While You Were Asleep: Man United halted by Palace, Dzeko conjures up Inter to Italian Super Cup win and Sabalenka strikes into third spherical on the Australian Open

Manchester United’s title momentum was dramatically halted Wednesday forward of its go to to Premier League chief Arsenal on the weekend.

Leading Crystal Palace 1-0 after 90 minutes at Selhurst Park, United appeared set to rack up a tenth straight win in all competitions and transfer as much as second within the desk, simply six factors off the highest.

Michael Olise, nonetheless, utterly modified the temper of the evening by scoring a free kick within the first minute of stoppage time to earn Palace a 1-1 draw.

We stand collectively even when issues don’t go as we wish 💪🏼 pic.twitter.com/Bb73I2w493

— Bruno Fernandes (@B_Fernandes8) January 18, 2023

Now, as an alternative of having the ability to lower the Londoners’ result in three factors, defeat would depart United 11 factors adrift having performed a recreation extra.

Ten Hag has up to now talked down United’s unlikely title problem, however the enchancment in his crew has been evident on the again of 9 straight wins earlier than Palace, together with a 2-1 victory towards second-place Manchester City final weekend.

Džeko conjures up Inter to Italian Super Cup win over Milan

Veteran ahead Edin Džeko impressed Inter Milan to a 3-0 win over metropolis rival AC Milan and a second straight Italian Super Cup trophy on Wednesday, including to the Rossoneri’s woes.

Džeko scored one objective and likewise had a job in Federico Dimarco’s opener. World Cup winner Lautaro Martínez sealed the consequence late on as Inter lifted the primary trophy of the Italian season at King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

The sound of the Supercoppa Champs 🔊#SupercoppaItaliana #ForzaInter pic.twitter.com/05Wpjn2wx9

— Inter (@Inter_en) January 18, 2023

“I will be 22 soon,” joked Džeko, who turns 37 in March however is displaying little signal of slowing down.

Attention will now flip again to the league, the place there will probably be one other Milan derby on Feb. 5.

The consequence will improve worries over Milan’s begin to the yr, particularly after such a dismal efficiency. It beat Salernitana in its first match in 2023 however adopted that up with two attracts within the league and likewise was eradicated from the Italian Cup.

No. 5 Sabalenka strikes into third spherical on the Australian Open

Aryna Sabalenka improved her successful streak to 6 as she beat American Shelby Rogers 6-3, 6-1 on Thursday to succeed in the third spherical of the Australian Open.

The No. 5-seeded Sabalenka, who started the yr by successful the title in Adelaide, trailed the American 3-1 early within the match however gained 5 straight video games to take the opening set after which eased via the second.

Untouchable tennis right this moment from @SabalenkaA 🔥

She hit 32 winners on her strategy to a 6-3 6-1 victory over Rogers@wwos • @espn • @Eurosport • @wowowtennis • #AusOpen • #AO2023 pic.twitter.com/cS56Z8OUNC

— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 19, 2023

“I expected a great level from her today, that’s why I stayed focused from the beginning to the end,” Sabalenka mentioned.

Sabalenka will play both Elise Mertens, the No. 26-seeded participant, or Lauren Davis within the third spherical.

– With AP inputs