Leicester 0-1 Manchester United: Marcus Rashford strike moves Red Devils closer to top four
Marcus Rashford’s early strike was enough to earn a narrow 1-0 victory at Leicester, as Manchester United moved to within two points of fourth-place Chelsea.The striker, on his 100th Premier League appearance, atoned for a shocking miss moments earlier by rifling home following Paul Pogba’s excellent ball over the top in the 9th minute.5But the floodgates did not open and it was Leicester who enjoyed the game’s better opportunities, with David de Gea called into action on several occasions.Harry Maguire spurned a glorious chance in the final minute of the game, failing to replicate his last-gasp equaliser in this fixture last season.It was not vintage United, however they still earned a fifth consecutive away victory for the first time since the Sir Alex Ferguson era, and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer maintains his unbeaten record as interim boss. Leicester, who remain 11th, paid the price for another slow start and they have won just four home games in the league this term.Despite a promising point at Liverpool, the Foxes struggled to make an impact and boss Claude Puel was jeered after taking off talisman James Maddison in the second half.Leicester had beaten United just once in their previous 21 meetings and Rashford sent an early warning after just four minutes.5Patient build-up ended with Luke Shaw’s teasing cross but the onrushing Rashford planted a header woefully over from four yards.But the England hitman, who became the youngest player to reach a century of top-flight appearances for United since Ryan Giggs in 1993, redeemed himself five minutes later with a clinical finish.It came from Ricardo Pereira gifting Pogba possession and the midfielder executed a glorious lofted pass to find Rashford, who buried a low shot past Kasper Schmeichel from 12 yards.5Leicester had been punished by another mistake in another slow start but it still needed Pogba’s excellence and Rashford’s efficiency.The Foxes tried to hit back instantly but Shaw thwarted Maddison.Leicester gradually grabbed a foothold as Alexis Sanchez, making his first league start in three months for United, struggled to make any inroads.5Maddison found space but was unable to conjure the telling pass while Jonny Evans glanced a corner off-target.Harvey Barnes curled wide just before the break and Rashford tested Schmeichel from distance but United’s fast start had faded.The Foxes emerged stronger after the break as Barnes flashed a ball across goal and Maddison hit the side-netting.5United goalkeeper David De Gea had to make his first serious save after an hour when he gathered Jamie Vardy’s overhead kick at the second attempt after Maddison’s free-kick hit the wall.Maddison was then replaced by Rachid Ghezzal to cries of ‘you don’t know what you’re doing’ directed at Puel by the home fans.Despite improving, the Foxes were still flat, struggling to take the handbrake off and create clear openings against a United side who kept them at arm’s length. A set-piece looked Leicester’s best bet for an equaliser and De Gea was at full stretch to turn over Ghezzal’s 25-yard free kick with 14 minutes left.It roused the hosts and Evans mis-kicked six yards out but United chased a second and Romelu Lukaku forced Schmeichel into a low save.The Foxes remained in the hunt until the end, though, and Vardy’s tame effort was straight at De Gea before Schmeichel denied Anthony Martial.

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Canny Chelsea reach Hazard fee agreement with Real Madrid
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In a stunning piece of business for a player out of contract in a years' time, the Blues could rake in as much as £130m should the 28-year-old Belgian achieve a number of "easily reachable" bonuses. Hazard will sign a six-year deal at the Bernabeu after spending seven years in London at Stamford Bridge.
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Sean Dyche has called for Burnley to get 2019 off to the perfect start by building on their year-ending win over West Ham. The Clarets face a crucial trip to bottom side Huddersfield Town on Wednesday evening (7.45pm KO), with 19 th place Fulham their next Premier League opponents at Turf Moor in mid-January.
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Harry Kane is now the joint fourth highest Tottenham Hotspur goalscorer in history Written by: fpnews Posted on: January 6, 2019 Tottenham Hotspur star Harry Kane's late appearance against Tranmere confused a lot of people, but he still managed to score in the 7-0 victory.

