Manchester United vs Liverpool LIVE!

Liverpool put in a scientific show to beat Manchester United in a pre-season pleasant on Saturday evening.

Fabio Carvalho, Curtis Jones and Kostas Tsimikas have been all on the scoresheet for Arne Slot’s facet in opposition to the Purple Devils, who created loads of probabilities however now go into the Neighborhood Defend off the again of a 3rd defeat in 5 video games this summer season.

It’s the Neighborhood Defend up subsequent for Man Utd, they face neighbours Man Metropolis at Wembley in a 3pm BST kick-off at Wembley on Saturday, August 10.

The next day sees Liverpool welcome Sevilla to Anfield for a pleasant and, instantly afterwards, they’ll face Las Palmas behind closed doorways. Each groups start their Premier League campaigns the next weekend.

Man Utd vs Liverpool highlights

• GOAL! Carvalho breaks impasse early on

• GOAL! Salah crosses for Jones to make it 2-0

• GOAL! Tsimikas wraps up Liverpool win

Full time!

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That’s a 3rd pre-season win in a row for Liverpool and a 3rd defeat in 5 friendlies for Man Utd!

Man Utd 0-3 Liverpool | 90 minutes

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Heading in the direction of the conclusion in Columbia, the board goes up for 3 added minutes.

Man Utd 0-3 Liverpool | 84 minutes

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Wan-Bissaka is sat on the turf requiring remedy. Doesn’t look too drastic and he’s helped again to his toes.

Scanlon replaces him anyway.

Man Utd 0-3 Liverpool | 82 minutes

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The official attendance is introduced: 77,559. Not dangerous, that.

Additionally the biggest soccer (soccer) crowd for a sport in North or South Carolina. Which was one thing we had all been looking for.

Man Utd 0-3 Liverpool | 80 minutes

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Feels sort of wild that United have had 18 of this sport’s 25 pictures. Liverpool deserve credit score for being scientific however their defending has been just a little weak and United can take coronary heart from elements of their attacking efforts.

Man Utd 0-3 Liverpool | 73 minutes

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A stretcher is on for Fish, that is dangerous information for the 21-year-old who has spent the final two years on mortgage at Hibernian and has featured typically throughout this pre-season.

Mather is on together with Oyedele and Murray.

Liverpool deliver Stephenson on.

Man Utd 0-3 Liverpool | 70 minutes

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Fish booked for a little bit of a lunge and he’s got here off worse, with the physio on and the younger defender wanting in ache.

Man Utd 0-3 Liverpool | 68 minutes

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A great deal of adjustments and United are peppering Jaros’ purpose however nonetheless can’t make the breakthrough.

Wheatley had one in all them, he’s on with Eriksen and Antony for Collyer, Mount and Amad.

Liverpool now deliver on Morton, Endo, Chambers, Phillips, Doak and Blair. Gravenberch, Elliott, Salah, Carvalho, Tsimikas and Van den Berg (who solely got here on on the break) off.

Man Utd 0-3 Liverpool | 63 minutes

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VAR might nicely have chalked that off, Salah may have been thought of offside within the build-up.

However as it’s, that’s a stunning overlap by Bradley and Jota’s shot was poorly dealt with by Onana.

Liverpool certain to assert the pre-season bragging rights right here.

GGGOOOAALL!!! Man Utd 0-3 Liverpool | Tsimikas, 61′

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THREE FOR LIVERPOOL!

Tsimikas provides his title to the scoresheet after a shot is parried proper to him.

Man Utd 0-2 Liverpool | 60 minutes

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Liverpool deliver Nyoni on for Jones whereas United are readying Antony.

Man Utd 0-2 Liverpool | 57 minutes

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How is it not 2-1?!

McTominay is picked out far too simply in the course of the field and Tsimikas blocks one shot earlier than Jaros turns his second large!

The nook is nodded straight on the Czech keeper.

Man Utd 0-2 Liverpool | 53 minutes

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Amass with a jink within the field and his cross is straightforward for Van den Berg to gobble up – he tries to chest it again to Jaros and the keeper wasn’t on the identical wavelength! They keep away from an embarrassing personal purpose, a minimum of.

Up the opposite finish, a slick slide sort out by Amass steals the ball off Salah within the United field. He’s made a few good strikes on the Egyptian tonight.

Man Utd 0-2 Liverpool | 50 minutes

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Casemiro with a tame shot held by Jaros after United’s break sees Amad hauled down, however he will get his move off nonetheless.

Appears like Casemiro reckons Sancho ought to have gotten on the tip of his ball, undecided when precisely that will have occurred although.

Man Utd 0-2 Liverpool | 48 minutes

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Attention-grabbing that Rashford got here off on the break however after all he was nursing a difficulty from the final pleasant. It’s nonetheless Sancho by the center, with Mount large left and McTominay in behind.

Onana slips when gathering a bouncing ball and is transferring just a little uneasily. No signal of any physios but.

Man Utd 0-2 Liverpool | 46 minutes

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Two adjustments from Liverpool too, Konate off for Van den Berg and Jaros replaces Kelleher in purpose.

Kick-off!

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Triple change developing from United, on come Fish, Bennett and McTominay. Lindelof, Evans and Rashford off.

Earlier than we get going, take a look on the Jones purpose which made it 2-0. That’s the scoreline as we restart.

