Man Utd falter, Auba wins it for Arsenal

London, Feb. 15: Manchester United’s faltering Premier League title challenge suffered another blow in a 1-1 draw at struggling West Brom, while Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang hit a hattrick in Arsenal’s 4-2 win against Leeds on Sunday.

United have dropped points in five of their last seven league games to allow Manchester City to pull seven points clear, with a game in hand.

A point was enough to nudge Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men back above Leicester into second on goal difference.

But that was of little consolation to United against a West Brom side that had conceded 24 goals in taking just one point from their previous seven home games.

At the Emirates Stadium, Aubameyang scored his first ever Premier League hat-trick to get the Gunners back on track after two successive defeats and three games without a win.

Aubameyang has endured a difficult season marred by poor form and his mother’s illness, which prompted him to take a leave of absence recently. “The hat-trick means a lot. It’s been a tough time for me,” Aubameyang said.

Everton missed the chance to move level with neighbours Liverpool in fourth as they were well beaten 2-0 by Fulham.

Wolves moved 12 points clear of the drop zone after coming from behind for a 2-1 win that extended Southampton’s six-game losing streak in the league.

DEPLETED MADRID WIN AGAIN

Real Madrid are celebrating another win — and lamenting yet another injury. Real continued their recent good form with a 2-0 win over Valencia in the La Liga, but coach Zinedine Zidane saw his already depleted squad lose another player due to injury.

Dani Carvajal got hurt before halftime in what had been his return to action after being sidelined since the beginning of the year. “There are too many injuries. I’m worried because when you lose a player, it upsets you,” Zidane said.