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MANCHESTER, England - Manchester United slumped to a third Premier League loss of the season at home to Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday as Pep Guardiola returned to see Manchester City side's 3-1 comeback win at West Ham United. Fightbacks were the order of the day as Liverpool recovered from falling behind to win 3-1 at Wolverhampton Wanderers in the early kickoff and two goals deep into stoppage time earned Tottenham Hotspur a 2-1 win over Sheffield United. After another tumultuous week off the pitch for Manchester United, the club needed the players to lift their supporters. Brighton ran out comfortable 3-1 winners, however, to ensure United suffered three defeats in the first five matches of a league campaign for the first time since 1989-90, leaving them languishing 13th in the table. United fell behind in the 20th minute when Danny Welbeck slotted home against his former club when left unmarked in the penalty area. Big-money signing Rasmus Hojlund, on his full … [Read more...] about Man United lose again, Guardiola back to see City comeback win

Norway striker Haaland scored 52 goals in 53 games to help City win the treble of Champions League, Premier League and FA Cup, while Bonmati inspired Spain to World Cup glory earlier this month. Haaland's achievements in his first season at City after joining from Borussia Dortmund saw him take the men's award, for which his club colleague Kevin De Bruyne and Lionel Messi were also shortlisted. Messi was at Paris Saint-Germain last season but has since left to join Inter Miami in Major League Soccer. "I am kind of living a dream. This was my dream when I was young, so to be able to do this together with my teammates is something special," Haaland, 23, said after collecting his award. Bonmati, 25, starred as Barcelona won the Women's Champions League last season and was then named player of the tournament for her role in Spain's World Cup triumph in Australia and New Zealand. She pipped her Spain teammate Olga Carmona, scorer of the winning goal in the World Cup final … [Read more...] about Haaland and Bonmati win UEFA Player Of The Year prizes