Manchester United saved alive their faint hopes of ending within the Premier League’s prime 4 with a 2-0 win towards Everton, whereas Arsenal ready for his or her likelihood to grab prime spot afterward Saturday. United stars Bruno Fernandes and Marcus Rashford sealed the factors with first half penalties at Old Trafford. Erik ten Hag’s group are actually eight factors adrift of fourth positioned Aston Villa and three behind fifth positioned Tottenham within the race to qualify for subsequent season’s Champions League. Everton sit 4 factors above the relegation zone as their winless league run prolonged to 11 video games.

Back-to-back defeats to Fulham and Manchester City had put an enormous dent in United’s prime 4 ambitions.

With Villa and Tottenham dealing with off on Sunday, they made essentially the most of Everton’s errors to shut on their rivals.

Alejandro Garnacho was the distinction between the edges as his fast toes twice provoked spot-kicks.

James Tarkowski was the primary Everton defender lured right into a mistimed problem on Garnacho after 10 minutes and Fernandes rolled house his eighth purpose of the season.

Garnacho danced via a sequence of challenges within the thirty sixth minute earlier than he was chopped down by Ben Godfrey.

Fernandes handed over penalty duties to Rashford and Jordan Pickford was unable to disclaim the ahead, who fired house his fifth purpose in 9 league video games.

Saluting Garnacho’s impression, Ten Hag mentioned: “I love to work with Garnacho and many other players in the squad but he is a player who likes a challenge.

“Brave, assured and our job is to push him to excessive stage however he’s doing this. He has excessive potential.”

With leaders Liverpool facing second placed Manchester City in a blockbuster clash at Anfield on Sunday, Arsenal have the opportunity to move into first place for 24 hours at least.

Third placed Arsenal would move one point clear of Liverpool if they beat Brentford at the Emirates Stadium in Saturday’s late game.

Mikel Arteta‘s side have won their last seven league matches, scoring 31 goals in the process, to boost their bid for a first title since 2004.

Luton earn priceless point

Third bottom Luton rescued a priceless 1-1 draw at Crystal Palace thanks to Cauley Woodrow‘s last-gasp leveller.

Oliver Glasner’s side struck in the 11th minute when Luton’s Alfie Doughty played a poor back-pass and Daniel Munoz teed up Jean-Philippe Mateta to flick home.

But Woodrow levelled from Andros Townsend‘s cross six minutes into stoppage-time to leave Luton three points from safety.

Bottom of the table Sheffield United blew a two-goal lead as Bournemouth hit back to rescue a 2-2 draw at the Vitality Stadium.

Bournemouth’s Dominic Solanke missed a 14th minute penalty awarded for a foul by Tom Davies, the striker slipping in his run-up and ballooning the spot-kick over the bar.

Gustavo Hamer put United ahead in the 28th minute with a close-range finish after Jayden Bogle’s shot was parried.

Jack Robinson bagged the Blades’ second in the 64th minute, netting from close-range after Bournemouth keeper Neto punched the ball against Solanke.

But Dango Ouattara got one back with a header from a 74th minute corner and Bournemouth equalised in stoppage-time when Enes Unal stabbed home to claim his first goal for the club.

Wolves improved their prospects of qualifying for Europe next season with a 2-1 win against Fulham at Molineux.

Rayan Ait Nouri lashed into the roof of the net from Toti’s cut-back into the area in the 52nd minute.

Nelson Semedo’s long-range shot took a hefty deflection off Tom Cairney for a 67th minute personal purpose and Alex Iwobi’s stoppage-time effort was no consolation for Fulham.

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