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Manchester Uniteds Marcus Rashford opened the scoring from the penalty spot in the 23rd minute and Anthony Martial doubled the visitors lead six minutes later. Manchester City came back strongly and eventually their pressure paid off, with Nicolas Otamendis late header sparking a frantic wave of City attacks but they failed to find an equaliser and United moved up to fifth in the table. (Photo:AP)

Jesse Lingard terms Manchester United's win as 'early Christmas...

United went on to defeat City to move to the fifth spot in the tournament standings while City has slipped to the third.

9 Dec 2019 5:52 AM GMT

Manchester City has released a statement, saying that they will work with Greater Manchester Police in order to identify the person behind targetting racial slurs at Manchester Uniteds Jesse Lingard. (Photo:AFP)

Jesse Lingard has great attitude and work rate: Ole gunnar Solskjaer

Lingard's performance has not been the best in this season. Also, the 26-year-old lost his place in the England squad.

9 Dec 2019 5:46 AM GMT

Cristiano Ronaldo put Juventus ahead at the Stadio Olimpico when he picked up a Rodrigo Bentancur cross to tap in after 25 minutes. (Photo:AP)

We need to improve: Leonardo Bonucci after defeat against Lazio

Juventus were beaten by Lazio 3-1 on Sunday during their Serie A clash. Cristiano Ronaldo scored the only goal from...

9 Dec 2019 5:40 AM GMT

Real Betis captain Joaquin Sanchez Rodriguez became the oldest player to score a La Liga hat-trick after he inspired his team to beat Athletic Bilbao 3-2 on Sunday. (Photo:AFP)

Joaquin Sanchez Rodriguez oldest player to score La Liga hat-trick

At 38 years and 140 days old, Joaquin hit his first ever hat-trick and surpassed Real Madrid great Alfredo Di Stefano.

9 Dec 2019 5:35 AM GMT

Leicester City set a club record of eight successive top flight wins after two goals from Jamie Vardy helped them to an impressive 4-1 Premier League victory at Aston Villa on Sunday. (Photo:AP)

Premier League 2019-20: Leicester CIty thrash Aston Villa 4-1, break...

The result left the Foxes 2nd in the standings on 38 points from 16 games, 8 adrift of runaway leaders Liverpool and 6...

9 Dec 2019 3:24 AM GMT

Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has praised midfielder Paul Pogba, saying that he is one of the best players in the world when he is in good touch. (Photo:AFP)

Paul Pogba is one of best players when in form: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

Pogba has endured a frustrating 2019-20 campaign to date, having only managed five Premier League appearances in total...

8 Dec 2019 3:31 PM GMT

Manchester City has released a statement, saying that they will work with Greater Manchester Police in order to identify the person behind targetting racial slurs at Manchester Uniteds Jesse Lingard. (Photo:AFP)

Jesse Lingard witnesses racism during Manchester derby, police to...

In 67th minute of the match, Fred and Jesse Lingard had objects including lighters and water bottles thrown at them from...

8 Dec 2019 2:29 PM GMT

Liverpools manager Juergen Klopp feels that the injury which Dejan Lovren sustained during the Bournemouth match is not a serious one. (Photo:AFP)

Lionel Messi surpasses Cristiano Ronaldo to record most hat-tricks in...

Messi now has 35 hat-tricks in the tournament, while Ronaldo had 34, goal.com reported.

8 Dec 2019 2:29 PM GMT

Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde hailed striker Lionel Messi, saying that scoring a hat-trick was the perfect way to celebrate the Ballon dOr award. (Photo:AFP)

Hat-trick was a good way to celebrate Ballon d'Or: Ernesto Valverde...

Messi scored thrice and as a result, he went past Cristiano Ronaldo to record the most number of hat-tricks in La Liga.

8 Dec 2019 1:04 PM GMT

Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer went into a crucial week of fixtures with critics questioning whether he was the right man for the job of restoring the clubs fortunes. But those sniping at the Norwegian will surely be a little quieter now after, in the space of four days, he masterminded victories over two of the most respected managers in the game, Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola. (Photo:AP)

Roy Keane, Gary Neville hail Man United's win vs City

Victory at derby rivals City followed a 2-1 win over former boss Jose Mourinho's Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday, lifting...

8 Dec 2019 1:03 PM GMT

Liverpools manager Juergen Klopp feels that the injury which Dejan Lovren sustained during the Bournemouth match is not a serious one. (Photo:AP)

Juergen Klopp says Dejan Lovren's injury is not too serious

Lovren picked the injury during his club's 3-0 win over Bournemouth in Premier League on Saturday.

8 Dec 2019 11:27 AM GMT

Montpelliers Andy Delort said Paris Saint-Germain player Neymar does not have to tease his opponents. (Photo:AFP)

Andy Delort slams Neymar for teasing his opponents

After the match, the Brazilian international was caught having an altercation with Delort.

8 Dec 2019 11:05 AM GMT