LEEDS, Feb 12: Manchester United beat arch rivals Leeds United 2-0 away at Elland Road after late goals from Marcus Rashford and Alejandro Garnacho. Leeds and Manchester United met twice in the span of 4 days. Manchester United came from behind at Old Trafford to grab a point after Leeds United went 2-0 ahead.
Rashford broke the deadlock in the 80th minuted when a gorgeous crossfield pass from Sabitzer found Shaw, whose cross was headed home by Rashford who scored in the previous game as well. Garnacho made it 2-0 in the 85th minute and sealed the 3 points. Weghorst slipped a neat ball down the inside-left channel and Garnacho, who should have scored at least one on Wednesday, hit the shot crisply enough to beat Meslier at his near post.
Gunners slip
Ivan Toney scored a deserved equaliser as Brentford left Arsenal with a draw that could blow the Premier League title race wide open.
Leandro Trossard’s first goal for Arsenal had given them the lead in a game where they toiled for large periods, with Toney nodding in a leveller to earn the Bees a 1-1 draw and extend their unbeaten league run to 10 games.
Arsenal had lost at struggling Everton last week and could only follow that up with a share of the spoils here, leaving them six points clear of Manchester City.
Toons held
Newcastle has finally hit something of a sticky patch, too.The Saudi-owned team drew at relegation-threatened Bournemouth 1-1, a week after drawing West Ham 1-1 at home. In fact, Newcastle has had five draws in its last six league games.
Newcastle is clinging on to fourth place but all of these draws will give hope to the chasing pack.
Spurs trounced
Tottenham lost a game and one of its key players.As if getting thrashed by Leicester 4-1 wasn’t bad enough, Tottenham saw star midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur go off in the second half with what looked like a serious leg injury ahead of a last-16 match against AC Milan in the UCL next week.
Bentancur gave Tottenham the lead but Leicester replied through goals from Nampalys Mendy, James Maddison, Kelechi Iheanacho and Harvey Barnes.
Facing the sack
Southampton manager Nathan Jones’ job is in the balance after Saints squandered a lead in a 2-1 home loss to Wolverhampton, which played more than an hour with 10 men and scored goals in the 72nd and 87th minutes. January signing Joao Gomes scored the winner to leave Southampton in last place and four points from safety.
Fulham win
Fulham ended Nottingham Forest’s five-game unbeaten run in the English Premier League with a deserved 2-0 win at Craven Cottage on Saturday.A goal in either half from Willian and substitute Manor Solomon earned Marco Silva’s team a first victory in four matches and lifted it up to seventh in the standings.Forest remained just six points above the relegation zone after a subdued performance.
Brighton draw
James Tomkins took advantage of a mistake by Brighton goalkeeper Robert Sanchez to help Crystal Palace draw 1-1 in the English Premier League on Saturday and remain winless this year.
It was a seventh consecutive match without a win for Palace, which was without injured United States defender Chris Richards. Palace was seven points above the relegation zone.Sanchez was unable to hold a Michael Olise free kick and Tomkins pounced to nod home to level in the 69th minute. (AP)