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The agent of Chelsea midfielder Jorginho has this evening confirmed that his client will '100%' remain with the club this summer following former Partenopei boss Maurizio Sarri to London
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Enough Mendy has been plagued by knee injuries since joining City in 2017, but has always been active on Twitter and Instagram Former Manchester City captain Richard Dunne believes Benjamin Mendy should spend less time on social media.
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Leicester City have entered negotiations with AS Monaco as they pursue a deal to sign Youri Tielemans. Leicestershire Live reports that the Foxes are ramping up their pursuit of the Belgian international as Claude Puel looks to recruit a new midfielder before the transfer window slams shut at the end of the month.
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Kylian Mbappe could not cover his delight at meeting David Beckham once more as Paris Saint-Germain stars previous and current posed collectively for a snap.. The teen captioned his photograph 'Always the identical feeling' whereas Beckham stated: 'Good to see you my pal' and referred to as Mbappe 'The predominant man'.
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Wayne Rooney attends Donald Trump’s Christmas Party at the White House after being invited by football-mad son, Barron
Wayne Rooney and his family attended the White House children’s Christmas Party on Sunday night.The Manchester United legend was invited by Donald Trump’s football-mad son, Barron, who is a huge fan of the former England captain.2Rooney and his wife Coleen brought their four sons to the event in Washington DC.The 33-year-old was reportedly personally invited by the president to the party, which was also attended by Ivanka and Vanessa Trump and their children.Sources told The Sunthat Wayne, Coleen, and their sons Kai, nine, Klay, five, Kit, two, and nine-month-old Cass were given a tour of Trump’s private quarters.A source said: Coleen and Wayne were stunned when they received a personal invite from Donald inviting them to the White House.2It wasnt political. For them this was a chance to go inside one of the most iconic buildings in the world and give their children this experience of being there for the Christmas party, which is always spectacular.They were also given a guided tour of Presidents Trumps private rooms but the Oval Office was off-limits.Rooney is currently enjoying something of an Indian summer this late in his career, scoring goals for fun in MLS with DC United. After leaving Everton in the summer to venture across the pond, Rooney scored 12 goals and recorded six assists to lift the club from the bottom half into the Play-off places.Despite his heroics, the minnows were unable to reach the fabled MLS Cup.

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Philippe Coutinho＇s Barcelona future is in the hands of FIFA. Spain ; World Football . Premier League. His now famous celebration against Manchester United only fuelled his appearances
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Manchester City increase season ticket prices by three per cent for 2019/20 and most expensive will now cost £950 by: 161385360554578 — Talk Sport 30 May Manchester City have increased the price of their season tickets by three per cent despite insisting they are committed to affordable ticketing.
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With the help of Opta, we round up the best facts and figures from the Premier League on Boxing Day Newcastle United 0-1 Everton. Everton have lost just one of their last eight Premier League
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How the Middlesbrough players rated in a cut-and-paste defeat to Bristol. Downing catches the eye on his return to the starting line-up, writes Anthony Vickers

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Rafael Benitez has hit back at criticism surrounding his decision to prioritise Newcastle's survival bid over the FA Cup. A section of the club's fans have condemned the Magpies boss for fielding a weakened line-up when his side were held 1-1 at home by Blackburn in the third round.
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Liverpool Football Club has been here before. In 2014, the Reds' final Premier League fixture of the season was preceded by preparations for a title-winning party that never came to be.

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EFL introduce regulations following Leeds 'Spygate' scandal and make 'Rooney Rule' mandatory from next season 7th June 2019; Women's World Cup 2019 opening ceremony: The best pictures from the party in Paris 7th June 2019

