Manchester United’s Belgian striker Romelu Lukaku is taken off on a stretcher after appearing to pick up a head injury during the English Premier League football match against Southampton. (Oli SCARFF/AFP) Lukaku crashed into Southampton’s Wesley Hoedt as the pair contested an aerial challenge early in the first half at Old Trafford. The Belgium striker lay prone on the pitch barely moving while he was treated by medical staff for five minutes. Lukaku remained conscious and was eventually carried off wearing an oxygen mask. The injury continued a difficult period for Lukaku, who has scored just four times in his last 19 appearances for Jose Mourinho’s side. In the absence of Lukaku, Mourinho’s men were unable to break down Southampton and had to settle for their third successive league draw. United end a frustrating December trailing 14 points behind leaders Manchester City, who face Crystal Palace on Sunday. “When you see a player leave the pitch like he did, it is usually two games at least,” Mourinho said of Lukaku. “We missed easy chances but I’m really unhappy because we should have had a penalty.” Virgil van Dijk, signed from Southampton for a world record fee for a defender of £75 million (US$100 million), isn’t able to play for Liverpool until January. But the flaws the Dutch centre-back will be asked to fix were on display as Leicester took a third-minute lead at Anfield. With Van Dijk watching on, Joel Matip carelessly conceded possession and Riyad Mahrez set up Jamie…
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HA NOI (VNS)— A fire in a timber factory in the southern province of Dong Nai seriously injured 21 workers yesterday. According to witnesses, a small flame flared up in a corner of the factory which workers tried to put out with fire extinguishers. However, it had the adverse affect and the sawdust thrown up by the extinguishers fuelled the blaze which spread quickly and covered the exits. It took 30 minutes for the provincial firefighting police to put the fire out. Sixteen of the victims were in a critical condition with burns covering 40-60 per cent of their bodies.…... [read more]
Two people were killed and one person received serious burn injuries in an oil tanker fire at Cogido Port on the Dong Nai river.— Photo dantri DONG NAI (VNS) — Two people were killed and one person received serious burn injuries in an oil tanker fire at Cogido Port on the Dong Nai river.According to local officials, the fire started at 8pm on April 4 and was extinguished two and a half hours later.The bodies of two people were found in Dong Nai river, but they have not been identified yet. One person, who managed to escape from the fire,…... [read more]
Football LONDON — David Silva scored twice as runaway Premier League leaders Manchester City won 4-0 at Swansea City on Wednesday to set a new English top-flight record of 15 consecutive victories. Pep Guardiola’s side, 2-1 winners at second-place Manchester United on Sunday, won comfortably at the Liberty Stadium to eclipse the mark of 14 successive wins set by Arsenal in 2002. United bounced back from their derby defeat by beating Bournemouth 1-0, while slip-ups for Liverpool and Arsenal allowed Tottenham Hotspur to steal into fourth place by beating Brighton and Hove Albion 2-0. "Winning 15 games in a row…... [read more]
Despite his side having previously matched leaders Manchester City stride for stride, United manager Jose Mourinho resorted to familiar spoiling tactics that meant his team registered just one shot on target.Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool have now won just once in eight matches, but this was a brighter showing on a balmy Merseyside afternoon, with Joel Matip and Emre Can going close either side of half-time.The second successive goalless draw between the teams at Anfield preserved United's seven-point advantage over Liverpool in the table.The result meant United fell short of setting their best ever points tally after eight games of a Premier…... [read more]
With Pep Guardiola's free-flowing side not in action until Sunday, second-placed United closed the gap at the top to five points with a thrilling display that belied manager Jose Mourinho's reputation as overly defensive away from home.While goals from Antonio Valencia and Jesse Lingard inside 11 minutes, and a further second-half strike from Lingard, showed United at their best, Pogba's crude 'studs-up' lunge at Hector Bellerin revealed another side in the 75th minute.The Frenchman deservedly received a straight red card and will miss three games, including next week's derby against City.Until Pogba's dismissal, everything had looked perfect for United, for…... [read more]
The trio all found the net to condemn Arsenal to a second successive defeat after their 1-0 loss at Stoke City, leaving them six points below early Premier League pace-setters Manchester United in 16th place.Liverpool rose to second place, two points below United and one above champions Chelsea, who recorded a straightforward 2-0 win over Everton."We were really well organised," said Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp. "If you give Arsenal space and time, you lose before the game starts, so I don't think they could do a lot of what they wanted, Arsenal, and that is all credit to the boys…... [read more]
The result in south-west Germany leaves Klopp's Liverpool in pole position ahead of the return at Anfield on Wednesday, Aug 23.After goalkeeper Simon Mignolet had saved a first-half penalty, 18-year-old defender Trent Alexander-Arnold curled in a free-kick to give Liverpool the lead.Ex-England forward James Milner made sure of victory by curling in a cross-cum-shot, which dropped inside the far post on 75 minutes after deflecting off Havard Nordtveit for an own goal.However, Hoffenheim pulled a goal back when replacement Mark Uth managed to beat the offside trap to score late on to give the Germans hope."I am happy with the…... [read more]
Leicester City's Ghanaian striker Jeff Schlupp (R) vies with Liverpool's Brazilian midfielder Lucas Leiva (L) during the English Premier League football match at King Power Stadium in Leicester, central England. (AFP/ADRIAN DENNIS) LONDON: Steven Gerrard and Juan Mata scored pivotal goals as Liverpool and Manchester United each posted victories over obdurate opposition in the Premier League on Tuesday (Dec 2).Liverpool captain Gerrard, the subject of speculation about his Anfield future this week, stroked home the crucial second goal as Liverpool came from behind to win 3-1 at 10-man Leicester City.Victory lifted Brendan Rodgers' side up to eighth place, but they…... [read more]
SINGAPORE: Long-time English rivals Liverpool and Manchester United will square off for a place in the quarter-finals in the Europa League, while the remaining English side Tottenham Hotspur will tackle Germany's Borussia Dortmund.In the draw on Friday (Feb 26), former Switzerland star Alexander Frei picked the two English foes out of the hat. Manchester United's coach, Louis van Gaal, has the edge in the tie, having won all four ties he has been involved in. Meanwhile, the other notable clashes include the all-Spain affair featuring former Manchester United defender Gary Neville's Valencia facing Athletic Club.Fellow Spanish club Villareal will have to…... [read more]
Liverpool's Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez shoots towards goal at Anfield in Liverpool, northwest England. (AFP/Paul Ellis) The Uruguay striker needed just 34 first-half minutes to smash his hat-trick and added his fourth goal with a spectacular 74th-minute free-kick as Liverpool rampaged back to form. It was his third hat-trick against Norwich in the last four clashes between the sides and the first time in Premier League history any player has bagged three trebles against the same team. Suarez lifted his total for the season to 13 goals and proved Liverpool's Premier League title challenge could be maintained without his injured…... [read more]
