Cole Palmer has signed a new Chelsea contract on improved terms that runs until 2034. The England international, 24, was already under contract until 2033, but the club is rewarding him for his performances as one of its key attacking players. Palmer is also increasingly seen as a dressing-room leader behind the scenes. The deal places him among the longest contracts in the Premier League. Only Manchester City’s Erling Haaland and Chelsea team-mates Joao Pedro and Geovany Quenda are also contracted to 2034. “Chelsea means a lot to me and I think the club is going in the right direction,…

Manchester United drew 1-1 with Tottenham Hotspur at Old Trafford on Saturday after Dominic Solanke scored a 92nd-minute equalizer, even though Spurs had been reduced to 10 men after Rodrigo Bentancur’s red card for head-butting Luke Shaw. Bryan Mbeumo had given United the lead midway through the second half. United fans arrived hoping to mock Manchester City, whose scandal dominated the headlines, but they left frustrated by their own team. Before kickoff, the crowd sang “You cheating bastards, you know what you are.” After Mbeumo’s goal, they taunted Spurs with “You’re going down with the City.” As referee Stuart Attwell…