SPORTS SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2016

Matches on TV (Local Timings)

ENGLISH Bournemouth v Tottenham 14:30 beIN SPORTS 2 HD Leicester v Crystal Palace 17:00 beIN SPORTS 1 HD Arsenal v Middlesbrough 17:00 beIN SPORTS 2 HD Burnley v Everton 17:00 beIN SPORTS 4 HD Hull City v Stoke City 17:00 beIN SPORTS 9 HD Swansea City v Watford 17:00 beIN SPORTS 12 HD EN West Ham v Sunderland 17:00 beIN SPORTS 8 HD Liverpool v West Bromwich 19:30 beIN SPORTS 2 HD SPANISH LEAGUE Espanyol v SD Eibar 14:00 beIN SPORTS 3 HD Valencia v FC Barcelona 17:15 beIN SPORTS 3 HD Real Sociedad v Deportivo 19:30 beIN SPORTS 3 HD Granada v Sporting Gijon 21:45 beIN SPORTS 3 HD MANCHESTER: Fenerbahce’s Souza, left, Manchester United’s Memphis Depay, centre, and Fenerbahce’s Robin van ITALIAN CALCIO LEAGUE Persie, right, compete for the ball during the Europa League Group A soccer match between Manchester United and Fenerbahce at stadium in Manchester, England, Thursday. —AP UC Sampdoria v Genoa CFC 19:00 beIN SPORTS 4 HD AC Milan v Juventus 21:45 beIN SPORTS 4 HD Pogba scores twice as GERMAN BUNDESLIGA Bayer 04 v Hoffenheim 16:30 United beat Fenerbahce beIN SPORTS Hertha Berlin v FC Koln 16:30 LONDON: repaid some of his a morale-boosting performance ahead of pounds ($109.04 million) in the close sea- beIN SPORTS world record transfer fee with two goals as manager Jose Mourinho’s return to former son. “To be in Italy for four or five years ... I FC Ingolstadt 04 v Dortmund 16:30 Manchester United rediscovered their ear- club Chelsea on Sunday. was not expecting it to be a click of the fin- beIN SPORTS 5 HD ly-season shine, cruising to a 4-1 Europa They went ahead in the 31st minute gers for intensity.” SV Darmstadt 98 v Wolfsburg 16:30 League win over Fenerbahce to go top of when Juan Mata was tripped in the area. beIN SPORTS their group on Thursday. Regular penalty taker UNDER PRESSURE SC Freiburg v FC Augsburg 16:30 Pogba scored a penalty and rifled was on the pitch and needed one goal to The pressure had been mounting on beIN SPORTS United’s third into the top corner. Anthony join as United’s all- Inter boss De Boer after a woeful start to Bayern Munich v Monchengladbach 19:30 Martial also netted from the spot and time top scorer in Europe but Pogba took the season that left them 11th in Serie A beIN SPORTS 5 HD Jesse Lingard fired home in the second the ball and converted from the spot. and point-less in Europe. half before former Old Trafford favourite The hosts were handed a second After successive Group K defeats, De FRENCH LEAGUE pulled one back for penalty less than three minutes later and Boer’s possession-based style had come Lyonnais v Guingamp 18:00 Fenerbahce. Inter Milan and AS Roma, Martial took responsibility this time before under the microscope and they looked a beIN SPORTS 6 HD though, had more testing evenings. Pogba lashed home a third goal. struggling side as Southampton created a Girondins v Lorraine 21:00 Coach breathed a sigh of Lingard made it 4-0 three minutes after string of good chances. beIN SPORTS 8 HD relief when Inter survived an onslaught the restart and Van Persie pulled one back Just as the Premier League club were Lille OSC v Bastia 21:00 from Southampton to end a three-match for the Turkish team with seven minutes cranking up the heat, however, Antonio beIN SPORTS losing streak with a 1-0 victory while Roma remaining. Candreva swept the ball home in the 67th Dijon v Lorient 21:00 conceded twice late on to draw 3-3 at Pogba, criticised following a subdued minute. Marcelo Brozovic was sent off late beIN SPORTS home to Austria Vienna. display in United’s goalless draw at in the tie but Inter managed to hold on. Angers v Toulouse FC 21:00 Three sides have perfect records after Liverpool on Monday, was handed a vote Roma captain Francesco Totti made his beIN SPORTS 6 HD three matches, Shakhtar Donetsk, Schalke of confidence by Mourinho after scoring 100th European appearance for the club Nantes v Stade Rennes 21:00 04 and Zenit St Petersburg all winning to twice in a game for the first time in almost at home to Austria Vienna but his night beIN SPORTS 10 HD move to the brink of the knockout rounds. two years. “He needs time,” the coach said was marred as the visitors fought back United have six points in Group A after of the he signed for 89 million from 3-1 down to snatch a point.—Reuters Guardiola sticking to his guns at Man City

LONDON: Pep Guardiola enjoyed a dazzling Last week’s 1-1 home draw with Everton was “Because in seven years I won 21 titles. I’m dominate against those guys, and Messi and start to his reign as Manchester City manager, so then followed by a 4-0 hammering at sorry, but I won 21 titles in seven years. So it’s Luis Suarez and are going to do nothing much so that after six successive Premier Guardiola’s old club Barcelona. City’s start to the three titles per year, playing in that way.” and Iniesta isn’t going to play good - no way. League wins some were suggesting the only real season now looks slightly underwhelming, Guardiola said expectations upon his arrival “I am good, but not enough. Last season Man fight this season would be for runners-up spot. although Guardiola gave a passionate defence in English football had been too high. City were the oldest team in the Premier League A few weeks later his side are still top of the of his methods on Friday when it was suggested “We won the first 10 games of the season and that’s why we tried to change a little bit for table but the early euphoria has been replaced he may change tack. They will seek to end a and everyone said City will win four titles,” said the future. We need to learn of course as quickly by the cold chill of reality as the dark winter four-match winless run when they host the Spaniard whose first eight Premier League as possible.” Apart from the Tottenham defeat, months loom. Southampton on Sunday, but even if they lose games have returned an almost identical record Guardiola said he has been proud of his team, First there was a 3-3 draw at Celtic in the Guardiola said he will not be adapting the phi- to the first eight under Manuel Pellegrini last insisting the result in he Nou Camp could have Champions League and a few days later the losophy that has served him so well throughout season - six wins and 19 goals scored. been different had keeper Claudio Bravo not wheels came off City’s bandwagon when they his career. “I think about that,” he told reporters. “But if you believe I arrive here and in three been sent off when the score was 1-0. were outplayed in a 2-0 defeat at Tottenham “But after that the solution is not better than I months everything is going well and we are However, he said City must learn to be more Hotspur. believe. So I cannot. Do you know why as well? going to win in Camp Nou 4-0 and going to clinical. — Reuters