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Manchester United thank David De Gea for weathering Arsenal storm but lose Paul Pogba for next week’s Derby

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ARSENAL 1, MANCHESTER UNITED 3

Manchester United kept the heat up on their title rivals Manchester City by winning handsomely at Arsenal to reduce Pep Guardiola’s side to a five point lead ahead of City’s home game against West Ham on Sunday.

It was a stylish win which should silence some of the criticism of Jose Mourinho’s ‘defensive’ tactics in the way that his United side applied three killer blows from just 4 shots on targets while David De Gea kept out a barrage of Arsenal attacks.

Both sides were unchanged from their last matches but this match didn’t seem to suffer from any perceived tiredness.

Oldham Athletic fire third straight blank in defeat at Southend United

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SOUTHEND UNITED 2, OLDHAM ATHLETIC 0 Manager Richie Wellens made no excuses as Oldham Athletic lost at Southend United in Sky Bet League One. “We didn’t deserve anything as Southend were the better side,” conceded Wellens who added it was the first time in 13 games in charge that his side didn’t deserve anything as […]

Raheem Sterling stars in another late, late show for Manchester City in big win against Southampton

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MAN CITY 2, SOUTHAMPTON 1

Titles are won and lost on moments like this as Raheem Sterling’s 95th minute goal gave Premier League leaders Manchester City a massive three points at home to Southampton.

And Pep Guardiola’s joyous and almost uncontrollable celebrations, in which he sprinted on to the field, revealed precisely what it meant to City’s manager as his side ground out a valuable victory.

The late goals by Sterling against Huddersfield on Sunday and Saints see City preserve an eight-point lead at the top whereas it could conceivably had been four but for his priceless strikes in both matches.

Paul Jewell and Paul Terry in new-look management team at Oldham Athletic

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Richie Wellens has completed his new-look management team at Oldham Athletic. The 37-year-old rookie has gone for a vastly experienced assistant in Paul Jewell. Jewell, (53), has a wealth of managerial experience with Bradford City, Sheffield Wednesday, Wigan Athletic, Derby County and Ipswich Town. New first-team coach is Paul Terry, elder brother of former Chelsea […]

Ashley Young’s goal form returns as Manchester United win at Watford

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WATFORD 2, MANCHESTER UNITED 4

Manchester United scored four goals in a match for the eighth time this season but were given a scare in the second half as Watford mounted a late comeback and threatened to take a point off Jose Mourinho’s men.

Ashley Young scored twice and Anthony Martial chipped in during an attacking first half as United sought to reduce Manchester City’s lead at the top of the Premier League to five points with what seemed a regulation blitz from earlier in the season.

Complacency set in for the Reds, though, as Watford’s Richarlison hit the bar before the break before the Hornets pulled two goals back through Troy Deeney and Andrew Carillo late in the second half leaving the home side regretting their first half miss.

Jesse Lingard scored again to quell the Watford rebellion though, and United will be able to go to the Emirates on Saturday for a big game against Arsenal back in goalscoring form.