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Paul Scholes gave his bizarre assessment of Manchester United after the Red Devils beat Luton in the Premier League.

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Scholes reacts to Man Utd winRed Devils beat LutonHatters had more possession & shotsWHAT HAPPENED?

United legend Scholes took to Instagram after watching Erik ten Hag's team win 2-1 against Luton at Kenilworth Road, posting his personal verdict of the match on his story afterwards.

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Scholes said: "Weird team, United…Reckon they could be the only team that could win 5-0 and get hammered!"

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Scholes picked up on the fact that United created enough opportunities to score a lot more than two goals and run away with the game. Hojlund scored twice in the opening seven minutes, while Luton goalkeeper Thomas Kaminski potentially stopped it from being five for United after saving from Hojlund, Alejandro Garnacho and Marcus Rashford. However, at the same time, the Red Devils ceded 59% of possession to Luton and were actually outshot 22 to 21 by the hosts.

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Sunday's encounter was the first time that Manchester United had played a league match at Kenilworth Road since April 1992 in the final season before the Premier League era. A 20-year-old Lee Sharpe scored United's goal in a 1-1 draw as they eventually went on to finish second to Leeds in the final table. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's United did face Luton away in a League Cup tie as recently as September 2020, with goals from Juan Mata, Marcus Rashford and Mason Greenwood producing a 3-0 win.

According to The Mirror, Arsenal have been dealt the bitter news that defender Hector Bellerin may miss the rest of the season. 

The 23-year-old picked up a knee injury in The Gunners’ 2-0 victory over Chelsea at The Emirates on Saturday, and his manager Unai Emery indicated that it is a very serious injury. He is yet to have a scan on the knee, but Arsenal are fearing the worst.

The victory on Saturday put The Gunners within three points of fourth place Chelsea, as their hunt for Champions League football next season continues. However, this injury could serious curtail those hopes.

The Spaniard has been integral to Emery’s team this season, registering five assists in 19 Premier League games, as his pace and ability to get forward make him a real asset to the brand of football that Emery is trying to deploy in north London. There is no comparable replacement to Bellerin at Arsenal, and as a consequence, their performances may be weakened slightly.

The Gunners already have injury concerns in their defence, with centre-back Rob Holding set to miss the rest of the season as well. To lose Bellerin suddenly leaves their defence looking very sparse indeed. This was the biggest area of concern for Arsenal at the beginning of the season, and this latest setback is perhaps the biggest loss of all to The Gunners. This suddenly throws the club’s top four hopes into doubt, and it looks very unlikely that they will do anything this transfer window to remedy their problems.

Harry Kane has finally found a permanent house in Germany to live in whilst at Bayern Munich – the former home of PSG defender Lucas Hernandez.

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Kane will move into Lucas Hernandez's old villaKane had been living in a hotelEnglish striker is top scorer in the BundesligaWHAT HAPPENED?

Since his blockbuster summer switch to Bavaria, the English striker has broken records and found himself atop the Bundesliga goalscoring charts. While he had settled into life at Bayern Munich and finding the back of the net freely, the Englishman had been living in a hotel and struggling to find a home to live in. However, as reported in , Kane's hunt for a new abode has finally come to an end and he is set to move into a villa previously occupied by former Bayern defender Hernandez.

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Despite Kane's flying start to his time in Germany, he and Bayern sit second in the Bundesliga – two points off Xabi Alonso's Bayer Leverkusen. Despite living in a hotel, Kane has been able to settle into the footballing culture and style at Bayern. The German champions will be hoping a permanent residence for their star striker will only help the player settle further.

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Kane's 18 goals in the first 12 games of a Bundesliga season broke the record of 17 set by Bayern legend Gerd Muller. The English striker is also chasing down former Bayern striker Robert Lewandowski's record of 41 goals in a single Bundesliga season.

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Bayern host strugglers Union Berlin on Saturday as they hope to put pressure on league leaders Leverkusen. Kane, now free from house-hunting, will resume his pursuit of more goals and records.

Pep Guardiola's side suffered their first league defeat of the season as they went down 2-1 at Molineux

Manchester City's perfect start to the Premier League season was brought to an end as they were beaten 2-1 by a solid Wolves team on Saturday. Pep Guardiola will certainly not forget the name of Hwang Hee-chan again after the forward netted the winning goal just a day after the City boss labelled him "the Korean guy" in his press conference.

Hwang and his Wolves team-mates certainly showed more fight than many of their City counterparts as the home side completely suffocated the visitors' defence for the 90 minutes. Wolves rendered Erling Haaland and Phil Foden irrelevant, gave Matheus Nunes a horrid time on his return and capitalised on Nathan Ake and Ruben Dias' sloppiness to net two goals, cancelling out Julian Alvarez's lovely free-kick.

GOAL rates City's players from Molineux…

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Ederson (5/10):

Only had one shot on target to deal with in the whole game and it got past him.

Kyle Walker (5/10):

Pushed really high up, giving away too much space defensively and not creating enough going forward.

Manuel Akanji (6/10):

Had some good moments on the ball and a vital tackle but his awful attempt at a clearance created Wolves' second.

