Man United hang on to beat Watford 4-2 in EPL
London, Nov 29 (IANS) Manchester United jumped out to a 3-0 lead against Watford in an English Premier League (EPL) match at Vicarage Road but conceded two late goals before getting an insurance tally from Jesse Lingard to secure a 4-2 victory.
The outcome on Tuesday brings United to within five points of EPL leaders Manchester City, who have a game in hand, reports Efe.
Ashley Young, the hero of last weekend’s home win over Brighton and Hove Albion, put the visitors up 1-0 with a strike in the 19th minute — his first goal away from Old Trafford since March 2015.
Six minutes later, the 32-year-old Young made it 2-0 for the Red Devils with a brilliant free kick after Paul Pogba was fouled.
A poor clearance by Watford put the ball at the feet of Lingard, whose fine pass set up Anthony Martial to boost United’s lead to a seemingly insurmountable 3-0.
But the picture changed suddenly in the final 15 minutes of regulation, starting with a foolish foul by United’s Marcos Rojo against Roberto Pereyra.
Troy Deeney converted from the spot and Abdoulaye Doucoure scored from close range minutes later to narrow the deficit to 3-2.
Watford flew forward in pursuit of the equaliser but Lingard closed the door, getting the fourth goal for United with a great individual effort.
Man City, undefeated after 13 matches, will host Southampton in the next match at the Etihad with a chance to restore their lead over United to eight points.
In Tuesday’s other games, Tottenham Hotspur lost 1-2 at Leicester City to fall out of the top four as the Foxes, who were in the drop zone a month ago, climbed to ninth place on the strength of goals by Riyad Mahrez and Jamie Vardy.
Brighton managed a scoreless draw at home against Crystal Palace, while visiting Newcastle United came from behind to finish 2-2 with West Bromwich Albion.
Ex-Barcelona officer Sanllehi joins Arsenal
London, Nov 29 (IANS) Former Barcelona officer Raul Sanllehi has joined Arsenal as the head of football relations, the English Premier League (EPL) club confirmed.
“Raul has been at Barcelona for the past 14 years. He will join us in February to lead future player negotiations and work alongside manager Arsène Wenger, chief executive Ivan Gazidis and contract negotiator Huss Fahmy,” the London-club said in a statement on Tuesday.
“He will also represent and support the club with international and domestic governing bodies,” the statement added.
Ivan Gazidis, Chief Executive of Arsenal said: “In the past three years we have supplemented our team with more top-class expertise across every aspect of our football operations.
“Raul’s appointment is another important step in developing the infrastructure we need at the club to take everything we do to the next level. Raul has extensive contacts across the football world and has been directly involved in some of the biggest transfers in Europe in recent years. We look forward to him bringing that expertise to Arsenal.”