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Destiny Udogie was shown a second yellow card 10 minutes after the break leaving the home side hanging on for a point. Australian Postecoglou said his first Premier League defeat was hard to analyse. BEST STARTTottenham have enjoyed their best start to a top-flight season since 1960 with Postecoglou the first manager to go unbeaten in his first 10 Premier League games. Chelsea were chasing shadows initially and were relieved when Son's effort was ruled out for offside. Minutes later Chelsea's Moises Caicedo drove a low shot home through a crowd but that was ruled offside and confirmed by VAR.
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Haaland brace lifts Man City to 3-1 win over Young Boys
  + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Lori Ewing | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
City can clinch their spot in the knockout stage when they play Young Boys again, this time at home, on Nov. 7. Haaland scored for the first time in six Champions League games with a penalty in the 67th minute after Mohamed Camara's tackle on Rodri in the box. Haaland, who rewrote several scoring records last season, added another one on Wednesday, breaking Kylian Mbappe's mark as the youngest player to score 37 Champions League goals. But Young Boys caught City keeper Ederson in no man's land to level four minutes later, sending in Meschack Elia with a superb pass which he scooped high over Ederson into the net. Young Boys are third in the group on one point after three matches.
Persons: Erling Haaland, Manuel Akanji, Pep, Guardiola, I'm, Haaland, Mohamed Camara's, Akanji, Ruben Dias's, Anthony Racioppi, Meschack Elia, Jack Grealish's, Racioppi, Matheus Nunes, Loris Benito, Rico Lewis, City's Julian Alvarez, Grealish, Lori Ewing, Clare Fallon Organizations: Manchester City, Champions League, Swiss, Young Boys, Wednesday, TNT Sports, League, Boys, Ederson, Thomson Locations: Norwegian, Swiss
LONDON, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Arsenal moved level on points with neighbours Tottenham Hotspur at the top of the Premier League after beating champions Manchester City on Sunday as Liverpool were held to a 2-2 draw at Brighton & Hove Albion. Mohammed Kudus scored an 89th-minute equaliser to earn West Ham a point against Newcastle United in a 2-2 draw and Aston Villa stayed fifth in the standings after drawing 1-1 at Wolverhampton Wanderers. Arsenal came into the match having not beaten City in the league since 2015, a run of 15 games -- their longest winless streak against a single opponent in league history. Arsenal did not have a single shot on target in the opening period, but upped the tempo after the break. West Ham retained their grip on seventh place while Newcastle are eighth, a point behind.
Persons: Mohammed Kudus, Aston Villa, Declan Rice, Martinelli, Nathan Ake, Ederson, Mikel Arteta, Lewis Dunk, Mohamed Salah's, Simon Adingra, Alexis Mac Allister, Salah, Dominik Szoboszlai, Dunk, Juergen Klopp, Alexander Isak's quickfire, Tomas Soucek, West, Kudus, Ham, Defender Pau Torres, Villa, Hwang Hee, chan, Pedro Neto's, Torres, Ollie Watkins, Mario Lemina, Peter Hall, Ed Osmond Organizations: Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur, Premier League, Manchester City, Liverpool, Brighton & Hove Albion, West, Newcastle United, Aston, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Emirates, Spurs, Brighton, Seagulls, Sky Sports, London, Newcastle, Defender, Wolves, Thomson Locations: West Ham, BRIGHTON, Liverpool
McTominay rescues Man United as Tottenham go top
  + stars: | 2023-10-07 | by ( Peter Hall | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +4 min
BURNLEY, England, Oct 7 (Reuters) - Manchester United needed two stoppage-time goals from Scott McTominay to secure a dramatic 2-1 win over Brentford as Tottenham Hotspur went top of the Premier League with a 1-0 victory at Luton Town on Saturday. Boos rang around Old Trafford at halftime as United went into the break trailing Brentford, staring down the barrel of a seventh defeat this season in all competitions. Substitute McTominay rattled home the equaliser after a goalmouth scramble in the 93rd minute and he was not done yet. Trailing with 92:46 on the clock, this was the latest United had been behind in a Premier League game in which they came back to win. Spurs have registered 20 points from their opening eight Premier League games this season and only in 1960-61 have they done so in fewer matches to begin a top-flight campaign.
