Rashford and Zirkzee double up as Manchester United dismantle Everton

“Amorim, Ruben Amorim, nananananananaaa,” the jubilant Manchester United fans chorused after the impressive Joshua Zirkzee’s second goal. Sung to the melody of KC and the Sunshine Band’s Give It Up, this was the last thing the new manager’s players did: fail to go after any apparent lost cause in case gold could be mined.

It was how Zirkzee struck United’s fourth. From deep in his area, the substitute Luke Shaw headed out. The ball came to Amad Diallo, who rolled it along the right wing into space. Over thundered Marcus Rashford, who failed to connect but, when the ball was passed back to James Tarkowski, there was Diallo harrying. Everton’s captain dawdled, the right wing‑back pilfered possession, sprinted ahead, squared left to United’s centre-forward and he rammed home.

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Video: Fighter wails in pain after arm snaps backward

"Arms aren't supposed to bend that way." It's a phrase uttered by MMA onlookers at least a handful of instances per year – and it's never good. In a bout Nov. 24 between amateur atomweights Galina Maltseva and Ekaterina Demina, the MMA gods claimed another limb at

Liverpool 2-0 Manchester City: Premier League – as it happened

Pep Guardiola’s struggling team crashed to their latest defeat as Liverpool opened up a nine-point gap

Arne Slot has been speaking to the BBC: “I think what we expect is what you always expect from City. They like to control the ball and possession. Maybe the difference between this [and normal] is [lack of] wingers. We have to wait and see in the first few minutes if they have changed anything in terms of formation.

“A bit of everything today. We’d both like to have the ball. If you’re sloppy [in a game like this] you have no chance. You have to be top on every aspect of your game. We have to be on top of our game in everything.”

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