Nguyen goal keeps Revs in playoff hunt

Lee Nguyen scored in the 68th minute and the Revolution continued their winning ways at Gillette Stadium with a 1-0 win over the Montreal Impact last night.

Nguyen took Teal Bunbury’s pass about 30 yards out, slid past a pair of defenders and finished with a low, hard shot for his ninth goal of the season. Cody Cropper made two saves to post his eighth shutout of the season.

The Revs (10-12-5) moved a point behind the Impact (10-11-6) and Atlanta United, who are tied for the sixth and final playoff spot. The Revs play at Atlanta on Wednesday night, looking for their first road win of the season.

Montreal and the Revs each have seven remaining games, while expansion Atlanta has 10 left to play.

In other MLS action yesterday:

In Bridgeview, Ill., Nemanja Nikolic tied it in the 66th minute and the Chicago Fire held on for a 1-1 draw with

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the New York Red Bulls, which got a 15th goal of the season from Bradley WrightPhillips — becoming the second player in MLS history with four 15-goal seasons.

In Washington, Cyle Larin and Giles Barnes scored first-half goals and Orlando City held on after having two men sent off late in the second half to beat D.C. United, 2-1.

Reds blown away

A 5-0 loss at Manchester City yesterday handed Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp his biggest loss in two years managing Liverpool. Four of City’s goals came after Sadio Mane was sent off for a high challenge that forced goalkeeper Ederson off injured.

Gabriel Jesus netted City’s second in first-half stoppage time and again eight minutes into the second half. The forward was then substituted and his replacement, Sane, grabbed two goals as well.

Manchester United’s winning start ended in a 2-2 draw at Stoke, with Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting twice canceled out Red Devil leads.

Chelsea won its third straight with a 2-1 victory over Leicester, on goals by Alvaro Morata and former Foxes star midfielder N’Golo Kante. Arsenal quickly recovered from a 4-0 loss to Liverpool by beating Bournemouth, 3-0, with two goals from Danny Welbeck.

Barca stays perfect

Lionel Messi scored a hat trick to lead Barcelona to a 5-0 win over crosstown rival Espanyol, making it the only side so far to win its first three games in Spain’s La Liga.

Real Madrid fell four points adrift and sits in sixth place after a second consecutive draw at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, 1-1 with newly promoted Levante.