Relief for Solskjær; setback for Man City, Liverpool
AFTER ALL those doubts about his future at Manchester United, Ole Gunnar Solskjær achieved what Pep Guardiola and Jürgen Klopp could not do yesterday, win in the English Premier League.
It just needed United to face a Tottenham side devoid of any attacking ingenuity that allowed Cristiano Ronaldo and Edinson Cavani – with a combined age of 70 – to both score before Marcus Rashford netted.
After collecting one point from four games, the 3-0 win in north London will give Solskjær some breathing space even t hough United are still eight points from first place.
Rather than Solskjær feeling the heat – United fans were back singing “Ole’s at the wheel” – the Tottenham supporters were booing their team and chanting at manager Nuno Espirito Santo: “You don’t know what you’re doing.”
Chelsea were able to extend their lead at the Premier League summit to three points with a 3-0 win at Newcastle.
Klopp’s second-place Liverpool threw away a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 at home to Brighton.
CITY DROP POINTS
Defending champions Manchester City are two points further back after Guardiola’s 200th league game in charge of the club ended in a 2-0 home loss to Crystal Palace.
The Arsenal revival continued with a 2-0 win at Leicester, putting the north London club behind United on goal difference in sixth place.
Che Adams clinched Southampton’s first away win since last season in March, curling in a shot for a 1-0 victory at Watford, while Burnley got their first win of the Premier League season by beating Brentford 3-1 on the day Sean Dyche reached nine years as Clarets manager. The hosts scored all of their goals in the first half at Turf Moor.