A little under eight years later, a perfect storm of off-field events has conspired to bring the explosive winger back to Barcelona, for a second shot at making it with his childhood club.
On Saturday evening, the outpouring of support from the four stands at Goodison Park for the Ukrainian footballers Oleksandr Zinchenkoand Vitaliy Mykolenko brought both players to tears.
Everyone's in the same boat and I'm exactly with Gary. You've got U23 squads and younger players, and this is an opportunity where they can get a chance.
Last week, 42 Premier League players and staff tested positive for Covid-19 - previously the most recorded in the league over a seven-day period.
It seemed like he was dead on the pitch. There were tears in the dressing room, but resolve too. Then, everybody believes.
It was like the tears of a clown to a certain extent; you'd try your best and laugh at it. Did I see it at the time as a mental health issue?
The Gunners have had a long-running issue with red cards under Arteta but with this their fourth in six games, the Arsenal boss suggested he will raise the issue with the Professional Game Match Officials Limited group, which runs refereeing for the Premier League.
I felt Liverpool dropped off when he went off - it didn't feel like they were going to score towards the end of the game.
The difference at the other end was Palace found Zaha in ruthless form, touching Ayew's cross into his path before finding the corner and adding gloss to the performance with a curling effort on the break to make it four for the visitors.
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The England Under-21s full-back received oxygen and was carried off on a stretcher after an innocuous challenge with Enock Mwepu during the first half of Sunday's 2-2 Premier League draw at the Seagulls.
Liverpool also lost some key players to Covid last week but their biggest worry is probably how they will cope in January when Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane are away with Egypt and Senegal at the Africa Cup of Nations.
The most recent France player to score three or more in a competitive match was Dominique Rocheteau, who scored three against Luxembourg in 1985.
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Chelsea's Premier League meeting with Liverpool at Stamford Bridge will be the first time fans will watch from standing areas since laws came into force in 1994 stipulating stadiums in the top two tiers of English football must be all-seater venues.
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Boro goalkeeper Joe Lumley was guilty of gifting Marc Roberts the opening goal for Birmingham eight minutes into the second half.
“That meant everything. You see, my dad still talks about the 2000 AFCON final – when we beat Nigeria – like it was the pinnacle of all football. Nothing will ever top that moment for my family.
Robust and already rounding his game, it is hard to accept he's only 20 when you see him playing like this, such a mature footballer who is spearheading Arsenal's ascent.
But in the last two games, Berhalter has turned to Jesus Ferreira and Gyasi Zardes and, despite good moments from both, neither has been able to find the net.
Canada's men had talent but no tradition of success having qualified for only one World Cup in 1986.
With 19 minutes to go, Barrow then thrust the Scorpions ahead, finishing off a Yusupha Bobb pass. It was the Bologna star’s second goal of the tournament.
Shrewsbury thought they had the lead shortly after, but Ryan Bowman’s header was ruled out for offside in the build-up.
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Martial started the fixture against Osasuna but was withdrawn with a little under 15 minutes of play remaining after an ineffective debut, with the match finishing 0-0 as Sevilla missed the chance to close the gap to Madrid at the top to just one point.
It is a mental thing. It was suggested he could go to Brazil and I don't think that would have been a bad idea for him to pick up some confidence and then return to Europe.
The FA are currently running a mentoring programme for elite female coaches within the game, with Wales boss Gemma Grainger and Aston Villa manager Carla Ward among those involved.
As fingers will be pointed at the PGMOL for another questionable refereeing display, Sunday's performance shows exactly how far Newcastle have come under Howe.
The world footballer of the year was struck down by Covid over the festive period, and his return to France was delayed.
Asked who would start between the sticks against Palmeiras, Low said: “We are very happy with both goalkeepers.
Rodgers could be seen celebrating with Leicester's set-piece coach Chris Davies on the touchline but Newcastle exploited their long-standing issues when it comes to defending dead-ball situations for the equaliser only 11 minutes later.
There were also other people involved in those two clubs, top people in certain positions, no matter in which area it was, in order to rebuild.
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Its diversity has increased massively in the six years since it was founded, too. Ward, whose father is from Saint Kitts and Nevis in the Caribbean, remembers the first time she went along to a session and not seeing many people of colour.
When you gave players coming in who haven't played a lot of football, it's hard to play that tempo. If one switches off, you are punished.
I saw in the friendlies before the tournament that we weren't that willing to run without the ball, but Saka and Sterling are willing to do it.
He's probably the standout midfielder in the second tier right now. What's next? Both sides are back in Sky Bet Championship action in midweek.
This can hardly be laid at caretaker manager Ferguson's door. He has been asked to provide the bounce in a team that does not appear to have any bounce left in it.
Fabinho made no mistake from the penalty spot late on to ensure Liverpool, who were 14 points adrift in January, temporarily moved two points ahead of Manchester City before Pep Guardiola's side won at Burnley.
The 30-year-old was taken to hospital after suffering a seizure during the second half of the Blades' win at the Madejski Stadium on November 23.
The priority is the team. We have to concentrate on the team. Ben Godfrey did really well last year so I thought he could be a good option today.
Fans have voiced their objections to agent Kia Joorabchian - reportedly advising Moshiri - and Kenwright.
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Mohamed Salah came close to getting a winning goal in the 89th minute with a curling shot from outside the box, but a deflection off substitute Davinson Sanchez took it off course.
“We have a lot players who have been through some different games, issues, little injuries, so today we have to test everybody and see how we are to play tomorrow.”
Roma had a chance to equalise after Mathijs de Ligt was called for a handball in the box, but Pellegrini's penalty kick was saved by Wojciech Szczesny to preserve Juve's win.
