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      Man Utd star Martial has first shot on target this season… but it’s an OWN GOAL after he heads in with eyes closed

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      MANCHESTER UNITED star Anthony Martial had his eyes CLOSED when he headed into his own goal.
      That saw PSG equalise after the Frenchman had earlier won his side a penalty that Bruno Fernandes scored from – at the second attempt.

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      Anthony Martial closed his eyes to try and head the ball clear – but it went into his own goalCredit: BT Sport

      Martial’s only shot on target this season has gone in. Ice cold🥶🥶
      — Matt (@MattMUFC__) October 20, 2020

      United went on to win 2-1 after another brilliant late goal by Marcus Rashford.
      But the result looked in major doubt when, on 55 minutes, Neymar swung in a corner and Martial rose highest only to head past David De Gea into the back of the net.
      Slow motion replays show the 24-year-old decided to close his eyes when trying to clear from danger – no wonder he got his angles all wrong.
      Martial is yet to have a shot on target this season for Manchester United.

      And United fans were left less-thank impressed on social media, with some joking he is now on minus-one for the season.
      One fan was left wondering ‘what did he just do’, while others scoffed that he had scored more own goals than goals so far this season.
      One even went so far as to describe the United player a ‘fraud’.
      But Martial had contributed in a positive way at the Pace des Princes by earning an early penalty that led to United taking the lead.

      It led to Fernandes MISSING his second-straight penalty – but was given a reprieve.
      The Portuguese midfielder missed a penalty against Newcastle at the weekend, his first failure since October 2018.

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      The French striker was left shellshocked after his errorCredit: BT Sport

      Martial sitting on -1 goals this season.
      — rager Ramon (@iamhmz12) October 20, 2020

      Ah totally martial really poor. My point is corner could have been prevented just but martial to blame totally.
      — Man Utd Fan (@MUFC__87) October 20, 2020

      Noticeably, he changed his usual hop-skip-jump routine.
      And it seemed that bad luck was continuing as PSG keeper Keylor Navas dived low to left to save.
      The hop-skip-jump was back, but it didn’t work.
      However, the officials judged Navas to have come too far off his line and ordered the re-take.
      And this time, with the same routine, Fernandes made no mistake as he rolled it into the same corner he had earlier been thwarted in.

      What a header from martial😂
      — Ceti ◺◊◿ (@WalpurgiSinb) October 20, 2020

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      Man Utd player ratings: De Gea bounces back in style, Tuanzebe comes of age and Rashford the matchwinner again

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      MARCUS RASHFORD will take the plaudits after his rasping finish led Manchester United to a 2-1 away win at Paris Saint-Germain.
      But United had heroes all over the pitch in a far cry from the 6-1 home collapse to Tottenham a couple of weeks ago.

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      Marcus Rashford was the hero once agiant out in ParisCredit: Reuters

      Here, SunSport’s Martin Blackburn rates United’s players on a stunning night in the French capital.
      DAVID DE GEA – 8/10
      Repaid the manager’s faith in him by making stunning stops to deny Kurzawa and then Mbappe.
      Had no chance with the own goal though.

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      David De Gea was in inspired form between the sticksCredit: AFP or licensors
      AARON WAN BISSAKA – 8
      Showed why they call him the ‘Spider’ by pulling out two outstanding tackles on Mbappe when the French ace looked set to pull the trigger.

      AXEL TUANZEBE – 9
      First game for 10 months and up against one of Europe’s most feared forward lines – yet showed huge maturity and composure.

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      Axel Tuanzebe kept Kylian Mbappe and Neymar at bayCredit: AFP or licensors
      VICTOR LINDELOF – 8
      His place looked in doubt recently but now he was the senior centre-back and the Swede led the back line well, keeping the Paris superstars in check

      LUKE SHAW – 7
      Will see his left-back slot under threat from Telles but filled in as an emergency centre-back for the first hour and did exactly what the manager asked of him.
      ALEX TELLES – 7
      Big night to make his debut for the £13.6m full-back and showed all his experience to help keep PSG’s front three quiet before making way for Pogba.

