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Man United fight back again to sink Blades; Rooney's son Kai signs for the United
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Marcus Rashford (L) of Manchester United is challenged by Ethan Ampadu of Sheffield United during the Premier League match at Bramall Lane in Sheffield, England, December 17, 2020. /CFP

Marcus Rashford (L) of Manchester United is challenged by Ethan Ampadu of Sheffield United during the Premier League match at Bramall Lane in Sheffield, England, December 17, 2020. /CFP

Marcus Rashford scored twice as Manchester United extended their 100 percent record on the road, coming from behind again to win 3-2 over the Premier League's bottom club Sheffield United on Thursday.

United have now won all six away league games this season -- conceding first on each occasion -- and the latest comeback victory moved them up to the sixth place, on 23 points, five behind leaders Liverpool but with a game in hand.

Sheffield United's solitary point from 13 matches is the worst start by a team in any top-flight campaign and the Blades have now lost eight matches in a row and 15 of their last 16 going back to last season.

Wayne Rooney (C) of Manchester United celebrates after scoring during the Premier League match with Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park in London, England, February 22, 2014. /CFP

Wayne Rooney (C) of Manchester United celebrates after scoring during the Premier League match with Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park in London, England, February 22, 2014. /CFP

Former United and England striker Wayne Rooney said on Thursday his son, Kai, has signed for the United.

The 35-year-old Rooney posted a picture on Instagram alongside his wife Colleen and 11-year-old Kai, who held up a United No. 10 shirt - the number his dad wore for the Premier League club - with his name on the back.

"Proud day. Kai signing for Manchester United. Keep up the hard work son," Wayne Rooney said.

A close look of Wayne Rooney's wash bag with a picture of his children printed on: Kai, Klay, Kit and Cass, January 5, 2020. /CFP

A close look of Wayne Rooney's wash bag with a picture of his children printed on: Kai, Klay, Kit and Cass, January 5, 2020. /CFP

Rooney senior joined United from Everton in 2004 and became the club's record goalscorer, netting 253 times in 559 appearances over 13 years at Old Trafford before re-joining Everton.

Also England's all-time leading scorer, Rooney moved to Major League Soccer (MLS) side DC United in 2018 before joining English Championship club Derby County as player-coach in January this year.

Aston Villa's John McGinn (L) and Burnley's Josh Brownhill battle for the ball during the Premier League match at Villa Park in Birmingham, England, December 17, 2020. /CFP

Aston Villa's John McGinn (L) and Burnley's Josh Brownhill battle for the ball during the Premier League match at Villa Park in Birmingham, England, December 17, 2020. /CFP

In another Premier League game on Thursday, Aston Villa were left to rue the woodwork and missed chances as they were held to a goalless draw at home to Burnley.

Dean Smith's Villa side created enough opportunities to win the match and had 27 shots but only got seven of them on target and Burnley keeper Nick Pope dealt comfortably with most.

Also on Thursday, Premier League clubs agreed in principle to introduce additional permanent concussion substitutions after the sport's rule-making body IFAB approved trials.

Representatives from all 20 clubs attended a shareholders' meeting, where they discussed the issue following IFAB's decision to give the go-ahead to trials on Wednesday.

The new rule will allow a maximum of two permanent concussion replacements in cases of head injury, regardless of the number of substitutions a team has made already.

The new protocols will also allow the opposing team to make an equivalent number of changes and the league has said it hopes to begin trials by January.

Liverpool's Dutch center back Virgil van Dijk (C) watches his team's Premier League match from the bench at Anfield in Liverpool, England, December 6, 2020. /CFP

Liverpool's Dutch center back Virgil van Dijk (C) watches his team's Premier League match from the bench at Anfield in Liverpool, England, December 6, 2020. /CFP

The clubs also voted against allowing teams to make five substitutions per match this season.

It comes after repeated calls from a number of top-flight managers -- including Liverpool's Juergen Klopp and Pep Guardiola of Manchester City -- to protect player welfare amid a fixture schedule affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Yet the proposal once again failed to meet the threshold of 14 votes in favor at a meeting of the 20 clubs.

Instead, the shareholders agreed to increase the number of players allowed on the bench from seven to nine.

This measure will come into effect from match day 14, which begins on Saturday.

Source(s): Reuters

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