11 SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2019 sports Ex-Spurs, United Hudson-Odoi agrees forward Dimitar new five-year deal Berbatov retires Greenwood saves United at Chelsea AFP | Paris AFP | London imitar Berbatov, Bul- Mason Greenwood’s first Manchester United goal earns win over Astana helsea winger Callum Dgaria’s joint all-time CHudson-Odoi quashed leading international scorer, speculation over his fu- said that he was retiring as ture by signing a new five- a player after more than a year deal with the Premier year without a club. League side on Thursday. “Although when I think The 18-year-old was a about it, it’s never The End, target for Bayern Munich because I will stay in the KNOW WHAT with his previous contract game in one way or another, set to expire at the end of the time has come to say this season. that after almost 20 years Hudson-Odoi had report- playing football I am stop- At just 17, Greenwood edly been reluctant to com- ing with my professional became the youngest mit his future to Chelsea football career!” he wrote in goalscorer for United in due to a lack of opportuni- a long Instagram post. European competition ties for young players over Berbatov, a languid but recent years. elegant, imaginative and However, all that has effective striker, made his have held out for a famous point changed at the start of this debut for CSKA Sofia, where thanks to Eric’s heroics in goal. season under Frank Lam- his father Ivan also played. Brazilian midfielder Fred saw pard with Fikayo Tomori, He moved to Bayer an early effort come back off the Mason Mount and Tam - Leverkusen before joining bar as United started strong- my Abraham all regular- Tottenham who sold him ly and Eric made two brilliant ly given their chance to to Manchester United for saves to deny Marcus Rashford. shine. £30.7 million (38.1 million Rashford made his name in “It’s an amazing feeling,” euros at the time) two sea- similar circumstances during an said Hudson-Odoi. sons later. injury crisis for Louis van Gaal “It’s been a long wait but He spent four seasons at Manchester United’s striker Mason Greenwood shoots to score in the Europa League in 2016 it’s done now and I’m really Old Trafford, winning two with a double against Danish happy about that. Premier League titles and AFP | Manchester from time. Gomes, Axel Tuanzebe and Ta- club Midtjylland. “I’ve been a Chelsea play- sharing the league’s Golden “We always know that in and hith Chong. And Solskjaer is hoping Unit- er since I was eight and Boot with Carlos Tevez in eenager Mason Green- around the box he is one of the “Today was a great opportu- ed’s failure to qualify for the this is the right club for 2010-11. He spent two sea- wood rescued a much- best finishers we have got,” said nity for them,” added Solskjaer. Champions League can at least me to be at. I want to son each with Fulham and Tchanged Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar “We made it hard for our - come to some good with the lift as many trophies as Monaco, before finishing United from an embarrassing Solskjaer on Greenwood’s com- selves. Games like these, you Norwegian keen to promote possible, win as with less succesful stints start to their Europa League posure. want to make sure you win the youngsters in Europe’s second many at PAOK in Greece and the campaign with the only goal to Victory justified Solskjaer’s game in the first 20 minutes and tier competition this season. Kerala Blasters in India. beat Kazakh champions Astana decision to make nine changes you can enjoy it. Solskjaer has been glowing in He played 77 times for 1-0 at Old Trafford on Thursday. from Saturday’s Premier League “You could see some of our his praise of Greenwood’s poise games as Bulgaria, scoring 48 goals, At just 17, Greenwood be - win over Leicester with a host of lads needed games but it’s pleas- in front of goal and he repaid his possible and which tied him for most came the youngest goalscorer youngsters given their chance ing we got the three points.” manager’s faith by twisting and contribute to with Hristo Bonev, who for United in European compe- to impress. The visitors had travelled turning inside the area before as many goals played 96 internationals tition with a composed finish Greenwood was joined in nearly 6,000 kilometres to the slotting in at the near post to as I can as between 1967 and 