Persons: Scott McTominay, Casemiro, Victor Lindelof, Mathias Jensen, Andre Onana, Onana, McTominay, Yves Bissouma, Micky van de Ven, James Maddison, Ange Postecoglou, Wilson Odobert, Ameen Al Dakhil, Cole Palmer, Raheem Sterling, Nicolas Jackson, James Garner, Jack Harrison, Abdoulaye Doucoure, Sean Dyche's, Peter Hall, Toby Davis, Ed Osmond Organizations: BURNLEY, Manchester United, Brentford, Tottenham Hotspur, Premier League, Luton Town, Chelsea, Burnley, Turf Moor, Everton, Bournemouth, TOTTENHAM, Manchester City, Arsenal, Tottenham, Luton, Spurs, Goodison, Sheffield United, Fulham, Crystal, Nottingham Forest, Selhurst, Thomson Locations: England, Old Trafford, Luton, Dutch, City
MANCHESTER, England, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Champions Manchester City slipped to a shock first Premier League defeat of the season at Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday, while Manchester United's campaign of woe continued with a loss to Crystal Palace. United slumped to their fourth loss of the Premier League season as an early Joachim Andersen strike gave Palace a 1-0 win at Old Trafford. With nine points and a minus four goal difference, this is 10th-placed Manchester United's worst-ever start to a Premier League season after seven games. CITY COME UNSTUCKUnited's rivals City had been having no such bad luck this term and made the trip to Wolverhampton having won all six of their opening league games. Newcastle United also continued their winning streak with a 2-0 victory over Burnley, while West Ham United beat Sheffield United 2-0 at London Stadium.
Persons: Joachim Andersen, Andersen, Sam Johnstone, Erik ten Hag, Ruben Dias, Pedro Neto's, Julian Alvarez, Jose Sa, Hwang Hee, Cunha, Pep Guardiola, Kai Havertz, Martin Odegaard, Ben White, Mikel Arteta's Arsenal, Andoni Iraola's, Thomas Kaminski, Luton's, Villa, Ollie Watkins, Peter Hall, Clare Fallon Organizations: Manchester City, Premier League, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Crystal, Arsenal, Bournemouth, Luton Town, Everton, Old, Brighton & Hove Albion, Manchester, CITY, City, Wolverhampton, Wolves, Newcastle United, League, London, Luton, Aston Villa, City . Newcastle United, Burnley, West Ham United, Sheffield United, Tottenham, Liverpool, Thomson Locations: MANCHESTER, England, Manchester, Old Trafford, Saturday's
Holders Man Utd to host Newcastle in League Cup fourth round
  + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
LONDON, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Holders Manchester United will host Newcastle United in the fourth round of the League Cup after Wednesday's draw threw up a repeat of last season's final. Newcastle had earlier booked their place in the last 16 after beating Premier League champions Manchester City 1-0 at St James' Park. Nine times winners Liverpool, 3-1 winners at home to Leicester City on Wednesday, were handed a trip to Premier League Bournemouth while Arsenal will travel to West Ham United in a London derby and Everton host Burnley. Chelsea will have a home game against second tier Blackburn Rovers while Fulham are away to Championship high-flyers Ipswich Town. League Two Mansfield Town host League One side Port Vale while League One Exeter City are at home to Championship side Middlesbrough.
