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London, Sunday West Ham, another of
@PeopleDailyKe Greaves’ old teams, will hold
a minute’s applause ahead
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Jimmy Greaves was hailed
Manchester United, while
play” after the former Tot-
players will also wear black
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Greaves’ former Totten-
died aged 81 on Sunday.
Greaves, Tottenham’s
ham team-mate Alan Mul-
lery led the tributes, saying:
all-time leading scorer, suf-
“I can picture Jimmy on the
fered a stroke in 2015 which
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past the keeper. He was a
and with severely impaired
wonderful footballer, the
speech.
One of the game’s great
characters, Greaves, who also best goalscorer to ever play.
starred for Chelsea during his - AFP
iconic career, died at home
on Sunday morning.
“We are extremely sad-
dened to learn of the passing
of the great Jimmy Greaves,
Senegalese netted in his ninth league of the most hard-fought 3-0 not just Tottenham Hotspur’s
wins I ever saw. We gave ev-
match in a row against Crystal Palace erything,” Liverpool boss Ju- record goalscorer but the fin-
est marksman this country
to to hit 100 goals for the Reds rgen Klopp said. has ever seen,” the club said.
“Sadio’s 100th goal for Liv-
erpool, a massive mark! It was Tottenham will pay an
London, Sunday netting in his ninth league a really good game for Sadio. emotional tribute to Greaves
@PeopleDailyKe match in a row against the He worked incredibly hard when they host Chelsea in a
Eagles. again.” fitting Premier League fixture
Sadio Mane reached 100 Mohamed Salah’s glancing Arsenal were rock bottom on Sunday.
career goals for Liverpool header from Kostas Tsimikas’ of the table before last week’s The players will wear black
in a 3-0 win against Crystal corner was kept out by goal- fixtures but wins against Nor- armbands, while Greaves’
Palace that sent the Reds top keeper Vicente Guaita but wich and now Burnley lifted former team-mates includ-
of the Premier League, while Mane pounced to lash home, them to the relative comfort ing Martin Chivers and Steve
Arsenal eased the pressure giving him a century of goals of 12th spot before the late Perryman are expected to be
on Mikel Arteta with a bat- for Liverpool in all competi- kick-off between Aston Villa in attendance.
tling 1-0 victory at Burnley tions. and Everton.
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Defending champions lead in the 78th minute be- from Real Madrid last month
Liverpool’s Senegalese Manchester City dropped fore Naby Keita sealed the win
striker Sadio Mane cel- two points at home to South- with a sweetly struck volley. after spending part of last %RFKXP WR JR WRS
ebrates after scoring the ampton after a 0-0 stalemate Liverpool have made an season at the Emirates on
opening goal of the English while struggling Wolves lost impressive start to the sea- loan, broke the deadlock
Premier League football their fourth match in five son, scoring 12 goals in their in the 30th minute, curl- Berlin, Sunday told Sky.
match between Liverpool against 10-man Brentford. opening five games and con- ing home a free-kick to give @PeopleDailyKe Bayern will lose top spot
and Crystal Palace at An- Mane continued his eye- ceding just once. the visitors a 1-0 lead at Turf if Wolfsburg maintain their
Moor.
field in Liverpool on Sep- Bayern Munich topped the 100 percent record with a
catching mastery of Palace, “I told the boys that is one
tember 18, 2021. AFP - AFP Bundesliga for the first time fifth straight win on Sunday
this season with a 7-0 thrash- against Eintracht Frankfurt.
ing of Bochum on Saturday as Bayern have won their last
Robert Lewandowski scored seven games, scoring at least
for a record 13th consecutive three goals on each occasion,
home league game. with Dortmund, Leipzig and
Joshua Kimmich netted Barcelona on the list of de-
Late drama as de Gea saves penalty to deny West Ham draw twice while Lewandowski feated opponents.
poached a second-half goal to Bochum, who have now
London, Sunday the London Stadium as he Greaves, who died on Sunday at claim another league record won just once in 35 games
@PeopleDailyKe tried his trademark stepovers the age of 81. as Leroy Sane, Serge Gnabry at Bayern, were 4-0 down at
and feints but proved a hand- West Ham, without suspend- and Eric Maxim Choupo- half-time.
Cristiano Ronaldo scored his ful throughout at the point of ed forward Michail Antonio, en- Moting all scored for Bayern. “We were just really up for
fourth goal in three matches United’s attack. gineered the first clear opening Greek defender Vasilios it,” said Bochum-born Bayern
since his return to Manchester The Portuguese superstar of the game when De Gea was Lampropoulos scored a first- midfielder Leon Goretzka,
United on Sunday before Jesse was supported by Paul Pogba, forced to save wth his legs from half own goal as Bochum who extended his contract in
Lingard grabbed a late winner Bruno Fernandes and Mason a Jarrod Bowen shot. ran out of luck at the Allianz mid-week until 2026.
“It was fun for us. Not so
on his return to West Ham in a Greenwood, with no starting As the game opened up, Arena. much for Bochum which I re-
“Bochum worked hard,
2-1 win. place for Jadon Sancho, who West Ham goalkeeper Lukas but everything went right for gret, personally.”
Ronaldo tapped in to cancel has struggled to make an im- Fabianski got his fingertips to a
out Said Benrahma’s opener pact since his big-money move rasping Fernandes shot, touch- us after the first goal,” Sane - AFP
and substitute Lingard ap- from Borussia Dortmund in ing it onto the post.
peared to have won the match July. But it was West Ham who
for the visitors in the 89th Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is still took the lead in the 30th when
minute. trying to work out how best to Benrahma’s effort from the
But there was time for late, juggle his impressive forward edge of the box took a huge
late drama when the home side resources and United are still deflection off Raphael Varane
were awarded a penalty for a seeking fluency despite a bright and completely wrong-footed
Luke Shaw handball in added start to the Premier League De Gea.
time. season. The goal galvanised the visi-
Mark Noble came on to take West Ham proved a stern tors and they were level just five
the spot kick but United goal- test for the visitors just five days minutes later, with Ronaldo
keeper David de Gea dived to after 10-man United crashed to poking the ball past Fabianski
his left to keep it out, sparking a a 2-1 defeat against Swiss side after the goalkeeper had saved
frenzy among United players. Young Boys in their Champions his initial shot following a Fer-
United move into second League opener. nandes cross.
place in the table, level on Both sets of players lined up Nikola Vlasic went close to
points with Liverpool. before kick-off as the stadium restoring West Ham’s lead, Bochum’s Ugandan defender Herbert Bockhorn (left) and
Ronaldo was jeered and observed a minute’s applause flashing over following a cross Bayern Munich’s midfielder Leroy Sane vie for the ball dur-
whistled by the home fans at for England great Jimmy by Aaron Cresswell. - AFP ing their German first division Bundesliga football match on
September 18, 2021. AFP