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03/01 10:15 CST Man United flying high after 2-1 win against Crystal Palace.
Arsenal hosts Chelsea
Man United flying high after 2-1 win against Crystal Palace. Arsenal hosts
Chelsea
By JAMES ROBSON
AP Soccer Writer
MANCHESTER, England (AP) --- Manchester United climbed up to third place in the
Premier League with a 2-1 win against Crystal Palace on Sunday.
Benjamin Sesko's seventh goal in eight games sealed the win at Old Trafford
that moved United above Aston Villa on goal difference.
At the other end of the standings, Tottenham's winless run extended to 10 games
after a 2-1 loss at Fulham --- leaving it mired in a fight to avoid relegation.
Nottingham Forest also failed to pull further away from the drop zone after a
2-1 loss at Brighton.
League leader Arsenal hosts sixth-place Chelsea later Sunday.
Carrick gets the better of Glasner
United's latest win boosted its push for a return to the Champions League and
further strengthened Michael Carrick's credentials to be given the coach's job
on a long-term basis.
He remains unbeaten since being given a contract to the end of the season in
January, with a record of six wins in seven games. His cause may also have been
helped after overcoming a Palace team coached by Oliver Glasner, who was one of
the early favorites to get the job when United fired Ruben Amorim at the start
of the year.
Glasner won the FA Cup with Palace last season and will be a free agent at the
end of the current campaign. And when Maxence Lacroix headed Palace in front
after just four minutes, Glasner had the chance to claim a statement win in
front of United's hierarchy.
But Carrick has instilled a resilient streak in his team in just a short space
of time and United leveled in the 57th after Lacroix dragged back Matheus Cunha
in the box and was sent off for denying a clear scoring opportunity.
Bruno Fernandes stepped up and converted from the penalty spot for his seventh
goal of the season.
Sesko, who has been a scoring substitute in recent weeks for United, was given
a chance from the start and struck again with a powerful winning header in the
65th.
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James Robson is at https://x.com/jamesalanrobson
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