After Eden Hazard had missed an early penalty, Willian put the hosts in front and Maccabi’s hopes were effectively ended when Oscar converted from the spot on the stroke of half-time.
Having come on as a ninth-minute substitute for the injured Muhamed Besic, Naismith headed Everton into a 17th-minute lead at Goodison Park and quickly followed up by scoring his second with a low drive from outside the area.
Sergio Ramos has urged Spain team-mate David de Gea to remain professional in the aftermath of the freaky breakdown of his proposed move from Manchester United to Real Madrid.
The National’s Sport cover for the Monday, August 31 issue, featuring Bafetimbi Gomis as Swansea City defeated Manchester United in the Premier League.
“It’s early on in the season“. While Terry was not happy about his rare withdrawal, Rooney stated he had no issue with being taken off. “No, of course not”.
Fourth in the Premier League last season, United have opened the new campaign with 1-0 wins over Tottenham Hotspur and Aston Villa, and Juan Mata believes Friday’s victory at Villa Park showed the team’s readiness.
The Belgian star was recalled to the starting line-up by Louis van Gaal and struck the only goal of a laboured 1-0 win that maintains the Reds’ 100% start to the new Premier League season. We had a lot of unnecessary ball losses…
Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal hit out at critics of team captain Wayne Rooney during his press conference ahead of the Red Devils’ Champions League clash with Club Brugge.
Sounds familiar? Manchester United aren’t thrilling or anything close to that, but they keep on winning, beating Aston Villa 1-0 through a slick Adnan Januzaj goal.