Man Utd's Sanchez Ends Goal Drought
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Established 1961 Sport SUNDAY, APRIL1, 2018 World champ Pearson battles N Zealand fight back after Football legends rally around 12injury to make Games hurdles 14 England rip off top order 15 former Chelsea great Wilkins OLD TRAFFORD: Manchester United’s Chilean striker Alexis Sanchez celebrates scoring the team’s second goal (C) during the English Premier League football match between Manchester United and Swansea at Old Trafford in Manchester, north west England, yesterday. — AFP Man Utd’s Sanchez ends goal drought Salah strikes again as Liverpool beat Palace LONDON: Mohamed Salah was Liverpool’s hero yet Premier League matches (21) in a single 38-match programme notes that United are a club “in a moment games without a goal until he finished off Jesse again as the Egypt star clinched a dramatic 2-1 win at season. That ties the mark set by Robin van Persie in of transition”. Lingard’s pass. Later Saturday, Manchester City can Crystal Palace, while Alexis Sanchez ended his 2012-13 and Cristiano Ronaldo in 2007-08. “I think United responded to Mourinho’s words as out-of- restore their 16-point lead with victory at Everton Manchester United goal drought in a 2-0 victory over the moment you see it is Mo (on the ball) you feel form midfielder Paul Pogba returned for the first time which would then set up the chance to wrap up the Swansea yesterday. good. It was a very cool in four matches. Romelu title by defeating United next weekend. Despite the huge Champions League quarter-final finish and long may that Lukaku scored for United Marko Arnautovic lifted the gloom at West Ham as first leg against Manchester City looming on form continue,” Klopp said. with a deflected strike from his double inspired a crucial 3-0 victory against rele- Wednesday, Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp named his “It is usual for us that Sanchez’s pass in the fifth gation rivals Southampton. strongest side for the Premier League trip to south we need to fight here, minute. Hundreds of fans staged a march against West London. especially after a difficult It is usual for Former Chelsea and Ham’s co-owners David Gold and David Sullivan Luka Milivojevic drove struggling Palace into a start, but it makes it more Everton star Lukaku, who before kick-off in the aftermath of the crowd protests 13th minute lead from the penalty spot after Loris special at the end.” us that we need has netted in five times in that marred their recent home defeat against Burnley. Karius fouled Wilfried Zaha. But Senegal winger Liverpool were unable to his last six appearances, Amid a tense atmosphere that saw extra security Sadio Mane levelled four minutes after the break with hold onto second place as to fight here now has 100 career measures to protect the owners, on-loan Inter Milan a close-range finish. United moved two points Premier League goals. midfielder Joao Mario eased the anxiety with a 13th Despite having one of his quieter games of an ahead of them at Old Chile forward Sanchez minute opener for David Moyes’ side. incredible debut season at Liverpool, Salah proved Trafford. bagged just his second Four minutes later, Arnautovic doubled West Ham’s the match winner as he smashed home in the 84th Following on from his goal since joining United lead and celebrated by shouting angrily towards minute. Salah, who has 37 goals in 42 games in all recent 12-minute press conference rant in defence of from Arsenal in January in the 20th minute. The Saints boss Mark Hughes, who fell out with the competitions this term, has scored in the joint-most his reign, United manager Jose Mourinho wrote in his Premier League’s highest paid player had gone seven Austrian when they were together at Stoke. — AFP Dall’Ara after Erick Pulgar had given Bologna the lead But Dzeko replaced El Shaarawy with half an hour to Icardi double on 18 minutes. And the Bosnian forward admitted their go and got his head to Argentine winger Diego Perotti’s trip to the Camp Nou for the first leg of their quarter- cross to fire past Santurro. final clash was already on Roma’s minds. “We are “We know that if we play like that against Barcelona, as Inter, Lazio going into a very important match, we all had our it won’t be enough,” said Di Francesco. “But we also thoughts on Barcelona a little bit, but even then we had know that Barca will attack. It will be a totally different close in on Roma chances and could have scored more,” said Dzeko. match.” Icardi, meanwhile, earned a standing ovation “It’s difficult to explain what went wrong.” Roma from the 60,000 crowd at the San Siro after bringing lacked speed against a Bologna side which included Di his tally of Serie A goals to 105. The Argentine-who MILAN: Mauro Icardi scored a brace in a 3-0 Serie A Francesco’s winger son Federico, with third-choice scored four in a 5-0 win over Sampdoria last time out- win over Verona as Inter Milan closed in on third- goalkeeper Antonio Santurro proving the unlikely hero continued where he left off bagging the first after 38 placed Roma who were held 1-1 by Bologna yesterday for the home side. seconds off an Ivan Perisic throw-in. ahead of their Champions League clash against Santurro was appearing in first Serie A game with Perisic added a second on 13 minutes, with Icardi Barcelona. Antonio Mirante suspended and understudy Angelo Da sliding in the third after the restart for a confidence Substitute Edin Dzeko rescued a point for the side Costa injured. And the 26-year-old did well on his boost ahead of next Wednesday’s Milan derby against from the capital who were also hit by a Radja debut keeping out an early Patrik Schick strike, fol- AC Milan. “I’m happy for my fastest goal in my career,” Nainggolan injury that could compromise their quar- lowed by a Daniele De Rossi header from the resulting said Icardi. “It was the perfect day, not for goals, but ter-final in Spain midweek. corner. Nainggolan limped off after just 16 minutes because the team won. We go into the derby with the Eusebio Di Francesco’s Roma have 60 points from with a muscular problem, and looks in doubt to face right frame of mind. 30 games, but their grip on third is now threatened by Barcelona. “We’re aware that we have to do well because there Inter who edged two points behind. Lazio are a further Two minutes later Bologna were ahead, Pulgar pick- is little time to reach the goal of going to the point back just outside the Champions League places ing up a poor clearance on the edge of the box to fire Champions League.” Serie A top scorer Ciro Immobile MILAN: Inter Milan’s captain Argentinian forward Mauro for next season in fifth after surviving a scare to see off past Alisson. Santurro denied Stephan El Shaarawy, also scored a double as Lazio fought back after going Icardi celebrates his 100th goal before the Italian Serie rock bottom Benevento 6-2. with Kevin Strootman missing the chance to equalise 2-1 behind to 10-man Benevento, nabbing five goals in A football match Inter Milan vs Hellas Verona at the San Dzeko headed in after 76 minutes at the Stadio when alone in front of goal. the last half hour. —AFP Siro stadium in Milan yesterday.— AFP.