Man United shine again under new boss

Manchester United have continued their glory run under interim boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer with a 2-0 away win over Newcastle in the Premier League yesterday.

Substitute Romelu Lukaku scored with his first touch of the match in the 64th minute while Marcus Rashford made certain of the points with a strike in the 80th minute.

The win keeps the Red Devils in sixth, one spot behind Arsenal and six points off securing a spot in the Champions League.

At Stamford Bridge, Chelsea were held to a goalless draw by Southampton as Maurizio Sarri’s men lost further ground in the title race.

Eden Hazard was twice denied by Saints goalkeeper Angus Gunn and Alvaro Morata had a strike ruled out for offside as the Blues’ lack of attacking precision was evident once more.

Chelsea reached the turn of the year in fourth place, five points clear of Arsenal, but the Gunners’ win over Fulham on New Year’s Day, plus the stubbornness of relegation-threatened Saints, cut their advantage to three points. One of Southampton’s eight changes following the loss to Manchester City came in goal where Gunn replaced Alex McCarthy to make his Premier League debut, and he excelled.

Crystal Palace upset high-flying Wolverhampton Wanderers with a 2-0 win at Molineux while West Ham clawed themselves back from two goals down to earn a 2-2 home draw with Brighton.

There was bad news for relegationthreatened Huddersfield, the bottom club losing 2-1 to Burnley at John Smith’s Stadium. gpblog.com.