Scott McTominay saved up his unlikely run of scoring to assist Manchester United beat Everton 2-0 within the Premier League on Saturday, solidifying the staff’s spot within the Champions League qualification positions.
However, a late damage to Marcus Rashford took the gloss off a snug win for United at Old Trafford. The English ahead hobbled off the sector whereas holding the groin space in his proper leg.
McTominay has 5 objectives in his final 5 video games, together with back-to-back doubles for Scotland towards Cyprus and Spain in latest European Championship qualifiers.
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Handed license to assault from central midfield by United supervisor Erik ten Hag, McTominay ran onto Jadon Sancho’s cross and slammed a end inside Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford’s close to submit within the thirty sixth minute.
That aim got here throughout a dominant first half by United, with solely the brilliance of Pickford protecting the hosts at bay.
A mistake by Everton captain Seamus Coleman led to United’s second aim within the 71st minute. Rashford capitalized and handed throughout the face of aim for substitute Anthony Martial to transform from a central place.
Another constructive for United was the sight of Christian Eriksen approaching as an alternative within the 76th for his first look since Jan. 28 due to damage.
However, the damage to Rashford — United’s high scorer with 28 objectives in all competitions — might be a priority given United’s busy schedule. As effectively as combating to complete within the league’s high 4, the staff additionally continues to be within the Europa League and FA Cup.
United hosts Sevilla within the first leg of the Europa League quarterfinals on Thursday.
Everton began Saturday out of the relegation zone solely on aim distinction.
Leicester lose to Bournemouth
Leicester slid deeper into relegation hassle after dropping to Bournemouth 1-0 on Saturday amid experiences that Jesse Marsch was set to take over as supervisor of the English Premier League membership.
Philip Billing capitalized on a poor backpass by James Maddison and simply scored previous goalkeeper Daniel Iversen within the fortieth minute, prompting boos from the house followers at King Power Stadium.
Leicester has misplaced seven of its final eight league video games and stays second-from-bottom with eight video games remaining.
The slide price Brendan Rodgers his job final Sunday and British media reported on Saturday that the membership was able to appoint Marsch as supervisor. The American was fired by Leeds in February. Marsch helped Leeds keep away from relegation final season.
Bournemouth’s third win in its previous 5 league video games elevated the membership out of the relegation zone — as much as fifteenth place.
Billing had two good early possibilities together with a free kick that glanced broad off the left submit after 4 minutes. He pressured a diving save off Iversen within the twenty fourth.
Harvey Barnes, who’s Leicester’s high scorer this season with 10, left the sport after 72 minutes with an obvious damage.
Jamie Vardy, whose solely league aim this season was on Oct. 23, despatched a header broad proper from the middle of the field early within the first half.
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West Ham Win at Craven Cottage
West Ham celebrated a primary away win since August within the English Premier League due to a Fulham personal aim on Saturday.
The Hammers have been thrashed by Newcastle 5-1 midweek however recovered to win 1-0 at Craven Cottage in a low-quality affair settled by Harrison Reed’s unlucky first-half second.
Not since a victory at Aston Villa of their second away sport had the travelling West Ham followers been capable of have fun three factors — though historical past was on their aspect right here, having gained extra away fixtures towards Fulham than another league staff.
Those supporters, although, nonetheless lambasted supervisor David Moyes with chants of “You don’t know what you’re doing,” in the course of the second half.
Victory lifted West Ham three factors above the drop zone.
Fulham has misplaced 4 league video games in a row as hopes of European qualification proceed to float.
Coach Marco Silva, watching from excessive up in Craven Cottage’s new Riverside Stand after being hit with a two-game ban following his purple card at Manchester United, might be involved concerning the slide particularly with talisman Aleksandar Mitrovic but to serve six video games of his eight-match ban from the identical encounter.
The solely aim of a tame London derby got here when Reed turned a low Jarrod Bowen cross into his personal aim at the halfway level of the primary half.
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