22 Saturday, December 30, 2017 SPORTS Man City want Sanchez trophies not fires records Arsenal Arsenal’s Alexis Sanchez celebrates Raheem Sterling (file pic) scoring the third goal (Picture cour- tesy: theguardian) London “We’ve just got to have a aheem Sterling is not single focus on getting the even contemplating new job done. At the end of the recordsR as Manchester City day, if it happens, it happens, attempt to continue their but we need to go there with sprint towards the Premier the mentality to get the job to win League title. done.” City will equal Bayern City’s 18th successive Munich’s European best league win came courtesy Crystal Palace Palace had been undefeated then combined brilliantly to they had needed. of 19 consecutive league of Sterling’s only goal at St rsenal marked Arsene in eight and, though they send Mesut Ozil one-on-one When he half-heartedly wins if they beat Crystal James’ Park as he settled Wenger’s record- next host Manchester City, with the goalkeeper, who this cleared a corner to Calum Palace on Sunday, having a game which the visitors equallingA match as a Premier by often resisting their time impressively saved the Chambers, the defender stretched their lead at the dominated without putting League manager by winning visitors and going level with German’s composed finish. returned possession to the top of the table to 15 points to bed as the Magpies, 3-2 at Crystal Palace. Andros Townsend’s goal, The hosts’ equalising goal Palace box and watched with victory at Newcastle on controversially in the eyes At a time when there are again demonstrated they can began as so many of theirs do. as Lacazette and Sanchez Wednesday evening. of some, conceded space and still doubts about Wenger’s survive. Gifted space on the left wing combined to create space for However, Sterling insists possession for long periods abilities despite his remarkable The hosts had been the four minutes into the second the latter to strike into the that the only concentration before launching a late longevity -- in overseeing his first to threaten when Yohan half, Wilfried Zaha used his bottom left corner. is on the 90 minutes assault which very nearly 810th Premier League fixture Cabaye struck just wide of the footwork to cross towards As is so often the case with immediately ahead of him paid dividends. the Frenchman equalled the left post from 25 yards, but it Townsend, who under little Arsenal, only with a further and his team-mates. Pep Guardiola’s men record of Sir Alex Ferguson was then that Arsenal’s first pressure finished first-time goal would victory begin to The 23-year-old told were ultimately rewarded -- his team displayed so many period of dominance began. into the bottom left corner look likely, but on this occasion the club’s official website: for their patience after of the traits he inspires. Granit Xhaka had already beyond the diving Petr Cech. it followed four minutes later. “I don’t think everyone is they had been repeatedly They often outplayed their gone close when, in the 25th Wenger’s team required With a brilliant chipped- really too focused on that. thwarted by the Magpies’ hosts, securing victory when a minute, as Palace struggled time to recover from that pass from inside his own half, The most important thing is blanket defence, and finish from Shkodran Mustafi to clear their lines, Alexandre setback, and it was only after Jack Wilshere sent Sanchez the three points at the end of they will apply the same and two goals from Alexis Lacazette’s shot forced Julian a lethargic clearance from into space in the Palace area the day. philosophy as they attempt Sanchez ensured they remain Speroni into a save that only Christian Benteke -- also and, after he impressively “Once you win the game to cast the chasing pack sixth and continue their push reached the unmarked Mustafi, the Palace villain earlier this controlled, the Chilean and the stats come up, that’s – and in particular derby for the top four, but were also who tapped-in with ease. season -- after the hour that routinely poked beyond all well and great, but you rivals United – further frequently stretched. Sead Kolasinac and Sanchez they were gifted the chance Speroni. (espn.in) can’t be thinking about that. adrift. (givemesport) Faugheen and Paul Townend before Romelu Lukaku the horse had to be pulled up during Dublin 22 months. Paul Townend sent the Ryanair Hurdle at Leopardstown bitterly disappointing him into an early lead but Cilaos ‘needs a rest’: (Picture courtesy: theguardian) week for leading owner Emery, a stable companion RichA Ricci and trainer Willie at Mullins’s yard, moved past Mourinho Mullins concluded with the him with about six furlongs to London biggest setback of all here on run and Faugheen was soon anchester United Friday, as Faugheen, the 2015 dropping back through the field. manager Jose Mourinho Champion Hurdle winner, was Townend pulled up Faugheen admitsM striker Romelu Lukaku pulled up before the home turn before the second-last flight is “tired” but says he cannot on his second run back after a and quickly dismounted. The afford to rest him. long lay-off with injury. nine-year-old was brought back The 24-year-old has played Faugheen was apparently in the horse ambulance as a every minute of his club’s sound afterwards but has been precaution, but was apparently Premier League campaign taken out of the betting for this sound and uninjured according so far because of the injury season’s Champion Hurdle by to his owner. problems of fellow striker most bookmakers, having been “He’s not distressed or Zlatan Ibrahimovic. the narrow ante-post favourite anything,” Ricci said. “Paul Lukaku started the season as he lined up for Friday’s pulled him up because he wasn’t with 11 goals in 10 games, but Ryanair Hurdle. going anywhere. When Cilaos has only scored four times in Faugheen set off as the 2-11 Emery went by him, he would his last 19 outings. Faugheen pulled up at favourite to back up a 16-length normally have picked up the “The boy is tired. He is win in the Grade One Morgiana bit and cracked on, but he just physically a monster but not a Hurdle in November, when he didn’t. I knew he was toast machine and he is feeling it,” Leopardstown was racing for the first time in then.(theguardian) Mourinho said. (BBC).