Leicester City were given a Premier League reality check when the unlikely leaders lost 1-0 at Liverpool on Saturday after Manchester United slumped to a third consecutive league defeat to pile more pressure on manager Louis van Gaal.
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The hosts have looked toothless of late and they couldn’t come into the match in much worse form. Ronald Koeman hailed his “perfect” Saints after they hammered Arsenal 4-0 at St Mary’s.
“And not with you, I don’t think that is the sequence”.
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Plantar Fascia foot pain, or not, he’s still one of the more formidable arm slingers to fear in the game today. Jaguars coach Gus Bradley said he will prepare for all three quarterbacks, including veteran Matt Flynn.
Van Gaal always said his captain Wayne Rooney had “special privileges” in terms of selection, but that is no longer the case after the England skipper was dropped by Van Gaal for the first time.
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And the Suns could only muster 37 points combined, which was nine less than the Warriors had in the third quarter alone. Golden State , the NBA’s best team, is out for revenge. ” Just respect my teammate, as well as we respect you guys”.
In the last month United have slipped out of the Premier League’s top four and been eliminated from the Champions League in the group phase following a 3-2 defeat at German side Wolfsburg.
Van Gaal said after the match that his players were too scared of playing their best football, which is a startling admission given that this was hardly a Champions League final against Barcelona.
“I try to do everything but every match the pressure shall be higher and higher and we have to solve that problem”.
Referee Kevin Friend booked Stoke goalscorer Bojan for a dive early in the first-half, when he went down in the United area.
According to Sky Sports, he said immediately after the game in a televised interview: “It’s more hard because I am also part of the four matches we have lost, so people are looking at me”.
Depay’s weird attempt at a defensive diving header presented the ball to Glen Johnson, who pulled the ball back for Bojan to prod in with David de Gea stranded.
Memphis then forced Butland into a low save with a 30-yard free-kick but the game would have been beyond United had Arnautovic not curled wide when one-on-one with De Gea, having been put through by Bojan.
United was offering little in response, with Depay’s free kick parried by Butland, and Marouane Fellaini was offside as he tried to react.
As usual, on the United bench there was little outgoing evidence of concern, with neither Van Gaal nor assistant Ryan Giggs springing out of their seats to berate or inspire their team.
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Stoke City manager Mark Hughes lauds his players for their “tremendous” performance after they take down Manchester United at the Britannia.
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While Chelsea remains two points above the relegation zone – and 13 points from fourth place – Watford is behind United only on goal difference in seventh place.
