Xherdan Shaqiri scored twice to bail out Alisson following a first-half howler to secure Liverpool a 3-1 win over bitter rivals Manchester United at Anfield on Sunday, lifting the Reds back to the Premier League summit.
United looked to be on course for a commendable point after Alisson gifted Jesse Lingard a first-half equaliser, but substitute Shaqiri struck twice in the final 17 minutes to halt Liverpool s eight-match winless run against their great rivals in the league.
Liverpool deservedly went ahead through Sadio Mane s well-worked opener, but it did not last long despite their domination, as Lingard converted to punish Alisson s error just after the half-hour mark.
Chances were not so frequent after the break and United appeared to be coping better at the …
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Serie A continues on Sunday when Cagliari hosts AS Roma. The match is scheduled to begin Sunday night at the Unipol Domus where many Roma fans are expected to cross the Sea and make their presence noticed on Sardinia Island.
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After two years at Empoli, the Romanian international ace who had a great Euro tournament, Razvan Marin, returns to the Islanders and welcomes the Europa League semi-finalists, AS Roma. The Giallorossi triumphed easily in the Italian capital last season, winning 4-0 at home and 4-1 on the road. More so, Cagliary struggled against the visitors securing a single win in the previous 19 battles across all competitions, a record they aim to improve Sunday night.
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Pep Guardiola hailed Gabriel Jesus after his double against Everton but also labelled Sergio Aguero irreplaceable at Manchester City.
Jesus quickfire goals early in the second half ultimately proved enough to claim the points against the Toffees, who pulled one back through Richarlison following Claudio Bravo s mistake.
Meanwhile, Aguero, who marked his return from injury with a crisp finish in City s 2-0 win over Sheffield United on Sunday, remained on the bench as an unused substitute.
Brazil international Jesus now has 13 goals to his name in all competitions this season, but Guardiola insists Aguero is still number one.
Gabriel has been excellent, but Sergio is irreplaceable, Guardiola said in quotes reported by City s official Twitter account.
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In an online Q A with fans, Raheem Sterling refused to rule out the possibility of returning to Liverpool at some point in the future.
Sterling s professional career started at Liverpool in 2012, when he was promoted from their U-23 setup to the first team. He arrived to Merseyside two years earlier, straight from the U-18s at Queens Park Rangers. He went on to make a total of 129 appearances for the Reds, scoring 23 goals and laying on 25 assists.
In the summer of 2015, he refused an offer of a lucrative new contract in order to force a move to Manchester City where he has won the league twice so far, and the way it happened left a sour taste for the Anfield faithful. Since then, the winger has so far failed to score a single goal against Liverpool, and where he was on…
Andres Iniesta suspects he will pull on a Spain jersey for the final time at this year s World Cup in Russia.
Iniesta will be remembered as one of the most important players in Spain s football history, such is the impact he has had since making his debut in 2006.
Ahead of Friday s friendly clash with Germany, Iniesta has played 123 times for Spain, a record bettered by only Andoni Zubizarreta, Xavi, Sergio Ramos and Iker Casillas.
Should Iniesta feature in all of Spain s pre-World Cup friendly games and help them to the final, he could surpass Xavi as Spain s third most-capped player in the showpiece, before probably signing off at the age of 34.
At the moment, naturally, this World Cup will possibly be my last appearance for the national team, he told …
According to a recent report from Sport, Barcelona are once again believed to be interested in the signing of Julian Weigl. The Borussia Dortmund midfielder could be available during next summer’s transfer window, with Barca going in search of midfield reinforcements of some description.
Barca have long since had a strong strength in depth within their squad and that much is obvious, but recently, it doesn’t seem like they’ve had quite as much trust in that idea as usual. They’re still a team that is incredibly capable of making big things happen in both domestic and European competition, but they’re starting to realise that not all of their biggest names are going to come up through the system anymore.
Weigl is on form, and he’s the sort of character …
Thomas Tuchel said Paris Saint-Germain must be patient in their Champions League quest after clinching back-to-back Ligue 1 titles.
PSG s domestic domination continued on Sunday thanks to Lille s 0-0 draw at Toulouse and a 3-1 victory over Monaco in Paris.
Kylian Mbappe s hat-trick against his former side sealed a sixth Ligue 1 trophy in seven seasons for PSG, whose campaign was derailed by a shock Champions League last-16 defeat to Manchester United in March.
PSG head coach Tuchel celebrated the title in his maiden season at the helm, while referencing Juve s wait for European glory, which dates back to 1996.
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We had a very serious first half, we are not in our…
Cristiano Ronaldo enters Saturday s derby showdown against Atletico Madrid with a solitary LaLiga goal to his name this season.
Nevertheless, it would be a brave punter who bet against Real Madrid s talisman getting on the scoresheet when he graces the Wanda Metropolitano for the first time.
Since moving to Madrid from Manchester United in 2009, Ronaldo has been Atleti s chief tormentor in these hotly anticipated capital clashes.
Using Opta data, we take a closer look at the four-time Ballon d Or winner s phenomenal record in El Derbi.
8 Cristiano Ronaldo has scored eight penalties against Atletico, more than against any other side (all competitions). Punisher.
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Pep Guardiola admits Manchester City must accept criticism following an underwhelming start to the Premier League campaign, but he has no doubt his side will kick on.
Following a 1-1 draw with West Ham on Saturday, City have taken just eight points from their opening five league matches of the season – their lowest total at this stage of a campaign since 2014-15.
City, who face Sheffield United on Saturday, sit five points behind top-two sides Everton and Liverpool, albeit they do have a game in hand.
Matters have been different in the Champions League, however.
Ferran Torres, Ilkay Gundogan and Raheem Sterling – who with 18 goals and 10 assists has been directly involved in more Champions League goals than any other player at the club �…
Sokratis Papastathopoulos feels Arsenal have been unlucky with VAR decisions this season following Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang s red card in the 1-1 draw at Crystal Palace.
Gunners striker Aubameyang netted for the 14th time in the Premier League this season before being sent off in the second half, after Palace had equalised through a deflected effort from Jordan Ayew.
Referee Paul Tierney initially cautioned Aubameyang for his challenge on Max Meyer but, following a VAR review of over two minutes, the decision was changed to a dismissal as the Gabon international sunk his studs into the German midfielder’s ankle.
In the reverse fixture, Sokratis had a would-be winner overturned for a foul in the build-up, while Arsenal were also denied a penalty in the 1-0 los…