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Defeat away to Newcastle United last time out left the Red Devils 12th in the Premier League table, two points above the relegation zone. Solskjaer has overseen a poor run of form since his March appointment on a permanent basis, a period in which United have taken 17 points from 16 league games. His squad was bolstered by Harry Maguire, Daniel James and Aaron Wan-Bissaka, but senior players including Romelu Lukaku, Alexis Sanchez, Ander Herrera and Chris Smalling have departed....

Follow Sevilla vs Manchester United Live right here Vincenzo Montella’s side do not have the best record in the knockout phase and wins were hard to come by in the group stage, although United themselves have had a pretty torrid run of results in the latter stages. Roma came top of a tough group but have not gone beyond the last 16 for a decade, and they have made a habit of struggling against Shakhtar in this competition....

The two veterans both remain without extensions and will be free agents at the start of July, with Ibrahimovic currently recovering from a knee injury that is expected to rule him out for the rest of the year. Bolt: Alexis should join Man Utd He has likely played his last game for the Red Devils as a result, while Carrick’s future also remains up in the air after 11 years at Old Trafford....

This nine-day showdown, a rematch of a battle won by Kasparov last year, is scheduled to begin Saturday at the Equitable Center in midtown Manhattan. The $700,000 winner’s share of the $1.1 million purse is the least of the stakes. This man-versus-machine battle may one day live in legend as a real-life variation of the John Henry fable. Every human being who has worried about losing a job to a computer, or has simply wanted to kick in a machine’s screen at an error message, is rooting for this compact, darkly handsome 34-year-old Russian to prevail....

Court records showed that felony charges were filed December 14 against Ryan Utterback, 29, of Gladstone, in the Seventh Circuit Court in Clay County, Missouri. Charges include the alleged second-degree child molestation of a child less than 12 years of age, and the fourth-degree domestic assault for a first or second offense. According to KMBC 9 News, Utterback also faces a separate misdemeanor charge of allegedly furnishing pornographic material or attempting to furnish to a minor in a separate case....

Derek Anthony Shockley, 21, of Jacksonville, Arkansas, pleaded guilty to Class Y felony first-degree battery of a child following the death of his daughter Germanii Amarii Stewart on December 27 last year. Police were called to Shockley’s home at 6 N. Simmons Drive on December 18 to find the 13-month-old “writhing in pain” and with skin coming off her body, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports. Shockley told police his daughter had soiled herself while sleeping....

In a post shared on Mumsnet on Monday, the man’s partner, who goes by the username Whiteflowers1, explained that her partner is great and attentive with her but when it comes to her three-year-old child, he behaves indifferently. She wrote: “He doesn’t acknowledge him, when we’re together us three he buries his head in his phone or seems uncomfortable. He doesn’t even look [dear son] way half the time or looks at him like an alien if he says something silly (he’s three!...

Sunday’s White Lives Matter demonstration, held at 1 p.m. local time, was aimed at combating what protesters perceive to be widespread anti-white bias and threats posed by multiculturalism. Black Lives Matter counter-protesters ended up outnumbering the white nationalists, resulting in multiple heated confrontations and fights. Huntington Beach Police later broke up the rally less than 90 minutes into the event, labelling it an “unruly crowd” and calling for its dispersal....

Pep Guardiola’s men leapfrogged Arsenal and Liverpool in the table after winning a third consecutive match in all competitions thanks to Jesus’ dramatic double. The 19-year-old - selected over Sergio Aguero - has now scored in his first two top-flight starts, only the fifth City player to do so. City dominated the first half and should have reached the break with more than the one-goal advantage given to them by Jesus’ early strike....

Before the match, the Manchester City staff and players presented Liverpool with a guard of honour as a sign of respect to the current holders of the crown. That moment was, however, overshadowed by a show of dominance by Pep Guardiola’s men on the pitch. Both teams named strong line-ups with a clear intent of winning the match, irrespective of how the season had turned up before the fixture. It was an end-to-end affair to begin with, and both teams looked fairly sharp in attack....

Eusebio Di Francesco’s men edged past Shakhtar Donetsk on away goals to reach the last eight, setting up a potential meeting against one of a number of European greats. But Monchi believes City – relative newcomers on the biggest stage – hold the greatest threat, although he acknowledges that reigning champions Real Madrid cannot be written off. “It is difficult to know who is the best,” Monchi told Roma’s radio network ahead of Friday’s draw....

City were blown away 3-0 at Anfield last Wednesday in the Champions League quarter-final first leg as Klopp’s men ran riot in the first half before producing a performance of defensive steel after the break. And on Saturday, Pep Guardiola’s side were ready to celebrate winning the Premier League title at 2-0 up against Manchester United, only for their famous old foes to stage a thrilling second-half comeback to win 3-2 and spoil the party in stunning fashion....

Manchester City gifted Southampton a couple of easy goals, and did very little to stop the third, allowing the home side to pull slightly clear of the relegation zone, and Manchester United the opportunity to pull further clear when they play Everton on Sunday evening. It was a below par performance overall from the reigning champions, with no pressure applied towards the end of the game, and will go down as a day to forget for them....

In case you didn’t know… The controversy stemmed from a social media message that Silva publicly sent to Mendy on Twitter, comparing the Frenchman to a character on a packet of Conguitos chocolates, soon after Manchester City’s 8-0 rout of Watford on September 21st. The post, that has since been deleted, attracted widespread criticism from different sections of the football world, who believed the tweet to be racially offensive to Mendy....

With two goals in the opening 34 minutes against Brighton, champions City surpassed Chelsea’s 2009-10 effort of 103 to take ownership of the milestone outright. Danilo put Pep Guardiola’s side ahead 16 minutes into proceedings at the Etihad Stadium and, after an equaliser from Leonardo Ulloa, Silva notched the milestone strike. It is another feather in the cap for Guardiola’s supreme side, who have netted the highest amount of goals by any side in the English top flight since Tottenham scored 111 in 1962-63....

The South American has been missing since suffering a broken rib in late September. It was initially suggested that he could be out of action for up to six weeks, forcing him to miss crucial games in the Premier League and Champions League. Aguero has, however, been drafted back into Pep Guardiola’s plans after making a speedy recovery and playing a full part in training. He could now make his first appearance since September 26 when City play host to Stoke....

United, on the other hand, have done well in their last few matches. They came back from behind to beat Newcastle, Bournemouth and Juventus. They also drew with Chelsea in an away game. A win tomorrow would considerably boost their chances of winning the title. However, it is going to be very difficult as City are playing well and have only lost points in 2 league matches so far....

Silva netted his sixth league goal of the campaign with a clever close-range finish after 53 minutes, leaving Luke Shaw for dead before rifling low and hard into the bottom corner. David de Gea had little chance of saving that effort, but should have done better at his near post to deny substitute Leroy Sane’s finish on a devastating counter-attack twelve minutes later. The defeat is United’s seventh in their last nine games, with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men struggling for both confidence and consistency as they pursue a Champions League place with three top-flight games remaining this term....

Neymar scored twice for PSG. His goal was sandwiched by Marcus Rashford equalising for Manchester United, and then Marquinhos giving PSG the lead. Neymar scored in the sixth minute of the game, when a deflected Kylian Mbappe shot landed in his path, and he made no mistake in slamming it past David De Gea. Rashford continued his habit of scoring big goals against PSG, but there was more than a hint of good fortune to this goal....