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Pacquiao reclaims Bale double puts WBO title for Real Madrid five third16 time points19 clear MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2016 Australia lose four wickets chasing record 539 target Page 17 SWANSEA: Manchester United’s Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic (R) jumps and kicks the air as he celebrates scoring his team’s second goal with Manchester United’s English midfielder Ashley Young (L) and Manchester United’s English defender Phil Jones during the English Premier League football match between Swansea City and Manchester United at The Liberty Stadium in Swansea, south Wales yesterday. — AFP Ibrahimovic double inspires United stroll However, for one day at least, it was all smiles With only one league win this season, Bob Ibrahimovic lost his marker on the edge of the while Swansea retreated towards their own goal for United as they poured even greater misery on Bradley’s side are languishing in the relegation box and beat Fabianski with a fine strike from 20 in an attempt to limit the damage. Having been Man Utd 3 a Swansea side that look destined for a long zone. So, once United settled, they enjoyed a yards in the 21st minute. booed from the field at half time, Swansea made struggle to avoid relegation. glut of possession. And as Pogba became two changes in personnel. Jefferson Montero and Swedish star Ibrahimovic struck twice before increasingly influential, so the visitors began to GREED Modou Barrow entered the fray as Bradley sought half-time after France midfielder Paul Pogba had ask serious questions of Bradley’s team. United sensed their opportunity to kill the a way back into the game. By now, United were Swansea 1 produced a stylish opener as United ran riot. The first of those came on 15 minutes when contest and duly set off in pursuit of a third. It happy to go through the motions. They continued Mike van der Hoorn got a consolation for Pogba and Wayne Rooney created the danger came 12 minutes from the interval when to pass the ball with ease and comfort and denied Swansea in the second half, but there was never and Swansea couldn’t clear their lines, leaving Ibrahimovic popped up in acres and beat Swansea a foothold until the 69th minute. Gylfi SWANSEA: Zlatan Ibrahimovic eased the pres- any chance of a fightback from the hapless hosts. Pogba to hit an unstoppable shot from 20 yards Fabianski from eight yards. The Swansea fans Sigurdsson whipped in a free kick from the right sure on Jose Mourinho as the Manchester United United started as they have in so many games into the top corner of Lukasz Fabianski’s goal. responded with calls of ‘we want our club back’ and van der Hoorn beat David De Gea with a firm striker’s double sealed a 3-1 win at struggling this season, with a degree of hesitancy. They Marouane Fellaini came within a yard of mak- and suggesting the decision to sell to the current header from eight yards. Rejuvenated and sensing Swansea yesterday. With only one victory in their were clumsy in the midfield and lacking direc- ing it 2-0 two minutes later after a sublime piece American owners was all about greed. a chance, Swansea gave it their all in the final 20 previous seven Premier League games, United tion or accuracy in the final third. Still, what of footwork from Ibrahimovic. It was little more than a training ground run minutes. Sigurdsson came into his own and manager Mourinho had come under mounting stood in front of them was a Swansea team Swansea simply had no answer to United’s out thereafter for United, who popped the ball Barrow and Montero caused problems out wide. pressure at Old Trafford. equally short on confidence. incisive raids and it came as no surprise when around with increasingly ease and confidence, However, United remained firm and duly helped Ruthless Liverpool crush Watford to take top spot Liverpool 6 Watford 1 LIVERPOOL: Liverpool charged to the top of the PARIS: Britain’s Andy Murray holds the trophy after winning the final of the Paris Masters tennis Premier League table for the first time since May tournament against John Isner of the United States in three sets 6-3, 6-7, 6-4 at the Bercy Arena in 2014 by beating Watford 6-1 yesterday. Paris, yesterday. —AP Sadio Mane, Philippe Coutinho and Emre Can all scored in the space of 16 first-half minutes at Anfield. Roberto Firmino, Mane and Georginio Murray rise to number Wijnaldum added further goals in the second half. Although Daryl Janmaat’s consolation denied Liverpool a clean sheet, the club is on the right path one with Paris title to challenge for its first title since 1990, having been pipped at the post in 2014. PARIS: Andy Murray celebrated his new world Murray entered his Tour-leading 12th final of Liverpool, which has now scored four or more number one ranking with a first Paris Masters the year having won all seven previous meetings goals in five league matches this season, is a point title yesterday after defeating American John with Isner, including straight-sets wins at Roland in front of Chelsea and two ahead of Manchester Isner 6-3, 6-7 (4/7), 6-4 in the final. Garros in May and last week in Vienna. City and Arsenal. “We are still early in our develop- Murray, 29, replaces Novak Djokovic at the The towering American had dropped serve ment and there are a lot of things we can improve,” top of the rankings today and claimed his eighth just three times en route to the final but netted a Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp said. title of a remarkable season after extending his routine volley to hand Murray break point in the News of Arsenal’s lunchtime draw with winning run to 19 matches. “This has been an fifth game. His backhand then sailed long the Tottenham brought cheers from the Anfield crowd LIVERPOOL: Liverpool’s Brazilian midfielder Philippe Coutinho attempts a shot at goal during the incredible journey for me to get to the top of the following rally as Murray forged ahead, saving before kickoff as they knew a home victory would English Premier League football match between Liverpool and Watford at Anfield in Liverpool, rankings,” said Murray, who will move 405 points two break points on his ensuing service game guarantee top spot. north west England yesterday. — AFP above long-time rival Djokovic. before claiming the opening set. Some early misplaced passes may have been and past Gomes. out on the left and he played in Lallana to cross for It is the Briton’s fourth title in succession after Murray fought off four break points after due to nerves given what was at stake but the The Watford ‘keeper injured himself trying to Firmino, who was left with the simple task of apply- wins in Beijing, Shanghai and Vienna and his rebounding from 0-40 at 3-4 in the second set, hosts took the lead in the 27th minute and never make the save so Costel Pantilimon came on to try ing the finish in front of goal. 14th career Masters 1000 triumph. For Isner, who but Isner prevailed in the tie-break after a costly looked back. Coutinho whipped in a cross that and stop the rout that was unfolding. Pantilimon Some brilliant work from Firmino led to the fifth. was chasing a first title of the season, it was his double fault from the second seed. Mane reached ahead of Daryl Janmaat to steer a could only watch as Adam Lallana’s 43rd-minute He chased down Henderson’s pass into the box and third appearance in a Masters final after finishing The Scot was then frustrated as he twice flicked header beyond Heurelho Gomes. cross was nodded in by Can, one of four Liverpool beat Jose Holebas to the ball, then held it up long runner-up at Indian Wells in 2012 and Cincinnati failed to convert break points during Isner’s first Coutinho was on target himself on the half- players in the box awaiting the delivery. enough to spot Mane’s run. The Senegalese was the in 2013. “I have to congratulate Andy, first for the two service games in the deciding set. But hour. Liverpool went from right to left and Firmino The second half followed a similar pattern as grateful recipient of Firmino’s assist. title, and then for getting to number one in the Murray held firm and was rewarded when Isner fed Coutinho, who side-stepped Janmaat and Liverpool increased its lead and the fourth goal Wijnaldum completed the rout in stoppage world,” said Isner. “That’s an incredible achieve- faltered as he tried to stay in the match serving drilled an attempt between Younes Kaboul’s legs again stemmed from a set piece. time after fellow substitute Daniel Sturridge, who ment, you absolutely deserve it.” at 4-5 down. — AFP Coutinho’s free kick came to Jordan Henderson was twice denied by the crossbar, had an effort.

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