Mason Mount played a pivotal role in Manchester United’s win over Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on Sunday. Joshua Zirkzee had equalised nine minutes earlier when United were awarded a free-kick. Bruno Fernandes and Mount stood over the ball, deep in conversation as Palace goalkeeper Dean Henderson organised the wall in front him

“I said to him: ‘I will roll it for you’,” said Mount. “He said, ‘No, you stay there’. Then I said, ‘You shoot’ because the sun was difficult today and it was causing a bit of a problem in the first half for us with long balls. I thought it would be difficult for Deano [goalkeeper Henderson] to see the ball in goal. But Bruno said, ‘Stay there’ and then rolled it to me. You could see my reaction was a bit ‘Ah, get on the end of it’.

“It was really quick. That is what helped the situation because they didn’t see it coming. They didn’t see us talking. They were late to react, then it is about finding the little space in the wall. It is a bit of disruption and then it hit the target.”

The 63rd-minute goal brought only United’s second away win in 12 matches. It was much needed after last Monday’s home defeat to Everton. It was Palace’s first home defeat since February.

One of the reasons United brought Mount from Chelsea in 2023 was because they felt he had a goal threat from set-pieces.

“I love being in those situations,” said Mount. “You don’t always get that many chances in a game, especially in the Premier League. When that chance is there, it is about taking it and hitting the target and at least making the keeper make a save. We know how much set-pieces are in the game now. For me, it’s about hitting the target. I was buzzing to see it hit the back of the net, to score and most importantly, get the three points for the team.”

It was the first time Mount had played 90 minutes in a Premier League match since joining United.

“That is a massive positive for me,” said Mount. “I have been working hard recently and feel good now. To get that 90 minutes under my belt is a positive. I will go into recovery now and go for the next game. For me personally, I am very happy with that.

“I haven’t done [90 minutes in a Premier League game] in a while, but I feel capable of doing that. But whether starting on the bench or starting the game, you must have the same mentality of coming on and having an effect on the game. Can you make an imprint on the game straight away? When you are starting, being ready to play the whole game.”

United were poor in the first half, better in the second. What did the manager say at half-time?

“He was saying keep going and stay calm. We all know what we needed to do in the second half. They just played recently so we felt they could drop off a little bit in the second half. There were chances there for us. It was about carrying on what we were doing. It was difficult to go 1-0 down but we showed character to get back into the game in the second half.”

Ruben Amorim is an admirer of Mount, who appreciates his support after multiple injuries.

“It is important, especially this season,” he said. “I’ve had a few niggles but nothing bad at all. I felt good this season. I had a good pre-season under my belt. I have been working hard in training. As a group we are at it. It has been up and down but as a group we are in a lot better place, me personally but also as a group.

“We really need to kick on now and win more games. That is the most important thing now – win. Difficult result last game [1-0 defeat to Everton] but to come back and win today was massively important. It is time to kick on now and shoot for those top four positions.”

United’s next games are at home to West Ham on Thursday and away to Wolves on Monday.

Fixtures:

Wed Aug 29 – Malaysia v Hong Kong, Nepal v Oman, UAE v Singapore
Thu Aug 30 – UAE v Nepal, Hong Kong v Singapore, Malaysia v Oman
Sat Sep 1 – UAE v Hong Kong, Oman v Singapore, Malaysia v Nepal
Sun Sep 2 – Hong Kong v Oman, Malaysia v UAE, Nepal v Singapore
Tue Sep 4 – Malaysia v Singapore, UAE v Oman, Nepal v Hong Kong
Thu Sep 6 – Final

MATCH INFO

Manchester City 2 (Mahrez 04′, Ake 84′)

Leicester City 5 (Vardy 37′ pen, 54′, 58′ pen, Maddison 77′, Tielemans 88′ pen)

Man of the match: Jamie Vardy (Leicester City)

Monster

Directed by: Anthony Mandler

Starring: Kelvin Harrison Jr., John David Washington 

3/5

 

