Marcus Rashford’s renaissance performance for Barcelona vs. Newcastle on Thursday stunned fans and has continued to raise eyebrows due to the statistics that followed.
Rashford bagged a beautiful brace for Barcelona with a precise header and then a GOLAZO from distance.
Marcus Rashford scores his first goal for Barcelona
Of course it had to be back on English soil pic.twitter.com/Q7p34VsX2g
Grimsby Town's unforgettable League Cup second round triumph over Manchester United has come with a $27,018 fine for fielding an ineligible player.
Fourth-tier Grimsby stunned United by eliminating them on penalties after a thrilling 2-2 draw in normal time last week. However, the EFL said on Tuesday that midfielder Clarke Oduor, who had joined on loan from Bradford City the previous day, was registered one minute past the 12:00 BST deadline.
Grimsby Town ineligible player
MANCHESTER — If Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim sounded on the brink of resignation after their shock League Cup loss to fourth-tier Grimsby Town on Wednesday, he clarified his comments on Friday saying emotions got the better of him.
"Sometimes I want to quit, sometimes I want to be here for 20 years," Amorim told reporters ahead of Saturday's Premier League clash against Burnley. "Sometimes I love to be with my players, sometimes I don't want to be with them."
Amorim interview
GRIMSBY — Manchester United plumbed new depths as fourth-tier Grimsby Town knocked them out of the League Cup 12-11 on penalties after a 2-2 draw on a tumultuous night at Blundell Park on Wednesday.
Manchester United vs Grimsby highlights
Goals by Charles Vernam and former Manchester United youth player Tyrell Warren put the hosts in charge of the second-round tie by halftime against the six-time winners.
Manchester United's exiled forward Marcus Rashford has delivered a scathing assessment of the Premier League side's struggles, saying the club remains stuck in "no man's land" due to constantly changing coaches with different philosophies.
Rashford has not played for United since December after a fallout with coach Ruben Amorim, with the England international spending the second half of last season on loan at Aston Villa before joining Barcelona on another loan deal last month.
LONDON, May 25 (Reuters) - Manchester City and Chelsea both secured their Champions League places with victories on the final day of the Premier League season and Newcastle United joined them despite stumbling to a last-day defeat at home to Everton on Sunday.
City, whose season has generally been one to forget, only really required a draw at Fulham but cruised to a 2-0 victory which meant they finished in third place.
Scott McTominay’s fairy tale first season at Napoli ended in the grandest way possible on Friday as he scored a fantastic scissor kick to help clinch the Serie A title for his side.
The former Manchester United man broke down in tears as the celebrations began in Naples following the club’s 2-0 victory against Cagliari.
McTominay emotional after Serie A title win
scott mctominay scudetto champion pic.twitter.com/AV5vCiUxM9
BILBAO — Brennan Johnson's bundled first-half goal helped Tottenham Hotspur win a scrappy Europa League final 1-0 against Manchester United on Wednesday as they cast aside their domestic woes to earn a berth in next year's Champions League.
United's Rasmus Hojlund had a terrific chance to equalize with a header midway through the second half, but Spurs' Micky van de Ven leapt for a stunning clearance off the line.
Micky van de Ven clearance Europa League final
Manchester United's Harry Maguire received rave reviews for his masterful performance as a makeshift forward in their Europa League victory on Thursday with many comparing the team's oft-maligned center-back to Brazil great Ronaldinho.
Maguire set up Casemiro's header with some brilliant dribbling skills and a pinpoint cross that opened scoring in United's 3-0 victory at Athletic Bilbao in the first leg of their semi-final tie.
Harry Maguire winger play
Harry Maguire...the WINGER?!
Olympique Lyonnais midfielder Nemanja Matic has hit back at comments from Manchester United's André Onana, describing the Cameroonian as "one of the worst goalkeepers" in the club's history ahead of Thursday's Europa League quarter-final.
United are having their worst season in the Premier League, where they are 13th in the standings, and winning the Europa League is potentially their only ticket to the Champions League next season.