Man Utd and Liverpool followers fume at extreme visitors delays

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A whole lot of Manchester United and Liverpool followers stranded exterior the Premier League giants’ pre-season pleasant in South Carolina as a result of visitors issues.

Liverpool and United confronted off on the Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, attracting 1000’s of followers to the 77,500-seater stadium.

However many supporters have been caught in visitors exterior the bottom, lacking the vast majority of the primary half as Fabio Carvalho and Curtis Jones gave Liverpool a deserved 2-0 lead.

One fan making an attempt to attend the sport wrote on X: “1.5 hours in visitors and nonetheless not within the sport. NEVER AGAIN!”

Learn the total story!

Ruthless Liverpool with the benefit

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Scientific stuff from Slot’s males, who lead by objectives from Carvalho and Jones having created far fewer probabilities general.

United have managed 9 pictures to their 4, with Rashford wanting on actually sharp type, however Kelleher has made a few good saves.

Loads of time for this pleasant to swing a number of extra instructions, neither facet has stored the ball too nicely so probabilities ought to hold coming.

Cracking environment too, by the best way.

Watch Liverpool’s opening purpose

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A deflection, certain, however a stunning flip beforehand as Fabio Carvalho netted ten minutes in.

Half-time!

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Liverpool followers listed below are booing Rashford, which is an indication of how threatening he’s been tonight. The exact same followers then let loose an ironic cheer as Casemiro slips a move straight by to Kelleher.

Salah will get upended by Amass and no signal of a stoppage-time board as Liverpool line up the free-kick… handled and that’s the break!

Man Utd 0-2 Liverpool | 43 minutes

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Collyer breaks by on the underlap and his cross from the left is tipped out for a nook.

United go brief earlier than a deep cross attracts the offside flag.

Man Utd 0-2 Liverpool | 41 minutes

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There’s a giant roar of anticipation each time Salah will get on the ball and Amass does rather well to grab in a sort out, which the United followers in situ greet with a cheer of their very own.

Man Utd 0-2 Liverpool | 38 minutes

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It’s not been a foul efficiency by United however they’ve been nothing like as scientific as Liverpool.

Ten Hag’s facet have created double the pictures from much less of the ball, too.

GGGOOOAALLL!!! Man Utd 0-2 Liverpool | Jones, 36′

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IT’S TWO!

Salah escapes Collyer and his low cross is tapped in by Jones on the far publish!

Man Utd 0-1 Liverpool | 32 minutes

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Tsimikas pops up within the field and throws a foot at a barely overhit by ball, a weak connection and the keeper holds it.

Man Utd 0-1 Liverpool | 29 minutes

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Enormous queue of visitors exterior the bottom, seems like we’re near-enough on the 78,000 capability with any empty seats owned by these nonetheless ready for a parking house.

Liverpool nook after a United mix-up and Onana fumbles it… the recycled ball is manner too deep from Bradley.

Man Utd 0-1 Liverpool | 24 minutes

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Nice run by Rashford and he will get the ball again from Amad, his shot from a good angle pops up and Kelleher suggestions over.

A little bit of pushing and shoving within the field earlier than the nook is available in… finally it drifts deep and Rashford’s left-footed effort flashes narrowly large!

He’s on one tonight.

Man Utd 0-1 Liverpool | 22 minutes

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Sancho reveals the heading capability of a diminutive winger after a candy cross from the best is met unmarked by his most delicate of headers. Not sufficient contact and it drifts nearly out for a throw.

Man Utd 0-1 Liverpool | 20 minutes

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So many errant passes on this opening 20 minutes. Each managers are most likely tearing their, err, hair out.

Man Utd 0-1 Liverpool | 17 minutes

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Finish-to-end stuff. Rashford breaks properly off a Jota opening and his move is simply behind Collyer.

Liverpool come ahead earlier than United counter once more, Wan-Bissaka’s cross is just too deep although.

Man Utd 0-1 Liverpool | 14 minutes

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One other sloppy Liverpool move, from Konate, presents Rashford a second to smack a shot goalwards and he goes first time… simply large!

Man Utd 0-1 Liverpool | 13 minutes

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Properly the early power of this event has been matched with a purpose.

And an opportunity for a leveller as Casemiro dinks a candy move for Mount, who sees a shot parried nicely. Kelleher then grabs a low cross from Collyer.

GGGOOOAALLL!!! Man Utd 0-1 Liverpool | Carvalho, 10′

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LIVERPOOL LEAD!

Carvalho with time and house to arrow in a shot throughout purpose. Pretty cut-back to beat Casemiro, a bit simply it must be stated.

Man Utd 0-0 Liverpool | 8 minutes

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Liverpool once more give the ball away and Mount drills a low shot straight at Kelleher.

Man Utd 0-0 Liverpool | 5 minutes

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Good work by Lindelof then Amass to win the ball off Liverpool in their very own half, earlier than Amad flies a shot manner over the bar from exterior the field.

Man Utd 0-0 Liverpool | 3 minutes

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Correct noise from the American followers with a spherical of ‘Allez, Allez, Allez’ and Liverpool would possibly nicely be the better-backed group right here.

Good early stress and power off the ball from Slot’s group too.

Man Utd vs Liverpool | Kick-off!

Sunday 4 August 2024 00:45 , Marc Mayo

It’s a primary outing for Liverpool’s new darkish blue away equipment and Man Utd are of their conventional purple, because the designated house group.

