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  • Rashford strike against Leicester extends Solskjaer’s unbeaten run

    Rashford strike against Leicester extends Solskjaer’s unbeaten run

    Manchester United extended their unbeaten run under interim boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to 10 games with a narrow victory against Leicester at the King Power Stadium.

    Marcus Rashford continued his goalscoring form with the winner in the ninth minute – his 10th goal of the season.

    Ricardo Pereira’s poor clearance was straight into the path of Paul Pogba, who lofted the ball towards Rashford, the England striker allowing it to come over his shoulder before taking a neat touch and drilling a low shot past Kasper Schmeichel.

    Inconsistency has been the story of Leicester’s season and this defeat came on the back of a well-earned point at Liverpool on Wednesday, but they did have their chances.

    Jamie Vardy connected with a bicycle kick after James Maddison’s free-kick bounced off the wall, but fired straight at David de Gea.

    De Gea also made a diving one-handed save to prevent Rachid Ghezzal’s free-kick from hitting the top corner of his goal.

    United dropped their first points under Solskjaer in a 2-2 draw with Burnley on Tuesday, but boosted their hopes of a top-four spot and Champions League football next season with Sunday’s win.

    They move up to fifth, two points behind Chelsea in fourth. Leicester, meanwhile, stay in 11th.

    BBC

  • Transfer gossip: AC Milan keen on Marcus Rashford, Morata to Barca

    With the year going to an end and January transfer window fast approaching, football lovers and fans are keeping close tab on the latest club’s transfer news and players contract extensions.

    Here are the round up on the latest news from the Europe’s sports pages.

    Italy

    Marcus Rashford is reportedly an AC Milan target after the club failed to agree a loan deal for LA Galaxy forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic. The Manchester United striker is on a list of options that also includes Liverpool’s Divock Origi. (Gazzetta dello Sport)

    Mesut Ozil will not be moving to Juventus, despite rumours in the English media. The German’s representatives offered him to the Serie A club but sporting director Fabio Paratici has no interest in the 30-year-old. (Calciomercato)

    Elseid Hysaj is still a Chelsea transfer target. The club were not able to bring in the Napoli full-back during the summer when Maurizio Sarri arrived, but are still interested. (Calciomercato)

    Spain

    Ousmane Dembele will not be allowed to leave Barcelona for a penny less than his €400m (£361.5m) release clause. The 21-year-old France international, who scored last night against Tottenham, has had some issues with the club of late with reports of being late for training, but is still highly rated. (Mundo Deportivo)

    Real Madrid’s Marco Asensio is wanted by Tottenham. Mauricio Pochettino likes the 22-year-old, and an approach has reportedly been made, but was turned down by the player. (Marca)

    Edinson Cavani could find his future at Atletico Madrid. If the Spanish club sell Diego Costa, who has attracted interest from China, they will look towards the unsettled Paris Saint-Germain striker. (Onda Cero)

    Alvaro Morata is attracting attention from Barcelona. The club have held initial meetings in London to test the water about a potential deal for, and with, the former Real Madrid striker, who is struggling to impress at Chelsea. (RAC1)

    Germany

    Franck Ribery will leave Bayern Munich at the end of the season, according to the club’s sporting director, Hasan Salihamidzic. The winger, 35, joins fellow ageing midfielder Arjen Robben in making 2018/19 their last season at the Bundesliga champions. (Bild)

    Bayern Munich’s chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has responded to Kingsley Coman’s comments about considering retirement if he receives another injury. Knee and ankle ligament problems have kept Coman out for long stretches in the past few years, but Rummenigge has predicted once Coman is back and in a good run of form he will be thinking about the enjoyable part of football again. (SportBild)

    France

    Paris Saint-Germain’s president Nasser Al-Khelaifi has said that it’s “very early” to be talking about the winter transfer window. “It’s still very early to talk about the transfer window,” he said after PSG’s game against Red Star Belgrade. “We have very good players and a very good team. I don’t know if we need any players during the window, we were good tonight.” (RMC)

    Although Edinson Cavani is linked with Barcelona, PSG could also receive offers of up to €50m (£45.2m) for the player from English clubs in the summer. (France Football)

  • EPL: Marcus Rashford double seals United win against Liverpool

    Marcus Rashford’s first-half double inspired Manchester United to a crucial 2-1 victory over rivals Liverpool at Old Trafford on Saturday.

    The England forward’s thunderous drive fired United into the lead on 14 minutes – his first Premier League goal since December 10 – and he doubled his tally with a deflected second 10 minutes later.

    Eric Bailly’s 66th-minute own goal handed an improved Liverpool a route back into the game but United withstood a late onslaught to secure their first victory over their rivals since January 2016.

    The victory sees Jose Mourinho’s men extend their unbeaten league run against Liverpool to eight games and opens up a five-point lead over Jurgen Klopp’s side in the race for second.

    There was a subdued start to the 200th meeting between England’s two most-decorated clubs, but Rashford, making his first league start since Boxing Day, ignited the contest.

    Romelu Lukaku bullied Dejan Lovren to flick a David de Gea punt into the path of Rashford, who cut inside Trent Alexander-Arnold before ruthlessly rifling the ball into the far corner.