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Pogba defeats Burnley 1-0 by winning goal, and Manchester United leap to 1st place over Liverpool
Sheffield grabbed Newcastle with 10 players and was thrilled to win the season for the first time in 18 games.
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▲ Paul Pogba of Manchester United of England’s professional footballer is celebrating with a gesture of excitement after scoring the winning goal in the Premier League game against Burnley on the 13th. Manchester United ranked first in the league with a victory this day. AP Yonhap News
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Manchester United, an English professional football celebrity who has been told that he has become a paper tiger since manager Alex Ferguson put down his baton, has taken the lead in the mid-season Premier League (EPL) in about eight years.
Manchester United won 1-0 in the first round EPL match against Burnley in Burnley’s Turf Moor in Burnley, England on the 13th (Korean time), thanks to Paul Pogba’s final goal in the 26th minute of the second half. Manchester United, who has accumulated 36 points in 11 consecutive games, including 3 consecutive wins (9 wins, 2 draws), surpassed Liverpool (33 points) and rose to the top of the league.
According to BBC reports, Manchester United won first place in 17 regular league matches, the first time since Ferguson’s last team to win the 2012-13 season. United have won the FA Cup in 2015-16, League Cup and Europa League in 2016-17, but have never reached the top in the EPL. Manchester United, which fell to 7th place immediately after Ferguson left, is the best in the 2017-18 season. At that time, in the middle of the league, they competed with Chelsea for second to third place. Of course, there is a season that ranked first in the 1. 2nd round, but it doesn’t mean much because it is the beginning of the season.
On the same day, Sheffield United, ranked 20th in the league, set their first victory in 18 games this season. Sheffield, who has won 17 games since the opening and recorded the highest EPL record ever, beat Newcastle United 1-0, who played 10 players in the 18th round home game.
With 1 win, 2 draws and 15 losses (5 points), Sheffield remained at the bottom of 19th place, which was less than one game, with West Brom 3 points apart. In the 45th minute of the first half, Newcastle’s Ryan Fraser was sent off due to a cumulative warning and started the second half with a numerical advantage.
Reporter Hong Ji-min [email protected]
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