Social Zone: Safe standing turned to silent sitting at Old Trafford, and Mbappe breaks more records
- Sean Fisher
- 4 January 2022
Safe standing was trialled at Old Trafford on Monday night, but it didn't help that there was nothing to cheer. Elsewhere, Kylian Mbappe is breaking more records, and Torres speaks out about his move.
SOCCER: Safe standing was trialled for the first time last night. It would've helped ifย Manchester United actually did anything worthy of standing up for though.
๐ First look at the safe standing at Old Trafford which will be trialled this evening pic.twitter.com/BlpzbiOgn4
โ Football Daily (@footballdaily) January 3, 2022
SOCCER: Kylian Mbappeย scored his 150th goal forย PSG last night, netting a second half hat-trick against Vannes. It means he now has 201 career goals. Just a reminder that he turned 23 last month...
Kylian Mbappรฉ scored his 150th goal for PSG.
โ B/R Football (@brfootball) January 3, 2022
It only took him 196 games to get there ๐จ pic.twitter.com/RHMOzwkSth
SOCCER: After completing his move to Barcelona, Ferran Torres has said he always planned on usingย Manchester City as a stepping stone... what is it with players and damaging interviews this week?
Ferran Torres has basically said Man City was a stepping stone ๐ฃ
โ Footy Accumulators (@FootyAccums) January 3, 2022
โI've always said it, it was very clear to me. I went to Man City to return to one of the greats in Spain. I was prepared to assume this responsibility. I want to return Barca to the place where it deserves."
๐ pic.twitter.com/3KY8qhnF6c
SOCCER: Speaking of which,ย Luke Shaw brutally summed up Manchester United's dismal performance on Monday. Are they somehow worse after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's departure?
๐ฃ "I didn't feel when I was on the pitch that we were all there together."
โ Football Daily (@footballdaily) January 3, 2022
Luke Shaw questions the togetherness of the Manchester United squad pic.twitter.com/oonkztaT7b
SOCCER: Elsewhere,ย Brighton are still buzzing from their win over Everton. I'm not sure on the caption though,ย they're coming dangerously close to crossing paths with quidditch...
Pure Potterball. ๐ซ pic.twitter.com/rdqGrXLIdW
โ Brighton & Hove Albion (@OfficialBHAFC) January 3, 2022
Canelo is ready for anything in 2022 ๐ pic.twitter.com/jreNffRWFJ
โ DAZN Boxing (@DAZNBoxing) January 3, 2022
DARTS: Peter Wright fought back to win the PDC World Championship last night, inflicting yet another cruel defeat on Michael Smith in the showpiece.
๐ฃ๐๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐ช๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ง ๐๐ฆ ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ข๐ก ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐๐ ๐ช๐ข๐ฅ๐๐!
โ PDC Darts (@OfficialPDC) January 3, 2022
It's a second world title for Peter Wright as he beats Michael Smith 7-5 to win the 2021/22 @WilliamHill World Darts Championship!
A truly incredible final ๐#WHDarts pic.twitter.com/ZwJv12A0TJ
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โ PDC Darts (@OfficialPDC) January 3, 2022
83x 180s for Michael Smith is a new World Darts Championship record, smashing the previous total of 71.
What a tournament he had ๐ pic.twitter.com/L2k5Lfqgre
F1: Support poured in for Formula One legend Michael Schumacher yesterday as he celebrated his 53rd birthday. He still holds the record for the most World Championships as a driver,ย although he has a certain Dutchman to thank for that.
'Legend' is an understatement.
โ Formula 1 (@F1) January 3, 2022
Michael Schumacher turns 53 โค๏ธ#F1 #KeepFightingMichael pic.twitter.com/ofJAcNKFJs
