Marcus Rashford scores his 50th goal in the Premier League

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Football at Christmas has a long tradition in Great Britain – and this year it was completely different because of the corona pandemic.

“Even in this very difficult year, I hope that you can enjoy Christmas as much as possible,” said Jürgen Klopp before Boxing Day. “I hope you’re happy with the socks – or whatever you got.”

The coach of Liverpool FC received a sporting gift on Boxing Day and was able to make himself comfortable on the coach. While the coach of the year did not have to play with Liverpool FC against West Bromwich Albion until Sunday, December 27, the pursuers took the points from each other in the top game.

Leicester City failed to beat Manchester United 2-2 at home and are three points behind the Reds, who remain leaders of the Premier League. With another three, Liverpool could move away to six points.

Marcus Rashford scores his 50th goal in the Premier League

National player Marcus Rashford with his 50th Premier League goal (23rd) gave United a 1-0 lead. Younger than the striker at the age of 23 years and 56 days for this brand were once only Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo in the jersey of the “Red Devils”.

The Portuguese Bruno Fernandes (79th) took the lead again in Leicester. However, the Foxes equalized twice through Harvey Barnes (31st) and striker Jamie Vardy (85th). Manchester had won their previous six away games that season.

“We had a lot of great chances and could have played it to the end. They are a very dangerous team with quality and Vardy just showed his quality, ”said United team manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

Arsenal FC Besiegt FC Chelsea

In the top game of the evening, Arsenal won 3-1 against Chelsea.

Alexandre Lacazette with a controversial penalty (35.) and Granit Xhaka (43.) with a wonderful free kick ensured a comfortable 2-0 lead before the break.

Chelsea, which started with the German international Timo Werner, also conceded the 0: 3 after the change by Bukayo Saka in the 56th minute.

The former Leipzig did not experience that on the lawn, he was replaced after 45 minutes. So his goal doldrums continued, Werner has been without a sense of achievement for 651 minutes of competitive play.

Kai Havertz was substituted on

Kai Havertz came on late, Antonio Rüdiger did not appear at Chelsea.

Though Tammy Abraham managed to catch up for the Blues in the 85th minute, coach Frank Lampard’s team were too weak for the entire 90 minutes to seriously embarrass the Gunners.

Especially since the guests missed a penalty in stoppage time. Jorghinho, actually a sure shooter, failed at the former Leverkusen Bernd Leno in the Arsenal goal.

Wolverhampton Wanderers prohibit purchases

Those in charge of Wolverhampton Wanderers have completely different problems. They forbade their players from shopping in supermarkets and other shops out of fear of a corona infection.

“We have employees who shop for them and go to the supermarkets,” said Wolves team manager Nuno Espirito Santo before the game against Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday. The club must “avoid any kind of risk because we have a small squad. We cannot afford to lose any player, we tell them every day: don’t relax and try to be more careful. “

Tests on players and staff in the Premier League will be doubled to twice a week in areas of the UK under the fourth level of restrictions.

Premier League: More positive corona cases

The last round of testing on Monday resulted in seven positive cases in 1569 tests in the league. However, since then Manchester City has confirmed more positive tests from Gabriel Jesus, Kyle Walker and two employees.

A mutation of the corona virus was recently detected on the British Isles, which is apparently much more contagious than the previously known form. (fne, sid)

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