United knocks out Spurs from title race
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March 6, 2012, Tuesday
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TWO Ashley Young goals helped Manchester United to a clinical 3-1 win at Tottenham Hotspur that sliced Manchester City's lead at the top of the Premier League back to two points on Sunday.
England winger Young scored twice in nine minutes at White Hart Lane after Wayne Rooney's 44th-minute header had given United a fortunate halftime lead against third-placed Spurs who worked tirelessly throughout the game but lacked a cutting edge.
Substitute Jermain Defoe scored a late consolation for Tottenham which suffered its second convincing defeat in eight days after last week's 2-5 thrashing at north London rival Arsenal.
With 11 games remaining, champion United has 64 points to the 66 of City with Tottenham on 53, four ahead of Arsenal in the race for an automatic Champions League spot.
"We had a bit of luck," United manager Alex Ferguson, taking charge of his 986th league game to go ahead of the club record he shared with Matt Busby, said.
"Scoring right on halftime it was probably our first chance at goal. That was a killer for Tottenham because they must have been sitting there wondering how they are losing 1-0."
Chelsea, which sacked manager Andre Villas-Boas on Sunday, is a further three points behind. Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp said the Portuguese's exit would not have any impact on the race for a top-four finish.
"Not unless Jose Mourinho is coming it's not going to effect it and I don't think he's coming this week," he told reporters.
Wolverhampton Wanderers slipped into the relegation zone after a 0-5 drubbing at Fulham, for whom Russian Pavel Pogrebnyak scored a hat-trick and Clint Dempsey two.
England winger Young scored twice in nine minutes at White Hart Lane after Wayne Rooney's 44th-minute header had given United a fortunate halftime lead against third-placed Spurs who worked tirelessly throughout the game but lacked a cutting edge.
Substitute Jermain Defoe scored a late consolation for Tottenham which suffered its second convincing defeat in eight days after last week's 2-5 thrashing at north London rival Arsenal.
With 11 games remaining, champion United has 64 points to the 66 of City with Tottenham on 53, four ahead of Arsenal in the race for an automatic Champions League spot.
"We had a bit of luck," United manager Alex Ferguson, taking charge of his 986th league game to go ahead of the club record he shared with Matt Busby, said.
"Scoring right on halftime it was probably our first chance at goal. That was a killer for Tottenham because they must have been sitting there wondering how they are losing 1-0."
Chelsea, which sacked manager Andre Villas-Boas on Sunday, is a further three points behind. Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp said the Portuguese's exit would not have any impact on the race for a top-four finish.
"Not unless Jose Mourinho is coming it's not going to effect it and I don't think he's coming this week," he told reporters.
Wolverhampton Wanderers slipped into the relegation zone after a 0-5 drubbing at Fulham, for whom Russian Pavel Pogrebnyak scored a hat-trick and Clint Dempsey two.
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