Right here come the groups!

Sunday 4 August 2024 00:41 , Marc Mayo

Very respectable crowd in attendance right here and the US nationwide anthem has pumped up the environment!

Onerous to inform which group is best supported as a result of, nicely, everyone seems to be sporting purple…

5-minute warning!

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It’s nearly time for this pre-season pleasant between Manchester United and Liverpool!

These followers are prepared, are you?

What Liverpool followers ought to look out for

Sunday 4 August 2024 00:32 , Marc Mayo

Diogo Jota’s stint as a central striker is a key plotline for Liverpool tonight whereas Fabio Carvalho scored in opposition to Arsenal as he seems to be to bag a spot within the squad on the wing.

Ryan Gravenberch must impress given Harvey Elliott and Curtis Jones’ good type because the Arne Slot period begins.

In the meantime, Arne Slot has been talking about Dominik Szoboszlai’s absence. He informed LFCTV: “I believe it is our thirteenth day of the tour. Dominik joined each session and each sport, and we performed the final one two days in the past.

“I believe it’s kind of of fatigue and we do not need to take any dangers as a result of we fly again to Liverpool tonight and on Tuesday all the opposite gamers arrive as nicely, so we need to begin off then with all of the gamers accessible and we did not need to take any threat with him right now.”

Key Man Utd plotlines to comply with

Sunday 4 August 2024 00:26 , Marc Mayo

For United, how Jadon Sancho fares will likely be an enchanting watch given Rasmus Hojlund’s harm absence for the beginning of the marketing campaign.

Joshua Zirkzee is probably not entrusted with the beginning at Wembley after lower than per week of coaching so Sancho can stake his declare for a run up entrance by performing nicely in a central position tonight.

Victor Lindelof can be competing for a spot with Harry Maguire absent, Leny Yoro injured and Lisandro Martinez solely simply beginning his pre-season.

In fact, how the children fare may even be fascinating with Toby Collyer the extra prone to have a spot to play for given United are but to signal a brand new central midfielder.

Man Utd vs Liverpool | Countdown to kick-off

Sunday 4 August 2024 00:20 , Marc Mayo

We’ve had an enormous downpour an hour or so in the past nevertheless it’s merely overcast now in Columbia with the warm-ups underway.

Kick-off in 25 minutes!

A number of pre-season motion tonight

Sunday 4 August 2024 00:14 , Marc Mayo

It feels just like the US excursions which have develop into a staple of the summer season for a lot of European groups have all shifted eastwards after stints on the west coast.

Barcelona and Actual Madrid have simply kicked off in New York whereas Chelsea are 4-1 all the way down to Man Metropolis in Ohio.

Chicago is presently internet hosting a goalless draw between Aston Villa and Membership America with Crystal Palace and West Ham simply kicking off in Tampa Bay. Wolves are additionally in Florida, dealing with RB Leipzig just a little in a while.

Arne Slot heaps reward on Harvey Elliott

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Liverpool boss Arne Slot paid tribute to Harvey Elliott’s show in opposition to Arsenal in midweek because the midfielder makes himself the standout participant for his group’s pre-season.

The brand new supervisor stated: “He had two nice assists, however what I imagine is that the group created these assists for him as nicely.

“Enjoying out from the again, getting him in the best positions – or one other No10. Then it’s as much as him to deliver essentially the most of those conditions and he did that right now with two assists.

“If I’m a bit onerous on him, I believe there have been two or three different conditions the place he may have carried out higher.

“However that is what the group is doing for him; we be certain he and the opposite ones like Mo [Salah] and like Fabio [Carvalho] are available the best positions the place they will present their high quality. Harvey did that right now with two good assists.”

Key man absent for Liverpool

Saturday 3 August 2024 23:50 , Marc Mayo

Liverpool additionally depart one in all their first-teamers out tonight as Dominik Szoboszlai sits out as a result of fatigue.

Ryan Gravenberch begins within the Hungarian’s place.

Ibrahima Konate replaces Sepp van den Berg in the one different change from the win over Arsenal final outing.

Marcus Rashford match to begin

Saturday 3 August 2024 23:46 , Marc Mayo

Excellent news for United as Marcus Rashford begins after his harm scare final outing, with Antony additionally match for the bench.

Harry Maguire misses out as a precaution.

Aaron Wan-Bissaka within the XI and Scott McTominay among the many subs amid hypothesis over their future.

Loads of youngsters on the bench with Harry Amass at left-back once more and Toby Collyer partnering Casemiro in midfield.

Liverpool group information

Saturday 3 August 2024 23:38 , Marc Mayo

Liverpool XI: Kelleher; Bradley, Quansah, Konate, Tsimikas; Elliott, Gravenberch, Jones; Salah, Jota, Carvalho

Subs: Jaros, Endo, Bajcetic, Chambers, Phillips, Doak, Van den Berg, Morton, Blair, Stephenson, Nyoni

Man Utd group information

Saturday 3 August 2024 23:37

Man Utd XI: Onana; Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Evans, Amass; Casemiro, Collyer, Mount; Amad, Sancho, Rashford

Subs: Heaton, Vitek, Bennett, Fish, Murray, Eriksen, Fletcher, Hannibal, Mather, McTominay, Oyedele, Scanlon, Antony, Wheatley

Workforce information due quickly

Saturday 3 August 2024 23:32 , Marc Mayo

Keep tuned to seek out out the beginning XIs of each Man Utd and Liverpool…

Erik ten Hag proud of job safety

Saturday 3 August 2024 23:25 , Marc Mayo

Manchester United supervisor Erik ten Hag has insisted that he prefers a contract extension to 2026 over a longer-term deal.

