King to Kingmaker: Liverpool can seal Premier League title for Man City
Football | May 02, 2021 10:15 ISTLiverpool has long since given up its title after a dramatic implosion in the second half of the season.
Liverpool has long since given up its title after a dramatic implosion in the second half of the season.
Cavani scored two of United’s five second-half goals, with Fernandes adding a penalty to his brilliantly taken first-half opener before Paul Pogba and substitute Mason Greenwood also netted.
In September, he was so close to joining Juventus that he momentarily stopped playing for Roma. In January, there was a supposed swap deal set up with Inter Milan for Alexis Sánchez.
The protesters carried banners with messages including “Glazers out,” in reference to the Glazer family that owns United, and “We decide when you play.”
Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester United, Manchester City and Tottenham throughout Tuesday evening withdrew their participation from the breakaway league.
While United will meet Roma in the semifinal, Arsenal will face Villarreal, currently managed by the London club's former boss Unai Emery.
Arsenal paid the price for a lack of concentration after failing to defend Nicolas Pépé’s 86th-minute opener.
The Portuguese midfielder, who saw the ball coming at his chest height and going away from him, made a terrific manoeuvre to raise his feet high to receive the ball
The team normally plays its Women’s Super League home matches at Leigh Sports Village but switched to Old Trafford during the international break in the men's game.
Paul Pogba scored the only goal of the match as Manchester United beat AC Milan 2-1 on aggregate to reach the Europa League quarterfinals.
The divergence in fortunes of City and United over the past five weeks — they were separated by just a point at the top of the standings on Jan. 27 — has been dramatic.
There were worrying signs in United's third straight 0-0 draw, this time in the fog at Crystal Palace on Wednesday.
Bale scored twice in the club’s 4-0 win over Burnley; Chelsea kept its unbeaten record under manager Thomas Tuchel in a 0-0 draw with Man United.
Manchester United drew 0-0 with Real Sociedad for a 4-0 aggregate win, and Milan progressed on away goals, 3-3 on aggregate, after drawing 1-1 at home with Red Star Belgrade.
Second-half goals from Daniel James and Bruno Fernandes pushed the Red Devils to an important win after Newcastle winger Saint-Maximin had cancelled out Marcus Rashford opener at Old Trafford.
United is back in the Europa League for the third time in five seasons, a sign of the times for a club once regarded as one of the continental heavyweights.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s comeback kings fell short on the road and, having been top just 19 days ago, second-place United now trails Manchester City by seven points.
UEFA said the home stadium of Juventus in Turin will stage the first leg of the round of 32 on Feb. 18.
The France international was forced off near the end of the first half of United’s 3-3 draw against Everton in the Premier League on Saturday.
In the last play of the game, a free-kick from Lucas Digne was glanced on and Dominic Calvert-Lewin controlled the ball before prodding it past David De Gea.
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