Manchester United are finally starting to look like themselves again, and the turn in form couldnt have come quick enough for manager Jose Mourinho or their fans.Theyll try to keep that form going against struggling Stoke City at Old Trafford on Sunday.After starting with three wins from three and two clean sheets, the Red Devils (4-0-2) lost three consecutive matches, causing some pundits to question whether The Special One had lost his touch. But fortunes change quickly in the Premier League and all it took was a visit from defending champion Leicester City last weekend to seemingly put things right.United collected goals from unlikely sources in defender Chris Smalling and Juan Mata, favored in place of Wayne Rooney. Marcus Rashford and Paul Pogba also found the net in the 4-1 victory.They then followed with a 1-0 win over Zorya Luhansk on Thursday in Europa League play courtesy of a lone 69th-minute strike from Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Its not often United find themselves playing Europa matches instead of Champions League fixtures, but Mourinho stressed that victory is still vital.The game was difficult but it was important to win, he said.Just days after speculation swirled about Rooneys future with the club, Mourinho commented on the England internationals contribution to Thursdays victory.He was laughing and said he made a great assist. He gave me what the team needed at the time, which was a second presence in the box, Mourinho said.Hes more of a striker than Juan (Mata), and Juan went more to the right-hand side (when Wayne came on). We started the game with a very good team, and I also had players on the bench to give me solutions for everything.Stoke City (0-2-4), meanwhile, remain desperate for points while entering this clash second from the bottom in the table. Mark Hughes squad has looked lifeless on the attack and equally shaky at the back, having conceded four goals three times already this season.Following a 4-1 rout at the hands of Crystal Palace on Sept. 18, the Potters claimed a point in last weeks 1-1 draw with West Bromwich Albion. They probably should have taken all three as a 77th-minute strike from Joe Allen was canceled out by a stoppage-time equaliser from Salomon Rondon.Despite another frustrating result, Hughes chose to take the positives from his sides performance.We are a little bit upset, clearly, because we totally deserved to win the game, Hughes said. We just lost a little bit of concentration right at the end, which can happen, and unfortunately we have been punished for that once again.To be honest we were comfortable dealing with their balls into the box for the best part, and I honestly thought we were going to see it out -- our efforts on the day deserved to be rewarded with three points.Both sides claimed home victories in this fixture last season, but history is certainly not on the Potters side. Stoke have never taken a point at Old Trafford, losing all eight Premier League visits by a combined score of 25-6. LaMarcus Aldridge Jersey . That left plenty of energy for pitching books and swatting away free agency questions. Anthony had 24 points and nine rebounds, and the Knicks avenged an embarrassing home loss with a rout of their own, beating the Boston Celtics 114-88 on Wednesday night for their third straight victory. Wesley Matthews Jersey . 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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Hendrick Motorsports has locked down the driver and sponsor of its No. 5 car with an extension of Great Clips for driver Kasey Kahne.The two-year agreement covers the 2017 and 2018 seasons and gives Kahne 10 races of sponsorship each year. Great Clips, which has been with Hendrick Motorsports since 2012, also will be a major associate sponsor of the No. 5 team each year.Kasey has been a member of the Great Clips family for over 13 years and is a great ambassador of our brand, said Terri Miller, senior vice president of marketing and communications for Great Clips.Kahne has been with Hendrick since 2012 and has five wins and three berths in the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship. He has not made the Chase the last two years, and is currently 17th in the standings. There had been speculation that Hendrick would replace him in the No. 5, but his contract and sponsorship keeps him with the organization at least through 2018.Great Clips has believed in me throughout my career, Kahne said. Theyre a big part of the No. 5 team, and we feel like members of their team, too.---SADLER BACK IN THE CHASETwelve years after participating in his first Chase for the championship, Elliott Sadler is back in the field.This time, though, its the inaugural Chase in the Xfinity Series.Sadler is one of the 12 drivers competing in the Chase for NASCARs second-tier series title. In 2004, he was among the 10-driver field that made the original Chase. He finished ninth in the standings that season.I dont know if thats good or bad, Sadler said, unsure if it gives him any sort of edge over 11 drivers who have no playoff experience.Its not like Im a seasoned quarterback that can read the defense better than a rookie quarterback coming in. I think thats when experience plays a part, he said. I think now its just about which teeams can get their cars the fastest, what driver can get the best information and not make mistakes on the track.ddddddddddddI feel like everybody thats a part of this Chase, all 12 guys, can do just as good a job as anybody else, no matter their age or where theyre from or how many years theyve raced.---PAGENAUD-PETIT LE MANSFresh off his IndyCar championship, Simon Pagenaud has already lined up another race.Pagenaud will join Action Express Racings points-leading No. 31 Corvette at Petit Le Mans on Oct. 1. Hell joint drivers Dane Cameron and Eric Curran on the team that holds a one-point lead in the standings over fellow Action Express teammates Christian Fittipaldi and Joao Barbosa. The Fittipaldi-Barbosa lineup will be bulked for Petit Le Mans with Filipe Albuquerque.Pagenaud was a regular competitor in sports car racing from 2008 until 2010, primarily participating in the American Le Mans Series. In three years, Pagenaud had eight wins.He then transitioned to IndyCar and earned his first title on Sunday driving for Team Penske.Also getting an additional driver for Petit Le Mans will be Wayne Taylor Racing, which added Max Angelelli to the lineup of brothers Ricky and Jordan Taylor. Ryan Hunter-Reay will join Marc Goossens and Ryan Dalziel on the Visit Florida Racing Corvette lineup.Ford Chip Ganassi Racing has added a pair of IndyCar stars to its two-car lineup. Four-time champion Scott Dixon will join three-time winners Richard Westbrook and Ryan Briscoe, who are second in the standings in the No. 67 Ford Chip Ganassi Racing Ford GT.Le Mans 24-Hour GTE Pro class winners Joey Hand and Dirk Mueller will co-drive with four-time IndyCar champion Sebastien Bourdais in the No. 66 Ford GT. ' ' '