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Rice braced for England call (6th Mar) Declan Rice is set to be named in the next England squad after FIFA approved his change of nationalities. The West Ham midfielder recently decided against representing the Republic of Ireland.
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England will play Netherlands in the UEFA Nations League semi-finals. The draw was made on Monday afternoon, with the Three Lions pulled out of the pot against Ronald Koeman's side.
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Football fans have their own language when they talk about the game. To keep up, it's useful to know what terms like down, extra point, safety, and snap mean. Down: A period of action that starts when the ball is put into play and ends when the ball is ruled dead (meaning that the play is
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It has been reported that French Ligue 1 outfit Paris Saint Germain are already making moves to land Arsenal defender new Arsenal midfielder Matteo Guendouzi in the summer window. Matteo Guendouzi only joined Arsenal from Ligue 1 outfit Lorient and was expected to begin from the youth team but he shocked everyone to break into […]
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Why is Anthony Martial not even in the Manchester United squad to face Burnley? MUTV claim France forward suffered ‘a slight injury’
Anthony Martial was missing from Manchester United’s squad to face Burnley after suffering a slight injury in training.That’s according to caretaker boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, who was quick to assure fans who feared there were more insidious reasons France forward was absent.2Martial has been in sensational form since the former Red Devils striker took over, playing with the sort of fearlessness which made him a firm favourite at Old Trafford.While it unsure what the nature of the injury is, Solskjaer explained to MUTV it is nothing too trivial.He said: “He got a slight injury in training, hopefully he will be back for next weekend but no chance today.”Martial scored in United’s last game, coming off the bench at the Emirates to add the third goal as they knocked Arsenal out of the FA Cup, courtesy of a 3-1 win.2In his place, Solskjaer replaced the 23-year-old with creative midfielder Andreas Pereira instead.With Ander Herrera also not starting, the United boss stressed the need to rotate and explained Pereira’s inclusion.“Hes been fantastic is training, really determined,” Solskjaer said.“He was disappointed in his game against Reading but we had a little chat about it and hes been really working hard and he really wants a chance, of course Ander has been different class. “But we need to rotate a little bit because theres a couple of niggles coming on so we need to rotate.”Manchester United XI to face Burnley:De Gea, Young, Lindelof, Jones, Shaw, Matic, Pogba, Pereira, Mata, Rashford, Lukaku.

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Sadio Mane gave something of a flippant response when questioned by the Spanish media over claims he will quit Liverpool and look to join Real Madrid or Barcelona this summer. The flying winger
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Romelu Lukaku, Alexis Sanchez and Anthony Martial are doubts for Manchester United as they prepare to host Bournemouth in the Premier League on Sunday, live on Sky Sports. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has
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Monreal, 32, initially had six months remaining on his Arsenal contract before the Gunners decided to activate the additional year clause in his deal thus taking him till the end of the 2019/20 season. The contract extension was confirmed by the ESPN who also revealed that contract talks on a new Arsenal deal for Nacho Monreal are on hold.
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Arsenal have activated a clause in Nacho Monreal's contract to extend his current deal by a further year, according to reports, keeping him at the club until 2020. LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 07
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England captain Harry Kane is looking forward to seeing the added "flair and flexibility" brought to the squad by newcomer Callum Hudson-Odoi. The 18-year-old Chelsea winger was promoted from
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The LA Galaxy unveiled a statue commemorating David Beckham at Dignity Health Sports Park ahead of the club's season opener against Chicago Fire on Saturday. Beckham joined the Galaxy in 2007 and
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Christian Pulisic is 'excited' to play alongside N'Golo Kante at Chelsea and 'can't wait to meet him'. The Blues signed the 20-year-old in a £58million deal from Borussia Dortmund in
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David Seaman believes the match-defining VAR incident in Tottenham's Carabao Cup win over Chelsea highlights a 'grey area' in the use of technology. Harry Kane scored the game's only goal from the spot after the video assistant referee overruled an offside call in the build-up to the penalty decision.
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Blackpool news: Simon Sadler announced as new owner of League One club
Lifelong Blackpool fan Simon Sadler has completed a 96.2 per cent acquisition of the club following approval of the purchase by the English Football League.The deal concludes a protracted saga surrounding the League One side, whose fans have long campaigned for the Oysten family to be displaced.getty3The Seasiders were seized by the High Court from former owner Owen Oyston in February, with joint receivers Paul Cooper and David Rubin placed in charge.It has taken four months to find a suitable buyer, who should now settle Oyston’s 25million debt to the club’s former president Valeri Belokon.Sadler, born and raised in Blackpool, is currently CEO of Hong Kong-based asset management business Segantii Capital Management, a company he founded in 2007.As part of the deal, Sadler has purchased the stadium, training ground and Blackpool Football Club Hotel Limited.“It is my great honour and privilege to become the owner and custodian of Blackpool Football Club,” said Sadler, who also owns Sir Stanley Matthews’ 1953 FA Cup winner’s medal, which is on loan to the National Football Museum in Manchester. In a statement on the club’s website, Sadler added: “By providing financial stability and investment over time, my intention is for the club to achieve its full potential. I will ensure that the club is managed with the interests of all stakeholders in mind.“I would like to thank the joint receivers and the current board, management and staff for having chaperoned the club during this time of transition.“I would also like to thank the fans and the wider community for re-engaging with the club after a lengthy period of turmoil.”Fans had staged a boycott of home matches in protest at Oyston’s ownership before finally returning once he was removed from office.3Former Inter Milan chief executive and former Manchester United chief operating officer Michael Bolingbroke, who joined the board as executive chairman in early April after previously working as a consultant for a month, will retain his role whilst Sadler “familiarises himself with the operations of the club”.Alongside Bolingbroke, managing director Ben Hatton and non-executive director Ian Currie will also continue in their positions in the short termSadler will be joined on the board by Brett Gerrity, described as “a solicitor, a long-term Fylde coast resident and a close and trusted friend”, and who will serve as “a proponent of constructive engagement between the club and its supporters”.getty3Assessing the takeover, Bolingbroke said: “We are very pleased to welcome Mr Sadler as our new owner, and Mr Gerrity as a board member.“Mr Sadler is investing in a club with undoubted potential, and his investment will benefit not just the first-team squad, but also help improve the club’s training facilities and academy programme and will actively assist in the club’s re-engagement with the Blackpool community.“Exciting times are ahead!”

