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Mane winner hands Liverpool victory to keep pressure on City

Liverpool moved level on points with Manchester City at the top of the Premier League table with a 2-1 victory at Aston Villa on Tuesday evening. London, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | Sadio Mane’s second-half header put Liverpool level on points with leaders Manchester City as Jurgen Klopp’s side came …

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Rodri scores late to hand City victory over Arsenal

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rodri struck a stoppage-time winner to give Manchester City an 11th successive Premier League victory as the leaders came from behind to beat Arsenal’s battling 10 men. In an entertaining start, a glancing header from City’s Ruben Dias dropped just wide before Gabriel Martinelli’s shot …

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Man City ease past Man Utd to claim bragging rights

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | David De Gea was the star performer but he could not prevent Manchester United from falling to a 2-0 defeat to rivals Manchester City at Old Trafford. The champions went ahead on seven minutes when Eric Bailly diverted Joao Cancelo’s cross into his own net. …

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Liverpool stay unbeaten in thrilling draw at Anfield

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A magnificent solo goal from Mohamed Salah helped Liverpool maintain their unbeaten start despite Manchester City twice coming from behind in a 2-2 draw at Anfield. City goalscorers Phil Foden and Kevin De Bruyne had the best chances to break the deadlock as the champions …

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Manchester City inflicts first defeat on Chelsea

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gabriel Jesus ended Chelsea’s unbeaten start to the season as Manchester City won 1-0 at Stamford Bridge. The champions started brightly and went close in the third minute when Aymeric Laporte’s header dropped wide. Chelsea were forced into a change before the half-hour mark as …

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Aguero breaks Rooney record on farewell appearance

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sergio Aguero came off the bench on his farewell appearance for Manchester City to break Wayne Rooney’s Premier League goal scoring record as Everton were beaten 5-0 at the Etihad Stadium. The Argentinian came on in the 65th minute and scored twice, taking him to 184 …

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Laporte new signing for Spain ahead of EURO 2020

Madrid, Spain |  XINHUA |  Spainish soccer team coach Luis Enrique received an important ‘signing’ on Tuesday with the confirmation that Manchester City’s central defender Aymeric Laporte has been granted Spanish nationality by the Spanish government. The 26-year-old was born in Agen in France, moving to Spain in 2010 to …

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Alonso strikes late to put Man City’s title party on hold

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Chelsea stopped Manchester City claiming the 2020/21 Premier League title as they came from behind to win 2-1 at Etihad Stadium. Raheem Sterling opened the scoring on 44 minutes, taking the ball off the toes of Sergio Aguero to score his first league goal since 21 …

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Man City vs Chelsea: Tuchel out to outsmart Guardiola once more

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Thomas Tuchel’s latest meeting with Pep Guardiola promises to be another intriguing tactical battle. A Manchester City victory would confirm them as champions, but with a top-four place far from guaranteed for Chelsea, they too will be highly motivated. Tuchel has made Chelsea a difficult side …

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