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MANCHESTER UNITED’S stars rocked up at Carrington in their brand-new cars with an extra spring in their step but holes in their pockets. A comfortable 3-0 win over Bournemouth last night ensured Erik ten Hag’s side maintained their perfect 100 per cent record since the World Cup break. Goals from Casemiro, Luke Shaw and Marcus Rashford ensured the Red Devils have won all three matches since the Premier League returned – a feat only Fulham can match. But the United players had their game faces on as they headed into the training ground for a recovery session and begin preparations to face Everton. And…

VINCENT Kompany is regarded as one of Manchester City’s greatest ever players, leading the club to some of their greatest successes. Here, we look at his career, and what he is doing now. What clubs did Vincent Kompany play for? Vincent Kompany is best known for his 11 years at Manchester City between 2008 and 2019. He previously had spells with Anderlecht and German side Hamburg. Kompany signed for the club in August 2008, just before the club were purchased by Sheikh Mansour. In his early games at City, Kompany played in defensive midfield, but it was when he moved back into defence that he…

MANCHESTER CITY youngster Nico O’Reilly scored from near the halfway line with a remarkable lob during an U18s clash against rivals Manchester United. The 18-year-old has been sensational for the Sky Blues’ academy side this season. https://twitter.com/brfootball/status/1647239144928604164?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1647239144928604164%7Ctwgr%5E3c36d78a6b0f44b2e6d367ab8ceff97a8062208f%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thesun.co.uk%2Fsport%2F22053212%2Fman-city-nico-oreilly-goal-man-utd%2F O’Reilly has contributed 12 goals and 14 assists in 30 appearances during the 2022/23 campaign. And he bagged a brace in the Manchester derby on Saturday as City claimed a 3-1 victory at United’s Aon Training Complex. Having already scored the opener in the 12th minute, O’Reilly proceeded to net a stunning second on the half hour mark. The No10 was found just…

CHELSEA fans fear their “managerless” side are “actually finished” after a clip of Kepa Arrizabalaga went viral. Interim boss Frank Lampard yesterday suffered his third defeat out of three since replacing Graham Potter until the end of the season. The Blues were comprehensively outplayed by Brighton at Stamford Bridge. Conor Gallagher’s deflected strike gave the hosts an undeserved lead but Danny Welbeck’s header and a stunner from Julio Enciso secured a 2-1 win for the Seagulls, who completed the double over Chelsea. And a video from the 27th minute had many supporters concerned about the lack of leadership and tactics under Lampard.…

DIOGO DALOT performed a hilarious FIVE goal celebrations, after netting against Nottingham Forest. The Portugal defender, 24, scored his first Premier League goal for the club at the 64th time of asking. And immediately, he ran to the crowd to celebrate his moment. But, after becoming overcome with excitement the full-back reeled off FIVE routines. First, he was seen beating the United badge with pride. Then, he wagged his finger at the Forest crowd after receiving stick from the home faithful during the game. For his third party piece, he checked the pulse on his neck – perhaps a reference to his Man Utd career still…

Taylor Swift was in the process of purchasing a seven-bedrooom, £8.3million home in London before she split up with British boyfriend Joe Alwyn, it has been claimed today. Pop icon Taylor and actor Alwyn, who had been together for six years, had successfully offered on a Grade II listed luxury mansion in Belsize Park, north London, sources told The Sun on Sunday. Reports of the couple’s split were revealed in US media last weekend. Taylor Swift was spotted in London last October, around the time the for-sale property was taken off the market. The couple had previously rented a property in nearby Primrose Hill, reports say,…

Marcus Rashford jetted off to New York over the international break with his stunning WAG Lucia Loi – and it’s now been revealed he chartered a Boeing 737 to the tune of £240,000 to take them there Marcus Rashford spent £240,000 to whisk his stunning fiancee away from Manchester to the Big Apple at the end of March. Rashford took the opportunity during his downtime to charter a Boeing 737 from Manchester to New York to spend some romantic time with Lucia Loi. The plane, which was just for the two of them, normally holds 124 passengers. One source told The Mirror:…

PREMIER League star Jesse Lingard is set to stand trial after he allegedly gave a fake name and address to cops when he was caught speeding. Lingard, 27, has been charged with failing to provide information about who was driving his Range Rover. The Nottingham Forest ace allegedly gave cops the name of a man who “doesn’t exist” along with an address which is “believed to be a car park”, a court heard. His case was heard for the first time at Stockport Magistrates Court yesterday – however, the former England international was not present. His lawyer entered a not-guilty plea on…

