- Manchester United beat 10-man West Ham 2-0
- Jermain Defoe scored two penalties as Sunderland twice came from behind to earn a point Vs Liverpool
- City scored twice in four second-half minutes to beat Burnley 2-1
MANCHESTER UNITED 2-0 WEST HAM
Manchester United beat 10-man West Ham 2-0 on Monday after a controversial game at London Stadium in the Premier League.
United moved level on points with fifth-placed Tottenham after victory at West Ham, who played for 75 minutes with 10 men following the controversial dismissal of Sofiane Feghouli.
Referee Mike Dean showed Feghouli a straight red card after the midfielder's 15th-minute challenge on Phil Jones.
Replays showed it was more of a coming together between two players committed to winning the ball than a reckless tackle meant to cause harm.
Antonio Valencia was guilty of an astonishing miss for the visitors before Juan Mata scored from 10 yards after a clever pass by fellow substitute Marcus Rashford.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic was one of three players offside when he doubled the lead after Pedro Obiang's clearance fell to Ander Herrera.
It was Jose Mourinho's side's sixth straight Premier League win and their seventh in all competitions.
LIVERPOOL 2 SUNDERLAND 2
Jermain Defoe scored two penalties as Sunderland twice came from behind to earn a point against second-placed Liverpool.
The Reds took a deserved lead when Daniel Sturridge flicked in a header after Dejan Lovren's mishit shot.
Sunderland equalised six minutes later as Defoe scored from the spot following Ragnar Klavan's trip on Didier Ndong, before Sadio Mane put the visitors back ahead with a close-range finish.
However, Mane then handled in his own 18-yard box and Defoe converted the penalty to snatch an unlikely point.
THIS clearly felt like a defeat for Jurgen Klopp, the Liverpool manager who knows they cannot afford to drop points against teams like Sunderland if they are to overhaul Chelsea at the top of the Premier League.
Man. City 2- 1 Burnley FC
Forced to play with 10 men for almost an hour after Fernandinho’s third red card in less than six weeks, City scored twice in four second-half minutes and held off a late Burnley fightback to claim a precious win and stay in touch at the top.
After Saturday’s dismal defeat at Liverpool, a swift reaction was important. Sergio Agüero had started on the substitutes’ bench but he came on to help seal victory, his 153rd goal in City colours ultimately proving decisive and moving him to joint third, level with Colin Bell, on the club’s list of all-time scorers after Gaël Clichy had opened the scoring. Ben Mee’s goal eventually counted for nothing for Burnley but it certainly set up a tense finale.
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