Persons: Alan Baldwin, Toby Davis Organizations: Manchester United, Newcastle United, League, Newcastle, Premier League, Manchester City, St James, Liverpool, Leicester City, Premier League Bournemouth, Arsenal, West Ham United, Everton, Burnley, Chelsea, Blackburn Rovers, Fulham, Ipswich Town, Mansfield Town, Port Vale, League One, Middlesbrough, Thomson Locations: West, London, Port, League One Exeter
While Erik Ten Hag's side set aside a difficult start to the season and cruised comfortably through at Old Trafford, Premier League Wolverhampton Wanderers and Luton Town were knocked out by lower-division opponents. Wolves went 2-0 up and then lost 3-2 at Championship (second tier) high-flyers Ipswich Town while Premier League newcomers Luton were beaten 1-0 at League One (third tier) side Exeter City. Vincent Kompany's Burnley, without a win in the Premier League so far this season, overran League Two (fourth tier) opponents Salford City 4-0 with a second-string team. The match was the night's only fixture pitting two top flight clubs against each other and they will meet again in the league at Old Trafford on Saturday. The draw for the fourth round will be after Wednesday's matches, with 12 Premier League clubs in action and last year's losing finalists Newcastle United hosting Premier League champions Manchester City.
Persons: Alejandro Garnacho, Crystal Palace's Nathaniel Clyne, Jason Cairnduff, Casemiro, Erik Ten, Demetri Mitchell, Vincent Kompany's Burnley, Dean Henderson, Sam Johnstone, Diogo Dalot, Mason, Anthony Martial, Johnstone, Sofyan Amrabat, Jack Taylor, Freddie Ladapo, Omari Hutchinson, Hwang Hee, Chan, Toti Gomes, Alan Baldwin, Toby Davis, Pritha Organizations: Soccer, Manchester United, Companies Manchester United, Crystal, Old Trafford Wolves, Exeter, Luton, Burnley, Salford, League Cup, Crystal Palace, Premier League Wolverhampton Wanderers, Luton Town, Wolves, Ipswich Town, Premier League, League, Exeter City, Salford City, United, Old, Morocco, Fiorentina, Sky Sports, Ipswich, Middlesbrough, Bradford City, Mansfield Town, League One Peterborough, Sutton United, Port, Newcastle United, Manchester City, Thomson Locations: Old Trafford, Manchester, Britain, Old, Ipswich, Salford MANCHESTER, England, Exeter, Saturday, Port Vale, London
The transfer window, which was open from June 14 to Sept. 1, exceeded last year's record 1.92 billion pounds, with the top-flight clubs spending 255 million pounds on deadline day alone, it said. Premier League clubs were responsible for 48% of the spending across Europe's top five leagues including Spain's LaLiga, Italy's Serie A, Germany's Bundesliga and France's Ligue 1. "Nearly three-quarters of Premier League clubs (14) spent more this summer than the last, reflecting the increased intensity of competition. Champions Manchester City signed midfielder Matheus Nunes for 53 million pounds this week, having brought Jeremy Doku for 55 million pounds, defender Josko Gvardiol for 77 million and midfielder Mateo Kovacic for 25 million earlier. According to the report, almost half of the transfer fees received by Premier League clubs from overseas came from the Saudi Pro League club (SPL), which has the fourth-highest transfer spend of any league globally.
Persons: Chris Radburn, Spain's LaLiga, Tim, Todd Boehly, Moises Caicedo, Enzo Fernandez, Matheus Nunes, Jeremy Doku, Josko Gvardiol, Mateo Kovacic, Kai Havertz, Declan Rice, Rasmus Hojlund, Sandro Tonali, Harvey Barnes, Calum Ross, Pearl Josephine Nazare, Martyn Herman, Gerry Doyle, Hugh Lawson Organizations: Soccer Football, Premier League - Brighton & Hove Albion, West Ham United, American Express, Premier League, Deloitte, Serie, Bundesliga, Ligue, Deloitte's Sports Business, Chelsea, Clearlake Capital, Champions Manchester City, Arsenal, Manchester United, Newcastle United, Nottingham Forest, Saudi Pro League, Thomson Locations: Brighton, Britain, London, Bengaluru
Transfer deadline day deals
  + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
Asked if Palmer was Chelsea's last signing of the window, he told reporters: "I think so. 0930 CITY SIGN NUNESManchester City have signed Portugal midfielder Matheus Nunes from Wolverhampton Wanderers on a five-year contract. 0830 CHELSEA SIGN MIDFIELDER PALMER FROM MAN CITYChelsea said they have signed midfielder Palmer from Premier League champions Manchester City on a contract running until 2027, with the option of a further year. The transfer fee was reported to be worth around 40 million pounds ($50 million). 0800 MAN UTD SIGN GOALKEEPER BAYINDIR FROM FENERBAHCEManchester United signed Turkish goalkeeper Altay Bayindir from Super Lig side Fenerbahce on a four-year deal, with the option of a further year, a day after Dean Henderson joined Crystal Palace.
