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[ad_1] A milestone goal for Marcus Rashford ensured Manchester United beat West Ham 1-0 in the Premier League on Sunday. On the 85th anniversary of a mammoth run that has seen United name an academy graduate in every matchday squad since 1937, it was one of their best of recent times who headed them in front, with Rashford’s 100th goal for the club the difference between the two sides. The Red Devils weren’t at the races when looking at their performances in recent times, but with a handful of changes, perhaps that was to be expected. While lacking fluidity, they didn’t lack belief and stayedRead More →

[ad_1] Arsenal’s players took time out during their emphatic win over Nottingham Forest to pay tribute to Pablo Mari, who was stabbed earlier this week. The team showed their support for their colleague by holding up a shirt with his name on it after Gabriel Martinelli put the Gunners in front against Forest. Mari, who has spent the season thus far on loan at Serie A outfit Monza, was one of five people to be stabbed during a horrific attack at a supermarket outside of Milan. While the 29-year-old was fortunate enough to avoid death or any life-changing injuries, he will now miss two monthsRead More →

[ad_1] A remarkable Liverpool statistic came to an end in October 2022 as the Reds fell to defeat to Leeds at Anfield. Jurgen Klopp’s side have struggled throughout the 2022/23 season so far, facing a battle to qualify for the UEFA Champions League after taking just 16 points from their opening 12 Premier League games. Their old defensive steel seems to have evaporated, too. Injuries to the likes of Joel Matip and Ibrahima Konate have limited Klopp’s potential centre-back partners for Virgil van Dijk, whose form has dropped off a cliff this term. However, the Dutch defender’s influence on Liverpool can’t be underestimated, given theyRead More →

[ad_1] England and Arsenal star Bukayo Saka had to be substituted off after suffering an apparent ankle injury in the Gunners’ clash with Nottingham Forest at the Emirates Stadium. Saka had started the game well, setting up Gabriel Martinelli’s opening goal with a delightful cross into the penalty area inside the opening five minutes, but went down 10 minutes later following a heavy challenge from Renan Lodi. After receiving treatment on the field, the young forward carried on for a few minutes but was clearly struggling and, after receiving treatment for a second time, he was eventually subbed off – being replaced by Reiss NelsonRead More →

[ad_1] Antonio Conte says he walked down the tunnel straight after Tottenham’s winner against Bournemouth as he felt he might have had a heart attack if it was disallowed. Spurs’s win over Bournemouth was far from comfortable with Conte’s side being 2-0 down with 40 minutes to go. They were ultimately able to turn things around though with Rodrigo Bentancur getting a last-gasp winner in the 92nd minute. When he did so, rather than wildly celebrating on the touchline as he has done so often before, Conte instead walked straight down the tunnel. When asked why, the Italian explained that it was because he fearedRead More →

[ad_1] Thomas Tuchel has admitted that his time at Chelsea came to an end too soon for him. The club shocked many when they took the decision to sack the German just six matches into the 2022/23 campaign. Despite the fact that he won just two of those matches and lost to Southampton, Leeds and Dinamo Zagreb, it was widely believed that he deserved more time given what he had previously achieved there as manager. It was reported at the time that he didn’t want to leave and tried to convince new owner Todd Boehly to change his mind, to no avail. Speaking to Sportstar,Read More →

[ad_1] Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has called on his players to stick together and fight their way through their troubles this season. The Reds fell to their first Premier League defeat in front of an Anfield crowd in almost five years on Saturday as they were bested 2-1 by Leeds United, with an 89th-minute strike from Crysencio Summerville bringing Virgil van Dijk’s home league record to an end at 70 games. The defeat leaves Liverpool ninth in the league table, closer to the relegation zone than the top four after 12 games, and Klopp conceded his side are far from their best right now. “ItRead More →

[ad_1] A 93rd-minute strike from Robert Lewandowski saw Barcelona return to winning ways with a 1-0 victory over Valencia on Saturday evening. A dominant but unconvincing performance, in which both Eric Garcia and Jules Kounde went off injured, looked like being another one of those days before the talismanic Pole put on his cape and saved the day. Both sides had their moments in the opening stages, with Lino causing plenty of problems on the Valencia left. Ansu Fati tried to chip Barcelona ahead 13 minutes in but the danger was well sniffed out by Giorgi Mamardashvili. Fati had the ball in the back ofRead More →

[ad_1] Fulham had the better of things but were unable to find a way through the Everton defence as they were held to a 0-0 draw on Saturday evening. A hot start saw both sides manage half-chances in the opening few minutes, with Demarai Gray’s fierce strike drawing a nice save from Bernd Leno in the Fulham goal as the game’s first major action. Jordan Pickford went one better down the other end as he pulled out an excellent stop to deny Willian’s snapshot, before the Everton stopper was again called on to deny both Aleksandar Mitrovic and Harrison Reed. Fulham began to take controlRead More →

[ad_1] Juventus had to work hard to break down newly promoted Lecce on Saturday as they eventually secured a 1-0 victory. Massimiliano Allegri’s side were looking for an emphatic response to their Champions League elimination and, at times, it looked like they weren’t going to get one. The opening stages were predictably turgid aside from a surprising number of fouls from the away side, who were racking up the yellow cards and preventing things from getting into a flow with their overzealous challenges. Juve didn’t really work the Lecce goalkeeper until the 44th minute, when Adrien Rabiot’s header was palmed away by Wladimiro Falcone. We’dRead More →