick Matasi was the first choice. Otieno featured for Kenya as they beat Zambia 2-1 in an international friendly played at Nyayo Stadium a week ago.

Local-based players will report to camp on October 28 with the foreign-based players expected to report on November 2. Only 20 players will be included in the final squad to play Comoros.

The first match will be played at Kasarani on November 11 with the second one four days later away.

Goalkeepers: Arnold Origi (HIFK, Finland), Robert Mboya (Tusker, Kenya), Brian Bwire (Kariobangi Sharks, Kenya), Ian Otieno (Zesco United, Zambia), Timothy Odhiambo (Ulinzi Stars, Kenya).

Defenders: Johnstone Omurwa (Wazito, Kenya), Brian Mandela (Unattached), Joash Onyango (Simba, Tanzania), Daniel Sakari (Kariobangi Sharks, Kenya) Andrew Juma (Gor Mahia, Kenya), Mike Kibwage (Sofapaka, Kenya), Joseph Okumu (Elfsborg, Sweden), Samuel Olwande (Kariobangi Sharks, Kenya), Baraka Badi (KCB, Kenya), David Owino (Zesco United, Zambia), Hillary Wandera (Tusker, Kenya), Eric Ouma (AIK, Sweden), David Owino (Mathare United, Kenya).

Midfielders: Kenneth Muguna (Gor Mahia, Kenya), Victor Wanyama (Impact Montreal, Canada), Ismael Gonzalez (UD Las Palmas, Spain), Eric Johanna Omondi (Jonkoping’s Sodra, Sweden), Cliff Nyakeya (Masr FC, Egypt), Antony Akumu (Kaizer Chiefs, South Africa), Musa Masika (Wazito, Kenya), Bonface Muchiri (Tusker, Kenya) Lawrence Juma (Sofapaka, Kenya), Johanna Omolo (Cercle Brugge, Belgium), Ayub Timbe (Unattached), Peter Thion’go (AFC Leopards, Kenya), Hassan Abdallah (Bandari, Kenya), Elli Asieche (Sofapaka, Kenya), Mathew Olaka (Unattached), Moses Mudavadi (Kakamega Homeboyz, Kenya), Austin Odhiambo (AFC Leopards, Kenya).

Forwards: Michael Olunga (Kashiwa Reysol, Japan), Benson Omala (Gor Mahia, Kenya), Masud Juma (JS Kabylie, Algeria), John Avire (Tanta FC, Egypt), Oscar Wamalwa (Ulinzi Stars, Kenya)

Reserves: Dennis Sikhayi (Wazito, Kenya), James Kinyanjui (Mathare United, Kenya).

After five first team players were cut from the squad ahead of Selangor's Malaysia Cup campaign, five of their reserve team players were promoted as their replacements.

The Selangor 2 players promoted to the first team include Australian-born right winger Quentin Cheng, who earlier in the season had turned in convincing performances in the Premier League for the back up squad.

"I'm very happy to have been called up to the Malaysia Cup side, and also to know that the hardwork I've put in throughout the season has paid off. I've had some good games in the Premier League, scored a couple of goals and made assists too. I'm pretty happy and I feel that I deserve the promotion.

"The coach (Michael Feichtenbeiner) wants me more as attacking player, on the right wing, and I believe I'll be playing in that position as well in the cup.

"I need to keep working hard and to listen to his instructions and tactics, with him favouring a high-pressing style. I've played under him for longer [as compared to the first team players], so in a way that has made me more used to his style, but they are all senior, experienced players and they can all adjust very quickly," explained the 20-year old Malaysia U-23 international in a telephone call with Goal.

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Jude Bellingham has heaped praise upon Jadon Sancho for helping him settle at Borussia Dortmund. 

The 17-year-old moved to Germany from Birmingham City over the summer and has already made seven appearances for Dortmund in all competitions this season. 

Bellingham is following in the footsteps of Sancho, who has become a Bundesliga star after joining from Manchester City in 2017. 

The talented English duo have quickly struck up a close friendship at Dortmund, with Bellingham particularly grateful for Sancho's support. 

"Sancho is really very important to me. Not just because he comes from the same country as me or because he speaks the same language. Even more important is how he puts his arm around me, but also around the other young players...how he strengthens us in our abilities, gives us confidence," Bellingham told Kicker. 

"He's a great role model for English players my age. To get praise and encouragement from him means a lot to me. That helps me a lot." 

Despite his young age, Bellingham is already no stranger to senior football after playing 41 games in the Championship last season for Birmingham. 

