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However, Mikel Arteta’s side rolled back the years and produced a stunning showing away from home, as Arsenal recorded a richly deserved 1-0 victory against Manchester United. The Spaniard’s team selection took the Red Devils by surprise, as Egyptian midfielder Mohamed Elneny was handed a rare start in the center of the park alongside new signing Thomas Partey. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, on the other hand, opted to add another player in midfielder in the absence of the suspended Anthony Martial, with Paul Pogba starting alongside Scott McTominay, Bruno Fernandes and Fred....

Arsenal were not up to the levels shown in the North London derby as Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang failed to get on the scoresheet even after a lot of openings made by The Gunners through the United defense. As has been the case throughout the season, Arsenal played with more purpose in the second half, and it was their complacent defense for the second United goal which left the traveling fans disappointed....

The highly-rated winger was rumoured to be the subject of a £47 million bid from the Red Devils last February, but no deal was agreed and the Brazilian stayed put. Inter appoint Spalletti Anderson, who recorded 14 assists last season, told Sport TV that he still has ambitions of moving to England. “Every player dreams of playing for a team like United,” he said. “After my season that was very good in the second year, there has always been a lot of speculation....

According to the Daily Mail, Brighton and Hove Albion have slapped a £35 million price tag on the defender. The Premier League side are confident of avoiding relegation this summer and are hoping that will be enough to keep their star defender. However, with Borussia Dortmund and Manchester United interested in signing the defender and the price tag being just £35 million, a move for the 23-year-old is on the cards....

Story of the day Manchester United have just confirmed the signing of Daniel James but it is unlikely that he will be the last one to come through the doors at Old Trafford. Indeed, the Red Devils are in desperate need of an overhaul and have been linked with a lot of players. While the transfer strategy might be to look at youngsters, it seems as though they are making an exception in the case of Ivan Rakitic....

Manchester United are expected to make a £40 million bid for Malcom in January, with a view to allowing the Brazilian to stay at Bordeaux for the rest of the season. Arsenal and Tottenham are also reported to be interested, and now Dortmund are considering an approach as they look for a long-term replacement for Ousmane Dembele, who joined Barcelona last summer. Shaw expects to stay at Utd past January Luke Shaw expects to remain at Manchester United past the January window after a private meeting with Jose Mourinho, the Mirror reports....

“I told him [he was my idol] when I arrived,” Mata spoke about Manchester United’s interim manager Ryan Giggs. “And he said to me, joking: ‘I’m really happy you’re here … but I’m a bit sad too. Now I’m only the second best left-footer here’.” “The first days at a new club are always a bit strange but when you have someone like Ryan saying that it eases things,” he added....

In case you didn’t know… A lot of people questioned Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s ability when United appointed him as their caretaker manager for rest of the season back in December. However, he proved everyone wrong and the Red Devils found a new lease of life under him. The Old Trafford outfit is yet to lose a league game since his appointment and have forced their way into the ’top four’, after being 11 points adrift of the Champions League qualification places when the Norwegian was appointed by the club....

In case you didn’t know… Manchester United is set to face Barcelona at Old Trafford in 8 days time in the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League. The match is being touted as the biggest test yet for the new manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. The heart of the matter Manchester United suffered their third defeat in their last 4 matches after Wolves came from a goal behind to win 2-1 at the Molineux and Scott McTominay was asked about the team’s chances ahead of Barcelona visit to Old Trafford in the quarterfinals....

Comedian Daniel White thought it would be a cute idea to send a custom Christmas card this year, using a picture of his family from Halloween. However, he submitted a dental x-ray of his neighbor Mike’s teeth by mistake, resulting in a design that’s more frightening than festive. Since sharing the photo with his followers on December 14, the hilarious mix-up has received over 121,000 likes and more than 9,000 retweets....

England crashed to a shock 2-1 defeat away to the Czech Republic in Euro 2020 qualifying on Friday, leading to questions about the country’s defence. The Three Lions have conceded five goals in their past two qualifiers in Group A and Maguire – the world’s most expensive defender who has endured a difficult season with United languishing in 12th position in the Premier League – addressed the situation. “Yes, maybe,” Maguire said when asked if England’s defence is lacking confidence ahead of Monday’s trip to Bulgaria....

