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New Year's Day Results from Premier League
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Stoke City 1-1 Man Utd 
West Ham 1-1 West Bromwich 
Aston 0-0 Crystal Palace 
Hull City 2-0 Everton 
Liverpool 2-2 Leicester City 
Man City 3-2 Sunderland 
Newcastle Utd 3-3 Burnley 
QPR 1-1 Swansea 
Southmpton 2-0 Arsenal 
Tottenham 5-3 Chelsea 
Swansea shock Man Utd in Premier League Opener
Swansea City beat Manchester United 2-1 in Van Gaal's debut as club Incharge
Manchester United's Premier League campaign under Louis Van Gaal got off to a false start on Saturday as Swansea City stun them 2-1 in the season's opening at Old Trafford.
South Korea midfielder Ki Sung-yueng exploited inattentive marking to give Swansea a 1-0 lead in the 28th-minute with a left-foot shot from the edge of the box.
Newly appointed captain Wayne Rooney equalized early in the second half, but Gylfi Sigurdsson set up an upset victory for Swansea in the 72nd minute with a close-range finish.
This is the 2nd of Swansea's back-to-back wins at Old Trafford, following their shock FA Cup win in January.
Injuries to key players forced Van Gaal to give competitive debuts to Tyler Blackett, 20, and 21-year-old Jesse Lingard.
Lingard lasted only 24 minutes as he was forced off after appearing to jar his knee in a challenge with Swansea captain Ashley Williams.
United dominated possession in the first half, but Swansea struck from their first sight of goal, with Ki stroking home a lay-off from Sigurdsson.
Swansea's fans burst into a chorus of 'You're getting sacked in the morning!' aimed at Van Gaal, who sat impassively in his seat in the dug-out.
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Arsenal crush Benfica 5 - 1 thanks to Sanogo
French Under-21 Striker fires 4 Goals while Sanchez makes his debut in a Comfortable win for Arsenal
Alexis Sanchez provided a glimpse of the anticipation built around his arrival worth £35 million at Arsenal, but the Chilean Forward's contribution was dominated by a Stellar performance by Yaya Sanogo who scored as many as 4 times in the first 47 minutes, in the process catching even Arsene Wenger, the Manager by surprise!
Sanchez’s contribution was little, everybody could see the lad is keen to make an instant impression on his new club, immediately displaying a series of dynamic & twisting runs that stood up to the roaring capacity crowd.
He made a late appearance in the Game but, by then Benfica were utterly dejected & he gets a longer opportunity to play himself in Monaco on Sunday.
Joel Campbell, the Costa Rica Forward, netted the other Goal which was the 2nd on Arsenal's scoreline.
But the night belonged to the French Sensation, Yaya Sanogo, who was simply Ruthless & Devastating.
Frank Lampard set to play for Manchester City
New York:Frank Lampard, who recently signed a 2-year contract with New York City FC will play for Manchester City under a loan agreement from his new MLS Team New York City FC, media reports said.
Former Premier League side Chelsea star Lampard, who spent 13 seasons with them, will be loaned to Man City for a duration of 6 months, quoted the New York Daily News.
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Liverpool weighing in on Marco Reus
Reus turns down new contract with Dortmund
The 25-year-old attacking midfielder has turned down a new contract with Borussia Dortmund.
However Dortmund boss Jurgen Klopp stays adamant that none of the 2 German Internationals do not want to leave. Earlier Manchester United were courting for Mats Hummels & now for Marco Reus with Liverpool just looking to edge them out in case of Reus.
Reus had turned down a new offer from Dortmund as his current contract expires in 2017, claimed German Newspaper Bild.
Meanwhile, Shinji Kagawa may head back to old club Dortmund after he failed to shine at Manchester United.
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10. DEJAN LOVREN TO LIVERPOOL
The Southampton defender is expected to finally have his medical at Anfield this weekend. Liverpool will pay an initial £16m to Southampton plus £4m in performance milestone payments.
9. ANGEL DE MARIA TO MAN UTD
The Real Madrid forward’s proposed move to PSG has stalled. Man Utd look to take advantage of the hold up, and move in for the talented Argentinian.
8. MORGAN SCHNEIDERLIN TO ARSENAL
The exodus from Southampton seems set to continue. Wenger holds a keen interest in the French midfielder but will have to fork out a hefty £27m. At one time that would have seemed unlikely, but the stingy Frenchman has recently turned a new leaf.
7. THOMAS VERMAELEN TO BARCELONA
The Catalan giants are looking to do battle with Man Utd over the signing of the Arsenal bench warming captain. Utd has been linked with the Belgium international, but the move stalled as Wenger wants a player plus cash deal.
6. MATHIEU VALBUENA TO QPR
6. MATHIEU VALBUENA TO QPR
Lionel Messi almost joined Arsenal
Madrid: Some leading sports websites are claiming that Lionel Messi was interested in a transfer to English Premier League club Arsenal before signing an extension with the Catalan giants in May 2014.
The 27-year-old was locked in contract extension talks with Barcelona & reportedly bonus payments was a cause for concern for both parties.
Leading Spanish website Vozpopuli claimed that Messi had asked Barca teammate & former Arsenal midfielder, Cesc Fabregas, who joined Chelsea in the summer, to talk to his agent Darren Dein about a move to the London based club.
Messi has a buy-out clause approximately around a whopping 197 m Pounds & the Argentine player earns a massive 16 m pounds a year in wages.
Frank Lampard signs with NYC FC
Frank Lampard left Chelsea after attaining incredible career credentials, appearing 649 times for the club since joining in 2001 from West Ham.The 36-year-old left Chelsea at the end of last season after 13 seasons & a club record 211 goals.
Lampard became NYC FC’s 4th player & 2nd of 3 to fill the Designated Player slots, joining Spaniard legendary striker David Villa.
It’s a very impressive short list for NYC FC, which will play at Yankee Stadium starting from March. Lampard, who was the captain of England during its disappointing World Cup campaign in Brazil, won the English Premier League Title 3-times with Chelsea.
He dismissed the idea that he is merely playing out the string in America, ensuring maximum effort.
“We’re here to play serious football, serious soccer and try to win something,” he said. “This will be a great experience for me, I hope, and it certainly isn’t playing on the beach.
“I’ve seen what MLS has done, the improvements over the years, the quality of players. That perception (that MLS is a cakewalk league) is dated. I think that has changed now.”
Samir Nasri signs with Man City
Nasri signs 5 year contract with Manchester City
Samir Nasri signed a new 5-year contract with Manchester City, the Premier League champions have announced.
The French midfielder has committed his future to the club until 2019 after enjoying something of a rebirth under Manuel Pellegrini last season, scoring 11 goals.
“I’m really happy to have signed this contract & to have committed my future with City,” Nasri said on the club’s website.
Nasri, who joined City from Arsenal in 2011, has 22 goals in 129 appearances for City, & has won 2 Premier League titles & the League Cup.
“I’m 27 now and if you listen to some of the best managers in the game, they say that a midfield player’s best years are between 27 and 30 so I hope that I will give my best years to City,” Nasri said.