There had been hypothesis he can be sacked after United ended eighth final season, their lowest ever end within the Premier League. A shock victory over champions Manchester Metropolis within the FA Cup ultimate, nevertheless, earned the 54-year-old Ten Hag a lifeline.

His contract, set to run out on the finish of the 2024-25 season, was prolonged for one more 12 months by United’s new administration led by billionaire and INEOS chairman Sir Jim Ratcliffe after they checked out potential replacements however retained Ten Hag.

Ten Hag informed The Guardian he didn’t want the monetary safety that comes with a longer-term contract.

“No, I needed this,” the previous Ajax supervisor stated.

“So I believe two years in soccer is already a very long time and in two years we are going to see what we’ve got constructed on high of what we’ve got achieved now.

“I’ve sufficient safety in my life and in my profession and I’ve sufficient perception that I do know when I’ve a group I’ll obtain success.”

Head-to-head document

Saturday 3 August 2024 23:15 , Marc Mayo

The tide has turned on this derby. Liverpool misplaced solely two of 15 conferences from March 2016 to April 2022. Nevertheless, the Merseyside giants have received solely as soon as of their 5 matches since.

Man Utd wins: 91

Liverpool wins: 81

Attracts: 70

Tonight’s venue

Saturday 3 August 2024 23:00 , Marc Mayo

We’re within the metropolis of Columbia within the state of South Carolina in southeastern USA tonight as Williams-Brice Stadium performs host to arguably English soccer’s greatest golf equipment.

In-built 1934 however renovated a number of occasions to the 78,000-seater enviornment it’s right now, it’s the house of American School Soccer group the South Carolina Gamecocks.

The higher east deck is understood to bodily sway at moments of significant jubilation from the followers however we’re unlikely to see that tonight.

Beyonce and Jay-Z are among the many artists to have performed, whereas Pope John Paul II and Barack Obama have additionally addressed crowds right here. Presumably not on the identical evening…

Man Utd vs Liverpool | Countdown to kick-off

Saturday 3 August 2024 22:45 , Marc Mayo

We’re two hours away from kick-off on this pleasant with it a late one for followers within the UK (however not too late to remain up and comply with through your friends at Customary Sport, proper?!).

A very good environment constructing exterior the bottom on a heat day in Columbia, however we may get some rain and even thunder in a while.

Rating prediction

Saturday 3 August 2024 22:30 , Marc Mayo

This needs to be a enjoyable take a look at of each defences with just a little bit extra stress on United, given that is their ultimate pleasant.

A 2-2 draw.

Early Liverpool group information

Saturday 3 August 2024 22:15 , Marc Mayo

Curtis Jones overcame a knock to begin in Liverpool’s win over Arsenal.

After a 4-2-2-2 formation was deployed in opposition to Actual Betis, Slot returned to a extra orthodox 4-3-3 final outing with Mohamed Salah in his typical spot on the best wing.

Like United, they continue to be with out a number of worldwide stars.

Early Man Utd group information

Saturday 3 August 2024 22:04 , Marc Mayo

Leny Yoro and Rasmus Hojlund have been dominated out for 3 months and 6 weeks, respectively, as accidents as soon as once more hit United.

Marcus Rashford and Antony have been compelled off in opposition to Actual Betis, so are doubts. The Purple Devils will welcome again their Euro 2024 and Copa America stars after this sport, so Harry Amass may proceed at left-back.

Ten Hag has confirmed the membership received’t take dangers on Rashford.

The place to look at Man Utd vs Liverpool

Saturday 3 August 2024 21:54 , Marc Mayo

TV channel: Within the UK, the sport will likely be televised reside on MUTV and LFCTV.

Reside stream: Followers can catch the competition reside on-line through the official membership apps and web sites.

Man Utd vs Liverpool LIVE!

Saturday 3 August 2024 21:44 , Marc Mayo

Good day and welcome to Customary Sport’s protection of the pre-season pleasant between Manchester United and Liverpool.

That is it for the Purple Devils, who are actually lower than per week away from beginning their season within the Neighborhood Defend in opposition to Man Metropolis.

Erik ten Hag’s fine-tuning will proceed after this sport after all, with the return of their Euro 2024 and Copa America contingent, however there’s a little additional stress to get issues proper to spherical off their tour of the USA.

Liverpool additionally head house after this conflict in South Carolina however have an additional week to arrange for the Premier League’s kick-off, having received each of their video games up to now in pre-season.

Kick-off comes at 12.45am BST tonight, with Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia our venue.

Keep tuned for all of the build-up, group information, match motion and response!

Brazilian sensation Endrick made his Actual Madrid debut in a 1-0 pleasant loss to AC Milan on Wednesday.

The match, performed at Chicago’s Soldier Area in entrance of a crowd of 61,568, served as a showcase for the 18-year-old ahead regardless of the absence of a number of of Madrid’s star gamers, together with Kylian Mbappé, Vinícius Júnior, Jude Bellingham, and Rodrygo.

Endrick had just one shot on purpose in his 45 minutes earlier than being substituted at halftime as half of a bigger rotation by supervisor Carlo Ancelotti, who praised Endrick’s expertise.

