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Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea made two stunning saves to help the Reds secure a 3-0 win over Leicester. David de Gea’s clean sheet in the victory over Leicester City on Sunday means that the goalkeeper has now recorded the joint-highest clean sheets for Manchester United. The Spanish shot-stopper made two spectacular saves for Erik ten Hag’s side in the 3-0 victory over the Foxes at Old Trafford, with Marcus Rashford (2) and Jadon Sancho both on the scoresheet for the home side. De Gea is now level with Reds legend Peter Schmeichel on 180 clean sheets, having made 521 appearances for the club since he arrived from…

Erik ten Hag has insisted that Manchester United players are not thinking about a possible title race despite closing the gap on league leaders Arsenal. United beat Leicester with a convincing 3-0 win to continue their good run but Ten Hag remained coy on talk of the title. Speaking to Sky Sports after the game, the 53-year-old head coach stressed his side are taking it a game at a time. ‘We don’t think about the title race,’ Ten Hag said. ‘We think about the next game, Thursday is going to be a big game for us. ‘We have to fight, our fans [have] to make Old Trafford a…

As far as Marcus Rashford is concerned you can take your pick from the statistics. Twenty four goals for the season, a personal high. Sixteen in seventeen games since the World Cup. Or seven consecutive goalscoring Premier League appearances at Old Trafford, the first Manchester United player to do that since Wayne Rooney in 2010. Whichever way you choose to look at it, Rashford’s run is remarkable. The 25-year-old looks and no doubt feels like a man who cannot miss. Had Leicester possessed such a player here they may have turned an opening 20-minute spell of dominance in to something…

Wesley Fofana has sent a defiant message to Chelsea fans after the club fell to another defeat. The pressure is continuing to increase on Chelsea and Graham Potter after they suffered a 1-0 defeat to Southampton, who are without a permanent manager and 20th in the Premier League, on Saturday afternoon at Stamford Bridge. A foul by Cesar Azpilicueta on the edge of the box on the stroke of half-time saw James Ward-Prowse produce another trademark moment to score another set-piece goal, which ultimately proved enough for the visitors to claim all three points. Potter made a whole host of selection decisions, including resting Reece James and…

Erling Haaland failed to find the net against Nottingham Forest on Saturday afternoon and after two massive misses – fans spotted a moment where Phil Foden could have gifted Haaland a goal Manchester City dropped more points in the title race on Saturday afternoon as Nottingham Forest held Pep Guardiola’s side to a draw at the City Ground. Bernardo Silva’s strike was cancelled out by a smash-and-grab strike from Chris Wood. However, Erling Haaland could have gifted City all three points when he missed two huge chances in quick succession. Haaland had another huge chance minutes later – but Phil Foden couldn’t square the ball to the…

Bruno Fernandes has been one of Man United’s players of the season and Erik ten Hag has explained his importance. what makes him so important to Manchester United. After a difficult period last season, Fernandes has roared back to his best form under Ten Hag and has become the first name on the manager’s team sheet. The Portuguese has played the full 90 minutes in all but one Premier League game, which he missed due to suspension, and has only not started twice in cup fixtures. It’s a gruelling amount of football Fernandes has been subjected to but Ten Hag is confident he will be able…

Kyle Walker has said it is ‘unacceptable’ that Manchester City have let their Premier League lead slip following their draw against Nottingham Forest. The Citizens took themselves to the top of the tree by beating Arsenal on Wednesday, and were hoping to maintain the gap following Saturday’s fixtures. But just when the Gunners looked like they might drop points in the lunchtime fixture, they scored twice in stoppage time to secure a 4-2 win against Aston Villa. And Walker, who played every minute of the 1-1 draw at right-back, said he could not accept that Man City were now behind Arsenal again – with the…

Chelsea defender Cesar Azpilicueta was taken off on a stretcher after being knocked unconscious during Saturday afternoon’s Premier League clash against Southampton. The 33-year-old was involved in a nasty collision with Saints forward Sekou Mara, who connected with Azpilicueta’s face after attempting an overhead kick. Referee David Coote immediately stopped play in the 74th minute and Chelsea pair Mateo Kovacic and Ben Chilwell appeared to put Azpilicueta in the recovery position. Medics soon appeared on the scene as players from both sides appeared shaken by the incident. After a nine-minute stoppage, a conscious Azpilicueta was placed on a stretcher before all four corners of…