1979. under Nenad Eric 17 minutes the starting line-up by Angel Theatre of Dreams and could end Astana’s resistance. well.” Callum Hudson-Odoi Lennon energised by Celtic display in Europa Arsenal run riot at Frankfurt League opener Bukayo Saka inspires Arsenal to thrilling win at Eintracht Frankfurt AFP | Frankfurt am Main rsenal youngsters Joe AWillock and Bukayo Saka We wanted to give claimed goals as a rotated Gun- the young players ners side romped to a 3-0 win at 10-man Eintracht Frankfurt on a chance and Thursday in the Europa League. they showed the Willock, 20, one of seven confidence to take changes by Arsenal manager their chances. He Unai Emery to the team which (Saka) showed his started Sunday’s 2-2 draw at confidence with his Watford, gave the Gunners a finishing, he looked first-half lead after a deflection off a Frankfurt player. good and physically Eighteen-year-old Saka and Buyako Saka curls home Arsenal’s second goal strong Ryan Christie scores from the penalty spot to give Celtic a 1-1 draw at Rennes Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang UNAI EMERY AFP | Rennes, France Celtic had to come from grabbed late goals as Frankfurt “He (Saka) showed his con- find their feet and the first 15 behind after conceding to were reduced to 10 men for the fidence with his finishing, he minutes were strewn with er- ter going down and the result he Europa League group M’Baye Niang’s 38th-minute final 11 minutes when midfield- looked good and physically rors from both teams. doesn’t reflect our perfor - Tstage might be a turn-off spot-kick for the home side, er Dominik Kohr was shown a strong,” added Emery, who Frankfurt, beaten on penalties mance.” for some, but for Celtic it is a and they ended the game with second yellow card for fouling praised his side’s defending af- by eventual champions Chel- Arsenal started finding holes valuable platform on which to 10 men as substitute Vakoun Saka. ter shutting out Frankfurt de- sea in last season’s semi-finals, to exploit as Willock and Smith measure themselves and Neil Issouf Bayo was sent off in in- “Everybody can be happy and spite facing 24 shots at goal. fielded an entirely new forward Rowe had massive chances be- Lennon’s side can take plenty jury time. continuing in this competition Last season’s Europa League line after selling strikers Luka fore the former finally got the of positives from a 1-1 draw A draw at Roazhon Park is is important, so it was good to finalists rebounded from throw- Jovic to Real Madrid and Sebas- breakthrough -- with a dose of away to French Cup winners better than Paris Saint-Ger- get a good win, especially away ing away a two-goal lead at Wat- tien Haller to West Ham. luck. Rennes on Thursday. main managed as they went from home,” said Emery. ford, with playmaker Mesut Ozil But the hosts had the best of Saka linked up on the counter The Glasgow giants again down 2-1 here last month, The Arsenal boss singled out left out for the trip to Germany. the early chances, Jovic’s re- with Willock, who cut inside to missed out on a place in the while Arsenal were beaten on Saka after the teenager showed Club record signing Nicolas placement Filip Kostic twice get his shot away, which deflect- Champions League group this ground last season. confidence above his years by Pepe and midfielder Dani Ce- going close with Dutch striker ed off Frankfurt captain David stage this season but their It was a result to be proud scoring and then setting up ballos made second-half appear- Bas Dost also firing over. Abraham and bounced in off the point in Brittany, secured of for Celtic’s boisterous, sun- Aubameyang late on. ances off the bench. “We did well in the first half, underside of the bar. thanks to a Ryan Christie sec- burnt supporters who brought “We wanted to give the young Aubameyang started up front we dominated, the only thing The Gunners again rattled the ond-half penalty, is an ideal the city to a standstill on a players a chance and they flanked by teenager wingers missing was a goal,” said Frank- woodwork just after the break start in Group E, which also mass march to the stadium showed the confidence to take Emile Smith Rowe, 19, and Saka. furt goalkeeper Kevin Trapp. through a free-kick by captain features Lazio and CFR Cluj. earlier in the day. their chances,” said Emery. It took the Gunners time to “We kept our heads up af - Granit Xhaka..