Lisa Tranter and Matt Hobbs wanted to have more independence and live in a more sustainable way. This inspired them to build a tiny house in the spectacular scenery of the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney, Australia. The house is in the Blue Mountains in Australia. The Tailored Tiny Co. The 237-square-foot house has striking black exterior walls, a large terrace with an awning, a full kitchen, and living space on two floors. The house is 8 feet wide, 29.5 feet long, and 15 feet high. A view from above. The Tailored Tiny Co. Tranter said she’d been a fan of tiny houses for…

She’s known to the world as a blonde bombshell and force of a nature within Hollywood. But on Friday Margot Robbie, 32, shocked fans by revealing she used to be a ‘kinda goth,’ and still has a love for heavy metal music. The Oscar nominated Australian actress said she would even go so far as to dye her trademark long locks black and cut them with razor blades. Chatting to Graham Norton on his BBC chat show, the starlet, 32, was reluctant to call her teenage self a ‘full on goth’ but did say she went through a emo stage. She…

A college student has gained fame, marriage proposals and thousands of likes and comments after showing off her likeness to Hollywood actress Margot Robbie. Lexi Ashton, who attends the University of Tennessee, has stunned her TikTok followers by dressing up and impersonating Hollywood movie star Margot Robbie. The doppelgänger, who has gone viral for her imitation of the Wolf of Wall Street star, has already amassed 4.9 million views – and counting – of her take on one of the film’s iconic scenes. Wearing a blue low-cut dress with 100 dollar bills stuck in her cleavage, Lexi also fixes her hair and make-up to…

Sadio Mane’s move to Bayern Munich last summer appeared to be the perfect next step in an already impressive career. The Senegal forward had helped Liverpool to Champions League and Premier League glory but was ready for a fresh challenge. Bayern needed a proven goalscorer to help compensate for Robert Lewandowski’s departure to Barcelona and a fee of £27.4million, possibly rising to £35m, represented excellent value. Here was someone Julian Nagelsmann could model his refreshed forward line around, supplying a steady stream of goals to keep Bayern dominant in Germany and to give them a shot in the Champions League. Alas, all that has proved too good to…

ENGLAND hero Chloe Kelly swapped the football pitch for some well deserved downtime and wowed her team-mates and celebs in the process. Kelly scored the extra-time winner in the Euro 2022 Women’s final to land the Lionesses their first-ever major trophy. She was back in action during the inaugural Women’s Finalissima against Brazil, netting the winning penalty in the shootout. But after the international action finished, Kelly took the chance to relax before heading back to finish the Women’s Super League season with Manchester City. Kelly shared some snaps of herself in a white linen cardigan and bikini while wearing some sunglasses by a…

MANCHESTER CITY superstar Erling Haaland jokingly revealed the secret behind his stunning goalscoring success this season. Haaland is the Premier League’s top scorer so far this term with a staggering 30 goals and five assists in 27 appearances. https://twitter.com/ErlingHaaland/status/1646557948846436352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1646557948846436352%7Ctwgr%5E25163a6174531f60a74761dc780bd9e9363677bf%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thesun.co.uk%2Fsport%2F22034425%2Ferling-haaland-milk-manchester-city-premier-league%2F And the striker took to Twitter where he posed with two bottles of what he described as his “magic potion”. But it turns out it’s only a couple of milk bottles, a healthy drink the Norway international appears to have introduced to his diet. Haaland tweeted: “Me and my magic potion.” Fans flooded the comments’ section to join in on all the fun and…

CHELSEA are set to sell EIGHT players this summer in a massive clearout. The Blues need to balance the books after reporting losses of £121.3m for 2021-22 and £274m across the last two campaigns. Incredibly, those figures do not take into account the West Londoners splashing out more than £600million on players this season. Struggling Chelsea also look set to miss out on European football next term with the club way down in 11th in the Premier League and needing to overturn a 2-0 deficit against Real Madrid in the Champions League quarter-final. That has prompted a Stamford Bridge panic with pressure mounting on new owner…

LISANDRO MARTINEZ is out for the rest of the season with a foot injury — leaving Manchester United with a full-blown defensive crisis. And United also revealed Martinez’s centre-back partner Raphael Varane is out for a ‘few weeks’ after limping off with a foot injury at half-time in the 2-2 first leg draw. A club statement read: “Everyone at United sends Lisandro and Rapha our best wishes for a speedy recovery.” The double injury blow is a major setback for United’s cup treble bid as well as their Premier League top-four hopes. Club captain Harry Maguire and Victor Lindelof are expected to step in for…

