13 things we loved this weekend: Messi, Fabregas, Jones, Sterling & more
All the attention was on the FA Cup third round in England this weekend, while there was plenty more exciting action around the rest of the world.
The Magic of the Cup™ was in full force as the likes of Newport, Oldham and Barnet all caused upsets against teams from higher divisions.
We’ve rounded up some of the best moments on and off the pitch, including a lovely bust-up in a veterans’ game.
Luis Suarez
Oh yes.
Lionel Messi
We’ve still not spotted that pass.
Jaime Mata
The Getafe man came up with one of the misses of the season with his side chasing an equaliser against Barcelona.
Raheem Sterling
Manchester City are good, aren’t they?
Phil Jones
Keep on keeping on, Philip.
New year, same Phil Jones 😂😂 pic.twitter.com/gplX4Eylsi
— B/R Football (@brfootball) January 5, 2019
Antoine Griezmann
Yes, this is good.
Michael Owen & Jason McAteer
Whoa! Leave it out
Are you smoking crack or something?
Leave it out!
Mike, just leave it, just leave it
We cannot have that behaviour in this establishment
It’s not worth it, Mike, just leave it
Don’t touch me, it’s not worth it
Don’t touch me, look, I’m alright, don’t touch me
Michael Owen and Jason McAteer going at each other in Star Sixes is GREAT Sunday night viewing 😲 pic.twitter.com/1nU48MmE4Y
— Soccer AM (@SoccerAM) January 6, 2019
Cesc Fabregas
The Chelsea midfielder was given a standing ovation and appeared visibly emotional after being substituted in what seems set to be his final appearance in England before joining Monaco.
Louis van Gaal
Tell us what you really think, Louis.
Paul Merson: “The quicker Liverpool go out of the Champions League, the more of an unbelievable chance they have to win the league.”
Louis Van Gaal to Dutch TV after viewing the clip of Merson: “This man is not normal. Liverpool shouldn’t take his bad advice into consideration.” pic.twitter.com/vrVhp2rgvN
— DaveOCKOP (@DaveOCKOP) January 5, 2019
Isaac Success
No need for that, mate.
It hasn't been a good day to be an assistant referee… 🤦♂️ pic.twitter.com/a8SzJGd52b
— The Emirates FA Cup (@EmiratesFACup) January 6, 2019
Newport
The Welsh outfit produced one of the shocks of the FA Cup third round by beating Leicester, and their fans were keen to let Gary Lineker know.
Gary, Gary What's the Score?! @GaryLineker @BBCMOTD 😂👌🏾👏🏾 pic.twitter.com/292qbE4VEO
— Ian Wright (@IanWright0) January 6, 2019
India
A first Asian Cup win for the nation in 55 years. Thailand, meanwhile, reacted by sacking manager Milovan Rajevac.
⏱FULL TIME | 🇹🇭 THA 1 – 4 IND 🇮🇳
Four goals earn the Indians all three points tonight. What a wonderful start to their #AsianCup2019 campaign! pic.twitter.com/FzkDo9Iq8x
— #AsianCup2019 (@afcasiancup) January 6, 2019
Marcus Rashford
A wonderful photo, and a nice moment.
Watch: Rashford laughs at himself after falling over ball when through on goal