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Arsenal Continues 17-Game Unbeaten Sequence Athletes using Toure at the selfie to clean double as Man sports 16of doping City 19beat Palace SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2016 Zimbabwe salvage tie in thriller with West Indies Page 17 MANCHESTER: Arsenal’s Petr Cech, centre, saves a shoot during the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester United and Arsenal at Old Trafford in Manchester, England, yesterday. —AP Arsenal continues 17-game unbeaten sequence place United, but left United falling even further behind the ing United’s midfield again and Antonio Valencia, back from tum waned after half-time, Mourinho turned to his bench. 1 table leaders. Arsenal remain without a league win at Old a fractured arm, supplying drive from right-back, there was Wayne Rooney, aiming to redeem himself from late-night Man Utd Trafford in 10 years and Wenger has still not beaten poise and purpose to the hosts’ football. carousing while on England duty last weekend, and Daley Mourinho in the league in 12 attempts. Blind came on, with Martial and Matteo Darmian making But this was a draw that will have felt like a win for the VALENCIA PENALTY CLAIM way. Slowly, United picked up the pace and with 21 minutes Frenchman, particularly after Mourinho provocatively cited Carrick’s presence allowed Paul Pogba to get forward and remaining they made the breakthrough. Arsenal 1 his 12-year wait for a league title in the build-up to the game. he gave a glimpse of his ability by steamrollering Francis Pogba’s pass sent Ander Herrera haring towards the Giroud’s goal, only his fourth of the season, extended Coquelin and drilling a cross into the box that Arsenal man- byline on the right and from his cut-back, Spanish compatri- MANCHESTER: Substitute Olivier Giroud converted Arsenal’s unbeaten run to 17 games in all competitions and aged to clear. ot Mata arrived to send the ball past Cech with a sumptuous- Arsenal’s first effort on target in the 89th minute to res- left United with just two wins from their last nine league fix- United felt they should have had a penalty in the 35th ly crisp side-foot effort. Wenger introduced Giroud for cue a smash-and-grab 1-1 draw for Arsene Wenger’s side tures. Mourinho, who shared an icy handshake with Wenger minute when Valencia nutmegged Nacho Monreal and then Mohamed Elneny, which saw Sanchez, whose influence had at Manchester United yesterday. before and after the match, must now rouse his players for went down as the Spaniard leaned across him, but referee dimmed, withdraw to the left flank, and Granit Xhaka also Juan Mata’s 69th-minute strike looked to have earned Thursday’s key Europa League home game with Feyenoord. Andre Marriner said no. Pogba then teed up Mata, who had entered the fray. Jose Mourinho’s United a much-needed win, only for Alex Alexis Sanchez came through a fitness check on a trouble- earlier bent a free-kick wide, for a low shot that Petr Cech Mourinho’s men continued to dominate, Marcos Rojo Oxlade-Chamberlain to tee up his fellow substitute Giroud some hamstring to boost Arsenal and he was his usual, pushed around the post and the Arsenal goalkeeper also heading wide from Blind’s deep cross, only for Oxlade- for a last-gasp leveller. buzzing self in the early stages, steering a header off-target saved three times from Anthony Martial. Arsenal did not reg- Chamberlain to skin Marcus Rashford before crossing for The result preserved Arsenal’s six-point lead over sixth- from Theo Walcott’s flick-on. But with Michael Carrick anchor- ister a shot of note in the first half, but as United’s momen- Giroud to snatch an unlikely point. — AFP Misfiring Liverpool held in Southampton stalemate SOUTHAMPTON: sent over a cross from the right that Liverpool goalkeeper Premier League lead- Loris Karius punched clear under very little pressure. Southampton 0 ers Liverpool missed Otherwise it was mostly Liverpool and they created what a chance to burnish could have been a decisive opening in the 28th minute their title credentials when Georginio Wijnaldum found Mane free in the penalty as they were held to area with an intelligent diagonal pass. Mane’s shot was Liverpool 0 a 0-0 draw at struck hard and true but Saints’ England goalkeeper Forster Southampton yes- flung himself to his left to save. Five minutes from the break, terday. Jurgen Mane had another chance as he charged goalwards from Klopp’s men had the majority of possession, but the right but Virgil Van Dijk slid in to block the Senegal Southampton goalkeeper Fraser Forster denied his former winger’s shot. Saints were still not an attacking force, which team-mate Sadio Mane in the first half and Philippe was shown when Charlie Austin got into the penalty area Coutinho, Roberto Firmino and Nathaniel Clyne missed sec- and looked around for support-but found none. ond-half chances. The second half opened in similar fashion. Liverpool Liverpool remain in first place ahead of Manchester City appealed confidently but in vain for a penalty as Van Dijk only on goals scored, but now Chelsea will go above them tugged Firmino’s shirt, Forster saved Mane’s shot at the foot with a win at Middlesbrough today. Both sides were without of his near post and Coutinho sliced his shot wide after key creative players, with Southampton midfielder Dusan Firmino’s pass sent him in on goal. Then it was central Tadic not risked after breaking his nose while on international defender Joel Matip’s turn to miss chances. First he failed to duty. Former Southampton captain Adam Lallana did not reach Coutinho’s inviting free kick from the right with an travel with the Liverpool party after sustaining an injury while attempt at a header and the result was the same from a cor- playing for England. But Coutinho was deemed fit enough to ner from the other side. start despite a hamstring problem while Dejan Lovren, anoth- Liverpool’s wastefulness almost cost them after 59 min- er ex-Saint, returned to the back four after recovering from a utes when Austin’s head met a cross from Soares but his virus. Lovren was jeered every time he received the ball in an effort glanced just wide. Five minutes later Liverpool missed early spell of Liverpool possession that forced the home side their best chance yet. Coutinho’s pass found Firmino back towards their own penalty area. But when the advancing into the penalty area with only Forster in front of Merseysiders were able to find a gap, either their touch or the him, but he slid his shot wide from 10 yards. final pass eluded them. Southampton were seeing little of the Next, Clyne headed wide after beating teammates and ball and were restricted to attacks on the break, one of which opponents alike to a cross from substitute Daniel Sturridge. SOUTHAMPTON: Liverpool’s English defender Nathaniel Clyne (C) heads the ball towards goal but fails to ended with right back Cedric Soares shooting a yard wide That was to be the final chance as Southampton settled for a score during the English Premier League football match between Southampton and Liverpool at St Mary’s with his left foot from 22 yards. The Portugal defender then draw after successive defeats by Chelsea and Hull. — AFP Stadium in Southampton, southern England yesterday. —AFP.
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