Ruben Dias (4/10):

Inadvertently knocked the ball into his own net and then let Hwang nip in behind him for the second after blocking the initial effort.

Nathan Ake (4/10):

Decent in the build-up but was fell to pieces against Neto's pace, leading to the opening goal. Gave Semedo all the time he needed to whip the ball in for Wolves' second, too.

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Matheus Nunes (4/10):

A rough return to the Molineux as he was jeered with every touch and did nothing with the ball.

Mateo Kovacic (6/10):

Got stuck in with tackles to win the ball in midfield but his passing wasn't great.

Julian Alvarez (7/10):

Fired in a great free-kick to equalise and was good on the ball overall despite the oppressive Wolves defence.

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Phil Foden (5/10):

A quiet performance as Wolves managed to block him whenever he got on the ball.

Erling Haaland (3/10):

Barely involved and only had half of a chance early in the second half.

Jeremy Doku (6/10):

Got on the ball a lot and was a lively threat from the beginning but connecting in the final third was always tough.

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Oscar Bobb (7/10):

Replaced Nunes and looked a lot better. Quicker on the ball and set up Haaland for his first real chance.

Kalvin Phillips (5/10):

Missed the target with a shot from outside the box after replacing Kovacic.

Jack Grealish (5/10):

On for the last 10 minutes but had little space against the defence,

Pep Guardiola (4/10):

His team dominated possession but they were completely smothered by the Wolves defence and only an Alvarez free-kick brought his team back level with their hosts. Taking Nunes off for Bobb was a smart move, but it was the only effective change for an ineffective City team.

Thomas Muller could make the kind of impact at Manchester United that Cristiano Ronaldo and Zlatan Ibrahimovic did, former star Louis Saha says.

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Muller linked with Man Utd move from BayernSaha backs German to make big impactSays he could be like Ronaldo and IbrahimovicWHAT HAPPENED?

United are reported to be interested in signing the 34-year-old forward from Bayern Munich as they look to enhance their attack under Erik ten Hag. Despite his age, ex-Red Devils star Saha believes he would be a big hit at the club, citing the examples of Ronaldo's second spell at Old Trafford and Ibrahimovic, who scored 29 goals in 53 games, as evidence.

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“He’s definitely a great leader that’s admired across the footballing world. He’s played for one of the world’s best clubs for many, many years and he’s achieved a lot at Bayern Munich," Saha told . "He may not be as quick or as clinical as [Robert] Lewandowski was for Bayern, but he’s such an accomplished forward and nobody can doubt his quality. He’s a very smart player that has bags of personality.

"He may be 34 years of age but he could still be an answer for Manchester United, even if it’s not going to be a long-term solution for Erik ten Hag. Not many players in the world have the mixture of personality and experience that Müller has. Similar to when Manchester United signed Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Cristiano Ronaldo. Those players had no doubts regarding their ability and quality and they’d be prepared to challenge anybody. They would challenge themselves and their team-mates. This is what we need. Every time those players went on the field for Manchester United, they had drive, they were confident and they had the courage to take the ball regardless of whether they were playing well or not. They didn’t shy away from their responsibilities."

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Muller's contract at Bayern expires in 2024 but club president Herbert Hainer has said they want to sign him to an extension, insisting that the German giants want the World Cup winner to finish his career at the Allianz Arena.

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The Red Devils will weigh up their options as they look to strengthen Ten Hag's squad in the transfer window next month. In the meantime, however, they will host Chelsea in the Premier League on Wednesday, followed by another home game against Bournemouth on Saturday.

West Ham forward Jarrod Bowen sent a clear message to Gareth Southgate on Monday night after bagging his first career hat-trick in stunning style.

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Bowen scores trio of goals against BrentfordFirst hat-trick of careerWest Ham man sends message to SouthgateGetty ImagesWHAT HAPPENED?

The England boss will still have plenty of decisions to make ahead of this summer's European Championships, and Bowen gave himself the best chance of selection against Brentford on Monday. The West Ham star scored twice before the break, the first a sliced effort at the near post before an instinctive close-range finish. He completed his hat-trick three minutes past the hour mark with a deft header to meet Mohamed Kudus' cross.

Brentford twice clawed back in the match through Neal Maupay and Yoane Wissa, before a stunning strike from Emerson Palmieri rounded out a 4-2 win for David Moyes' side – their first of 2024.

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Bowen had been going through somewhat of a dry spell in the league, having not scored since December in a 2-0 victory over Manchester United. But with Monday's trio of goals the 27-year-old is far and away the Hammers' top scorer with 14 efforts to his name, as he stakes his claim to be in Southgate's squad for Euro 2024. His best spell in the Three Lions squad came in their 2022 Nations League campaign, where he made four appearances, but he has collected just one cap since.

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To be in with an outside shot at making that squad Bowen simply needs to keep putting in performances such as these. England's last camp before Euro 2024 comes between March 18-26, which Bowen will be aiming for if his fine form continues.

Raheem Sterling reportedly snubbed an approach that would have placed him alongside Cristiano Ronaldo in the Saudi Pro League’s top-three earners.