Prospective buyers of Manchester United are set to be told that the current owners – the Glazers – will not budge from their £6billion asking price for the club, according to reports. The Glazers had set a 10pm deadline for bids to be lodged on Friday night to buy the club, with both Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Qatari Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani putting in offers. Al Thani’s bid to take over United in its entirety is thought to be over the £4bn mark, while Britain’s richest man Ratcliffe’s is believed to be short of that. However the INEOS founder could match the…

Vanity Fair columnist and famed literary nepo baby Molly Jong-Fast compared immensely popular Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to murder Mongol warlord Ghengis Khan in a recent piece. The column, which ran on Thursday, branded DeSantis just ‘as dangerous to democracy’ as former President Donald Trump. It was titled, ‘Ron DeSantis shouldn’t be covered like just another Republican.’ Jong-Fast describes DeSantis as a threat just as potent as Trump, though for somewhat different reasons. While DeSantis is ‘like Shakespeare compared to the former president,’ he is ‘the Ghengis Khan of social issues.’ Molly Jong Fast, daughter of popular novelist Erica Jong, became a political pundit during…

Erling Haaland missed two sitters against Nottingham Forest on Saturday as Manchester City fell two points behind Premier League leaders Arsenal after being held to a 1-1 draw. The 22-year-old Norwegian was eyeing a 33rd goal in all competitions in his remarkable debut season in England. Pep Guardiola’s striker looked likely to find the net after his own effort came back to him off the crossbar. However, the former Borussia Dortmund player was left red-faced as he got underneath the rebound and blasted the ball into the stands. It came after Arsenal left it very late to beat Aston Villa 4-2 at lunchtime and managed to climb back to the…

Graham Potter admits he understands why fans are angry with him after Chelsea suffered a humiliating defeat to Southampton on Saturday. While Chelsea went into the fixture amid a terrible run of form that has seen them win just two of their last 14 games, it was expected that they would beat a manager-less Southampton side languishing down at the bottom of the table. But instead the Blues lost 1-0 at Stamford Bridge courtesy of a stunning James Ward-Prowse free-kick, to leave Potter’s side 10th in the table and 10 points off the top four. At full-time, Potter was met by a loud chorus…

A bipartisan group of House members wrote to President Biden this week to urge him to send fighter jets to Ukraine in a move that would escalate U.S. involvement in the nation’s war with Ukraine. Five House members said modern jets like the F-16 ‘could prove decisive for control of Ukrainian airspace this year.’ Kyiv has long urged the U.S. to provide fighter jets, but President Biden weeks ago told reporters he would not. The letter was led by Maine Democrat Rep. Jared Golden, with GOP Reps. Tony Gonzales, Texas, and Mike Gallagher, Wis., and Democratic Reps. Chrissy Houlahan, Pa., and Jason Crow, Colo., signing on. All…

The Suicide Squad star was glowing as she fluttered her fingers at the photographers MARGOT Robbie couldn’t keep the smile from her face as she showed off her enormous wedding ring at an awards ceremony in Los Angeles. It was the first red carpet appearance for 26-year-old Margot following her low key wedding to British film director Tom Ackerley. As she arrived at the Marie Claire Image Maker Awards, Margot instinctively put her left hand up to her face, revealing the huge diamond sparkler in all its glory. Margot let her ring do all the talking, wearing a simple black leather top…

The 27-year-old discusses her latest critically-acclaimed film I, Tonya in her cover interview MARGOT Robbie looks the perfect beach babe in a stunning new shoot for Elle Magazine. The Australian beauty, 27, whose performance in new film I, Tonya has generated awards season buzz, went topless on the beach for her cover interview. Standing with her back to the ocean, Margot covered her boobs with a pink tie-dyed towel and wore matching bottoms. The actress’s shoulder-length hair was styled in beachy waves and she wore a a subtle amount of make-up. In her other shots, Margot covered up in quirky…

Erling Haaland has admitted his frustration at a lack of delivery from Manchester City teammates towards his runs in behind in recent matches. The 22 year-old striker has far and away exceeded any expectations in the goalscoring department so far this season, scoring a staggering 32 goals and providing four assists across his 30 appearances for City in all competitions. Since the turn of the year, Haaland has scored just five goals in seven appearances – which while that is still an exceptional record, does not match the player’s astronomical standards that he sets himself on a personal note. Many…