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Barcelona sign Portuguese defender Cancelo from Man City
  + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
Sept 1 (Reuters) - Barcelona have signed Portuguese full back Joao Cancelo from Premier League champions Manchester City on loan until June 2024, both clubs said on Friday. "The Club wishes to thank the player publicly for the financial effort made and his desire to wear the Barca shirt," the LaLiga club said in a statement. The 29-year-old joined City from Juventus in 2019 and made a total of 154 appearances, scoring nine goals and providing 22 assists, before going on loan in January to Bayern Munich. Cancelo will now be reunited with former City captain Ilkay Gundogan, who also joined the Spanish club on a free transfer following his departure from the treble winners. Reporting by Angelica Medina in Mexico City; editing by Martyn HermanOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
Persons: Joao Cancelo, Cancelo, Pep Guardiola's, Ilkay Gundogan, Angelica Medina, Martyn Herman Our Organizations: Premier League, Manchester City, City, Juventus, Bayern Munich, Portugal, UEFA Nations League, Spanish, Thomson Locations: Barcelona, Portuguese, Mexico City
But anticipation is building for the visit of West Ham, who will become the first top-flight team to play a league match at Kenilworth Road since Aston Villa 31 years ago. The volume created by the Hatters fans crammed in on Friday will shake the 118-year-old stadium to its foundations. Forward Cauley Woodrow, who scored in the League Cup win at Kenilworth Road against Gillingham this week, said Luton needed to turn their home into an intimidating 'fortress'. Arsenal's priority will be avoiding any repeat of the early goals they have conceded on a regular basis at home of late. Andreas Pereira's strike for Fulham after 57 seconds last weekend meant the Gunners became the first Premier League team to concede a first-minute goal three times in a calendar year.
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Wolves' Nunes set for Man City move, says O'Neil
  + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
FILE PHOTO-Soccer Football - Premier League - Aston Villa v Wolverhampton Wanderers - Villa Park, Birmingham, Britain - January 4, 2023 Wolverhampton Wanderers' Matheus Nunes during the warm up before the match REUTERS/Molly Darlington/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsAug 31 (Reuters) - Wolverhampton Wanderers' Portugal midfielder Matheus Nunes will be signing for Premier League champions Manchester City, the Midlands club's manager Gary O'Neil said on Thursday. According to reports in British media, the two clubs have reached an agreement on a fee of 53 million pounds ($67.07 million) for the 25-year-old. "The situation is resolved, he (Nunes) is signing for Manchester City," O'Neil told reporters ahead of Wolves' trip to Crystal Palace on Sunday. Nunes, who has 11 caps, moved to Wolves from Sporting last August for a club-record fee reported to be around 45 million euros ($48.78 million). Then a big club came calling and players want to play for Manchester City.
