Waching daily Aug 29 2017

Manchester City's Patrick Roberts rejoins Celtic on season-long loan

Manchester Citys Patrick Roberts has rejoined Celtic on a season-long loan, having already spent 18 months with the Scottish club.

The 20-year-old scored 17 goals in 60 appearances in his year and a half at Celtic Park, having made just one Premier League appearance for his parent club since signing for £12m in 2015.

Roberts first joined Celtic in January 2016 and quickly broke into the starting XI, before establishing himself as a key member of Brendan Rodgers invincibles team last season.

The manager has been brilliant with me, Roberts, who will wear the No 7, told Celtic TV after re-signing for the club.

He obviously wanted me back and so did Celtic. I had a decision to make after pre-season and when that came around Brendan Rodgers was obviously a huge factor in that.

He is a top manager. I worked under him all of last year and I believe I can develop under him even more and become a better player..

Roberts, who featured in Pep Guardiolas City squads during their pre-season tours abroad, will be eligible to play in the Champions League for Celtic, where he could play against the likes of Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich - who were drawn in the Hoops group last week.

I watched it [the draw] in Manchester with all the lads there, but I had an eye on Celtic to see who they got, Roberts added.

Its a hard draw but its good, and its where I strive to play in, while we know what this club can bring to the Champions League.

I havent seen the Celtic lads yet but Im sure they will all be looking forward to it and will be raring to go when it gets underway.

Celtic Park was rocking last year in the Champions League and Im sure it will be the exact same this year. I would love to be out there playing for the fans in that environment and entertaining them..

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News Sport:Moeen Ali's 84 leaves Windies needing 322 to win second Test at Headingley - Duration: 3:54.

Moeen Ali's 84 leaves Windies needing 322 to win second Test at Headingley

Moeen Alis fine counter-attacking innings laid the foundation for England to push for a final-day victory in the second Test against West Indies.

England lost three wickets before tea but Moeen made a 93-ball 84 to help his side declare on 490-8, a lead of 321.

Joe Root (72), Dawid Malan (61), Ben Stokes (58) and Chris Woakes (61 not out) also helped England, who started the day just two ahead, take control. West Indies openers survived a six-over spell to reach 5-0 at the close.

That leaves the tourists needing an unlikely 317 runs for victory, despite them dominating the first three days at Headingley.

England, who lead the three-match series 1-0, trailed by 169 runs after the first innings but have moved into a position from which they need 10 wickets on the final day to win.

It would be only the 20th time in Test history a team has won having conceded a first-innings lead of 150 or more. Moeen and Woakes tip match in Englands favour.

With Stokes and Malan at the crease, England were cruising in the afternoon session, but three quick wickets for spinner Roston Chase put the match back in balance.

Stokes was caught at long-off from the first ball after a drinks break, Malan was bowled two overs later, and Jonny Bairstow followed soon after as he was bowled playing a reverse sweep.

That brought Moeen and Woakes together, and they survived until tea, when England were seven wickets down with a lead of 188.

At that point the match could have gone either way, but it was England who took control as they added 133 in just 28 overs.

Moeen was his typical attacking self, hitting a series of flowing boundaries through the off side in a 117-run partnership.

Woakes contributed just 31 to that stand but was the perfect foil for Moeen, and took the upper hand alongside Stuart Broad when Moeen was caught in the deep.

Shortly after Woakes became the sixth England player to score a half-century in the innings, skipper Root boldly called an end to his sides innings.

Having missed chances earlier in the day, West Indies were run ragged, but could at least take solace from surviving overs from James Anderson, Broad and Moeen to reach the close.