“He [Endrick] is somebody who has one thing actually particular,” Ancelotti stated. “He is very quick, very harmful in tight areas, has the power to show with velocity in little house, very agile in getting himself free and all these qualities he has means he is a terrific expertise. It is uncommon to see a participant with all these traits.”

Nigeria winger Samuel Chukwueze scored the decisive purpose for Milan within the 56th minute to provide Portuguese supervisor Paulo Fonseca’s facet Milan its second victory in two pre-season matches.

“We competed, we fought, we did some good issues. The primary recreation of the pre-season with lots of kids, the essential factor was to compete which we did for the entire recreation. There have been some good moments and others we may enhance on however that is regular,” Ancelotti added.

Madrid’s subsequent step in the USA tour is an version of ‘El Clasico’ in opposition to Barcelona in New Jersey on Saturday. Mbappé and Chelsea in Charlotte.

The 24-year-old races in Friday night time’s 200m particular person medley closing trying so as to add a fourth gold to his Olympic assortment.

However a recent problem awaits him after he returns from Paris as he follows in fellow swimmer Adam Peaty’s footsteps and takes to the ground.

“It’s one thing to look ahead to,” he mentioned. “As soon as I’ve completed this, I’ll return, calm down for a bit with the household after which crack on.

“Wrapping up this Olympics, I’ll be taking a break anyway as you naturally need one after a full Olympic cycle.

“The chance arose and I assumed it might be actually thrilling to attempt one thing a bit totally different. I’ll be doing that after which straight again into coaching afterwards.”

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BACK TO BACK!! 🔥
Defending Olympic Champions with these lads final night time and there’s nobody I’d fairly have finished it with
An honour and a privilege as at all times to signify Group GB 🇬🇧

Job not completed, we go once more tomorrow! pic.twitter.com/nC35WBkWyO

— Tom Dean (@tomdean00) July 31, 2024

Peaty took half in collection 19 of the Saturday teatime showpiece in 2021 and Dean might be in search of out his teammate for recommendation as he digs out the sequins.

“I’ve not seen him but, he’s not raced for some time,” he mentioned.

“He did brilliantly on it so I’ll try to get a number of suggestions after I stumble upon him.

“I don’t usually do too properly out of water however I do know what a tough day’s coaching seems to be like and I’ll throw myself into it.”

Dean’s extra speedy focus is on spoiling Leon Marchand’s Parisian procession, with the Frenchman mendacity in wait in Friday’s closing.

Marchand grew to become the primary swimmer since 1976 to win two particular person golds on the identical night time on Wednesday and might be roared on by a partisan crowd inside La Défense Enviornment as he bids to gather a fourth gold of his dwelling Video games.

Dean clocked 1:56.92 to qualify in fourth from the primary semi-final, which noticed Duncan Scott end second, and he’s trying ahead to getting into the lion’s den.

“The crowds are unimaginable and he’s clearly on good kind,” added Dean, one in all over 1,000 elite athletes on UK Sport’s Nationwide Lottery-funded World Class Programme.

“However we’ve all acquired our personal races we have to execute. Everybody has their strengths and their weaknesses and we have to play on what we do properly.

“It’ll in all probability be one in all my final races at this Olympic Video games as we’ve got such sturdy relay groups and will probably be my final particular person.

“I actually wished to be a part of that closing, so it’s actually thrilling.”

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Strictly controversy

Katie Ledecky is aware of what it’s like to interrupt world data and rake in gold medals, however now she’s formally No. 1 in Olympic historical past.

With 13 Olympic medals to her identify, Ledecky is now probably the most embellished U.S. girl athlete in Olympic historical past.

The Bethesda, Maryland, native gained her 13^th Olympic medal as Crew USA took second within the 4x200m freestyle relay on Thursday.

Bethesda native Katie Ledecky earns her thirteenth Olympic medal. News4’s Jummy Olabanji has extra from Paris. 

Ledecky’s fellow alum of Stone Ridge Faculty in Bethesda, Erin Gemmell, plus Paige Madden and Claire Weinstein rounded out the workforce. Madden picked up her second medal whereas each Gemmell and Weinstein earned their first.

Australia gained gold with a time of seven:38.08, beating the People (7:40.86) by over two seconds. Defending champion China took bronze with a time of seven:42.34.

Medal #13 introduced Ledecky forward of different U.S. swimming greats. Jenny Thompson, Dara Torres and Natalie Coughlin every have 12 Olympic medals.

The one U.S. athlete with extra Olympic medals is Michael Phelps (who coincidentally additionally hails from Maryland – particularly, Baltimore). Ledecky is tied for the second-most medals of any U.S. athlete in Olympic historical past, no matter gender.

At 27, Ledecky has earned a protracted listing of medals, “bests” and different stats that show she is the GOAT (biggest of all time).

However Ledecky, who gained her first gold medal at age 15 on the London Olympics, tries to remain humble.

“I attempt not to consider historical past very a lot. I do know these names, these folks I am up with. They’re folks I seemed as much as after I first began swimming. So it is an honor to be named amongst them. I am grateful for them inspiring me. There are such a lot of nice swimmers which have helped me get to this second,” she stated after successful her eighth gold on Wednesday.

