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Mirror Sport – ‘Thumbs Up’ for Arsenal as leaders go eight points clear The Mirror wraps up Sunday’s action, including a mention of how League Two side Grimsby, nicknamed the Mariners, saw their FA Cup run ‘scuppered’ by Brighton. Mirror says Arsenal increased their lead at the top of the Premier League table to eight points with a dominant victory over managerless Crystal Palace. The Gunners were clinical in the final third, with Gabriel Martinelli firing them in front before Bukayo Saka found space in the box to stroke in a second before half-time. Palace hit the post through Wilfried…

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Daily Star Sport – ‘Gone in 40 Seconds’ The back page of the Daily Star reports it wasn’t just a ‘minute of madness’ for Fulham, apparently the red cards for manager Marco Silva, Willian and Aleksandar Mitrovic all came in a 40-second span which put an end to their FA Cup hopes for this season. Star Sport says Aleksandar Mitrovic deserves a 10-game ban for shoving referee Chris Kavanagh, according to former official Mark Halsey. The Fulham striker was shown a straight red card during his side’s FA Cup quarter-final defeat to Manchester United on Sunday after pushing Kavanagh’s arm…

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Manchester United’s dramatic FA Cup comeback after Fulham’s 5-minutes of madness Manchester United came from a goal down to beat nine-man Fulham and secure a spot in the FA Cup semi-finals at Old Trafford in a thrilling match last night. Fulham looked set to make only their second last-four appearance since 1975, but a handball incident 15 minutes from time changed everything. Jadon Sancho was poised to score the equaliser, but Willian cleared the ball off the line with his hand, leading to a VAR check and subsequent red cards for Fulham manager Marco Silva and Willian. Aleksandar Mitrovic, who…

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Arsenal crashes out of Europa League after penalty shootout Arsenal 1-1 Sporting (Agg 3-3; 3-5 on pens) On Thursday, Arsenal’s European aspirations were dashed as they suffered a defeat by Sporting Lisbon at North London’s Emirates stadium. The Gunners were eliminated from the Europa League in the last 16, following a nail-biting penalty shootout at Emirates Stadium. The match was filled with intense drama as Arsenal conceded a spectacular 46-yard equaliser, endured several injuries and ultimately left empty-handed. According to Mikel Arteta, Takehiro Tomiyasu’s injury appears to be quite serious, as the Arsenal player was seen leaving on crutches. Furthermore,…

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Man City 7-0 RB Leipzig: Erling Haaland scores five as City reach quarter-finals  Manchester City’s Erling Haaland made history with an exceptional five-goal performance, propelling his team to the Champions League quarter-finals by defeating RB Leipzig. Haaland’s remarkable feat earned him multiple records, including the quickest and youngest player to score 30 goals in Europe’s premier club competition. He also became the youngest player to score five goals in a single Champions League match, a feat accomplished only by Lionel Messi and Luiz Adriano. The 22-year-old striker has now scored an impressive 39 goals in all competitions this season, making…

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