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right timing Paul Pogba: Adrian Clark thinks Manchester United midfielder was in PFA Team of the Year due to purple patch at right time
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Newly promoted Premier League side Sheffield United has been funded by a £3 million loan from the family of Osama bin Laden, a court was told on Thursday, according to Daily Mail. The Blades are in court as their club is embroiled in a power struggle between co-owners Kevin McCabe and Prince Abdullah Bin Mosaad Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.
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Bayern Munich vs Borussia Dortmund live stream FREE, TV channel, kick off time, and team news for Der Klassiker A potential title-decider as just two points separate the top two sides in Germany
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Arsenal transfer news: Barcelona ace Denis Suarez reveals what went wrong under Unai Emery DENIS SUAREZ has revealed why his loan spell at Arsenal under Unai Emery failed.

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Aston Villa and Derby County face off in the Championship play-off last - however just how an awful lot is successful it actually worth?. Often dubbed the richest online game in soccer, Premier League promotion will deliver either club a large injection of cash as well because the opportunity to play towards some of the world's best subsequent season.
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Just the one change for Liverpool as Divock Origi starts up front in place of Roberto Firmino, Burnley make three changes including having Tom Heaton back between the sticks. Full team news to follow.
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- He ran into the pitch in mufti after his side's win over Liverpool to celebrate with his teammates - But the stewards inside the stadium thought he wan an invader and ran after him . Manchester City defender Benjamin Mendy was on Thursday night, January 4, chased by the stewards at the Etihad stadium who thought he was a pitch invader.
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Struggling Denis Suarez hits back at critics - 'You have no idea' By Conor Laird Last Updated: March 23, 2019 3:47 pm On-loan Arsenal midfielder Denis Suarez has taken to Twitter to post a
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Arsenal transfer news: Bayern Munich confident they have won the race for Aaron Ramsey. Ramsey is now expected to sign a long-term contract at the Allianz Arena from the start of next season
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Phil Masinga, the former Leeds United striker, has died at the age of 49, the Championship club have confirmed. The South African played in the Premier League for Leeds for two years after joining
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Could this season's Premier League title be decided by a play-off between Manchester City and Liverpool? It's unlikely, but possible - depending on how Sunday's final matches pan out.
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