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SPORTS SATURDAY, MAY 6, 2017

Sunderland wants me: Moyes

LONDON: David Moyes has revealed Sunderland future on Friday. “I don’t know what you mean by League, I know the requirements, but we’ve only owner Ellis Short wants him to remain in charge at ‘decision’. I’ve got a four-year contract so I don’t had initial talks. “We plan to meet again in the next the Stadium of Light despite his club’s relegation know what you’re talking about ‘a decision’.” While couple of weeks. We were deflated, I wouldn’t say it from the . Moyes criticized Short’s he has been backed by Short, former Manchester was an uplifting kind of meeting. “We weren’t there failure to back him in the transfer market in January United boss Moyes hinted he wants to hear more for that, we were there to talk business and none of and it was suggested Sunderland’s slide into the about the club’s ambitions for next season before us were happy because we’re disappointed we got Championship would trigger the Scot’s dismissal. committing to the battle to win promotion. relegated.” But Moyes, who is also unpopular with Sunderland “I’ll know more come the end of the season, Several key Sunderland players are likely to be supporters due to his cautious tactics, has spoken to once we see exactly what we’re able to deal with, sold before next season, with top scorer Jermain American businessman Short and Sunderland chief what we can work with, then we’ll know exactly Defoe among the leading candidates. “We can only executive Martin Bain and the Black Cats boss insists what we can do,” he said. “Right from the start we lose the ones who are out of contract. Jordan he has their full support. said it looked like there was a rebuilding job to be Pickford is in contract so there’s nothing to say we’ll “Ellis and the board want me to stay,” Moyes said done. Hopefully we can get that going. “I know lose Jordan,” Moyes said. “ has a when asked if there had been a decision on his what needs to be done to get back in the Premier clause in his contract so that’s possible.” — AFP

Jesus returns to fire Matches on TV (Local Timings)

City’s top-four push English Premier League Manchester City v Crystal Palace 14:30 beIN SPORTS MANCHESTER: Gabriel Jesus’s return Burnley v West Bromwich Albion 17:00 has come at a good time for Manchester beIN SPORTS City as they seek to move closer to Bournemouth v Stoke City 17:00 Champions League qualification by beIN SPORTS beating Crystal Palace at home today. Hull City v Sunderland 17:00 The Brazil striker, 20, has made two beIN SPORTS appearances since recovering from a Leicester City v Watford 17:00 broken foot sustained at Bournemouth beIN SPORTS in February. Swansea City v Everton 19:30 Having seen a goal disallowed in a 0- beIN SPORTS 0 draw against Manchester United, he grabbed a late equaliser in a 2-2 draw at Middlesbrough last weekend after Spanish League Primera being promoted from the bench to the Sporting Gijon v Las Palmas 14:00 starting line-up. With Sergio Aguero beIN SPORTS HD 3 struggling to recover from a groin prob- Atletico de Madrid v Eibar 17:15 lem, there is every chance that Jesus will beIN SPORTS HD 3 start again on Saturday as City look to Barcelona v Villarreal 19:30 consolidate their top-four position. beIN SPORTS HD 3 They are just one point clear of fifth- Granada v Real Madrid 21:45 place Manchester United, who visit out- beIN SPORTS HD 3 of-form Arsenal on Sunday, and manag- Gabriel Jesus er knows there is little Italian Calcio League room for error with only four league has been one of City’s most consistent TOP-HALF AIM Napoli v Cagliari Calcio 19:00 matches to play. Guardiola’s season has performers this season and appears to “Finish strongly now and we give beIN SPORTS hit trouble lately, with those two league be ready for a comeback, having joined ourselves something to look forward Juventus v Torino 21:45 draws following an FA Cup semi-final in with full training on Thursday. It has to next season because you want to beIN SPORTS defeat against Arsenal at Wembley. been a tough first year in England for be in four competitions,” Kompany Indeed, City have won just two of their Guardiola, who will finish a season with- said. “Sometimes exceptional seasons German Bundesliga last eight matches in all competitions. out a trophy for the first time in his are built on seasons like this. The Borussia Dortmund v Hoffenheim 16:30 The manager, though, has been lifted coaching career. But whatever the next mood’s not great because we are at beIN SPORTS by the prospect of David Silva’s return few weeks bring for City, captain that time in the season where we need Eintracht Frankfurt 16:30 from a knee injury sustained during the Vincent Kompany believes the club are to win games and it didn’t happen on beIN SPORTS Wembley defeat. The Spain playmaker heading in the right direction. Sunday (at Boro). “Now it’s a case of Bayern Munich v Darmstadt 16:30 having to finish the last four games beIN SPORTS HD 5 Players deserve privacy really strongly. Borussia Monchengladbach v Augsburg 16:30 There is not one single doubt in our beIN SPORTS over mental health: Klopp minds that we’ll get the job done.” Ingolstadt v Leverkusen 16:30 Palace manager admit- beIN SPORTS ted his side’s heavy schedule caught up Hertha Berlin v Leipzig 19:30 LONDON: Jurgen Klopp strongly we should) keep all these kind of with them when they lost 2-0 at home beIN SPORTS HD 5 believes players should be allowed to issues as private as possible. Give the to Burnley last weekend, leaving them deal with health issues in private, say- people the privacy they need-stop on 38 points. Allardyce believes his side French League ing of the glare of publicity focused on talking about it, stop asking about it. will avoid getting drawn back into the Everton’s Aaron Lennon: “I really hate “If it is not a football player the only bottom three, although he has conced- Paris Saint-Germain v Bastia 18:00 it.” Lennon has been in the spotlight advantage is that no one asks about it, ed the Eagles need one more victory to beIN SPORTS after the former England winger was so it is easy to come back when you erase any lingering relegation fears. Guingamp v Dijon 21:00 detained under the Mental Health Act feel better. “In football or in the public Recent successes at Chelsea and beIN SPORTS on Sunday. His club say Lennon is suf- eye everyone is interested and I don’t , and the home win against Lorient v Angers 21:00 fering from a stress-related illness, but like it. “It is like watching a car acci- Arsenal, mean Allardyce’s side will head beIN SPORTS Klopp does not believe it is fair to an dent-instead of helping you only to the Etihad Stadium hopeful of get- Toulouse v Caen 21:00 individual’s recovery to have their watch or take your smartphone out, ting something from the game. beIN SPORTS medical problems openly debated. and I really hate it. “I am sure Everton Anything less, and the manager admits Nancy Lorraine v Monaco 21:00 “Whatever I could say about it are doing everything they can to keep the pressure could build ahead of the beIN SPORTS doesn’t help, it is only another head- it as private as possible and that is following weekend’s visit of Hull City, Lille v Metz 21:00 line,” the Liverpool manager said on their job and everything will be good beIN SPORTS yesterday. “What I really think is (that in the end.” — AFP currently positioned four points behind the south London club. — AFP