Quickly making the step up to the Bundesliga and Champions League, the teenager is relishing the chance to test himself further and believes he should no longer be considered an apprentice. 

"I think I've matured a lot both as a player and as a person in the past few months," Bellingham said.

"Physically, the league is extremely tough, it is not for nothing that it is one of the toughest in the world. In this league, the physical and mental robustness, being able to acquire what is needed at this level was of inestimable value for my further career. 

"I'm definitely not an apprentice anymore. I was simply challenged very early to learn to read a game. Offensive and defensive. That helped me a lot in retrospect."

Dortmund currently sit third in the Bundesliga after a recent 3-0 win over Schalke and next face Zenit in Champions League action on Wednesday. 

Bellingham started Dortmund's Champions League group opener against Lazio last week but was withdrawn at half-time in a 3-1 loss to Lazio. 

Papiss Cisse scored his first Fenerbahce goal as the Yellow Canaries defeated Trabzonspor 3-1 on Sunday evening.

After an impressive spell at Alanyaspor – where he scored 42 goals in 65 outings, the ex-Newcastle United forward reunited with his former boss Erol Bulut at the Sukru Saracoglu Stadium.

He did not find the net in his first two games, nonetheless, he opened his goal account in his third league tie after coming on as a second-half substitute for Jose Sosa.

In the fixture that produced four goals, on loan Stoke City striker Benik Afobe put the visitors in the 23 minutes. Profiting from a careless defending from two Fenerbahce players who headed the ball to his path – the 27-year-old darted into the hosts’ goal area before unleashing a low cross past goalkeeper Altay Bayindir.

Despite boasting of an inferior ball possession, Trabzonspor went into the first-half break with a slim advantage.

A more determined Yellow Canaries approached the second-half with thirst for goals and that paid off in the 51st minute as Serkan Asan turned the ball into his net while trying to clear Marcel Tisserand’s header.

Four minutes later, Enner Valencia put Bulut’s men ahead for the first time in the encounter after finishing off a pass from substitute Cisse who replaced Sosa in the last 45 minutes.

The hosts finished off the game in the 72nd minute with the 35-year-old former Senegal international heading home a headed cross from captain Gokhan Gonul.

On loan Aston Villa star Mbwana Samatta was handed a starter’s role by the 19-time Turkish champions, albeit, he was substituted for Kemal Ademi with three minutes left to play. Senegal's Mame Thiam and Morocco's Nabil Dirar were not listed for the encounter.

Afobe and Nigeria’s Anthony Nwakaeme were in action from start to finish, but they could do little to prevent the Black Sea Storm from losing their third game of the 2020-21 Turkish topflight campaign.

Cape Verde forward Djaniny was brought in for Turkish defender Kamil Corekci in the 73rd minute, while Malian forward Fousseni Diabate replaced Brazil's Flavio in the 83rd minute.

Sitting in the second spot after accruing 14 points from six games, Fenerbahce take on Antalyaspor in their next game on November 2 as Trabzonspor seek redemption versus Kasimpasa.

Andrea Pirlo says he wants to use Cristiano Ronaldo on the left of a front-three upon his return as Juventus crashed to another poor result with Leonardo Bonucci suffering an injury.

The Old Lady fell to a 1-1 draw against Hellas Verona at Juventus Stadium on Sunday, needing a Dejan Kulusevski equaliser to salvage a point with 13 minutes to play, while Bonucci limped from the field in the 75th minute.

After winning their opening Serie A match against Sampdoria, Juve have now drawn matches versus Roma (2-2), Crotone (1-1) and Hellas Verona, with their only win coming when Napoli defaulted after failing to show up to match.

Ronaldo hasn't featured for Juve since failing a Covid-19 test while in Portugal camp earlier this month and his return date is unknown after again testing positive for the virus last Wednesday.

The Portuguese superstar will need to pass a coronavirus test 24 hours before a match, meaning his participation in Wednesday's Champions League blockbuster against Barcelona is still in doubt.

Pirlo was asked how he plans to fit Ronaldo into the team alongside Paulo Dybala and Alvaro Morata, with the Juve legend revealing he wants to use the 35-year-old in the position he dominated in for many years at Real Madrid.

"We are thinking to play them as a front-three," Pirlo told reporters post-match. "With Ronaldo in his classic centre-left position".

Bonucci came from the field under duress with 15 minutes to play and was replaced by young defender Gianluca Frabotta.

