Man United win heaps pressure on Mourinho

Manchester United heaped more misery on their former boss Jose Mourinho after striking back from behind to claim a 3-1 Premier League win at Tottenham. Secondhalf strikes from Fred, Edinson Cavani and Mason Greenwood in yesterday’s match cemented United in second place in the table and cast Mourinho’s stuttering side further adrift of the top four.

Spurs are now six points behind fourth-placed West Ham and sliding close to the point where Mourinho may begin fearing for his future.

Son Heung-min put the hosts in front before halftime after Cavani had a goal ruled out in controversial fashion by VAR.

Referee Chris Kavanagh was advised to take a look at the build-up and decided Scott McTominay had committed a foul by leaving an arm trailing in Son’s face.

But United roared back to claim a win which extends their unbeaten away record to 23 Premier League games, matching Arsenal’s run between August 2001 and September 2002.

Earlier, United’s loanee Jesse Lingard scored twice as West Ham bolstered their unlikely Champions League credentials with a 3-2 win over Leicester.

Lingard lashed home twice before halftime to take his tally to eight in nine appearances for the Hammers since the loan deal began before he then turned provider to play a part in Jarrod Bowen’s third.

But the home side was forced to cling on for the points after Kelechi Iheanacho reduced the deficit after a defensive error, then added a second at the start of six minutes of stoppage time.

In the day’s opening game, Allan Saint-Maximin came off the bench to ease Newcastle’s relegation worries with a 2-1 win over Burnley at Turf Moor.

The Magpies looked set to slide deeper into trouble after Matej Vydra scored his third goal in five games to cap a dominant first half for the hosts.

But the game changed when Newcastle boss Steve Bruce introduced Saint-Maximin and Callum Wilson in the 57th minute.

Within two minutes Saint-Maximin had wriggled into the box and beaten three defenders before pulling the ball back for Jacob Murphy to equalise.

Five minutes later Saint-Maximin sealed his dramatic intervention when he raced from the halfway line to slot home a brilliant solo goal and end his side’s sevengame run without a win.

In the day’s late game, Arsenal eased to a 3-0 win at Bramall Lane with an Alexandre Lacazette double as Sheffield United’s relegation edged ever closer.

A wonderful team goal scored by Alexandre Lacazette gave the visitors the halftime lead before Gabriel Martinelli marked his recall with a goal in the 71st.

Lacazette struck again late on for his 50th league goal for the Gunners, as they moved up to ninth, seven points behind sixth-placed Liverpool. –