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Alexis Sanchez has finally been unveiled as a Manchester United player after an intensely followed transfer saga that ended with a swap deal which took Henrikh Mkhitaryan to the Emirates.
Sanchez has signed a four and a half year deal with the Reds until the summer of 2022 while Mkhitaryan, who scored 13 times in 63 appearances for United.
Sanchez will take on the iconic number 7 shirt at United and he could make his Reds debut at Yeovil in the FA Cup this Friday.
BURNLEY 0, MANCHESTER UNITED 1 Anthony Martial scored the solitary goal in this game early in the second half at Turf Moor as Manchester United reduced City’s lead at the Premier League summit to nine points against a battling Burnley side. At some point during this month Alexis Sanchez will arrive at Old Trafford when […]
Fernandinho has followed Nicolas Otamendi in becoming the latest Manchester City player to sign a contract extension which will see him stay at the club until 2020.
The Brazilian midfielder, 32, will turn 35 at the end of his new contract and has been deployed in a key defensive midfield role this season with City boss Pep Guardiola rating him highly.
Manchester City defender Nicolas Otamendi has signed a two year contract extension to stay with the club until 2022. The experienced Argentine – nicknamed “The General” by fans – has already played 118 times for City since joining the club from Valencia in 2015 and lifted the League Cup in 2016 following a penalty shoot […]
HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 1, WEST HAM 4
Marko Arnautovic was the West Ham hero as Huddersfield Town wilted in the second half after matching the Hammers during a first half filled with endeavour if not shots on target.
The Austrian first won the ball that Mark Noble opened the scoring with, before scoring seconds into the second half and laying on both of Manuel Lanzini’s goals shortly afterwards.
Joe Lolley was responsible for West Ham’s opening goal but atoned for the error with a great equaliser before the visitors overwhelmed them in the second half to secure West Ham manager David Moyes his 200th win in the Premier League.
Defeat at the hands of West Ham left Town closer to the drop zone in 13th place on 24 points – just 4 points from Stoke in 18th, with their opponents leapfrogging them into 11th on 25 points.
