Crysencio Summerville s dramatic 89th-minute winner condemned Liverpool to a second successive Premier League defeat as Leeds United left Anfield with a shock 2-1 victory.
Jurgen Klopp s men were beaten by bottom-of-the-table Nottingham Forest last weekend, and Summerville s late goal means the Reds have lost back-to-back games to teams in the relegation zone for the first time since March 2012.
Liverpool gave themselves an uphill struggle early on when Joe Gomez gifted Rodrigo Moreno the opener, though it did not take Mohamed Salah long to restore parity.
The Reds were even more dominant in the second half but they could not find a way past the excellent Illan Meslier and Summerville – on the eve of his 21st birthday – prodded home at the end to rescue a pot…
Greenwood emulates Ronaldo, Lingard goes from strength to strength – the Premier League weekend´s qu
Mason Greenwood emulated a feat last achieved by Cristiano Ronaldo and Jesse Lingard s astonishing purple patch continued in another enthralling weekend of Premier League action.
Greenwood came off the bench to play a big part in second-placed United s 3-1 victory at Tottenham on Sunday.
Lingard also starred in London earlier in the day, scoring twice in a 3-2 win over Leicester City to keep West Ham on course to defy the odds and seal a Champions League spot.
Leeds United shocked champions-elect Manchester City 2-1 at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday, while Alexandre Lacazette brought up a half-century of goals in Arsenal s 3-0 success at rock-bottom Sheffield United.
Using Opta data, we look at some quirky facts from the latest Premier League matches.
Cristiano Ronaldo can help Manchester United do great things after returning to Old Trafford, according to Diogo Dalot.
Portugal superstar Ronaldo netted twice in the 4-1 win over Newcastle United at the weekend to mark his second debut in style.
More than 12 years on from his previous Premier League outing – a record gap – the 36-year-old is still delivering the goods.
And compatriot Dalot is revelling in having the five-time Ballon d Or winner back in red.
It s fantastic not just for me, but for everyone to have Cristiano here, the full-back told the club s official website.
He gives so much energy to everyone and he s been fantastic.
On the day [he signed] there was a lot of speculation and it was very good news for everyone…
Spain and Portugal drew 0-0 at the Wanda Metropolitano on Friday in an engaging warm-up friendly ahead of Euro 2020.
The previous two champions of Europe could not be separated in Madrid as Alvaro Morata and Diogo Jota missed the pick of the chances.
Luis Enrique and Fernando Santos named strong starting line-ups for an energetic first half, with Manchester City s Aymeric Laporte winning his first cap at the heart of the Spanish defence.
Laporte was a little fortunate not to be punished with 21 minutes left as Cristiano Ronaldo got free in the box before heading wide from one of the quieter second half s few good openings.
1 Spain have just lost once in their last 23 home games in all competitions -including friendlies- (W18 D4), 2-3 against England at Be…
Wayne Rooney’s short tenure as Birmingham manager has come to an end with his sacking on Tuesday morning.
The former England striker, who signed a three-and-a-half-year contract at St Andrew’s in October, headed into the role with a 27 per cent win rate across his first two jobs with Derby and DC United – an overall figure that has dropped to 26 per cent.
Here, the PA news agency looks at his record in detail.
Derby
Rooney moved from his playing role at Derby into the manager’s seat, initially sharing the job with Liam Rosenior, Shay Given and Justin Walker before taking sole charge.
They were bottom of the Championship at the time but climbed to 18th, eight points clear of the relegation zone, before a late-season slump saw them survive by just …
Cristiano Ronaldo came to Manchester United s rescue yet again on Tuesday, with a brilliant volley sealing a 2-2 draw with Atalanta.
It was Ronaldo s second goal of the game, and his fifth in the Champions League this season. Three of those goals have come after the 80th minute.
While United have struggled since Ronaldo arrived back at Old Trafford, there is no doubting his quality and ability to stand tall in decisive moments – something that has arguably saved Ole Gunnar Solskjaer s job after a difficult start to the campaign.
Ronaldo s stunning volley set United on their way to a 3-0 win over Tottenham last time out in the Premier League, with the 36-year-old then turning provider for Edinson Cavani.
United s 3-5-2 set-up negated Spurs, albeit the…
Zlatan Ibrahimovic says he will only consider retirement when there is someone better to take his place.
The 40-year-old experienced something of a European renaissance after returning to Milan from the LA Galaxy in January 2020, scoring 33 goals in 55 Serie A appearances since then.
However, 20 of those goals came in 2020 alone, with Ibrahimovic subsequently dealing with a succession of fitness issues.
The Sweden international says he wants to play as long as he can, though, which means continuing until another player deserves to be picked ahead of him.
The future is yet to be written. I don t plan. Let s see what happens, Ibrahimovic told UEFA.com.
I don t want to regret stopping football and then saying that I could continue to play foot…
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp was delighted that his decision to start back-up goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher in the EFL Cup final paid off.
Kelleher became the youngest goalkeeper to start an EFL Cup final since 2011 after Klopp kept faith with him for the showdown with Chelsea at Wembley on Sunday.
A thrilling final went to spot-kicks after a pulsating two hours of football ended goalless, with both sides missing a plethora of chances.
In a high-quality penalty shoot-out, Kelleher slotted home the 21st successful spot-kick in a row, before opposite number Kepa Arrizabalaga – who had only come on for penalties – cleared the crossbar with his own kick, resulting in an 11-10 Liverpool victory in the shoot-out as they sealed a record ninth EFL Cup success.
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Gary O’Neil is refusing to getting carried away by dreams of FA Cup glory at Wembley, insisting Wolves cannot afford to look any further than their quarter-final date with Coventry.
O’Neil’s side have a big opportunity to book a place in the last four when they take on the lowest-ranked team left in the tournament on Saturday, but nothing is being taken for granted at Molineux.
“None of my attention is on winning it, it’s on beating Coventry tomorrow,” said O’Neil.
“It’s tough (to win a cup), you need a lot to go your way. This will be a huge test and we need to get through it.
“I’m desperate to give the fans more enjoyable moments. We will need the fans to help, especially when you have players missing.”
O’Neil was delib…
While there might only be a handful of Premier League fixtures this weekend, the rest of England’s professional tiers should steal centre stage.
On a Saturday afternoon that includes plenty of interesting affairs, we have taken a look at a trio of noteworthy betting tips.
Saturday, January 20th
BST 15:00 Plymouth vs Cardiff
Although Plymouth might have been forced to settle for a single point in four of their previous five Championship appearances, new boss Ian Foster will be smelling a golden opportunity on Saturday afternoon. Continuing to shine since making their second-tier return this season and holding a commanding eight-point buffer over the drop zone, the Pilgrims will be excited by their extended success on home soil. Extending on their FA Cup adve…