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Sun Sport – Champions League exclusive: Harry Pain The back page of the Sun newspaper leads on the upcoming Man Utd vs Bayern Munich as boss Thomas Tuchel says Harry Kane will pile on the pain for the embattled Manchester United. Spurs thrashing of Newcastle also features prominently on the back page with a large image of Son Heung-Min and Bissouma celebrating. Toon’s player Callum Wilson has accused the Spurs keeper of being disrespectful after the gloating keeper reportedly mocked the Newcastle players.

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Express Sport – Toon taunter The back page of the Daily Express leads on Tottenham’s thrashing of Newcastle, as Spurs put 4 past the keeper. Newcastle’s Callum Wilson’s comments back the backsplash as he accused the Spurs keeper of showing a ‘lack of respect’ due to his behaviour. The big Premier League match results make the back page as Fulham thrashed West Ham and Everton shockingly beat Chelsea.  

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Star Sport – City soar again after perfect day trip The back page of the Daily Star says Man City boss Pep Guardiola is ‘flying high’ after the champions beat Luton Town FC – ending their four-game losing streak. The paper’s headline reports on the fact that City broke away from their normal travel plans and instead of flying to the location and staying the night before the match, City travelled to Luton on the morning of the match instead. The back page also reports on the latest Man United loss, with captain Bruno Fernandes once again apologising and Tottenham’s thrashing…

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Ange Postecoglou with laughable claims on Newcastle United and Tottenham THE MAG SAYS Ahead of Sunday’s match, Ange Postecoglou was keen to claim that Tottenham had just as bad injury problems as Newcastle United. The Tottenham boss even claiming that they had been hit even worse than Eddie Howe and his squad. Ange Postecoglou declaring ‘Newcastle are the only other club who have gone through anything like we have.’ When I looked at the injury situation / players missing that Spurs had been facing in recent times, I didn’t think it came anywhere close to the issues for Newcastle United.…

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Howe likely to ditch cup ambitions with Newcastle running on empty The Guardian says When the red fuel light on the dashboard starts flashing drivers know they are on borrowed time. It all depends on a car’s make and model but there will be 30, 40, possibly even 50 miles left in the tank. Eddie Howe’s problem is that, unlike a motorist, he cannot steer his increasingly drained squad towards the sanctuary of a nearby filling station. “We’re missing a big number of players,” says Newcastle’s manager. “You can keep going for a while, but the longer it lasts, the…

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Saturday Football roundup – Bournemouth stun United, Liverpool fight back & WSL action sees Hemp brace Saturday’s top-flight English football action saw six Premier League matches and a big Women’s Super League (WSL) game. The game of the day was the shocking 3-0 thrashing of Manchester United thanks to Bournemouth. Premier League: Highlights of the biggest matches Salah scores 200th goal as Liverpool fight back Crystal Palace 1-2 Liverpool Mohamed Salah scored his 200th goal for Liverpool, making him the fifth player in the club’s history to reach this milestone. The achievement came in a late comeback against 10-man Crystal…

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