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CRISTIANO RONALDO was back in the goals once again as Man Utd beat West Ham on Sunday.

The Portuguese superstar continued his scoring streak as the Red Devils won on the road again, with David De Gea pulling off a penalty save in stoppage time to secure the points.

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But after another disappointing display from new-boy Jadon Sancho, United legend Roy Keane has called for fans to be patient with the England winger.

Plus we've got the very latest transfer gossip from Manchester, where Paul Pogba's future is still the subject of much debate.

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Cristiano Ronaldo and Dean Henderson have offered their support to English striker Danny Hodgson after he spent his 26th birthday in intensive care.

The Manchester United stars have wished the star well after he was critically injured in an unprovoked attack at a train station in Perth, Australia, on September 4.

Former Carlisle player Hodgson, who was part of the club's academy alongside Henderson, was struck from behind while celebrating the end of the National Premier League's Western Australia football season with his club ECU Joondalup.

He is now in a critical but stable condition after being placed in an induced coma, with his parents flying out to Perth to be by his side.

But due to the strict hotel quarantine rules in Australia due to coronavirus, they are unable to visit him in hospital.

Hodgson's story has sparked mass support from the football community in the United Kingdom and Australia, with Ronaldo inviting him to see a game at Old Trafford once he is better.

In a video sent to Hodgson, he said: "Hi Danny, I just hear about your history and I hope you get well soon.

"I invite you to come to one of [our] games in Manchester, so get well soon my friend. Take care."

SHEAR BRILLIANCE

David de Gea has been named in Alan Shearer's Premier League team of the week?

Reckon any other Man United players should have made it, Red Devils fans?

 

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DAVE SAVES

Here it is, Man United fans!

Feast your eyes once again on yesterday's match-winning moment.

 

GET HIM IN

Roy Keane believes Declan Rice is 'way ahead' of where he was when he was the same age as the England star.

The Ireland legend was full of praise for the West Ham star before their Premier League clash with Manchester United on Sunday.

He told Sky Sports: “I think Declan’s improved as much as any player over the last one or two seasons.

“I know he’s been linked with Man United and if you’d have asked me a year or two ago, I would have thought give him another year or two in terms of maturing.

“I look to where I was when I was 22, I think he’s way ahead of me when I was 22.

“I think the next step will come when he’s playing at a higher level, Champions League, competing for trophies. He’s obviously a regular for England. There’s a lot more to come from him.”

NOU ORDER

Barcelona will reportedly make a triple swoop for Borussia Dortmund's Erling Haaland, Manchester United's Paul Pogba and RB Leipzig's Dani Olmo next summer.

The Catalan giants have set their sights on the trio after managing to reduce their wage bill from 100 per cent to 80 per cent of their total income, Mundo Deportivo reported.

Barca were limited in their transfer activities this summer due to the wage cap set by La Liga, but after flogging Lionel Messi to Paris Saint-Germain and Antoine Griezmann to Atletico Madrid they are now in a better position financially.

KEEP YOUR GARD UP

Manchester United fan Tyson Fury has praised Jesse Lingard after his winning goal against West Ham on Sunday.

The 28-year-old England international came off the bench to fire the Red Devils to a dramatic 2-1 victory at the London Stadium with a sensational strike.

And Fury, who is a big Man Utd supporter, reacted to Lingard's goal on social media after the match.

Speaking on Twitter, he said: "'It ain't how hard you hit; it's about how hard you can get hit, and keep moving forward.

"How much you can take, and keep moving forward.’ #Jlingz.”

JESS THE TICKET

Jesse Lingard has admitted that he 'had to do his bit' against West Ham after his error led to Young Boys' winner in midweek.

After his match-winning contribution at London Stadium, the England international told MUTV: "That’s football. It’s the highs and lows of football, and the lads and the staff and fans have been behind me all week and it’s great to get minutes today and come on.

“It was a great reception from the West Ham fans. I had a brilliant time here, but I had to do my bit today.”

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'LOVE THAT'

Manchester United star Marcus Rashford was loving the team spirit on show by his Red Devils pals at the London Stadium yesterday.

After the match, Rashford's buddy Bruno Fernandes tweeted: "Never stop believing."

And Rashford quote-tweeted it, writing: "Love that bro @B_Fernandes8."