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      Alex Telles and Luke Shaw were solid at the backCredit: Reuters
      FRED – 7
      Given the nod ahead of Pogba and helped United take control of the first half against a lethargic home team. Seems to have a good understanding with McTominay.
      SCOTT McTOMINAY – 8
      Scotland international showed great maturity in the middle of the park, taking control of the middle and overshadowing his former team-mate Herrera.

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      Bruno Fernandes made no mistake second time round from the penalty spotCredit: AP:Associated Press
      BRUNO FERNANDES – 8
      Given the armband and seemed to relish the extra responsibility.
      Showed great character to step up and slot home the re-taken penalty.
      MARCUS RASHFORD – 8
      Had wasted a couple of chances when he created space on the edge of the box and slammed a shot past Navas.
      Another memorable moment in Paris for the England youngster.

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      Marcus Rashford was the matchwinner on a good night for United in ParisCredit: AFP or licensors
      ANTHONY MARTIAL – 6
      Won yet another penalty for his team when he turned Diallo but then inexplicably headed the equaliser into his own net.

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      Anthony Martial closed his eyes when trying to head clear – and ended up firing the ball into his own goal
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      PAUL POGBA (for Telles, 67) – 7
      There was no attitude from Pogba despite him only making the bench again.
      He helped solidify United while offering a different attacking option with his eye for a pass.
      DAN JAMES (for Martial, 88) – 6
      DONNY VAN DE BEEK (for Fernandes, 88) – 6 More

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      Watch Bruno Fernandes MISS second Man Utd penalty in a row… before being saved by VAR and nailing retake

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      MANCHESTER UNITED star Bruno Fernandes MISSED his second-straight penalty – but was given a reprieve.
      The captain for the night against Paris Saint-Germain stepped up to the spot after Anthony Martial had been fouled in the area.

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      Bruno Fernandes watched Keylor Navas save his first penaltyCredit: AFP or licensors

      Early drama in this season’s Champions League!Bruno Fernandes misses his penalty for United… But a retake is ordered from VAR 🖥United’s stand-in captain makes no mistake the second time around 👌 pic.twitter.com/vmPVjGc162
      — Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) October 20, 2020

      Fernandes missed a penalty against Newcastle at the weekend, his first failure since October 2018.
      Noticeably, he changed his usual hop-skip-jump routine.
      And it seemed that bad luck was continuing as PSG keeper Keylor Navas dived low to left to save.

      The hop-skip-jump was back, but it didn’t work.

      However, the officials judged Navas to have come too far off his line and ordered the re-take.
      And this time, with the same routine, Fernandes made no mistake as he rolled it into the same corner he had earlier been thwarted in.
      Fernandes congratulated Newcastle keeper Karl Darlow after he became the first Premier League goalkeeper to save one of his penalties at the weekend.
      The midfielder had scored from the spot ten times in a row since he joined Manchester United in January.

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      But Fernandes got it right the second time to beat NavasCredit: AP:Associated Press

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      Fernandes was congratulated after nailing at the second time of askingCredit: AFP or licensors

      But his 100 per cent record ended during Saturday night’s showdown with Newcastle.
      With the score locked at 1-1, United were awarded a penalty when Jamal Lewis fouled Marcus Rashford.
      Fernandes stepped up to the spot, but his well-hit effort was parried away by Darlow.
      According to Utdreport, the 26-year-old said: “Congratulations to him.
      “He is the first goalkeeper in the Premier League to save a penalty from me.”

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      Man Utd announce 25-man Premier League squad with Sergio Romero and Phil Jones both AXED with future in doubt

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      MANCHESTER UNITED have submitted their 25-man Premier League squad – and it’s bad news for Phil Jones and Sergio Romero.
      Both players were linked with moves away from Old Trafford this summer.