Her gold-medal end within the 1500m freestyle on Wednesday highlighted her dominance within the pool: When Ledecky completed, no different swimmers had been even seen within the digicam shot. Silver medalist Anastasiia Kirpichnikova completed over 10 seconds later.

Ledecky has an opportunity to achieve new heights within the document books when she competes within the 800m freestyle closing on Saturday.

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The tradition right here, you are anticipated to exit and introduce your self to everybody within the lineup. Swim as much as them, shake their hand and be like, “Hello, I am Megan. What’s your identify?” Meet everybody. And you then begin browsing.

In California, it is such as you exit, you side-eye individuals. It’s extremely nasty. Individuals are slicing in entrance of one another for the waves. The city I grew up in actually had an issue with a gang of father surfers not letting individuals surf their waves.

LA: Oh, my God.

MS: I do know, I do know. So right here it is sort of like if you happen to respect individuals the way in which that it is anticipated and the way in which individuals respect one another, nice, you are a part of it. However if you happen to come out and you do not say hello to anybody, you most likely don’t get any waves, which I feel is truthful.

LA: Now if browsing is not your factor and you’ll solely watch surfers for thus lengthy, there’s rather more to do in Tahiti and French Polynesia. Extra on that developing after the break.

To expertise Tahiti means, in fact, making an attempt the island’s meals. Megan could be very keen on uncooked fish and a well-liked Tahitian dish is simply that. Poisson Cru cooked in coconut milk.

MS: I’ve eaten Poisson Cru or sashimi, that are on each menu, I imply for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. I am positively in my factor. And I feel what’s cool right here is after I ask individuals for restaurant suggestions earlier than or after I’ve learn articles, there’s quite a lot of go wherever. The place I am like, “Nicely no, however inform me the great place.”

However then I’ve realized why individuals say that. As a result of any random aspect of the highway restaurant I’m going to and I get the Poisson Cru or I get anything, it is all equally good. I promise you, each single place aspect of the highway I’ve pulled over, the place you see that they’ve Tahitian meals, it has been good in my expertise and everybody right here tells me the identical. So I’d say simply be open to making an attempt little spots.

LA: There are seashores on Tahiti which might be ripe for scuba diving, browsing, paddleboarding, kiteboarding, snorkeling, whale watching, deep sea fishing, and crusing.

MS: I feel being in such a wonderful place for such a brief period of time, I’ve made a rule for myself, which is each morning I’ve to leap within the ocean. So even when I’ve a packed day, it is like I received to get on the market and benefit from this. Even when it is one dunk, after which I bathe and I begin my busy days, which have been very busy.

I like doing a ship tour across the south aspect of the island. So that you go and see these loopy waterfalls, you wade by means of lagoons. There’s all these formations within the cliffs assembly the ocean the place you possibly can see the place a very long time in the past, historic Polynesians used to wail. Or the place ladies would go to present delivery on this rock construction that is proper beside the ocean.

The reintroduction of M Evening Shyamalan provided the form of particularly alluring comeback narrative {that a} sure era was compelled to blindly assist. These of us who got here of age with the flashy writer-director’s pack-em-in occasion films might simply bear in mind the flurry of pleasure that got here with each – a uncommon instance of a determine behind the scenes changing into as immediately well-known as these in entrance.

His downfall, with films so heinous {that a} snarky fund was as soon as set as much as ship him again to movie college, allowed us to see somebody lose all of their instincts in crushing actual time and fall prey to appreciable ego; the man who crafted Oscar-nominee The Sixth Sense ended his run as star director with 4 Razzie contenders in a row boasting a median Rotten Tomatoes ranking of 15%. His work had misplaced all persona, the film-maker lowered to only some hack employed to direct massive, dumb studio fare like The Final Airbender and After Earth – so new Shyamalan photos have been met with much less intrigue and extra frustration.

However he took a quick step again and regrouped, partnering with the horror hitmakers Blumhouse for 2015’s micro-budgeted found-footage horror The Go to, a nasty little B-movie that edged him again into the nice books of audiences and critics. He adopted with an excellent greater success, the marginally much less small and significantly extra nasty Break up, and all of a sudden those that had supported then deserted Shyamalan have been fortunately on his crew once more. But as quick as he turned it round, he managed to squander it simply as shortly with misjudged Unbreakable trilogy entry Glass, clumsy physique horror Previous and ho-hum apocalypse misfire Knock on the Cabin. The fun had most positively gone.

Regardless of enduring these duds, it’s nonetheless exhausting to not get that tingle of pleasure when his identify graces a trailer – partly as a result of many people know he should nonetheless have it in him, and partly as a result of what number of different administrators of his scale are nonetheless so dedicated to creating unique multiplex-intended thrillers? The arrival of his newest, high-concept horror-thriller Entice, has already led to extra trailer-made memes than most greater summer season films. However it’s been stored at a distance from critics with Warner Bros refusing to display screen – a rarity for a movie of this scale and a worrying crimson flag for a director whose profession is suffering from them.

