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UA-Football has compiled for you the most important news of Saturday, December 26
After a series of three straight victories in the Belgian championship, Gent lost. The most “Ukrainian” team was minimally beaten by “Kortrijk”, who represents Evgeniy Makarenko. At the same time, Roman Yaremchuk became one of the antiheroes of the fight. The forward pushed the rival in the middle of the first half and took a direct red card. In addition to Yaremchuk, Roman Bezus participated in the game, Igor Plastun sat on the bench. “Kortrijk” – the eighth, “Gent” – the ninth.
Authorized publication The Athletic reports that Manchester City will not sell players in the next transfer window. The club understands the importance of depth of the squad, because the team plays in several tournaments at the same time. So Oleksandr Zinchenko is likely to stay in Manchester at least until the end of the season. Earlier it was reported about the interest in the Ukrainian from Juventus, Napoli and several English clubs.
At the start of the tour, it was a match between the second and third teams of the Premier League. Manchester United started the game better and scored in the 23rd minute with an effort from Rashford, assisted by Fernandes. But fairly quickly, “Leicester” responded with a goal after Barnes struck from outside the penalty area. In the second half, Fernandes himself scored with a pass from Cavani, but the guests failed to keep the winning score: Vardi closed the center of Ayoze. 2: 2 – both teams went down a notch, because they were moved by “Everton”. It is the toffee, who beat Sheffield thanks to Sigurdsson’s goal, who are now Liverpool’s main pursuers. It is true that Manchester United has one game less.
Arteta’s team failed to win seven games, predictably sparking rumors of his resignation. Finally, Chelsea came to visit the Gunners, who in case of victory could reach second place. But the “Arsenal” is much better suited to implementing its own moments. Even in the first half, Lacazette scored from the penalty spot, and Dzhaka from the field, early in the second, Saka scored 3: 0. Only in 85 did Abraham send the ball into Leno’s goal. Jorginho could have exacerbated the intrigue if he had converted a penalty at 90 + 1, but the Italian was wrong. As a result, 3: 1, Chelsea fell to seventh place, Arsenal – 14.
Guardiola’s team hosted Newcastle and won quietly 2-0. The goals were scored by Gundogan and Torres. Zinchenko spent the entire game on the bench. Thanks to this victory and a failure of the competitors, “City” climbed to fifth place in the standings. Fourth United is just one point away. Meanwhile, Aston Villa is one point behind City. Birmingham, playing the entire second half in the minority, defeated Crystal Palace 3-0. At the same time, the Villans have only 13 games played, potentially they can even be in second place.