Pirlo revealed the 33-year-old suffered a fitness issue during the 2-0 mid-week Champions League win against Dynamo Kiev, but didn't mention if the two ailments were connected.

"He had already something during the Kiev match," Pirlo said. "We'll evaluate."

Kulusevski has enjoyed a solid start to his Juve career, with the 20-year-old contributing two goals and one assist in his five appearances across all competitions.

Pirlo explained why the Swedish international started on the bench and spoke of his surprise that Dybala finished the match on the field.

"These matches are tough because there are many duels on the whole pitch, we wanted to skip their first pressure by playing with one touch," Pirlo said. 

"Kulusevski has been playing for six matches and we didn't have other subs, but when he has come on the pitch he has played very well. Dybala? We didn't expect him to last 95 minutes."

Juventus currently sit fifth on the Serie A table, three points behind leaders AC Milan, who have an 100 per cent record and a game in hand on the Old Lady.

Jose Mourinho has baulked at comparisons between his current Tottenham team and the Real Madrid side he managed across the 2011-12 season.

During that campaign in Spain, Mourinho saw his star-studded side strike a record 121 times in La Liga as they claimed the league title in emphatic fashion. 

The veteran manager seems to have found a similar spark at Spurs this season with the club's attack firing freely early on. 

Tottenham have scored the equal most goals (15) in the Premier League so far, while they've scored 19 times across their past four matches in all competitions. 

Despite that strong start, Mourinho was quick squash comparisons to Real Madrid and stress overall team cohesion is more important at Spurs. 

"No, in Real Madrid, I had amazing, amazing attacking players and we managed to build the team in a certain way," Mourinho said.

"I have to be honest and say we have lots of good attacking players here but we need to give stability to the team because the team needs stability in the back to feel solid, confident – to [be able to] have a go. So we need to find that balance.

"It is a team thing, it’s not just about individuals. We need to be able to play with all these attacking players and have the team with everybody ready to be organised defensively and not to give space to the opponent. And behind, we need to improve in some details – that’s obvious.

"You look to our squad and incredible quality and numbers and options from midfield to attack and we are trying to find solutions and we are trying to be organised.

"Thursday for example Ben Davies played, I think, for the first time as a centre-back in a back four because before it was in a back five." 

While all eyes will be on Tottenham's attack when they face Burnley in the league on Monday, Mourinho's defence has been bolstered over the summer by the signings of Joe Rodon, Matt Doherty and Sergio Reguilon. 

"Joe Rodon, we just love his potential, his mentality. He needs to work to get there. Matt Doherty has just arrived and he is also adapting," Mourinho said. 

"Reguilon, of course, is, especially going forward, an incredible player. He needs also to adapt to the defensive demands of the Premier League. It’s a process."

Former Netherlands boss Marco van Basten has questioned Donny van de Beek's decision to join Manchester United.

The 23-year-old moved to Old Trafford from Ajax over the summer but has so far struggled to secure regular game time and was an unused substitute in the club's recent 0-0 draw with Chelsea. 

While Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has stressed Van de Beek's time will come, Patrice Evra suggested on Saturday that the Red Devils simply don't need the young Dutchman - citing their current options in midfield. 

Van Basten has now weighed in on the situation, suggesting Van de Beek shouldn't have jumped at the opportunity to sign for United and instead waited for a move where he could have played more regularly. 

"It is very bad for such a boy to only play six or seven times in a year," Van Basten told Ziggo Sport. 

"That's terrible for your rhythm! You can earn a lot more, but you also have to see where you can play.

"Is it about a five-year contract that he can sign? No, that's bullshit. Then you shouldn't go to Manchester United, but wait with it or for another club. You have to want to play football every week, and such a club is then bad for your career."

Van de Beek's agent hit out at the Red Devils late last month over his player's lack of game time - a situation that hasn't improved in recent weeks. 

“A substitute, I don’t like it at all," Sjaak Swart told VoetbalPrimeur. “I couldn’t do it myself, substituting in with four minutes left to play. Then you’d better let me sit down." 

Former Ajax team-mate Hakim Ziyech has meanwhile urged Van de Beek to stay patient in his push to establish himself at Old Trafford.

“We spoke in the beginning when he moved to Man United, but we didn't speak about his situation,” Ziyech said. “I think he will need time as well, he's come from a different country, a different style of play.

“And I know for sure it will take some time for him as well to get used to everything and then I know for sure he will bring quality to the squad over there.

“For him the most important thing now is to stay calm.”