 

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CROSS TO CRIS

Cristiano Ronaldo notched for the third consecutive game yesterday against West Ham, taking his tally for the season to four goals in just a trio of outings.

Here's that latest strike from the London Stadium yesterday.

 

YOU WHAT?

Manchester United star Paul Pogba saw the funny side after being abused by West Ham supporters at the London Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

The French midfielder, 28, smiled at Hammers fans as they shouted expletives before Michael Carrick dragged him down the tunnel.

After Pogba congratulated his team-mates on the 2-1 win, he made his way down the tunnel but was stopped by home fans shouting his name.

Not all of the language was unsavoury but one fan was heard shouting: "Pogba, shut your f***ing mouth."

Other cries of 'f*** you' were also captured on video and there's a good chance they came from the same supporter.

After hearing the abuse, Pogba stood still and smiled at the West Ham fans to let them know he wasn't bothered by their expletives.

NOT GUNNAR COMMENT

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has dismissed any talk of a Premier League title challenge despite Manchester United's strong start to the domestic campaign.

When asked about a tilt at the Premier League, he told Sky Sports: "You're not going to get me on that one now.

"It's five games into the season. I was probably down and out and lost my job yesterday. That's the way it is at Man United.

"We deserved three points. It's a hard place to come, here. Hopefully these points can make a difference.

"Let's see [about the title] when we get towards April and May."

FER GOODNESS SAKE

Phil Jones was disappointed by former team-mate Rio Ferdinand's claim that he is a 'waste of time'.

He told The Times: "I'm private, so maybe people don't understand me, but (…) I've done my absolute utmost."

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'AN ABSOLUTE MESS'

Manchester United defender Phil Jones has recalled how bad he felt after knee surgery.

He told The Times: "It was the lowest I've ever been as a human being. I used to come back [from United's training ground] and be in bits.

"My head was an absolute mess. I'd be in tears. I'd say to [wife] Kaya, 'I don't know what to do.' I remember us both crying."

PHIL JONES CONTINUED

Manchester United defender Phil Jones revealed that he was once verbally abused while out and about with his daughters.

He told The Times: "I got so many emotions: rage, calm down, do I confront him, what do I say to my wife? I froze.

"In the end another guy walking past said, 'Phil, leave it. Hey, you're better than that.'"

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PHIL FOR HIM

Manchester United defender Phil Jones has revealed that he has 'been to hell and back'.

The 29-year-old told The Times: "Thankfully, I see the light at the end of the tunnel now, and I've been back training, played a few behind-closed-doors games and I'm feeling really good at the minute.

"It's so good to be back out training with the lads and enjoying being a footballer again because for the last 15 months, it's been all 'daddy day care' and not much football.

"I kept myself in great shape over lockdown and came back. But I remember just training out here [Carrington] and going into the doc and saying 'enough is enough'.

"Unfortunately, there was going to be time off the pitch, which I knew was going to be difficult for me, but it was something that I had to do.

"Obviously, I've been through hell and back over the last couple of years. I struggled with my knee a little bit and [there] came a point after lockdown where I thought enough was enough."

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LING OF DUTY

Manchester United are reportedly in ‘direct contact’ with Jesse Lingard’s father over a new contract.

The England international attacker reignited his faltering career with a stunning loan spell at West Ham last season.

Lingard returned to haunt his old club by coming off the bench yesterday to fire United to a 2-1 win.

Now United are believed to be doing everything to secure the future of the ace after he initially rejected their first extension proposal.

That is according to journalist Fabrizio Romano, who claims the club and Lingard’s father have been in ‘direct contact’ for ‘weeks’ already.

The Italian also claims that ‘Solskjaer is pushing directly with the player’ in order to get him to stay.

RON ANOTHER PLANET

Cristiano Ronaldo has already equalled the Premier League goal tally of both Alexis Sanchez and Angel Di Maria at Manchester United after just TWO games.

The 36-year-old netted a brace on his second debut for the club as the Red Devils beat Newcastle 4-1 at Old Trafford.

And he then added another at the London Stadium on Sunday during Man Utd's 2-1 victory over West Ham.

Ronaldo's instant success in front of goal is more than can be said for two of the club's biggest flops in the No7 shirt.