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      Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has left Phil Jones and Sergio Romero out of his Premier League squad listCredit: PA:Press Association

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      Phil Jones is expected to leave Manchester United in JanuaryCredit: Getty Images – Getty

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      And unsurprisingly they have not made the cut.
      However, Marcos Rojo – who is back at United following his loan spell with Estudiantes – is included in the squad.
      Rojo has not played for United since November 2019.

      Romero appears to have fallen to FOURTH choice at the club, with Dean Henderson No2 and veteran Lee Grant No3.

      Jones, meanwhile, hasn’t even made a squad this season despite United’s troubles at the back.
      Deadline-day signings Alex Telles and Edinson Cavani are also in, as is Facundo Pellestri, who doesn’t count towards the main list as he is under 21.
      Jones has not played a single minute so far, and made just two Premier League appearances last year.
      SunSport understands the ex-Blackburn youngster could leave in January, with United demanding £20m for him.

      A number of Premier League clubs have shown interest in him in the past, and Fulham looked at him this summer.

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      Sergio Romero is now FOURTH choice at UnitedCredit: Getty Images – Getty

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      Marcos Rojo is in the 25 despite spending last season on loan at EstudiantesCredit: Reuters
      United only extended his contract last year until 2023 – keeping him on a deal worth nearly £100,000-a-week before bonuses.
      But Solskjaer has no plans at present to use Jones much this campaign, with just fleeting appearances in the FA and EFL Cup planned.
      The Red Devils centre-back has struggled to stay fit in recent seasons, with a recurring hamstring problem.

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      Watch Patrice Evra eat cooked chicken in bizarre ‘upgrade’ to infamous video of Man Utd legend licking RAW meat

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      PATRICE EVRA has tried to make amends for committing a fowl with his weird 2018 raw chicken video by eating a cooked bird in front of camera.
      But the poultry effort has seen fans roasting him on social media.

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      Patrice Evra uploaded a video of him eating cooked chicken on InstagramCredit: Instagram @patrice.evra

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      The ex-Man Utd star donned two masks, a cap and sunglasses for filmingCredit: Instagram @patrice.evra

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      The Frenchman licked his fingers in a suggestive manner as romantic music played in the background Credit: Instagram @patrice.evra

      Evra went viral in November 2018 when he uploaded perhaps the strangest video of all time.
      The Frenchman filmed himself licking, sucking and slapping a raw chicken.
      There was no real explanation from the ex-Manchester United star at the time nor since but he has decided to post an ‘upgrade’ clip almost two years later.

      The video begins with former West Ham left-back Evra wearing two masks, sunglasses and a cap in front of a cooked chicken.

      He pretends to eat a bone before wagging his finger.
      And after spraying the bird with what appears to be a disinfectant spray of some kind he bends down and kisses it before applying antibacterial gel to his hands.
      But the oddness didn’t stop there as he peeled off his masks before tearing a leg from the carcass and eating it in a slow, erotic and downright bizarre fashion with romantic music playing in the background.
      The 39-year-old captioned the post: “Just a quick little upgrade on my chicken video from 2 years ago.

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      Evra went viral in 2018 with possible the weirdest video of all time

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      He was pictured sucking and slapping a raw chicken in footage also posted on his social media

      “#ilovethisgame #positive4evra #monday #chicken.”
      The latest video has been watched more than 720,000 times and received more than 1.1k comments.
      Evra recently hit headlines when The Sun exclusively revealed he betrayed his wife by secretly fathering two children with a younger woman.

      Patrice Evra sucks, slaps and Salt Bae’s raw chicken in bizarre video More

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      Man Utd and Liverpool in talks over creating £4.6bn European Premier League with Fifa after failed Project Big Picture

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      MANCHESTER UNITED and Liverpool are reportedly in stunning talks with Fifa about forming a European Premier League made up of 18 teams.

      Following their failed Project Big Picture proposal, the two giants of English football have come up with an amazing new plot.