It’s in the end not fairly as poisonous as that hands-off technique would recommend however Entice can be not fairly a lot of something: a limp and unexciting little night-waster that received’t be capable to appropriate Shyamalan’s comeback course. He claims his unique pitch was, “what if The Silence of the Lambs occurred at a pop live performance?”, an successfully batty concept that sees Josh Hartnett’s serial killer dad trapped as a part of a sting operation whereas taking his daughter to see her favorite singer. What ought to ensue is an train in clammy, clock-ticking suspense, however Entice is a movie that’s maddeningly devoid of pressure, a enjoyable sufficient pitch that hasn’t been developed sufficient to work as a complete film. (It appears like a bloated episode of M Evening Shyamalan Presents.) Dialogue is Shyamalan-on-his-worst-day ungainly, moments of comedy are extremely unfunny, Hartnett’s “Butcher” makes little to no sense as a killer and conditions are rushed and poorly thought by means of, with illogical writing elevating extra baffling questions than a movie like this could.

What’s most egregious about Entice is how Shyamalan makes use of all of it as a backdoor showcase for his daughter Saleka, who performs the megastar on stage, singing her unique music and, within the jaw-droppingly horrible final act, changing into one of many movie’s key characters. Simply months after he tried to pressure his different daughter, Ishana, into the highlight, by producing her loathed horror movie The Watchers, he’s now insisting Saleka breaks out – an equally unlikely ascent given the proof. Whereas her music is nearly plausible, if a little bit dated, for a star of her stature, as an actor, she’s an uncomfortable distraction, much like the don’t-quit-the-day-job stage nepo-catastrophe that noticed Sofia Coppola begin and finish her performing profession in The Godfather III. (In Entice, the cameo-obsessed director’s cameo is enjoying his daughter’s uncle, whose one scene has him telling us how extremely sort and extremely proficient she is.)

Serving to his daughter get her foot into the trade is a much more plausible backstory for the existence of Entice than his “Hannibal Lecter surrounded by superfans” thought, as a result of as a contained what-if thriller, it simply doesn’t work. Shyamalan’s path is just too drab and muted for one thing so preposterously foolish – the movie needing the lurid splash of somebody like Brian De Palma to essentially sing – and his script simply can’t be bothered to essentially work by means of the entice that’s been laid or present us with any intelligent concepts or, most disappointingly, nifty twists. Some will use its temporary moments of sheer insanity as proof that that is, actually, a piece of scream-at-the-screen brilliance: Hayley Mills main the FBI operation, a unusually camp Child Cudi cameo, a personality utilizing Instagram Stay to get assist somewhat than calling the police. However they’re principally misplaced in a movie that’s, at instances, far too uninteresting given its premise. Entice is a thriller that incorrectly thinks it’s fiendishly good. Possibly if it was extra conscious of how silly it truly is, it might need been much more enjoyable.

On the 2024 Paris Video games there won’t have been an occasion with a extra apparent favourite than Katie Ledecky and the ladies’s 1500m freestyle. The long-distance specialist owns the 19 quickest occasions within the occasion’s historical past and received the 1500m in its debut in Tokyo. In a race that always goes viral for pictures of Ledecky being to this point in entrance of her rivals that they’re out of body, it wasn’t a query of if she’d win the race however by how a lot.

Ledecky completed with a time of 15:30.02, an Olympic report and ten seconds higher than the subsequent finisher, for her eighth profession Olympic gold medal to tie swimming nice Jenny Thompson for essentially the most Olympic gold medals by an American ladies. She additionally tied Thompson, Natalie Coughlin, and Dara Torres for essentially the most medals all time (12) by any U.S. girl in historical past.

The space swimmer mirrored on the accomplishment after the race. “I attempt not to consider historical past very a lot,” she mentioned, “I do know these names, these folks I am up with. They’re folks I appeared as much as after I first began swimming. So it is an honor to be named amongst them. I am grateful for them inspiring me. There are such a lot of nice swimmers which have helped me get to this second.”

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In a shock and signal of what was to come back, Coughlin was available to formally open the swim session with “les trois coups” (a ritual going down earlier than occasions at Paris 2024).

The race began as deliberate — on the 500m mark Ledecky was .11 seconds forward of her personal world report. She took over the world report in 2013 and has reset it one other 5 occasions.

On the 500m level, the race for second was thrilling although. France’s Anastasia Kirpichnikova, Italy’s Simona Quadarella and Germany’s Isabel Gose have been in a digital three-way tie.

With 400m remaining, Ledecky had fallen behind her world-record tempo by six seconds however was nonetheless forward of the Olympic-record tempo. In a present of true dominance, she persistently averaged lap occasions within the 31-second vary. In the meantime, Kirpichnikova held a cushty second place whereas Quadarella and Gose battled for bronze.

Because the bell for the ultimate lap rang, Ledecky was nicely out in entrance, the one query was may she earn a brand new Olympic report. The group was roaring for the space nice as she touched the wall. The 15:30.02 time was her eighth-fastest time in her profession on the distance.

Ultimately, France’s Kirpichnikova held on for silver whereas Germany’s Gose claimed bronze with a time of 15:41.16.

Ledecky already received bronze within the ladies’s 400m freestyle. Her subsequent alternative to earn a medal will likely be within the ladies’s 4x200m freestyle relay on Thursday. If she accomplishes that, it might be her thirteenth profession Olympic medal, which might make her essentially the most adorned feminine U.S. Olympian in historical past. She would solely be behind Michael Phelps (28) general.

Ledecky’s subsequent alternative for a person medal would be the ladies’s 800m freestyle. The preliminary heats happen on Friday, August 2nd, with the ultimate set for Saturday, August third.

I do not blame M. Evening Shyamalan followers for desirous to get a style of his newest movie, “Lure”, within the hope that the director may return to the glory days of “The Sixth Sense,” “Unbreakable,” “Indicators” and even “Cut up” and make a traditional thriller once more.

