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LEEDS, England — Marcus Rashford and Alejandro Garnacho scored a goal each in the final 10 minutes of the clash between Manchester United and Leeds United at Elland Road on Sunday to secure a 2-0 win that keeps the team’s Premier League title hopes alive.
Prior to Rashford opening the scoring on 80 minutes, Leeds had threatened to extend United’s poor run of form to one win in five games, but his stunning header and Garnacho’s solo goal snatched a late win for Erik ten Hag’s team to keep their hosts in relegation trouble at the wrong end of the table.
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1. Rashford strikes again to keep Man United in title race
It’s debatable as to whether Manchester United are still in the Premier League title race, but they would almost certainly be out of it without Rashford’s winning goal against Leeds.
Rashford’s 80th-minute header, after Luke Shaw had crossed Marcel Sabitzer’s long pass into the penalty area, broke the deadlock in a hard-fought game at Elland Road. Garnacho’s individual strike five minutes later made the game safe, but it was Rashford’s goal — his 13th in 15 games since the post-World Cup restart — that was the winner.
The win means that United are now five points behind leaders Arsenal, albeit having played two more games than the Gunners, but with Mikel Arteta’s team set to meet champions Manchester City for the first time in the league this season on Wednesday. At this stage, United are clearly outsiders in the race for the title, but Rashford’s goal has kept their hopes alive.
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Prior to this game, Ten Hag’s side had won just one of their past four Premier League outings, so it looked as though momentum was running out at Old Trafford. They conceded a last-minute equaliser at Crystal Palace and last-minute winner to Arsenal in a 3-2 loss at the Emirates before having to fight back from 2-0 down to draw against Leeds at home last Wednesday.
If not for those dropped points, United would be right at…
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