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      Manchester United chief Ed Woodward is pressing for the creation of a European Premier LeagueCredit: PA:Press Association

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      Liverpool owner John W. Henry failed in his attempts to get Project Big Picture approvedCredit: PA:Empics Sport
      That idea would have seen the Premier League reduced from 20 to 18 teams and the League Cup and Community Shield scrapped.
      SunSport revealed last week how United and Liverpool were to ramp up their attempts of a European Super League if their Project Big Picture proposal was knocked back.
      And according to Sky News, financiers, thought to be JP Morgan, are assembling a £4.6billion funding package to assist the creation of the European Premier League.

      As well as the English sides, four clubs from Italy and Spain are expected to be included, with three clubs from Germany and France.
      They would be set to earn hundreds of millions of pounds.
      The project would not see clubs ending their involvement in their domestic leagues.
      Up to five English clubs are said to be allowed to join, with a provisional start date of 2022 discussed.

      Sky have also reported how Fifa have been involved in developing the new format, which would see fixtures being played during the regular season.
      The top-placed clubs would then compete in a knockout format to decide the winner of the tournament.

      This would effectively usurp the Champions League, which has been the premier continental competition since the European Cup was rebranded in 1992.
      It is unclear whether Uefa have backed the proposal but they have been against the idea in the past.
      A formal announcement about the plans is expected to be made public by the end of the month.
      United and Liverpool’s Premier League rivals Chelsea, Manchester City, Arsenal and Tottenham have all been approached about joining.

      Martin Lipton’s view on European Super League

      HERE we go again.

      Another plan for a European Super League.
      Same as all the other ones. Doomed to go nowhere.
      Except, perhaps, this time it REALLY is serious.
      The suggestion of a £4.6billion financing package and income of hundreds of millions per club would make even the mist arch cynic raise an eyebrow.
      Factor in the reality that Europe’s biggest clubs are almost unanimous in their desire to open the financial floodgates in the aftermath of the Covid-19 crisis, and the appeal becomes all the greater.
      But when you also realise that a new competition would be the ultimate weapon in the bitter war between Fifa and Uefa, it is no wonder that significant sources believe there is a “50-50” chance of the idea becoming reality.
      Of course, it might all be an elaborate bluff.
      Europe’s football giants know that there is nothing that will make Uefa listen to their complaints more than the prospect of the Champions League becoming a worthless bauble, battled over by the second tier clubs.
      Threatening to leave and set up their own competition as soon as 2022 is a power-game move.
      It suits the likes of Liverpool, Real Madrid and PSG to let everyone know they mean it.
      Even if they don’t, the fear of it being true will bring Uefa to the table, ready, as they always do, to offer compromises to hold European football together.
      And, of course, if they do, if it is for real and if it has the blessing of Fifa boss Gianni Infantino – who has already talked about the concept of a global league as well as his new World Club Cup – we could be on the brink of the most momentous decision in the history of the game.
      What is clear is that, just like with Project Big Picture, the big boys are no longer content to play the long game.
      They want change. Now. And it has to be change they like.
      Or they WILL look to go it alone.

      The likes of Real Madrid, Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain, Juventus and Bayern Munich have also reportedly been approached.
      It has also been said that Real president Florentino Perez has been a driving force behind the project.
      The proposal is said to have been in the works for over a year, with Fifa president Gianni Infantino speaking to Perez about reforming elements of the game in 2019.
      As a result of the global Covid-19 pandemic, talks of the shake-up were accelerated.

      While Liverpool are leading the charge for the radical shake-up, one of its club legends is less-than impressed.
      Jamie Carragher, who now works as a pundit for Sky Sports, tweeted “oh f*** off” when sharing the story on social media.
      And his fellow pundit and former Manchester United defender Gary Neville once again demanded an ‘independent regulator’ is appointed as football takes a dramatic turn.

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      Man Utd transfer blow as Erling Haaland ‘prefers Real Madrid move’ from Dortmund with release clause activating in 2022

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      BORUSSIA DORTMUND striker Erling Haaland reportedly favours a move to Real Madrid ahead of Manchester United.
      The 20-year-old has continued his goalscoring exploits this season having banged in five goals in six games for the Bundesliga outfit.

