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Instead, he preferred to look at the positives of a match that eventually turned against them thanks to an 81st-minute strike from Momoko Tanikawa.

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Manchester United boss Marc Skinner knows going to Germany and overturning a 3-2 first-leg deficit against Bayern Munich in the Champions League will test his side like never before.

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By contrast, Tanikawa, who did not get on the pitch against Australia, started on the bench for Bayern, who were mindful of the effects of jetlag and wanted the midfielder to make an impact, which she did, by setting up Harder, then scoring the winner.

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"There will be other clubs looking at him because everything good about Fulham comes through Harry Wilson," said Match of the Day pundit Wayne Rooney following Wilson's weekend goal against Burnley.

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Thirty years ago, against the odds, a fish-and-chip shop owner with little political experience won a seat in the Australian parliament.

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