Nemanja Matic has reiterated that Manchester United are title challengers after they edged past Tottenham at Old Trafford.
The Serbian midfielder was named Sky Sports’ Man of the Match in a game where he helped shut down Spurs before Anthony Martial sprung from the bench to grab a late winner for the hosts.
“This is one of the best teams in the league,” Matic said of Spurs.
Thankfully we managed to score a goal to win this important game. It was a great game and the most important is that we won it.
“They had more of the ball in the first half but I think we had more chances, more clear chances than them. They play great football but the most important is the result at the end.
Martial, who netted the winner after Eric Dier failed to read Romelu Lukaku’s flick-on, was delighted to have come off the bench to score the deciding goal.
“We lost the last game so it’s important for us to win and I’m happy to score.
“The manager told me to find the space and I know Lukaku is good with his head so I just ran.
“I don’t want to be on the bench but Rashford plays well too.”
England have beaten Spain 5-2 to win the Under-17s World Cup, with Manchester City’s Phil Foden inspiring an incredible comeback victory at the Salt Lake Stadium in India to emulate the Under-20s success earlier this summer.
Sergio Gomez’s first-half double had given Spain Under-17s a commanding lead, leaving the England Under-17s staring at World Cup heartbreak unless they could manufacture an almighty comeback.
However, fresh from his hat-trick against Brazil in the semi-finals, Liverpool striker Rhian Brewster struck just before half-time to give England hope of a turnaround, and he was joined on the score-sheet by Morgan Gibbs-White, with the Wolverhampton Wolves midfielder levelling the scores.
England were beginning to find their stride, with Foden taking centre stage, and the Manchester City midfielder put England ahead for the first time in the 70th minute when tapped in Callum Hudson-Odi’s cross.
Facing defeat, Spain were expected to throw caution to the wind in the hope of saving their World Cup final, but instead it was England who pressed on and scored a fourth when defender Marc Guehi, before the icing was put on the cake as Foden netted his second two minutes from time to seal the famous win.
“What animal/thing flies at the same altitude as a plane and can cause this???” tweeted Oklahoma City Thunder’s Spanish player Álex Abrines after the NBA team’s plane suffered major damage in mid-air on Friday night.
Tiger Woods has pleaded guilty to reckless driving and agreed to enter a diversion programme to settle a charge of driving under the influence.
The terms of the agreement require Tiger Woods to spend a year on probation and undergo regular drugs tests, according to the Associated Press.
In May the star golfer was found passed out in his car in Jupiter, Florida early in the morning and was subsequently arrested.
A police report said officers awoke the slumbering Tiger Woods and found him to be “confused” and exhibiting “extremely slow and slurred speech”. At the time Woods was recovering from surgery.
A subsequent toxicology report found that Woods had marijuana and prescription drugs – but not alcohol – in his system. At the time, Woods said he was using medications to cope with back pain and insomnia.
“I realize now it was a mistake to do this without medical assistance,” Woods said in an August statement. “I am continuing to work with my doctors, and they feel I’ve made significant progress.”
After a meteoric start to his golfing career that made Woods one of the world’s wealthiest and best-known athletes, he has struggled in recent years as injuries have kept him off the green.
He has also dealt with personal issues, divorcing his wife after admitting he had been unfaithful.