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      Erling Haaland has no shortage of suitors should he decide to leave Borussia DortmundCredit: Getty Images – Getty

      And according to ABC, the ex-Red Bull Salzburg star is prioritising a move to the Bernabeu when he eventually departs Germany.

      They state that he is keen to play alongside Norwegian compatriot Martin Odegaard at Los Blancos.
      Relations between BVB and Real are understood to be excellent, with Dortmund signing Achraf Hakimi and Reinier Jesus on loan in recent campaigns.
      Haaland is believed to have a £65million release clause in his contract which will be active in 2022.

      United have retained their interest in the player having lost out to Dortmund in January when they brought him in from Austria.
      And they are also facing competition from Premier League rivals Chelsea in the race to secure Haaland’s services.
      But it is Real that are in pole position to sign him, as they look to partner him alongside Paris Saint-Germain ace Kylian Mbappe.
      The LaLiga champions are desperate to land both strikers as well as Rennes starlet Eduardo Camavinga in a £261m splurge.

      Despite many labelling Haaland as the complete striker, the player himself has insisted he must be more clinical in front of goal.
      Haaland fired in 44 goals last season for Dortmund and Salzburg, though he has stressed he should have scored half a century.
      Speaking to local Dortmund newspaper Ruhr Nachrichten, Haaland said: “My finishing needs to improve, I need to be more clinical, more ruthless.
      “I also need to get better in linking up with my team-mates. I know that.
      “I watch replays of my goals quite a lot, I’m constantly trying to learn more about goalscoring.
      “I don’t only watch the goals I score, I watch other players’ as well – how and where do they score, what’s their position before the ball arrives, how do they move?
      “I analyse all these little details that could help me to score more goals. So I’ve watched all 44 of my goals from last season quite a lot.
      “I actually think about all the chances I missed, I could easily have scored over 50 goals last season.”

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      Man Utd ‘misjudged’ Jadon Sancho transfer, claims Dortmund chief as he reveals star is not ‘unsellable’

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      MANCHESTER UNITED ‘misjudged’ their chase of Jadon Sancho in the summer, according to Borussia Dortmund chief Hans-Joachim Watzke.
      But the German giants’ CEO admitted the England winger, 20, is ‘not unsellable’.

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      Man Utd ‘misjudged’ their pursuit of Sancho, according to Dortmund chief WatzkeCredit: Getty Images – Getty

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      Dortmund CEO Watzke slammed Man Utd’s approach to the Sancho transfer, but opened the door for a sale down the lineCredit: EPA

      Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Co were desperately chasing Sancho all summer.
      But after a number of failed attempts, United were forced to give up and ended the transfer window in disappointment – despite a flurry of deadline days signings.
      Dortmund had set United officials a deadline of August 10 to meet their £108million valuation.
      But Old Trafford bosses played it all-too casually and waiting until much later in the transfer window, in order to attempt to secure a cut-price fee.

      United had offered £70m plus add-ons for Sancho – but Dortmund remained firm all summer, with the winger committing his future to the club, despite reportedly being keen on a move back to England.
      And now, Dortmund CEO Watzke has revealed United ‘misjudged’ their summer plot – but opened the door for the Premier League side to make another move.
      Watzke said: “[Man Utd] misjudged the situation.
      “We had a clear line and will continue to do so next summer.

      “In this industry, you can never say that a player is completely unsellable.
      “I heard and read everywhere in the spring that Sancho was gone. But he’s here.
      “We had an agreement with him.”
      United ultimately settled for the deadline-day signings of Edinson Cavani, Alex Telles, Facundo Pellistri and Amad Diallo.
      But this summer was arguably the best chance United had of signing Sancho.
      The Red Devils were one of few clubs in the world with the financial clout to pull off a deal, due largely to the financial impact of coronavirus.
      But come 2021, many clubs may be in stronger positions to make a move of their own.
      Sancho currently has two-and-a-half years left on his contract at Dortmund.

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