Persons: Matheus Nunes, Molly Darlington, Gary O'Neil, Kevin De Bruyne, Nunes, O'Neil, Aadi Nair, Ken Ferris Organizations: Soccer Football, Premier League, Aston Villa, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Villa, Portugal, Manchester City, Midlands, Belgium, Wolves, Sporting, City, Thomson Locations: Birmingham, Britain, Bengaluru
Erik ten Hag's Manchester United began abysmally against Forest and conceded twice inside the opening five minutes to Steve Cooper's enterprising outfit. United got the quick response they needed however with Marcus Rashford's cut back being touched in by Cristian Eriksen. Dejan Kulusevski sealed the points in the second half for new manager Ange Postecoglou's side. First half I thought we were really good," Australian Postecoglou, who has quickly changed the mood at Spurs, told reporters. Champions Manchester City, who are fifth on six points, visit promoted Sheffield United on Sunday when Newcastle United, on three points, host Liverpool who have four.
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LONDON, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Newcastle United face the first big test of their Premier League title aspirations on Saturday but the trip to champions Manchester City could be coming at the right time for the table-topping Magpies. "Thank you so much to the Premier League for letting us play on Saturday, and not on Sunday and Monday," Guardiola said sarcastically of the 72-hour turnaround from Wednesday's game. Newcastle have yet to win a Premier League match at The Etihad but the arrival of Italy's Sandro Tonali has boosted an already strong midfield featuring Brazil internationals Bruno Guimaraes and Joelinton. Guimaraes explained on a Brazilian podcast last month how much he has hated playing City in the past, so good were their players. Liverpool are overwhelming favourites to win their first home league game of the season against Bournemouth on Saturday, a side they thumped 9-0 at Anfield last August to equal the Premier League record.
Persons: Pep, Kevin de Bruyne, Guardiola, Abu, Italy's Sandro Tonali, Bruno Guimaraes, Guimaraes, Erling Haaland, KANE, Harry Kane, Ange Postecoglou, Cristian Romero, Jurrien Timber, Mikel Arteta, Luton's, Vincent Kompany, Alan Baldwin, Ken Ferris Organizations: Newcastle United, Premier League, Manchester City, Magpies, Etihad, UEFA Super, Sevilla, Burnley, Aston Villa, Saudi, St James, City, Newcastle, Brazil, City's, Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur, Spurs, Bayern Munich, Brentford, Arsenal, Crystal, London, Chelsea, West Ham United, Sunday, Fulham, Jurrien, Bournemouth, Anfield, Nottingham Forest, Sheffield United, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Brighton & Hove Albion, Everton, Kenilworth, Thomson Locations: Athens, Belgium, Abu Dhabi, Joelinton, Argentina, Liverpool
But Forest grabbed a goal back in the 83rd minute through Taiwo Awoniyi and pressed for an unlikely point. ANXIOUS FINISH"Welcome to the Premier League!" Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said of the anxious finish. "Running the clock down, in this league, that's a very dangerous thing to do but overall I'm very happy." Sheffield United's defeat by Palace completed a poor opening weekend for the promoted clubs after Burnley's loss on Friday.
Persons: Eddie Nketiah, Martin Odegaard, William Saliba, Gabriel Martinelli, David Klein, James ', Eddie Howe's, Sandro Tonali, Moussa Diaby, Alexander Isak, Callum Wilson, Harvey Barnes, Declan Rice, Kai Havertz, Saka, Mikel Arteta, Solly, Joao Pedro, Carlton Morris, Simon Adingra, Evan Ferguson, Bobby De Cordova, Reid, Andreas Pereira, Michael Keane, Stuart Attwell, James Tarkowski, Bernd Leno, Sean Dyche, West Ham, Dominic Solanke, Jarrod Bowen, Andoni Iraola, Odsonne Edouard, Martyn Herman, Pritha Sarkar Organizations: Soccer Football, Premier League, Arsenal, Nottingham Forest, Emirates, REUTERS, Newcastle, Villa, Forest Everton, Fulham, Luton Town's, Hove Albion, Champions Manchester City, Burnley, St, Newcastle United, Aston Villa, Everton, Crystal, Sheffield United . West Ham United, Bournemouth, Gunners, Timber, Football League, Brighton, Luton, Goodison, BBC, Sheffield, Thomson Locations: London, Britain, Brighton, West
Soccer Football - Premier League - Manchester United v Fulham - Old Trafford, Manchester, Britain - May 28, 2023 Manchester United's Harry Maguire during the lap of appreciation after the match Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Boyers/File PhotoLONDON, Aug 9 (Reuters) - West Ham United have agreed a deal in principle with Premier League rivals Manchester United for England defender Harry Maguire, media reported on Wednesday. Sky Sports television and the BBC said the deal was worth around 30 million pounds ($38 million) and personal terms were not expected to be a problem. Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag last month stripped Maguire of the captaincy after the 30-year-old made only eight Premier League starts last season, spending much of the time on the bench or injured. The world's most expensive defender when United signed him from Leicester City for 80 million pounds in 2019, Maguire's contract is due to end in 2025. The Premier League season kicks off on Friday with promoted Burnley hosting champions Manchester City.
