Summary

  • Man City move up to third with Spurs in second

  • Aguero chipped in from close range after Sterling's pass

  • Sane gets City's second in comfortable win for visitors

  • Defoe hit the post with long-range effort in the first half

  • Striker also had goal disallowed for offside

  1. 'He jumped into my elbow'published at 11:53 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March 2017

    Man Utd 1-1 Bournemouth

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    Man Utd 1-1 Bournemouth: Mings jumped into me - Zlatan Ibrahimovic

    Zlatan's explanation for the elbowing incident? 

    "I jumped up, jumped high and he jumps into my elbow," he said. 

    Watch the full interview above.

  2. What the papers say?published at 11:49 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March 2017

    .Image source, Daily Star

    Quite a spread of different back pages today, with the Star opting to go with Manchester United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic potentially facing a three-game ban for elbowing Tyrone Mings in yesterday's game between Manchester United and Bournemouth.

  3. 'No carbs before Marbs'published at 11:42 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March 2017

    Swansea 3-2 Burnley

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    You can always rely on Sean Dyche to provide a bit of comedy gold.

    The Burnley boss was asked for his thoughts about Anthony Taylor reportedly having his stag do in Marbella just a few days before Saturday's game between Swansea and Burnley.

    "He's a human being, he's allowed to live his life I'd imagine, unless there's a rule that prevents him from doing that," said Dyche.

    "As long as he stayed off the carbs because there's no carbs before Marbs!"

  4. Get involved #bbcfootballpublished at 11:38 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March 2017

    Strange managerial decisions in football

    John Garratt: Captain randomly made me penalty taker despite me having never taken a competitive penalty in 12 years. 7/7 scored that season.

    Huffam: I insulted the gaffa so he moved me from goalkeeper to central midfield. Was exhausted after 5 minutes and subbed after ten.   

  5. What the papers saypublished at 11:37 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March 2017

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    Speaking about strange decisions, there were a number of them made by referees yesterday. 

    Kevin Friend was criticised after a clash between Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Tyrone Mings in Manchester United's 1-1 draw with Bournemouth went unpunished, while Anthony Taylor awarded a penalty to Burnley against Swansea, even though it was Burnley striker Sam Vokes who handled the ball.

    The Mail claims , external both officials were in Marbella recently on a stag do.

  6. What the papers saypublished at 11:24 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March 2017

    Liverpool 3-1 Arsenal

    .Image source, Daily Mail

    This is the back page of the Daily Mail, who have gone with Liverpool's win over Arsenal as their lead story.

    The newspaper suggests that the end, external looks near for Sanchez at Arsenal.

  7. 'A baffling, inexplicable move'published at 11:21 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March 2017

    Liverpool 3-1 Arsenal

    Phil McNulty
    BBC Sport chief football writer

    Would Antonio Conte leave Diego Costa out of such a game? Would Spurs exclude Harry Kane? Would Jose Mourinho drop Zlatan Ibrahimovic? Not a chance.

    Wenger took the chance and he must now live with the consequences which may stretch beyond this one loss if Arsenal fail to qualify for the Champions League.

    It was a baffling, inexplicable move that was was either going to prove gloriously courageous or calamitous. It proved to be the latter. 

  8. Get involved #bbcfootballpublished at 11:15 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March 2017

    Strange managerial decisions in football

    Don't worry Arsene, you are not alone. I remember when Lee Clark once left top scorer Jordan Rhodes on the bench for Huddersfield in their play-off final against Peterborough a few years back. That one backfired as well.

    What are some of the strangest decisions your team's manager - past or present - has made? And it did it backfire or come off?

    Let us know via #bbcfootball, text in on 81111 (UK only) or post a comment on the Match of the Day Facebook page.

  9. Wenger 'stands up' for Sanchez decisionpublished at 11:11 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March 2017

    Liverpool 3-1 Arsenal

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    Strange decisions then. 

    In a massive game at the top of the table between Liverpool and Arsenal, Arsene Wenger made the brave decision not to start Alexis Sanchez. The outcome? A 3-1 defeat for the Gunners.

    It was a result that sees Arsenal slip to fifth and could be in for a battle just to finish in the top four, having started the season with aspirations of winning the title.

    "I wanted to play two players who were strong in the air and then bring Sanchez on in the second half," Wenger said of his decision. "I don't deny Sanchez is a great player. A decision like that is not easy to make, you have to stand up for it."

  10. Postpublished at 11:08 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March 2017

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    Arsene Wenger made a very strange decision yesterday by deciding to start Arsenal's top scorer Alexis Sanchez and arguably most important player on the bench. The outcome was, perhaps, predictable. 

    It was not the only bit of bad decision making yesterday, with some strange refereeing also dominating the headlines. More on those in a minute but first, here's what's on the football menu today: 

    • Tottenham v Everton (13:30 GMT)
    • Sunderland v Man City (16:00 GMT)
  11. Striker Sundaypublished at 11:01 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March 2017

    This guy's got 22 goals in 27 games....

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    ... and this fella has 18 goals in 27 games...

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    Today is Striker Sunday. A day when the top two scorers in the Premier League go head-to-head, as long as their managers don't decide to bench them.

    But then who would do a thing like that...?

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