Six years ago, Joe Alwyn was a little-known actor who had only appeared in a handful of independent films. But thanks to his relationship with Taylor Swift, the Conversations with Friends star,  32, won a new legion of fans – in the form of her ‘Swifties’. Earlier this week, Entertainment Tonight left fans devastated when they reported that the fiercely private couple – who are believed to have been together since 2017 – have called time on their romance. The publication reports that the pop star – who is currently touring the US with her Eras show – and the UK actor allegedly…

Taylor Swift didn’t let the recent news of her big breakup keep her from enjoying a night out on the town on Monday. The 33-year-old pop icon was seen leaving the popular Italian restaurant Via Carota in New York City after enjoying a meal with her friend and regular producer Jack Antonoff. Also joining the regular collaborators was Jack’s fiancée Margaret Qualley. The actress has a connection to Swift’s ex-boyfriend Joe Alwyn, as she starred opposite him in Claire Denis’ 2022 thriller Stars At Noon. The dinner spot also held a surprising connection to Taylor, as it is near New York’s Cornelia Street, which inspired…

Archaeologists in Mexico have uncovered a 1,000-year-old stone scoreboard, used by the ancient Mayans. The scoreboard was used during a football-like game called ‘pelota’ or ‘Maya Ballgame’, where the balls contained the ashes of their dead rulers. The carved, circular stone was found in the Mayan Chichén Itzá archaeological site in the Yucatan peninsula by Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH). It measures just over 12.6 inches (32 cm) in diameter and weighs 88 lb (40 kg), and displays hieroglyphic writing surrounding two players standing next to a ball. The player on the right also appears to wear the traditional, protective clothing of…

IT may appear to be a normal yellow Hovis lorry – but this bread truck hides an amazing secret. The five-tonne lorry has been completely revamped to become a home, used by adventurers Martin Hill, 38, and Iona Stewart, 27, to see the world. Today, the lorry has been fitted out with a luxurious bedroom, living space, kitchen and bathroom and serves as transport and accommodation for the couple as they travel Europe. And the couple said they had only had to fork out £20,000 to completely renovate the lorry, and now planned on living in it full-time. Martin said:…

AMANDA Holden is struggling to sell her lavish £5million mansion with her home still on the market a year after it was listed. The Britain’s Got Talent judge, 52, is looking for a buyer for the stunning pile after it was subject to a huge showbiz makeover. Yet it appears a flush buyer is hard to come by. The Surrey property has featured in a number of Amanda’s Instagram posts over the years, including the time she showed off her incredible figure by going topless in the hot tub. The mum-of-two is hoping to make a £1.5million profit after spending £3.5m on…

HE wore a Liverpool jersey as a kid, but Naby Keita can’t have imagined he would be putting on a Reds shirt for real in a Premier League match while growing up in Guinea. The midfielder joined Liverpool in a £52.75 million deal from RB Leipzig three years ago. A box-to-box midfielder with great control, a tireless runner and the ability to find the back of the net, the 26-year-old is blessed with talent. But despite being born with a natural ability and steely determination to make it as a footballer, his pathway wasn’t always the easiest. Growing up in the poor…

DIOGO JOTA might fancy himself as a zookeeper when he calls time on his football career after spending time handling exotic animals in Dubai. But he faces the wrath of Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker if he does so, as the in-form forward has already found out over the winter break. While many players spent their time off relaxing, Jota marked his break with a visit to Rashed Belhasa’s exclusive zoo in Dubai. Belhasa, better known as Money Kicks, boasts an exotic array of animals at his residence, which is famous for attracting visits from footballers. Jota smiled as he posed for pictures alongside a huge bear, and also…

NEWCASTLE wag Diletta Leotta partied with boyfriend Loris Karius on holiday in Sicily. The pair are soaking up the sun in their trip abroad. And Toon goalkeeper Karius even had a go on the decks as Diletta danced along to his music. She shared a video of an event they were at and captured her partner hard at work. Diletta, 31, hinted at a new career for the shot-stopper writing: “The DJ is in da house.” The DAZN presenter has shared several snaps from her Easter trip to Sicily, including one in Karius’ arms. She also stunned in a red dress and black boots which sent…