LONDON — Manchester United started the Ralf Rangnick
era with a 1-0 win against Crystal Palace on Sunday as Tottenham crushed
Norwich 3-0 to extend their recent revival under Antonio Conte.
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Leeds struck late to draw 2-2 with Brentford as new Aston
Villa manager Steven Gerrard prepared to lock horns with his former boss at
Liverpool, Brendan Rodgers, in the late match against Leicester.
Rangnick, taking the reins for the first time, named an
unchanged side at Old Trafford after United beat Arsenal 3-2 in midweek and was
rewarded with a high-energy performance in the first half, backed by a vocal
crowd.
Cristiano Ronaldo had the hosts' best chances as Palace
initially struggled to get a foothold but the game remained goalless at
half-time.
United's performance levels dipped in the second period and
Rangnick threw on Mason Greenwood and Anthony Elanga for Jadon Sancho and
Marcus Rashford to inject fresh energy into his attack.
But it was often-maligned Brazil midfielder Fred who broke
the deadlock, curling home a superb strike past Palace goalkeeper Vicente
Guaita from outside the box after a pass from Greenwood.
The three points lifts United to sixth place in the table,
three points behind fourth-placed West Ham.
Spurs stroll
Spurs are one point ahead of United with a game in hand
after cruising to a 3-0 win against bottom side Norwich — their third straight
victory in the Premier League.
Lucas Moura opened the scoring in the 10th minute. After a
nice piece of skill to round a Norwich defender, he played a one-two with Son
Heung-min, turned his marker and thundered an unstoppable drive into the top
corner from 20 yards.
Tottenham doubled their lead midway through the second half
when Davinson Sanchez smashed home a loose ball from a corner.
Son made it 3-0 in the 77th minute with a fine goal as Ben
Davies and Oliver Skipp combined before the South Korean fired into the bottom
corner.
Conte took over from the sacked Nuno Espirito Santo early
last month, with Spurs languishing in mid-table after a poor run of results and
is starting to make an impact.
Brentford were denied a win at Elland Road as Patrick
Bamford scored deep into stoppage time to rescue a point for his side.
Tyler Roberts gave Leeds a 27th-minute lead, sliding on to
Raphinha's cross from the left to stab the ball home.
Shandon Baptiste equalized for Brentford from the edge of
the penalty area in the 54th minute and Sergi Canos put the Londoners ahead
seven minutes later.
But Bamford had the last word, poking home from close range
in the 95th minute following a corner.
Manchester City are top of the Premier League after their
3-1 cruise against Watford on Saturday, one point clear of in-form Liverpool
and two ahead of Chelsea.
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