(Reuters) - Jose Mourinho has dropped a heavy hint that Paul Pogba’s protracted transfer from Juventus to Manchester United is close to completion. Speaking ahead of Sunday’s Community Shield with Leicester City, Manchester United’s manager confirmed he expected one more player to arrive at Old Trafford before Aug. 14. Although he said was reluctant to talk about players from other teams, he said he is one short of his intended first-team squad of 23 players plus three goalkeepers....

The shooting occurred at about 4 a.m. at 11:11 Restaurant & Lounge in the city’s Inwood neighborhood in northern Manhattan, the New York Daily News reported. An argument that took place inside the bar spilled outside when the bar closed, and the bar’s security tried to diffuse the situation. While police were talking to security, the man allegedly opened fire, hitting four victims, according to the Daily News. The sergeant then shot back, hitting the alleged shooter in the hip....

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s in-form team have a chance to severely dent Liverpool’s chances on Sunday when they host Jurgen Klopp’s side in a fixture that has weighty historical importance to go with its significance in the title race. The match is effectively Liverpool’s game in hand, with City, level on points at the top of the table after playing a game extra, facing Chelsea in the League Cup final on the same day....

Donnarumma turned 18 on Saturday and the teenager’s birthday was marked by a 1-0 win over Sassuolo a day later. Donnarumma is China’s Great Wall The youngster is seen as the heir apparent to Gianluigi Buffon for Italy and has been linked with Manchester United, Chelsea and Real Madrid, though he has a contract at Milan until June 2018. Milan are set to be taken over by Chinese investors Sino-Europe Sports and Raiola wants to talk with the new owners before committing Donnarumma’s future to the club....

The 21-year-old is eligible for both Scotland and England, with his emergence under Jose Mourinho leading to much conjecture over which nation he should choose to play for. Lancaster-born McTominay has previously stated he sees his international future with the country of his father and reportedly pledged to represent Scotland this month following a meeting Alex McLeish. And he is in line to make his debut for Scotland after McLeish included him as one of six new faces in his first squad since being re-appointed as manager in February....

Mbukiswa Mkhize, 34, from the KwaZulu-Natal province, pleaded guilty on Monday before the Pietermaritzburg High Court for the fatal shooting of 54-year-old Zamokuhle Ndlovu. Ndlovu was reported to be at his home in the Thembalihle area (which falls under South Africa’s Mountain Rise policing precinct) of the Northern Cape province at 10 p.m. local time on October 6 in 2019 when an “unknown man” entered the property, the South African Police Service (SAPS) said in a statement Tuesday....

Thompson is from Washington state, moved to Georgia in 2020 and drove from Atlanta to Washington, D.C. on Jan. 6. He was involved in attacking several Capitol police officers for over two hours before leaving the area. Defense attorney Elizabeth Kelley said because of Thompson’s disorder he “functions in many ways as a young child,” and it influenced what he believed was happening on Jan. 6. “Autism is not and should not be an excuse for bad behavior, but rather, it should be considered when a person’s individual culpability and degree of social understanding is called into question,” she wrote....

Lawyers for McIver said he did not have a fair trial in 2018 and are asking the Georgia Supreme Court to overturn the conviction, arguing that he loved his wife dearly and her death was a terrible accident. Prosecutors said he coveted her money and was driven to kill her. During the night of the shooting in September, a close friend of Diane McIver, Dani Jo Carter, accompanied the couple to their horse farm about 75 miles from Atlanta....

Within the space of five second-half minutes, Lloris mistakes had gifted goals to Leroy Sane and Kevin De Bruyne, the Belgium international scoring his first City goal in 14 games in the simplest manner. City really had deserved to be ahead after a searing first-half performance, in which they had laid siege to Lloris’s goal but somehow not taken the lead. But, after Dele Alli nodded Spurs back into the contest, Pep Guardiola was apoplectic as Raheem Sterling was denied a clear penalty and Son Heung-min equalised within a minute....