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Meeting of mediocrity as Liverpool hosts Man United in EPL
ROB HARRIS celebrated by Klopp and lose. We showed char- for Sunday’s game against On Saturday, Arsenal’s
AP Sports Writer his squad almost like wins acter and resilience and Stoke. north London neighbor Tot-
LONDON (AP) — As English — including Wednesday’s we didn’t give up until the “Arsenal is one of those tenham faces Sunderland,
football’s most successful 3-3 comeback at home to end of the game. It’s very teams that everyone enjoys which has signed striker
teams, Manchester Unit- Arsenal. important that we keep watching and of course I Dame N’Doye on loan from
ed and Liverpool are the Trabzonspor for the rest of
mainstays around the sum- the season.The 30-year-old
mit of the league. Senegal international was
Rivals come and go but previously at Hull, scoring
United and Liverpool are five times in 15 appearanc-
always to be found among es before moving to Turkey.
the chasing pack, at least, “Having already played
for the top prize. in the Premier League, he
No longer. should have no problems in
When the northwest rivals hitting the ground running,
play on Sunday at Anfield it too, which is very important
will be a meeting of medi- at this stage of the season,”
ocrity — by their standards. Sunderland manager Sam
For the first time in 35 years, Allardyce said.
the league could finish
without either United or Manchester United’s Wayne Rooney, left, celebrates his goal during the English Premier League VARDY GOAL DROUGHT
Liverpool — who have 38 soccer match between Newcastle United and Manchester United at St James’ Park, Newcastle, After setting a Premier
titles between them — in England, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2015. League record for scoring
the top four. in 11 consecutive games,
And it’s about cash, not (AP Photo/Scott Heppell) injury-hit Jamie Vardy has
just symbolism. Finishing failed to score for a fifth
outside the top four would “There has been a big im- things going at home.” would love to play for such consecutive match.
mean missing out on the provement recently (in a great team,” he said. The 1-0 victory at Totten-
Champions League next our mental strength) and SQUAD ADDITIONS Elneny arrives after winning ham on Wednesday was
season. that’s very important when There’s halfway to go in the three consecutive Swiss secured by a rare goal from
With only one win in eight you’re at a big club,” Liver- January transfer window. league titles at Basel, which Robert Huth, on Vardy’s first
league matches, record pool defender Kolo Toure Having not signed an out- he joined from El Mokaw- game back from groin sur-
20-time champion Unit- said. “You can’t ever give field player in the summer loon in Egypt. gery.
ed has dropped to sixth up. When you refuse to lose window, Arsenal recruited Arsenal is seeking its first “It difficult to say (when
place, two points behind games, you often find your- midfielder Mohamed Elne- league title since 2004 but he was last fit), it’s impor-
Tottenham in fourth. Liver- self winning them. ny on Thursday from Basel. is only ahead of surprise tant he continues to play,”
pool is three points behind “It’s always important that Arsenal expects the Egyp- contender Leicester at the Leicester manager Claudio
United in ninth after failing if you don’t win, you don’t tian to be registered in time summit on goal difference. Ranieri said ahead of Satur-
to achieve the uplift antici- day’s game against Aston
pated in the three months Villa. “If he doesn’t train
since hiring Juergen Klopp very well, it’s important he
as manager. keeps going to play. The
While United’s draws have match is like a training ses-
added to the pressure on sion for him.
Louis van Gaal, Liverpool’s “Jamie will start to make
scrambled comebacks to training sessions with us,
rescue points have been he’s getting better.” q
Atletico Madrid advances to Copa del Rey quarterfinals
AP Sports Writer its last 15 games, while con- a cross was deflected near under the age of 18. The feature defending cham-
MADRID (AP) — Angel Cor- ceding only five goals. the goal line, and followed clubs can still sign players pion Barcelona, last year’s
rea scored in the first half Also Thursday, Gary Nev- up by rounding the goal- in the current window that runner-up Athletic Bilbao,
and Antoine Griezmann ille’s Valencia secured its keeper and shooting into ends in January, but after Sevilla, Las Palmas, Celta
added two goals in the spot in the quarters with an an empty net just before that they will have to wait Vigo and second-division
second as Atletico Madrid easy 3-0 win at Granada, the final whistle. until after the 2016-17 sea- club Mirandes. The home-
defeated Rayo Valleca- advancing 7-0 on aggre- “Rayo did well in the first 20 son. Both teams said they and-away games are ex-
no 3-0 to advance to the gate. Atletico and Rayo minutes, but we switched will appeal. Valencia easily pected to take place on
quarterfinals of the Copa had drawn 1-1 in the first to a 4-4-2 and were able secured its spot in the quar- Jan. 20 and 27. The draw
del Rey with a 4-1 aggre- leg 1-1 last week, but the to create more chanc- ters with goals by Wilfried will be on Friday.
gate victory on Thursday. hosts were in control from es,” Atletico coach Diego Zahibo in the 42nd, Paco “Most of the teams are in
Correa scored with a curl- the start at the Vicente Simeone said. The win Alcacer in the 63rd and the top half of the (Spanish
ing right-footed strike from Calderon Stadium. Cor- came hours after FIFA an- Pablo Piatti in the 84th. league) standings,” Sime-
just inside the area in the rea’s powerful shot flew nounced it was banning “I’m happy overall with the one said. “Any of the oppo-
40th minute, and Griez- over the goalkeeper and Atletico and Real Madrid performance,” Neville said. nents will be complicated.”
mann netted from close ricocheted off the crossbar from signing players in the “We took advantage of Real Madrid was elimi-
range in the 80th and in before going in to give At- next two transfer windows our chances and scored nated early in the tourna-
a counterattack in injury letico the lead. Griezmann because of breach in rules the goals we needed.” ment for using an ineligible
time. Atletico has won 13 of flicked the ball home after when registering players The quarterfinals will also player.q
