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Against Leeds, he contested 19 duels, winning 10 of them - more than any other player in the game.

He is first in the Premier League for duels won, first for possession won in the final third, second for sprints and top five for dribbles.

In duelling press conferences on Capitol Hill on Thursday, neither party appeared willing to give ground.

The Dodgers easily swept the best-of-three duel with the overmatched Reds on Wednesday at Dodger Stadium with a frolicking 8-4 victory … just in time to uneasily hike into the home of heated hardball.

This is a change from the less choreographed routines which were often centred around crossing it to certain zones in the box, relying on your best players to win headers through their physicality and duelling.