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Man Utd ease past Partizan Belgrade to reach Europa League knockouts

Nov 08, 2019

Manchester United remain unbeaten in the Europa League, after beating Partizan Belgrade 3-nil to cruise into the knockout stages.

Goals from Mason Greenwood, Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford helped United deliver their biggest home win since August.

United are also the only side in the tournament not to concede a goal this season, and are now just three wins short of Chelsea's record of 18 straight victories.

Elsewhere, Wolves pipped Slovan Bratislava 1-nil, while Celtic also advanced to the last-32, with a 2-1 away win over Lazio.

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Arsene Wenger and Bayern Munich talks fall through

Latest reports suggest Arsene Wenger is no longer in the running to become the next head coach of Bayern Munich.

It's believed the former Arsenal boss did hold talks with the German side, but could not come to an agreement.

Wenger was initially Bayern's frontrunner to replace Niko Kovac, who was sacked following their 5-1 thrashing by Eintracht Frankfurt in the Bundesliga.

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Chow Mei Kuan-Lee Meng Yean become fourth M'sian reps in China Open last-8

National women's doubles pair Chow Mei Kuan and Lee Meng Yean have advanced to the quarterfinals of the China Badminton Open.

They join three other Malaysian reps who reached the last-eight earlier yesterday, including Chan Peng Soon and Goh Liu Ying.

However, mixed doubles duo Tan Kian Meng and Lai Pei Jing, along with singles shuttler Soniia Cheah have crashed out.