However I maintain this reality to be self-evident: It is unhealthy mojo when a studio refuses to advance display a film for critics (consider “Snakes on a Airplane”). For a scorching minute, I hoped that Shyamalan may beat the jinx with “Lure,” now in theaters hoping to lure in audiences earlier than the wretched phrase will get out, however “Lure” rapidly dives off the cliff from disappointment to catastrophe.

For starters, the so-called grasp of the “twist” ending offers away that recreation nearly instantly as we notice that Cooper (Josh Hartnett), the doting dad taking his daughter Riley (Ariel Donoghue) to a pop live performance, is basically “The Butcher,” an notorious serial killer, and that the legislation has arrange this live performance to entice him within the act of… I nonetheless cannot determine it out. How do you retain an eye fixed out amongst 20,000 individuals?

To get pleasure from “Lure” you not solely should droop disbelief however beat it on the top till it loses consciousness.

Learn no additional if you wish to see “Lure” figuring out nothing — a blissful state unimaginable to realize since Shyamalan offers away the killer’s ID within the trailer and the primary jiffy of the movie.

That is once we see Cooper verify his cellphone to verify his newest dwelling sufferer (he is already butchered a dozen) continues to be trapped in a suburban basement, maybe to make use of as a hostage in case the cops really do nab him.

Again within the day, Shyamalan may have constructed suspense by contrasting the onstage motion starring famous person singer Girl Raven with the killer’s actions behind the scenes. The live performance itself, seemingly made to reflect the Taylor Swift Eras Tour (they need, we want) is carried out by the writer-director’s daughter, Saleka Shyamalan, who really wrote the songs she sings. What a disgrace her father has trapped her within the cross-cutting in order that her efficiency fails to register. Ditto the strain.

The plot has extra holes than a Swiss cheese consuming contest. A lot occurs by luck or synchronicity that perception flies out the window, by no means to return.

As daddy wanders the halls searching for a technique to escape, he meets memento vendor Jamie (a terrific Jonathan Langdon), who tells him the cops are setting a entice and that the password for insiders is “Hamilton.”

Need extra? When Cooper must get backstage, he simply occurs to run right into a producer, performed by Shyamalan himself, who affords him an opportunity to have Riley cameo onstage with Girl Raven thus guaranteeing exit entry. Psycho dad is so fortunate he should purchase a lottery ticket.

The cops are completely inept, together with the chief police profiler performed by beloved former baby star Hayley Mills (bear in mind “The Mum or dad Lure”?), now 78 and getting older gracefully, although Shyamalan ungraciously sticks her in a task that defines incompetence.

I pause right here to reward the one factor of “Lure” that does work, and that’s the efficiency of Hartnett, 46, a former teen idol who took a break from appearing earlier than returning in such roles as nuclear physicist Ernest Lawrence within the Oscar-winning “Oppenheimer.”

Do not guess on Oscar speak for “Lure,” although Hartnett performs miracles in making Cooper a serial butcher and a loyal household man dwelling in the identical physique. You consider him, which is a trick Shyamalan in any other case fails to realize as this misfire builds to a sequel-begging climax that ups the ante on shameless.

The laughs are unintentional in “Lure,” however its failure to thrill is lifeless critical.

You do not want a sixth sense to know that Shyamalan is working on empty.

Kerr and Ingebrigtsen meet once more on the 2024 Prefontaine Basic within the Bowerman Mile

The 2024 Prefontaine Basic Diamond League, held in Eugene, Oregon, on 25 Could, marked the rivals’ first match following the World Championships in Budapest and a nine-month battle of phrases.

The strain was palpable because the pair took their locations on the Bowerman Mile. Ingebrigtsen, the reigning champ of this occasion, having received the 12 months prior with a time of three:43.73, setting a nationwide report, meet report, and the third-fastest mile ever run.

Each athletes had been beginning for the primary time of the season, with Ingebrigtsen on the mend from his Achilles harm and Kerr selective in his races.

And it was to be Kerr’s race. From 600 meters out, Kerr outran Ingebrigtsen to win in 3:45.34, launching his signature sun shades into the viewers in celebration.

With this win, Kerr bested Ingebrigtsen for the second consecutive race and established a brand new British report and a world-leading time for the season.

For his half, Ingebrigtsen crossed the end line at 3:45.60.

Kerr proved that his World Championship win was no fluke and that he was not, in reality, “simply the following man” for Ingebrigtsen to beat. Kerr shared that he’s persevering with to construct towards one thing particular heading into Paris 2024, saying, “3:45 proper now’s ok, however we have got to make some progress.”

Ingebrigtsen stated he was happy along with his consequence, pointing to ongoing coaching main as much as this race, saying his health was “higher than he was anticipating.” Including, “Although I’ve been injured, I nonetheless assume that is an enchancment from final 12 months.”

Did Ingebrigtsen contemplate battling to retake the lead after Kerr handed him? Principally, no. Ingebrigtsen stated the race was “extra of a time trial for me.” Including that he didn’t see this as his last check heading into Paris.

Kerr now has two wins over Ingebrigtsen heading into Paris 2024. Kerr has not raced within the 1500m/mile for the reason that Prefontaine Basic, however Ingebrigtsen has been making noise proper as much as Video games time.