Man United hit Hammers on the head

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger insists Nigerian striker Kanu will stay at Highbury after his side’s 1-1 draw at Highbury with Wimbledon. Next month Kanu is on African Nations Cup duty and there has been speculation abouthis future in the English press. Wenger said: “His future is here I am convinced of that. He has accepted he will be in our pay structure and there is no argument over finance.” (AFP)

Bari unleash teen power

ROME: Inter Milan lost 2-1 at Bari after being outclassed by a pair of teenage strikers with almost no Serie A experience.

With South African forward Phil Masinga and Sweden’s Ykselos Manovski injured, Bari gambled on 18-year-old Nigerian striker Michael Enyinnaya and 17-year-old Antonio Cassano.

Enyinnaya scored Bari’s opener after seven minutes with a shot from 35 metres. Christian Vieri pulled Inter level five minutes later but Cassano scored the winner two minutes from the final whistle.

Enyinnaya, making his Serie A debut, and Cassano, who made his first appearance for the club last weekend, did a lap of honour after their remarkable performances.

Cassano’s joy was particularly felt. Born on July 12, 1982 — the day Italy won the World Cup in Madrid — he is an Intersupporter and had said before the match he was dreaming of scoring against Marcello Lippi’s side.

Deportivo lead by eight
MADRID: Deportivo Coruna took an eight-point lead at the top of the Spanish League as they beat closest rivals Celta Vigo 1-0 in a pulsating Galician Derby. A Turu Flores strike midway through the second half was responsible for Deportivo’s eighth successive win.

Results
In Netherlands: Heerenveen 1 bt PSV Eindhoven 0; Fortuna Sittard 3 drew Vitesse Arnhem 3; FC Twente 2 bt Roda JC Kerkrade 1; AZ’ 67 Alkmaar 1 drew NEC Nijmegen 1; Willem II 0 drew Sparta Rotterdam 0.
In France: Monaco 1 bt Montpellier 0; Nancy 1 bt St Etienne 0; Lyon 2 bt Metz 0; Nantes 1 drew Bastia 1; Lens 2 bt Marseille 1.
In Italy: Verona 1 bt Venezia 0; Bari 2 bt Inter Milan.
In Spain: Valladolid 1 drew Alaves 1; Deportivo 1 bt Celta Vigo 0; Real Madrid 2 bt Espanyol 1.
In England: Barnsley 3 bt Walsall 2; Stockport 1 bt Bolton 0; Crystal Palace 0 drewFulham 0; Huddersfield 3 bt Grimsby 1; Ipswich 3 bt West Brom 1; Manchester City 3 bt Swindon 0; Nottingham Forest 1 bt Crewe 0; Portsmouth 0 drew Port Vale 0; QPR 0 drew Charlton 0.