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The Red Devils faced the Cypriots at Old Trafford in the reverse fixture after travelling the week before. Erik ten Hag did not drop any major surprises with respect to his team selection, going with a more or less expected eleven. United created a number of chances through midfielder Bruno Fernandes, who was on song. The hosts produced a whopping 4.25 xG on the day, taking 34 shots, but Francis Uzoho came up on top on every single occasion except once in the dying moments of the game. https://twitter.com/goal/status/1580663103926448130 However, they were unable to score until stoppage time when Scotland midfielder Scott McTominay netted…

Defending champions Hyderabad FC registered a comprehensive victory over Marco Balbul’s NorthEast United. Indian winger Halicharan Narzary was the star of the game, with a goal and an assist to his credit. Both teams looked to start the game well after disappointing results in their opening games. There was not much to split between the two sides in terms of possession in the first half as both teams got high up the pitch. The difference was, however, Bartholomew Ogbeche, who put an easy chance into the North East United net. As such, the Nigerian veteran scored his first goal of…

Rangers were thrashed 7-1 mostly thanks to Egyptian winger Mohamed Salah, who seemed to return to form with an extraordinary six-minute hat trick off the bench.  https://twitter.com/ChampionsLeague/status/1580848991507566592 The Scottish giants were able to take the early lead but were overpowered by the Reds, with Roberto Firmino putting in a brilliant performance. The Brazilian scored the equaliser before doubling his tally ten minutes into the second half. He also set up Darwin Nunez’ goal before Salah came on to pull off a most wonderful performance, ending the game as a contest barely a few minutes into his introduction in the game. Credit: Liverpool FC…

It was a second successive day of nail-biting games in the ninth edition of the Indian Super League, as FC Goa pulled off a thrilling last-minute victory over SC East Bengal. The 2019/20 runners-up notched up an important victory in their first game of the season to get their campaign up and running. Meanwhile, titans East Bengal’s defeat set them back further after a 3-1 loss to three-time finalists Kerala Blasters in the season opener. The two sides faced off against each other at the Vivekananda Sports Stadium in Kolkata. FC Goa took the lead early in the game as…

Bayern Munich advanced to the Champions League knockout stage for the 15th consecutive season after defeating Viktoria Plzen in Group C. While they have only won four of their first nine Bundesliga games, they maintained their 100 per cent record in the Champions League, scoring 13 goals and winning four matches in a row. Within 35 minutes, Sadio Mane combined with Leon Goretzka before slotting home, Thomas Muller converted a Kingsley Coman cross, and Goretzka scored twice off passes from Leroy Sane. Credit: Bayern Munich FC With the advantage, Julian Nagelsmann made changes, including Muller, who left with an injury, resulting in a disjointed second-half performance that allowed Adam Vlkanova and Jan Kliment to score…

Surrey opener Will Jacks is all set to make his Test debut, as is Lancashire all-rounder Liam Livingstone, both of whom made the 15-man squad for England’s tour of Pakistan, which commences on December 1. Opener Alex Lees and pacer Matty Potts have been omitted from the squad, and will not feature in the three-match series against Pakistan. Lees also did not receive a central contract offer from the England and Wales Cricket Board, which released a list of 30 players who have been offered central contracts. Although Lees has not been very successful in his Test career so far,…

The Indians just recently completed an exhibition of the depth in their squad as they wrapped up a series win against South Africa in the three-match ODI series with a second-string squad. The first choice side was travelling to Australia for the T20 World Cup while the squad led by Shikhar Dhawan took part in the ODI series. The Indians nevertheless suffered major blows in the form of Jasprit Bumrah and veteran all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, who have both been ruled out of the marquee T20 tournament with injuries. The replacement for Bumrah is something that the management seems to be…

Barcelona legend Andres Iniesta has expressed his concern at the current state of his former club, saying that he feels a certain ’emotional instability’ at the club. The World Cup-winning midfielder, who represents currently represent Japanese side Vissel Kobe after leaving Barcelona in 2018, felt that a single loss could cause a major shift in the attitude of the side, despite good form in the games prior to it. Iniesta was referring to the Catalans’ troubles in the Champions League after defeats to Bayern Munich and Inter Milan. Although Barcelona are currently enjoying an excellent run in LaLiga, where they are currently top of the…

The Gunners’ mesmerising start to the Premier League saw yet another wonderful chapter added to their already glittering season as Mikel Arteta’s side held their own to come out on top of Liverpool 3-2 at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday. https://twitter.com/Squawka/status/1579165867425701888 Gabriel Martinelli opened the floodgates with a quick counter in the very first minute of the match to stun the Reds faithful. It was followed by a Bukayo Saka brace and even though Darwin Nunez and Roberto Firmino scored twice to restore the parity on each occasion, it wasn’t enough, as Arsenal handed them their second defeat in the Premier League this season, slipping them to 10th…

2020/21 LaLiga champions Atletico Madrid eased past Girona on the back of a brilliant performance from Argentine centre-forward Angel Correa. Diego Simeone will be delighted with his side’s performance, with Los Rojiblancos currently chasing league leaders Barcelona and Real Madrid, who are thus far undefeated in the league. Atletico took the lead early on as Correa was perfectly positioned for Antoine Griezmann’s perfectly weighted lob towards the far post. The Argentine doubled Atleti’s lead early in the second half as well, capitalising on a mistake from Girona keeper Juan Carlos. Rodrigo Riquelme responded with a goal of his own, as a long range effort took…