Sanchez joined Man Utd from Arsenal in January 2018 but would spend just 18 months there before being farmed out on loan to Inter Milan.

The Chilean forward scored just three times in 32 Premier League appearances as he failed to ever establish himself as a first team regular at the Theatre of Dreams.

And the same could be said for fellow South American Di Maria.

'STONEWALL'

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is concerned referees will shy away from giving Cristiano Ronaldo penalties following Manchester United's win over West Ham.

The five-time Ballon d'Or winner was twice denied a spot-kick by referee Martin Atkinson in the Red Devils' last-gasp victory at the London Stadium last Sunday.

Norwegian Solskjaer is hoping that won't be a reoccurring theme this season, declaring: "We had two stonewall penalties. Clear as day.

“I'm just hoping it's not one of them where Cristiano Ronaldo never wins a penalty."

United ran out 2-1 winners thanks to a stoppage-time penalty save from David de Gea, who had failed to save the previous 21 spot-kicks he'd faced.

Solskjaer was full of praise for the Spaniard, telling MUTV: "You know he's a top keeper, everyone loves having him behind them.

"He's come back focused, really determined, with a desire to show who he is. It's his 11th season and we've never stopped believing in him, and it's important that he also knows that.

"He came in pre-season and said: 'I know I'm supposed to be rested but I want to come back early' and that just shows his determination."

GOLDEN BOOT CONTENDER

Former Ipswich Town and Newcastle United midfielder Darren Ambrose has tipped Cristiano Ronaldo to end the season as the Premier League's top goalscorer.

During an appearance on talkSPORT, he said: "If you’re asking me now, I think he’ll finish as the Premier League’s top goalscorer, I honestly do.

“I think you’ve got Lukaku of course will score a lot, Harry Kane will start scoring absolutely, Salah another one who’s going to be right up there.

“But he [Ronaldo] just seems to score all the time.”

HANDLING IT WELL

Footage has emerged of Paul Pogba being goaded by West Ham fans.

The video below shows Pogba stopping to hear comments being made by Hammers supporters.

 

According to one Twitter user, Pogba had stopped on his way down the tunnel as a fan called him a 'fraud'.

 

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'HAS NO FUTURE'

Axel Tuanzebe has no long-term future at Manchester United, according to former Aston Villa hitman Kevin Phillips.

The defender is currently on loan at Villa Park from the Red Devils, but SunSport understands he wants to make the move permanent.

And Phillips believes the current pecking order at Old Trafford doesn't make for good viewing for the 23-year-old.

He told Football Insider: “He hasn’t got a future at Man United as far as I can tell, not now that they have signed Raphael Varane.

“Villa are a great club so I’m not surprised he’s enjoying his time there. Get the deal done. He has settled in really well which was to be expected given that he has already been at the club.

“It kind of smells of an easy deal to be done but sometimes it can be more difficult than you’d hope. What kind of fee would Man United want? That’s the big question.

“From the outside looking in it is a deal that I can see getting done though.”

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JONES FIRES BACK

Phil Jones has hit back at Rio Ferdinand’s criticism of his place in the Red Devils’ squad.

He said: “Listen, the respect I’ve got is enormous.

“I’ve shared a dressing room with Rio – great professional. Loved playing with him. Great lad, good humour. Learned so much off him.

“But what he said was poor. Really poor. I’m not into disputes, not into arguments, and if he didn’t know, he didn’t know.”

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'WILL BE GOOD'

United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is adamant Jadon Sancho will come good for the Red Devils, despite his slow start to life at Old Trafford.

The Norwegian said of the England international: "He’s 21, he’s learning the game.

"He’s learning how we train, he’s learning how we play, he’s learning the Premier League. But he’s come in hungry to learn.

“We knew his talent, and we signed him with the thought that we are going to have a top forward here for the next 10 or 12 years.

“Jadon’s finding his feet. It’s unfortunate that he fell ill just when he was going to come in, so he was out, and he lost a bit of pre-season. But he is working hard and he will be good.”

 

FULLY DESERVED

Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer believes his troops fully deserved the three points in their 2-1 win over West Ham on Sunday.

He said: "I think we created some big chances, we had pressure on them, should have had a few penalties.

"We had a great response when they scored, good attitude, very good away performance in a difficult cauldron; the stadium is hard here!"

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