Persons: Harry Maguire, Andrew Boyers, Erik ten Hag, Maguire, Gareth Southgate's, it's, Southgate, Alan Baldwin, Angus MacSwan Organizations: Soccer Football, Premier League, Manchester United, Fulham, Ham United, Premier League rivals Manchester United, England, Sky Sports, BBC, United, Leicester City, Burnley, Manchester City, Thomson Locations: Old Trafford, Manchester, Britain, England
Aurelien Meunier - PSG/PSG via Getty ImagesSaudi Arabian soccer club Al-Hilal reportedly tabled a world record 300 million euro ($331.9 million) bid for Paris Saint-Germain star Kylian Mbappé, a further signal of the kingdom's efforts to shake up the sport's global order. Al-Ahli snapped up Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy and former Liverpool striker Roberto Firmino, and have just agreed a £30 million ($38.54 million) deal to bring in forward Riyad Mahrez from reigning English Premier League and European champions Manchester City. A medium-term threat Soccer isn't the first sport to be rocked by a sudden wave of Saudi investment. This is more like a couple of decades before I think we could see some significant impact." Cristiano Ronaldo stands prior to the Saudi Pro League week 28 soccer match between Al-Nassr and Al-Shabab at Alawwal Park Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on May 23, 2023.
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The Merseyside club's 69-year stay in the top flight was in peril at halftime as they were drawing 0-0 and 2016 champions Leicester were ahead against West Ham United. That combination of results meant Everton were in the relegation zone but Abdoulaye Doucoure's stunning 57th minute right-foot strike from outside the area earned Everton the victory they required. The final whistle prompted a pitch invasion with smoke from blue flares drifting across the old stadium that will host top-flight football again after another Everton escape. Everton ended in 17th place on 36 points after 38 games, with Leicester in 18th on 34 and Leeds on 31. EVERTON RELIEFThe celebrations at Everton were more of relief than pride as the famous old club once again found itself battling not for silverware but to avoid relegation.
This must be a freak season, says Liverpool's Alexander Arnold
  + stars: | 2023-04-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
April 27 (Reuters) - Liverpool may be ending the season with a flourish and could still qualify for Europe but what has gone before has been unacceptable, according to right back Trent Alexander Arnold. While a Europa League berth would be some consolation, Alexander Arnold said Liverpool must improve next season. "Some tweaks (need to be made) -- it has to be just a blip," Alexander Arnold told the BBC. "It needs to be a freak season and then next season be back in title races -- that's our aim." Alexander Arnold pointed out that some tactical changes had allowed Liverpool to hit their stride again.
Saliba struggling to return to Arsenal title fight
  + stars: | 2023-04-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
LONDON, April 20 (Reuters) - Defender William Saliba is struggling to return to Arsenal's Premier League title run-in because of a back injury while Oleksandr Zinchenko is also a doubt for Friday's crucial home game against bottom club Southampton. Frenchman Saliba, who has impressed this season after returning from a loan spell with Marseille, has not played for a month and manager Mikel Arteta is concerned. Regarding William, we still have to wait a little bit more," Arteta told reporters on Thursday. Zinchenko has a groin injury and Arteta says the former Manchester City player "needs some more time to heal". "The rewards maybe haven't been there in terms of results in some games but they are a really good team."
