Arne Slot's men have now won seven of their last eight league matches and have suffered only one defeat in their last 30-making their title run one of sheer dominance.
Chido Obi became the youngest player to start a Premier League match for Manchester United when he lined up as the team's striker against Brentford on Sunday at the age of 17 years and 156 days. Obi is a Denmark youth international who joined United from Arsenal last year and has made five appearances in the league this season, each time as a substitute. He has yet to score. With the game coming in between legs against Athletic Bilbao in the Europa League semifinals, United rotated heavily and fielded a team against Brentford with an average age of 22 years and 270 days. According to stats supplier Opta, it is the third youngest team by average age ever named for a Premier League match. United beat Athletic 3-0 in the first leg.
The win takes them to 60 points on 7th place as they are now level on points with 6th-placed Nottingham Forest, who dropped points in their last fixture against Brentford.
Salah will reportedly earn 400 thousand euros per week after his new deal, making him one of the highest-paid players in the club's history
Manchester United are looking to secure consecutive league wins for the first time this season when they take on Nottingham Forest.
Mikel Arteta's side is a long way off the title race, but a victory on Tuesday would reduce the gap to leaders Liverpool to single digits.
Nottingham Forest's improbable bid for Champions League qualification was strengthened by a 1-0 win over ailing Manchester City in the Premier League on Saturday, with winger Callum Hudson-Odoi scoring the goal in the 83rd minute. City goalkeeper Ederson Moraes was beaten at his near post by Hudson-Odoi's shot in one of few clear-cut chances in a tight game at the City Ground. A few minutes earlier, Ederson had tipped a curling strike by Hudson-Odoi onto the post. I knew I'd get another chance and that one went in, so I'm buzzing, Hudson-Odoi said. Third-place Forest, which was battling relegation last season, moved four points clear of fourth-place City the winner of the last four Premier League titles but now a pale imitation of its former self. Pep Guardiola's team won't be making it five in a row City is 20 points behind Premier League leader Liverpool with 10 games left and has a fight on its hands just to finish in the top five in the league, which should be enough to qual
City will not be easy opponents, especially if they can replicate the high level of play they demonstrated in their impressive 4-0 victory over Newcastle United last weekend.
When asked about his football idols, Slot shared, "It started off with Marco van Basten. Then Dennis Bergkamp became my inspiration when I was a kid, around 7-10 years old.
Haaland is on a scoring spree in all competitions with a brace against Real Madrid in the UCL recently. Burn would have to be at his toes to tackle the goal poacher at the Etihad.
Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim let Marcus Rashford leave the club because he couldn't convince the forward to follow his methods. I couldn't put Marcus to see the way you're supposed to play football and to train the way I see it, Amorim said in quotes published late Thursday. The 27-year-old Rashford joined Aston Villa on loan the day before Europe's winter transfer window closed, having not played for United since mid-December. He could make his debut for Villa on Sunday on an FA Cup match against Tottenham. Sometimes you have one player that is really good with one coach, and the same player with another coach is different, Amorim said. I just wish the best to Rashford and to (Villa manager) Unai Emery, and they can connect because he's a very good player. Asked whether Rashford said that he did not agree with Amorim's ideas about soccer, Amorim said: You know, like me, that it's not the way that occurs. It's something that you feel as a coach and as a player. It's qui
Brazilian winger Willian is back at Fulham for a third spell with the Premier League team. Fulham announced the short-term signing of the 36-year-old Willian on Thursday. He was a free agent after leaving Greek team Olympiakos at the end of December. Willian played for Fulham for the first time in the 2022-23 season, after previous spells in the Premier League at Chelsea and Arsenal. After his one-season contract expired at Fulham, he signed again for another year and played the 2023-24 campaign. This latest move is subject to international clearance and until the end of the season. It's a great opportunity again to play for this club, and I'm fully motivated to get on the pitch and do things well for this club," Willian said. I'm completely happy, my family's happy. We are happy to be back." Fulham is in ninth place in the Premier League. Fulham manager Marco Silva recently lost winger Harry Wilson to a long-term injury.
Referees are set to make in-stadium announcements about the outcome of video reviews in the Premier League from the start of next season and Liverpool manager Arne Slot isn't a fan. The protocol is currently being trialed in this season's English League Cup semifinals, with a first announcement coming in the first leg of Tottenham's match with Liverpool when a goal for Spurs was ruled out for offside. Tony Scholes, the Premier League's chief football officer, told reporters the protocol could now be used in league play, too. Asked for his reaction, Slot said for me, that's not necessary, but he did acknowledge it might benefit match-going fans in the stadium. If the fans like it and it's something nice for the fans, let's do this, said Slot, speaking Wednesday ahead of the second leg against Tottenham on Thursday, which Liverpool goes into trailing 1-0. But I wonder if we are all going to like this. On that occasion in the first leg, referee Stuart Attwell used the public address
Mikel Arteta's men sit in second place, but they know that anything less than a win on Sunday could see them slip further away in the title race, especially with Liverpool holding a game in hand.
Khusanov's City debut quickly turned into a nightmare. Within the first five minutes, Khusanov mistimed a header, leading to a loose ball that Chelsea capitalized on, taking the lead.
Chelsea have had their own struggles but managed to get back on track with a vital 3-1 win over Wolves on Monday - their first league triumph since Christmas.
The 22-year-old winger from Ivory Coast had already established himself as a crucial player for United, and he delivered in the most dramatic of fashion.
Arsenal winger Bukayo Saka is expected to be out for many weeks with a hamstring injury, manager Mikel Arteta said Monday. Saka limped off during the first half of Arsenal's 5-1 win at Crystal Palace in the Premier League on Saturday and was pictured leaving the stadium on crutches after the match. It is not looking good. He will be out for many weeks, Arteta told a news conference ahead of Thursday's home game against Ipswich. I cannot be too specific because I don't know, but it will be many weeks. Arsenal is third in the Premier League heading into the busy Christmas schedule, with a home game against Manchester United in the FA Cup and the League Cup semifinals against Newcastle also on the horizon in January. Making matters worse for Arsenal is that fellow right winger Raheem Sterling will also be out for weeks with a knee injury, Arteta said. (Sterling) needs some further testing tomorrow to understand the extent of the injury, Arteta said. It's his knee and we have to wait
Liverpool heads into Christmas with a four-point lead, a game in hand and as the overwhelming title favorite in the Premier League on the back of a wild 6-3 win at Tottenham. As for Manchester United and its new manager Ruben Amorim, they stumble into the festive period in 13th place as low as they've been at Christmas since the 1989-90 season and with a familiar sinking feeling. United lost 3-0 at home to Bournemouth for the second straight season, the latest statistic to show just how far this English giant has fallen and the job Amorim has to turn around its fortunes. Worse for United, it seems like great rival Liverpool cannot be stopped. Make that 21 games in all competitions without defeat after the Reds' biggest league win of the season, with Mohamed Salah netting two of the goals to move above Manchester City's Erling Haaland to the top of the scoring charts. Liverpool has 39 points from 16 games and stretched its lead over second-place Chelsea, which could only draw 0-0
Conor Bradley and Ibrahima Konate will not be available for Liverpool's match, with Konate's absence having caused problems in recent games.