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Moved to Stamford Bridge in 2022Blues have struggled for consistencyOffer from Middle East knocked backWHAT HAPPENED?

The England international received an offer from the Middle East during the summer of 2023, according to . Sterling could have been forgiven for giving serious thought to that proposal as his big-money move to Chelsea has not worked out as planned.

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Sterling, who is said to be earning £300,000 ($378,000)-a-week in west London, has been jeered by his own supporters at times as Chelsea struggle for consistency. The 29-year-old was supposed to help take the Blues to the next level after severing ties with Manchester City as a four-time Premier League title winner.

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Injuries and a loss of form have held Sterling back, with only 16 goals recorded through 68 appearances in all competitions, but he has no intention of walking away. He is working under a fifth coach in the English capital, with high managerial turnover doing his personal cause few favours.

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Sterling had the opportunity to take on a new challenge, while lining his pockets in the process, but knocked back advances from Saudi Arabia. Those terms would have seen him move into a salary bracket alongside Al-Nassr superstar Ronaldo, but he opted against treading a similar career path to former Blues team-mates Kalidou Koulibaly, Edouard Mendy and N’Golo Kante.

Jude Bellingham sat out Real Madrid’s Champions League win over Braga, but he is expected to return from injury against Valencia.

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Knock suffered against Rayo VallecanoSat out Champions League dutyExpected to play before joining Three LionsWHAT HAPPENED?

The Blancos will be back in La Liga action on Saturday when taking in one more outing at Santiago Bernabeu before the next international break is reached. Bellingham is among those due to head out of the Spanish capital after being included in England’s latest squad.

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The 20-year-old midfielder will want to make that trip with more minutes at club level under his belt, with an unfortunate knock picked up last time out against Rayo Vallecano. Madrid have been taking no risks on the youngster’s fitness, but have welcomed him back to full training.

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Blancos boss Carlo Ancelotti told reporters when asked for an update on Bellingham and whether he is likely to feature in a home date with Valencia: “We are focused on what can happen tomorrow. The player says he feels comfortable, today he trained and tomorrow he will be available. If nothing happens in the next few hours, he will play.”

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Bellingham has made a stunning impact since joining Madrid for €103 million (£90m/$110m) during the summer transfer window, with the newly-crowned Kopa Trophy winner registering 13 goals through 14 appearances in all competitions.

Lionel Messi took to social media to call for an end to the "crazy repression" of Argentina fans in Brazil after violent scenes at the Maracana.

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Brazil-Argentina delayed over fan clashesAlbiceleste ended up winning 1-0But Messi called out repression of supporters@GettyWHAT HAPPENED?

The World Cup qualifier at Rio de Janeiro's famous stadium was delayed by over 30 minutes on Tuesday night after police intervened to reported booing of the Brazilian national anthem by Albiceleste supporters. This set the tone for a feisty encounter from which Argentina emerged victorious, thanks to a Nicolas Otamendi strike, but Messi was sure to draw attention to fans suffering after the full time whistle.

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The 2023 Ballon d'Or winner wrote on Instagram: "This team continues to make history… Great victory in the Maracana although it will be marked by the repression of the Argentinians once again in Brazil. This can't be tolerated, it's crazy and it needs to end now!!"

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The rivalry between Brazil and Argentina is one of the fiercest in world football. It isn't even the first time this month that opposing fans from the respective countries have come to blows. The Copa Libertadores final between Fluminense and Boca Juniors earlier this month saw crazy scenes of violence on Rio's Copacabana beach, sparking a similarly brutal response from Brazilian authorities.

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Uncertainty continues to surround his future at international level. The Inter Miami star will turn 39 at the 2026 World Cup, an appearance which some feel depends on his team's success at the upcoming Copa America. Messi could even find himself without a mentor for both tournaments, after manager Lionel Scaloni's shock resignation hint on Tuesday night.

Wayne Rooney, Tom Brady and the rest of the Birmingham board are reportedly plotting a transfer raid on Wrexham for Elliot Lee.

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Blues identifying January targetsDragons midfielder on their radarWelsh outfit will be reluctant sellersWHAT HAPPENED?

The Dragons midfielder has continued to catch the eye in 2023-24 after helping to fire his current employers to promotion back into the Football League last season. Lee has hit 10 goals and contributed two assists through 16 appearances this term – with those efforts seeing him outperform the likes of five-goal striker Paul Mullin.

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According to , Lee is now registering on the recruitment radar at St Andrew’s. Birmingham are in the process of drawing up plans for the January window, with a tough start to life in the Blues’ managerial hot-seat leaving new boss Rooney in need of new year additions.

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Birmingham have slipped to 15th in the Championship table, but they can expect to face a fight if efforts are made to lure ex-West Ham and Barnsley midfielder Lee away from SToK Racecourse. Wrexham co-owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney are not in the business of parting with prized assets in North Wales.

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Wrexham sit third in the League Two standings, as they target back-to-back promotions and Lee – who has been nominated for the October Player of the Month award in the fourth tier of English football – will have a leading role to play in efforts to bounce straight up into League One.