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Established 1961 Sport MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12، 2018 Kramer sets Olympic record of 6:09.76, Wind to pose ‘challenge’ Huddersfield beat Bournemouth 13claims third straight 5,000m gold 14 for Shiffrin, rivals 15 4-1 for a vital three points NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE: Newcastle United’s Slovak goalkeeper Martin Dubravka (L) claims the ball in front of Manchester United’s English defender Chris Smalling (C) during the English Premier League football match between Newcastle United and Manchester United at St James’ Park in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, north east England yesterday. — AFP Ritchie strikes to stun lacklustre United United’s second defeat leaves them 16 points behind leaders NEWCASTLE: Jose Mourinho is still waiting to win a After only five minutes, David De Gea made an excel- the other end, De Gea had made another save from the touchline mixed anger with disbelief. The Spaniard Premier League game at Newcastle after Matt Ritchie’s lent save from Jonjo Shelvey after Dwight Gayle’s free- Kenedy by the time the visitors finally tested Dubravka as was more impressed by Pawson’s judgement eight minutes goal sentenced Manchester United to a shock 1-0 defeat kick rebounded to the midfielder off the United wall. Ayoze he turned away a 32nd minute shot from Jesse Lingard. into the second-half when the official decided - correctly - yesterday. This was Mourinho’s seventh attempt to steer a Perez drove a shot nar- that Romelu Lukaku had pushed a defender as he rose to team to victory on Tyneside and the United manager was rowly wide from the edge CLUMSY CHALLENGE head past Dubravka. Lukaku, like the majority of his destined for more misery at St James’ Park thanks Ritchie’s of the area and a superb Four minutes later teammates, had been anonymous. One exception was second-half goal. clearance from Smalling Dubravka showed why Alexis Sanchez and he almost put them ahead in the 57th Adding to Mourinho’s frustration, the goal stemmed snuffed out another This was an Benitez was so eager to minute when he rounded Dubravka before his goal-bound from a free-kick awarded for a needless dive by United Newcastle threat as sign him. Anthony Martial shot was blocked by Florian Lejeune. defender Chris Smalling. But Mourinho could have no United struggled to retain unimaginative appeared certain to score Mourinho was already preparing to send on substitutes complaints about second placed United’s second defeat in possession. It all added when Nemanja Matic’s Michael Carrick and Juan Mata in place of the ineffectual their last three league games. up to a hugely encourag- measured pass sent him Paul Pogba and Lingard when his side went behind from a This was an unimaginative performance lacking drive ing start for Newcastle performance clear, but the keeper nar- free-kick awarded for Smalling’s dive. The defender was and desire and leaves them 16 points behind leaders manager Rafa Benitez, rowed the angle and cautioned and further punishment was to follow when Manchester City. United couldn’t match the aggression of who gave a debut to lacking drive kicked away the shot. Shelvey delivered the free-kick. a Newcastle team fighting for survival and there were wild Slovak goalkeeper Martin United might have gone Lejeune headed it towards goal, Gayle touched it back celebrations at full-time as the hosts moved out of the rel- Dubravka following his in behind if referee Craig into the path of Ritchie and he stroked his shot inside the egation zone. arrival on loan last month. Pawson had not rejected post from 10 yards. It proved to be enough to earn Mourinho must have feared the worst early on. United In his first half-hour of justifiable penalty claims Newcastle three invaluable points, but only after two arrived with seven clean sheets in their last eight games, Premier League football, Dubravka was only required to when Gayle went down under a clumsy challenge from goalline clearances from Gayle denied Martial in the clos- but proved to be surprisingly vulnerable. make two routine clearances from the edge of his area. At Smalling in the 40th minute. Benitez’s furious reaction on ing moments. — AFP Jurgen Klopp’s men made a fast start by scoring ner for his 22nd league goal of the campaign to Liverpool heap inside 10 minutes for the ninth time this cam- close back to within one of Harry Kane in the paign. Van Dijk began the move as he cut out a golden boot race. cross with his head before Liverpool ‘keeper Salah missed a huge chance to move level more misery on Loris Karius freed another former Southampton with the Englishman when he side-footed into player, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain. His pass to the side-netting with the goal at his mercy after Salah was turned inside by the Egyptian for Alex McCarthy had saved Firmino’s initial effort Southampton Firmino to apply the finishing touch for his 20th 20 minutes from time. Van Dijk had been sub- goal of the season. jected to criticism following shock defeats by SOUTHAMPTON: Virgil van Dijk celebrated his Southampton responded well to going Swansea and West Brom and conceding a last- first Premier League win as the world’s most behind, but lacked a clinical touch as their wait gasp penalty as Spurs snatched a draw at expensive defender on his return to for a first home league win since November Anfield in his previous three outings. Southampton as Roberto Firmino and Mohamed continued. Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg had the hosts’ But the former Saints captain will scarcely Salah ensured Liverpool ran out 2-0 winners at best chance for an instant reply when he fired have had an easier 90 minutes at St Mary’s as St Mary’s yesterday. too close to Karius at the back post. Southampton failed to muster any danger after Van Dijk was jeered by the home support The German goalkeeper was then put to the break. More of Liverpool’s former following his £75 million ($104 million) move to work by headers from Guido Carrillo and twice Southampton contingent, Sadio Mane and Adam Anfield last month, but got his revenge by shut- by James Ward-Prowse but wasn’t unduly trou- Lallana, should have rubbed salt in the home ting out a toothless Saints side who drop into bled. And Liverpool showed why the sides are side’s wounds when they both fired wide when the relegation zone. battling at different ends of the table with a clean through. However, the visitors were able to By contrast, Liverpool moved back above stunning move to double their lead three min- coast through the final stages with Firmino and SOUTHAMPTON: Liverpool’s Brazilian midfielder Roberto Firmino (C) jumps a chal- Tottenham into third and to within two points of utes before half-time. Salah even replaced in perfect preparation for lenge from Southampton’s Spanish midfielder Oriol Romeu (R) during the English bitter rivals Manchester United in second fol- Firmino returned the favour from the first their return to Champions League action at Premier League football match between Southampton and Liverpool at St Mary’s lowing the Red Devils’ defeat at Newcastle ear- goal with an audacious backheel into Salah’s Porto in the first leg of their last 16 tie on Stadium in Southampton, southern England yesterday. — AFP lier. In a recurring theme of Liverpool’s season, path and he slotted the ball into the bottom cor- Wednesday. —AFP.