Donald Trump would beat Joe Biden and Kamala Harris in 2024, according to a new poll released on Friday. Trump, who announced his candidacy in November, would win 46 percent of the vote, while Biden would gain 41 percent, the survey showed. The former president would perform even better against Harris, winning 49 percent of support compared to Harris’s 39 percent. The poll was carried out for The Hill on February 15-16 by a team for Harvard CAPS-Harris Poll. The pollsters spoke to 1,838 registered voters. Only Nikki Haley has so far declared her intention to challenge him, but in an eight-way race, Trump beats them all.…

China’s representative to the United Nations Zhang Jun made the comments just days after his country flew a spy craft over the United States A Chinese government official accused NATO of creating “confrontations” and stoking “divisions,” just weeks after a Chinese spy craft entered U.S. airspace and traveled across the country. Zhang Jun, China’s Representative to the United Nations, made the comments on Twitter on Friday. “NATO claims to be a regional defensive alliance, but self-contradictorily seeks to breach its geographic confines and expand its agenda, stoke division and tensions, create confrontations, and strengthen military ties with Asia Pacific countries,” Jun said. “NATO…

Jack Grealish took to Instagram to mark the 27th birthday of his girlfriend, Sasha Attwood in a series of loved-up snaps on Friday. In one sweet photo, Jack had his arm affectionately around Sasha as they smiled for a selfie, enjoying the fresh air. In another, the model beamed alongside her footballer boyfriend as he’d just finished playing a game. Sasha looked incredible in both stunning snaps, wearing her honey blonde hair loose, which cascaded down her shoulders. One of the photos saw the Manchester City winger, 27, sporting his trademark short shorts, which showed off just a hint of his…

Manchester City are currently top of the Premier League table. Pep Guardiola has fired back at Jamie Carragher by insisting that Erling Haaland is at the right club to showcase his incredible talent. The former Liverpool and England defender said after Manchester City’s defeat against Tottenham that Haaland would have been better suited to another of Europe’s top sides. He also maintained City had become “a lesser team” with him playing and that they were not making the best of his talents. Guardiola countered that the striker has settled in perfectly at City scoring 32 goals in all competitions. In addition with 26 goals in the league and his side…

THIAGO SILVA has come out in defence of teammate Enzo Fernandez after he was criticised by Brazilian media. The big money deadline day signing suffered his first awkward moment in a Chelsea shirt as the Blues lost to Dortmund in the Champions League earlier this week. With the game at 0-0, Fernandez found himself as the last man back at a Chelsea corner as Dortmund sprung on the counter attack. Before long the midfielder was one-on-one with speedster Karim Adeyemi who ruthlessly charged at the Chelsea goal. Fernandez was beaten for speed before the German forward went around Kepa Arrizabalaga and slotted home Dortmund’s goal. Brazilian media outlet…

Todd Boehly disagrees with Frank Lampard and John Terry on next Chelsea captain decision Graham Potter has another difficult decision to make with Cesar Azpilicueta and Thiago Silva both set to leave Chelsea in 18 months or so Azpilicueta as Chelsea captain. The 33-year-old faces an increasingly uncertain future at Stamford Bridge with his contract set to expire at the end of next season. Despite having entered the final 18 months of his deal, Azpilicueta looks set to become Graham Potter’s third-choice right-back once Malo Gusto returns from Lyon in the summer. The 19-year-old is on loan at the French outfit…

Chelsea cult hero John Obi Mikel has revealed Kevin De Bruyne was “stroppy” and “moody” during his spell at Chelsea – before he emerged as a top Premier League talent at Manchester City Kevin De Bruyne was “stroppy” and “moody” during his spell at Chelsea under Jose Mourinho, according to a Blues cult hero. De Bruyne was labelled as a ‘£50million flop’ when he returned to the Premier League with Manchester City in 2015, following his disastrous Chelsea spell. And John Obi Mikel has now lifted the lid on what went wrong for the Belgian. Mikel revealed: “Kevin was always a stroppy guy, he was always on his own,…

Graham Potter believes Marc Cucurella is being unfairly blamed for Chelsea’s disappointing season. Cucurella joined the Blues from Brighton in a deal worth close to £60million in the summer transfer window but has struggled to replicate last season’s terrific form at Stamford Bridge. Potter has kept faith in the Spaniard with Ben Chilwell injured this season but Chelsea fans have shown their frustration over his persistent struggles. Cucurella was hauled off in last Saturday’s 1-1 draw with West Ham United, a change greeted by cheers by the travelling Chelsea support. January signing Mykhailo Mudryk’s Instagram account also liked a meme mocking the left-back following that performance with…