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Manchester rivals to clash in League Cup semis
Manchester United will face bitter rivals Manchester City in the League Cup semi-finals after a dramatic 2-0 win at Everton, while Tottenham joined them in the...
Arsenal's disciplined display was another sign that the FA Cup winners are heading in the right direction under Arteta's astute leadership.
Gordon Banks' family said he had passed away in his sleep.
The Potters had to win to give themselves the faintest hope of maintaining their 10-year stay in the top tier of the English game.
Liverpool lead the Blues by nine points with two games in hand although superior goal difference may prove decisive for Juergen Klopp’s side.
Manchester City walked into the Etihad Stadium this weekend as English Premier League champions, donning silver warm-up kits to mark the occasion on Sunday afternoon when they welcomed Swansea City.
Stoke City have not won a game since 20 January 2018 whilst the Hammers go into their match off a one-all draw against Chelsea.
Mesut Ozil won a penalty when he raced into the box only to be brought down by Stoke’s Bruno Martins Indi. .
If City win their next league game at Everton on 31 March that will set up a Manchester derby at City’s Etihad Stadium where a win over their arch-rivals would secure the title.
After Stoke took the lead through Xherdan Shaqiri’s third goal in successive league games just before the interval, Butland parried the ball into his net when under no obvious pressure from Marc Albrighton’s 70th-minute cross.
Stoke are 19th in the league and without a victory since they overcame Huddersfield Town in Paul Lambert’s first game in charge last month.
Two superbly taken first-half strikes, from Antonio Valencia and Anthony Martial, put United in command against a spirited Stoke side.
Stoke, who sacked manager Mark Hughes after the FA Cup defeat to Coventry City, are 18th in the league after winning just five of their 22 fixtures.
The decision came within hours of a shock defeat in the FA Cup third round by Coventry City, three leagues below them.
Former Cup winners Coventry revived memories of happier times as Jordan Willis and Jack Grimmer scored the goals in a victory at the Ricoh Arena.
Tottenham Hotspur emerged from their recent slump to demolish Stoke City 5-1 at Wembley in the Premier League on Saturday.
Austria international Kevin Wimmer believes the London side are struggling under the pressure of expectation but that could change very quickly.
The result left Liverpool fifth on 26 points from 14 games, two behind fourth-placed Arsenal and three adrift of third-placed Chelsea.
The Brazilian joined the club in 2014 and made two first-team appearances before joining Moldovan side Sheriff Tiraspol.