LIVERPOOL, April 9 (Reuters) - Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp was left at a loss to explain how his side did not complete a comeback win against Arsenal in what he described as a 'spectacular' game at Anfield on Sunday. An open game, completely open, they score with the first situation and the second one," Klopp said. "It was a spectacular game in the end. The draw left Liverpool down in eighth spot, a massive 29 points behind leaders Arsenal, although Klopp's side may just have opened the door for champions Manchester City. Arsenal lead City by six points but have played a game more and must also visit the Etihad Stadium.
City's 2-0 win sliced Arsenal's advantage to two points and when leaders Arsenal trailed 2-0 with an hour gone in north London it appeared their hold on top spot was weakening. Fourth-placed Tottenham Hotspur's top-four ambitions suffered a dent as they went down 1-0 at Wolverhampton Wanderers who are gradually pulling clear of the relegation zone. Arsenal had not won a Premier League game in which they had trailed by at least two goals since 2012 so the omens looked bad for the Gunners as they were stunned by Bournemouth. 'TRICKY GAME'There was no such drama at Manchester City with Phil Foden scoring an early beauty before substitute Bernardo Silva wrapped up the points in the second half. "We won the game, we didn't suffer much at the end -- an incredible result for us because it was a tricky game," City manager Pep Guardiola said.
Arsenal reinvigorated their push for a first Premier League title in two decades with two stoppage-time goals giving them a thrilling win at Villa Park. It was Arsenal's first win in four Premier League games and followed a dispiriting Wednesday night loss at home to City, who had closed an eight-point gap from a month ago. "If you want to be at the top, you are going to have to win games in many different ways," coach Mikel Arteta said. It was a big effort to play less than 72 hours ago after the (City) game that we had, and after the result that we had which obviously morally was touching." Chelsea had 17 attempts at goal, five on target, their highest shot tally without scoring at home in the Premier League since May 2021.
Soccer’s new M&A binge will mostly benefit players
  + stars: | 2023-02-17 | by ( Streisand Neto | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
A Qatari consortium is set to make a $6 billion offer for Man Utd, home to stars including Marcus Rashford, Bloomberg reported on Thursday. The Financial Times reported that Iranian-American billionaire Jahm Najafi is preparing a $3.8 billion swoop on Harry Kane’s Tottenham Hotspur. The Qataris’ reported Man Utd offer of $6 billion would value the New York-listed club at 8.6 times trailing revenue. Man Utd, whose financial advisers are U.S. investment bank Raine Group, has set an initial Feb. 17 deadline for bids. The Financial Times on Feb. 15 reported that Iranian-American billionaire Jahm Najafi was preparing a $3.8 billion offer for Tottenham Hotspur.
[1/2] Soccer Football - Premier League - Leeds United v Manchester United - Elland Road, Leeds, Britain - February 12, 2023 Manchester United's Marcus Rashford celebrates scoring their first goal with Bruno Fernandes Action Images via Reuters/Lee SmithLEEDS, England, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Late goals from Marcus Rashford and Alejandro Garnacho earned Manchester United a hard-fought 2-0 Premier League victory at Leeds United on Sunday. Chances were few and far between in a feisty first half between the Roses rivals, with Crysencio Summerville twice going close for Leeds and Bruno Fernandes wasting the visitors' best opportunity. Gaps started to appear with the deadlock broken and substitute Garnacho took advantage to put the game to bed five minutes from time, racing clear before firing home. With champions Manchester City in action later on Sunday, United leap-frogged their rivals into second place having played two games more. Reporting by Peter Hall, editing by Ed OsmondOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
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