Aussie linked with record $32.5m PL move as Euro clubs circle<\/a><\/p>\nLiverpool’s Dutch manager Arne Slot was furious that United\u2019s second goal was allowed to stand.Source: AFP<\/p>\n
\u201cI remember Paris St-Germain at home, getting a penalty for a soft touch on [Alexis] Mac Allister. VAR intervened and it was not a penalty. The next week, PSG gets one.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut the second goal, we did not concede because of the handball. We lost it because we lost the ball in a stupid position so we have to first look at ourselves. This is a complete pattern over the season but there is also a pattern that we concede ridiculous goals.\u201d<\/p>\n
United could have been even further in front by half-time against an out-of-sorts Liverpool lacking the injured trio of Mohamed Salah, Hugo Ekitike and Alexander Isak.<\/p>\n
Manchester United’s Benjamin Sesko, centre, celebrates with Manchester United’s Matheus Cunha after scoring his side’s second goal.Source: AP<\/p>\n
But the visitors were gifted a route back into the game by United mistakes. Dominik Szoboszlai pounced on Amad Diallo\u2019s wayward pass to run from inside his own half and cut the arrears two minutes into the second half.<\/p>\n
Szoboszlai then teed up Cody Gakpo to equalise after a stray pass from United goalkeeper Senne Lammens.<\/p>\n
In the week he signed a new five-year contract, Mainoo was ultimately the hero when he coolly slotted in from outside the box 13 minutes from time.<\/p>\n
Handball?! VAR drama haunts Liverpool | 00:44<\/p>\n
Victory and the guarantee of Champions League football after a two-year absence further strengthens Michael Carrick\u2019s case to remain in charge of United next season.<\/p>\n
\u201cI love doing what I\u2019m doing and it\u2019s a great position for me to be in,\u201d said Carrick.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt feels pretty natural if I\u2019m totally honest.\u201d Liverpool finished 14 places and 42 points ahead of United last season. Arne Slot\u2019s men now trail their old rivals by six points and still have work to do in the final three games to secure a top-five finish themselves.<\/p>\n
Manchester United’s head coach Michael Carrick leaves the field with Manchester United’s Kobbie Mainoo.Source: AP<\/p>\n
– Emery eases Spurs fears –<\/p>\n
Liverpool remain in fourth after a much-changed Villa offered Tottenham a lifeline in the battle for survival.<\/p>\n
Spurs had not won for 118 days in the Premier League until last weekend\u2019s scrappy 1-0 victory at already-relegated Wolves.<\/p>\n
But they are now back in the driving seat to avoid relegation as West Ham drop into the bottom three with three games remaining.<\/p>\n
Villa boss Unai Emery made seven changes with one eye on overturning his side\u2019s 1-0 deficit in their Europa League semi-final against Nottingham Forest on Thursday.<\/p>\n
Pedro Porro of Tottenham Hotspur celebrates victory following the Premier League match between Aston Villa and Tottenham Hotspur at Villa Park.Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n
Tottenham took full advantage as Conor Gallagher fired in his first goal since joining from Atletico Madrid in January.<\/p>\n
Richarlison then headed in Mathys Tel\u2019s teasing cross to double Tottenham\u2019s lead on 25 minutes.<\/p>\n
Roberto De Zerbi\u2019s men were rarely troubled by an under-par Villa, even after Emery summoned Ollie Watkins from the bench.<\/p>\n
Tottenham Hotspur’s Portuguese midfielder #06 Joao Palhinha and Tottenham Hotspur’s Italian head coach Roberto De Zerbi celebrate.Source: AFP<\/p>\n
Emi Buendia pulled a goal back in the dying seconds but Spurs held out to move one point ahead of West Ham.<\/p>\n
Villa should still secure Champions League qualification, but Bournemouth closed the gap on the top five to six points with a 3-0 win over Crystal Palace.<\/p>\n
A Jefferson Lerma\u2019s own goal, Eli Junior Kroupi\u2019s penalty and Rayan\u2019s late strike extended the Cherries\u2019 unbeaten run to 15 games.<\/p>\n
FULL RESULTS<\/p>\n
MONDAY<\/p>\n
Aston Villa 1 (Buendia 90+6) Tottenham 2 (Gallagher 12, Richarlison 25) Bournemouth 3 (Lerma 10-og, Kroupi 32-pen, Rayan 77)<\/p>\n
Crystal Palace 0 Manchester United 3 (Cunha 6, Sesko 14, Mainoo 77) Liverpool 2 (Szoboszlai 47, Gakpo 56) <\/p>\n
SUNDAY<\/p>\n
Newcastle 3 (Osula 12, Burn 24, Barnes 90+5) Brighton 1 (Hinshelwood 61) Brentford 3 (Mavropanos 15-og, Thiago 54-pen,Damsgaard 82) West Ham 0 Wolves 1 (Bueno 54) Sunderland 1 (Mukiele 17) Arsenal 3 (Gyokeres 9, 45+4, Saka 40) Fulham 0 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Manchester United beat Liverpool 3-2 to seal a return to the Champions League next season, while Tottenham climbed…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":647752,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[82851,12033,64,63,12045,6257,17062,201674,313490,313488,1208,6254,2057,205118,6246,2105,313489,6255,211654,48081,3583,26505,300664,104864,10898,241612,85,313492,313491,294593,45073,308399,3586],"class_list":["post-647751","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-alex-ferguson","tag-alexander-isak","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-benjamin-sesko","tag-champions-league","tag-city-of-birmingham","tag-conor-gallagher","tag-driving-seat","tag-emi-buendia","tag-england","tag-europa-league","tag-europe","tag-falling-ill","tag-football-news","tag-getty-images-inc","tag-italian-head-coach","tag-manchester-united-football-club","tag-michael-carrick","tag-mohamed-salah","tag-northern-europe","tag-ollie-watkins","tag-portuguese-midfielder","tag-relegation-zone","tag-richard-heathcote","tag-roberto-de-zerbi","tag-sports","tag-teasing-cross","tag-thrilling-encounter","tag-top-five-finish","tag-unai-emery","tag-unbeaten-run","tag-united-kingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/647751","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=647751"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/647751\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/647752"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=647751"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=647751"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=647751"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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