City of Saints & Thieves by Natalie C. Anderson

Newcastle dominated the opening 40 minutes at St James' Park only to surprisingly fall behind when Stuart Armstrong scored on the counter-attack. The US-based Glazers have long been unpopular with large sections of United support since their leveraged takeover in 2005 and some fans are concerned that if Ratcliffe's bid for majority control succeeds they could remain involved in some capacity.Ī protest march from central Manchester continued on to Old Trafford as fans displayed a giant banner reading 'Full $ale Only'.īruno Fernandes scored the only goal of the game in the 39th minute when he followed up at the far post after Emiliano Martinez had pushed away a low Marcus Rashford shot. Qatari banker Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani and British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe both made their third and final offers to buy the English giants on Friday.

Haaland's 34th league goal was a record by a player in a 38-game Premier League season and equalled the number set by Andrew Cole and Alan Shearer in 42-game campaigns.įulham, however, equalised in the 15th minute with Carlos Vinicius beating Ederson with a powerful first-time shot.īut Alvarez, in for Kevin De Bruyne, restored City's lead nine minutes before half-time with a brilliant whipped shot into the far corner from just outside the box.īefore kick-off at Old Trafford a group of United fans demanded the Glazer family complete a full sale of the club amid continuing uncertainty over the future ownership of the Red Devils. It took City just three minutes to go ahead with Haaland scoring from the penalty spot at Craven Cottage after Julian Alvarez was brought down by Tim Ream.

City of Saints & Thieves by Natalie C. Anderson