*Man Utd♦ & West Ham Play Out😑 Dour Draw 📹* http://v.duta.us/qWNx3gAA
Manchester United guaranteed a second-place finish in the Premier League with a tame 0-0 draw at already-safe West Ham on Thursday.
Jose Mourinho's men, beaten 1-0 at Brighton and Hove Albion on Friday, knew a point at London Stadium would be enough to ensure they will end the season as runners-up to rivals Manchester City.
With defences on top, Adrian made a string of saves to protect West Ham's clean sheet and justify his selection in goal ahead of England international Joe Hart, who returned from illness but was only named on the bench.
United goalkeeper David de Gea, meanwhile, was untested as he ensured he will collect the Premier League's Golden Glove for the first time by recording his 18th shutout of the season.
Mourinho made eight changes from the Brighton loss, with Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford among those dropped, but United could not find a way to beat Adrian, who brilliantly turned a Luke Shaw drive onto the post in the first half.
Back-to-back blanks indicate United - 19 points behind champions City with one round of games to play - are badly missing leading goalscorer Romelu Lukaku, who is battling to recover from a foot injury in time for next weekend's FA Cup final against his old club Chelsea.
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*De Gea⭐ Secures Premier League Golden Glove Award🙌*
David de Gea has widely been considered the top goalkeeper in the Premier League for years, and now can claim an elusive bit of hardware to back it up.
Despite his long track record of success, De Gea had never taken home the Premier League Golden Glove award, which is handed out each season to the goalkeeper who keeps the most clean sheets on the campaign.
The Manchester United goalkeeper earned his 18th clean sheet of the season in a scoreless draw against West Ham United on Thursday, ensuring that he finishes on top of the 2017-18 Premier League charts for the category.
Manchester City’s Ederson, who currently sits in second place, holds 16 clean sheets having sat out his club’s 3-1 victory over Brighton on Wednesday and with one game remaining, cannot catch his counterpart on the red side of Manchester.
De Gea becomes the first Manchester United goalkeeper to win it since Van Der Sar in 2008-09, and the first Spain goalkeeper since Reina in 07-08.
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*Salah🔈: I Always Wanted to Prove Chelsea🔵 Wrong*
Liverpool star Mohamed Salah revealed his desire to prove critics wrong from his time at Chelsea had motivated him this season.
Salah has scored 43 goals in all competitions this campaign, leading Liverpool to the Champions League final.
The 25-year-old collected Liverpool's Player and Players' Player of the Season awards on Thursday, as well as the Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year prize.
The superstar forward said he always wanted to return to England to silence his critics.
"I was here like four years ago and a lot of people said he couldn't [have] success, that I cannot play in the Premier League, [that] it was very difficult for him," Salah said.
"So it was always in my mind to come back. From the first day I left Chelsea, it was always in my mind to make them wrong.
"I made them wrong."
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*FA Might Investigate🔍 West Ham, Man Utd Melee💥*
West Ham and Manchester United players could face FA action after a melee ensued during the goalless draw at the London Stadium.
Hammers captain Mark Noble reacted angrily to a challenge from Paul Pogba and squared up to the Frenchman before putting his hands into his face.
United's Luke Shaw also became involved with Andy Carroll, as a number of other players from each side got involved in the dispute in the 88th minute.
Pogba and Noble were both subsequently booked for their troubles, although they were seen making up and laughing about the incident moments later, and again at the final whistle.
The FA can take retrospective action on acts they deem as violent conduct that occur secondarily to a challenge for the ball. They could also decide that the clubs failed to control their players in this instance.
Hammers boss David Moyes admitted afterwards: "I've not looked at it. I couldn't even tell you what happened or who done what."
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*Napoli Hopes🙏 Sarri Stays Amid PL Interest❗*
Aurelio De Laurentiis is hopeful Napoli head coach Maurizio Sarri will remain in charge next season, though the outspoken president insisted he cannot force the Premier League target to stay.
Napoli are set for their second runners-up finish in three Serie A seasons under Sarri, however, the Italian's future is still far from certain amid links with English giants Chelsea and Arsenal.
Speculation of a move to the Premier League intensified following criticism from De Laurentiis, who blamed a lack of squad rotation for burning out the players after the club's Scudetto hopes faded, with Juventus poised for a seventh successive title.
De Laurentiis is set for talks with Sarri - who has an €8 million release clause (£7M/$10M) in his contract - and he is remaining calm over the 59-year-old.
"Will Sarri be here for pre-season? I hope so," De Laurentiis said. "I clearly have fewer doubts than you if you're asking that question, but I can't hold anyone by force.
"We have an appointment next week. Now we have to prepare for the away game [with Sampdoria], there's travel and not much time.
"That's why we've got an appointment for next week. But don't worry, I'm calm. Is he the right coach? I chose him myself, against most people's advice…"
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*Iniesta💫 Expects to Decide Future in 10 Days😯*
Barcelona captain Andres Iniesta revealed he would make a decision on his future in the next week to 10 days.
Iniesta, 34, will leave the LaLiga champions at the end of the season after 16 trophy-laden campaigns.
But where the Spain international is heading to next remains unclear, with Australia and Japan mooted as possible destinations after he was initially expected to be heading to China.
Iniesta – a winner of nine La Liga titles, four Champions Leagues, two European Championships and a World Cup – said he was close to making a decision on his future.
"I've almost come to the end of my commitments with Barcelona," he said on Thursday.
"It's true that I have various offers to think about and in the next week, 10 days, I'll try and decide which one is the best for me."
It had been reported for a few weeks that Iniesta was headed to China with the club sponsor of club Chongqing Lifan saying it was positive on the likelihood of a deal. However, on Monday the Chinese Super League club denied having any deal with the Barcelona star, and admitted there would be difficulty in completing such a move under the rules of the league.
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