Click:Plastic models for manufacturing Ole Gunnar Solskjaer missed out on setting a new record and becoming the first manager to win his first seven Premier League games following a 2-2 draw with Burnley. The Clarets silenced Old Trafford by taking a 2-0 lead. However, in typical United style, the Red Devils fought back to salvage …
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Pep Guardiola insists Manchester City are not thinking about the Premier League table in the wake of their 2-1 defeat at Newcastle. The champions have offered Liverpool the chance to move seven points clear at the summit on Wednesday following a sluggish performance at St James’ Park, despite taking the lead after 24 seconds. Guardiola …
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Rafa Benitez says that beating Manchester City was more than just a win as his side climb up the table following their second straight win in the Premier League. He said: “It feels really good. We didn’t just win, we won against a very good team. Everyone wanted to see how long we could defend …
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Newcastle boss Rafael Benitez was keeping his fingers crossed on Tuesday evening after the club made a breakthrough in their pursuit of Paraguay international Miguel Almiron. Press Association Sport understands a deal has been agreed for the 24-year-old Atlanta United playmaker following a lengthy pursuit and that he is on his way to England. Atlanta …
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Bakary Sako has rejoined Crystal Palace until the end of the season, the Premier League club have announced. Attacking midfielder Sako, 30, made 50 appearances for Palace during three seasons with the club before joining West Brom in October 2018. Palace manager Roy Hodgson said: “I’m delighted that we’ve managed to bring Bakary back to …
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Mauricio Pochettino had no complaints about the result as Crystal Palace beat his Tottenham side 2-0 in the fourth round of the FA Cup on Sunday. Goals from Connor Wickham and Andros Townsend in the first half was enough to dump Spurs out of the FA Cup, only a few days after losing to Chelsea …
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Ivan Perisic wants to leave Inter Milan, according to the Italian club’s CEO Giuseppe Marotta, amid rumours that he could be on his way to Arsenal. BBC journalist David Ornstein claimed on Saturday that Arsenal have approached Inter regarding the availability of Perisic, 29, who has been a target for Manchester United in the last 18 months. …
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Arsenal defender Sokratis Papastathopoulos has been ruled out for a month with an ankle injury suffered in Friday’s FA Cup loss to Manchester United. The diagnosis leaves Arsenal facing a defensive shortage with Laurent Koscielny being assessed for facial injuries suffered in the same match, while Rob Holding and Hector Bellerin were already sidelined. The …
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Diego Simeone has claimed that Thomas Partey could have played for Manchester City or Manchester United as he heaped praise on the Atletico Madrid midfielder. The Argentinian’s admission came after Atletico’s 2-0 La Liga victory at home to Getafe in which Partey played brilliantly in the centre of midfield. Both goals came in the first …
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Millwall have pledged to ban for life any fans found guilty of racist chanting during Saturday’s win over Everton as the FA launched an investigation into a video which has circulated online. Millwall’s dramatic 3-2 FA Cup upset of Everton was marred by crowd trouble outside the ground and a video which appears to show …
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