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WOMAN AND CHILD

Director: Saeed Roustaee

Starring: Parinaz Izadyar, Payman Maadi

Rating: 4/5

Wenger’s Arsenal reign in numbers

1,228 – games at the helm, ahead of Sunday’s Premier League fixture against West Ham United.
704 – wins to date as Arsenal manager.
3 – Premier League title wins, the last during an unbeaten Invincibles campaign of 2003/04.
1,549 – goals scored in Premier League matches by Wenger’s teams.
10 – major trophies won.
473 – Premier League victories.
7 – FA Cup triumphs, with three of those having come the last four seasons.
151 – Premier League losses.
21 – full seasons in charge.
49 – games unbeaten in the Premier League from May 2003 to October 2004.

Teachers’ pay – what you need to know

Pay varies significantly depending on the school, its rating and the curriculum. Here’s a rough guide as of January 2021:

– top end schools tend to pay Dh16,000-17,000 a month – plus a monthly housing allowance of up to Dh6,000. These tend to be British curriculum schools rated ‘outstanding’ or ‘very good’, followed by American schools

– average salary across curriculums and skill levels is about Dh10,000, recruiters say

– it is becoming more common for schools to provide accommodation, sometimes in an apartment block with other teachers, rather than hand teachers a cash housing allowance

– some strong performing schools have cut back on salaries since the pandemic began, sometimes offering Dh16,000 including the housing allowance, which reflects the slump in rental costs, and sheer demand for jobs

– maths and science teachers are most in demand and some schools will pay up to Dh3,000 more than other teachers in recognition of their technical skills

– at the other end of the market, teachers in some Indian schools, where fees are lower and competition among applicants is intense, can be paid as low as Dh3,000 per month

– in Indian schools, it has also become common for teachers to share residential accommodation, living in a block with colleagues

MATCH INFO

Burnley 0

Man City 3

Raheem Sterling 35′, 49′

Ferran Torres 65′

 

 

IPL 2018 FINAL

Sunrisers Hyderabad 178-6 (20 ovs)
Chennai Super Kings 181-2 (18.3 ovs)

Chennai win by eight wickets

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Results

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Race card

6.30pm: Emirates Holidays Maiden (TB), Dh82,500 (Dirt), 1,900m
7.05pm: Arabian Adventures Maiden (TB), Dh82,500 (D), 1,200m
7.40pm: Emirates Skywards Handicap (TB), Dh82,500 (D), 1,200m
8.15pm: Emirates Airline Conditions (TB), Dh120,000 (D), 1,400m
8.50pm: Emirates Sky Cargo (TB), Dh92,500 (D)1,400m
9.15pm: Emirates.com (TB), Dh95,000 (D), 2,000m

The biog

Favourite colour: Brown

Favourite Movie: Resident Evil

Hobbies: Painting, Cooking, Imitating Voices

Favourite food: Pizza

Trivia: Was the voice of three characters in the Emirati animation, Shaabiyat Al Cartoon

Timeline

2012-2015

The company offers payments/bribes to win key contracts in the Middle East

May 2017

The UK SFO officially opens investigation into Petrofac’s use of agents, corruption, and potential bribery to secure contracts

September 2021

Petrofac pleads guilty to seven counts of failing to prevent bribery under the UK Bribery Act

October 2021

Court fines Petrofac £77 million for bribery. Former executive receives a two-year suspended sentence 

December 2024

Petrofac enters into comprehensive restructuring to strengthen the financial position of the group

May 2025

The High Court of England and Wales approves the company’s restructuring plan

July 2025

The Court of Appeal issues a judgment challenging parts of the restructuring plan

August 2025

Petrofac issues a business update to execute the restructuring and confirms it will appeal the Court of Appeal decision

October 2025

Petrofac loses a major TenneT offshore wind contract worth €13 billion. Holding company files for administration in the UK. Petrofac delisted from the London Stock Exchange

November 2025

180 Petrofac employees laid off in the UAE

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