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Chelsea snap horror run as Blues cruise past Cherries, but win comes at cost as star injured again.

Mount doubled the lead with a well-taken drive from the edge of the box in the 24th minute as Chelsea stepped up another gear before Pulisic had another goal disallowed for a foul by Havertz in the build-up. The Swiss midfielder broke forward well to drive Chelsea up the pitch in the first half, while the effervescent duo of Raheem Sterling and Christian Pulisic led the Bournemouth defence on a merry dance. James cruised through the first half but called for a substitution early in the second, pointing to his knee before going to ground and being replaced by Cesar Azpilicueta. Victory takes United to within one point of the top four and with a game in hand to come on fourth-placed Tottenham. Graham Potter’s side endured a torrid spell before the World Cup but sparkled on their return to Stamford Bridge against the struggling Cherries to move eighth, six points shy of the top four with a game in hand to come. Manchester United made a positive start to life without Cristiano Ronaldo as Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial stepped out from the Portuguese’s shadow to score in a 3-0 win over Nottingham Forest on Tuesday.

World Cup winner Lisandro showed support for his team-mates during the win over Nottingham Forest on Tuesday.

Young defender Rhys Bennett was named among the substitutes. You will be able to see the first part of his pre-match press conference on MUTV, ManUtd.com and in the United App from 13:30 GMT on Friday afternoon, before the second part is released at 22:30 GMT later that day. [Lisandro took to Instagram Stories](https://www.instagram.com/stories/lisandromartinezzz/3002724344682136596/) to post a picture of his view for the evening, as he took in the contest on the television.

Footage of Davis playing in Australia went viral and led to him moving to Old Trafford, where he was in the same youth team as Rashford.

“I owe it to my parents for spreading my eggs and not just lumping it all down the football path. “It is one per cent of kids who go to academies and then it is one per cent of the one per cent who end up getting contracts. “It was all up in the air and what is it to say I would get one? But it didn’t help the process and it didn’t help me going on to look elsewhere. But no way am I going to say that was the reason it didn’t work out because it wasn’t. “He was on one of the computers in the gym and we had a chat with him,” Davis tells The Athletic. “He was the standout and always has been,” he said. “It isn’t the respect he demands or deserves, but the respect he gives. Instead, he was known as “Rhain from Australia” or “the Australian kid”. “I wouldn’t have said there was a massive gulf, but there was a difference in quality. “I would put it on Saturday morning because we would catch the back end of “Being a nine-year-old, it all happened so fast and you don’t really understand the magnitude of things,” Davis, now 25, tells The Athletic.

Marcus Rashford and Manchester United shined in their return to action after the World Cup. Reason for some hope at Old Trafford in the next year?

[Chelsea](/football/team?id=363) on New Year's Day but then play bottom side [Southampton](/football/team?id=376) three days later in what will be a crucial fixture at the foot of the table. The Dutch manager has challenged Rashford to reach 20 league goals this season, and he got his fifth against Forest from a clever corner rolled into the penalty area by [Christian Eriksen](https://www.espn.com.au/football/player/_/id/144130/Christian-Eriksen). United are still looking for a striker to replace Ronaldo, but most of the responsibility in front of goal between now and May will fall on Rashford and Martial, who also found the net against Forest thanks to a Rashford assist. - With the 64th career Premier League goal, Rashford ties Eric Cantona for eighth most in Manchester United's history. Marcus Rashford on his goal, to Amazon Prime: "We didn't practice it too much, but it was one from the training ground. [Manchester United](/football/team?id=360) cruised to a comfortable [3-0 win](/football/match/_/gameId/637982) over [Nottingham Forest](/football/team?id=393) on Tuesday in their first Premier League fixture following the World Cup break. Premier League survival won't be decided by away games at the top six, but Forest will want to ensure defeat at Old Trafford doesn't kick-start a losing run. Erik ten Hag wrote in his programme notes that "fifth is the right position for us" after United's start to the season, but there has been enough encouragement that they could be much higher by May. [Upcoming fixtures](/football/fixtures?league=eng.1) [Highlights and notable moments](#highlights) There is hope that, under the new manager, the new year will be a successful one. [Best/worst performers](#bestworst)

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