Two more matches of the 18th round were played in the English "Premier League" on Sunday.
"Manchester United" played away against "West Brom". In the first half, Jose Mourinho's team built a two-goal lead, which led to a 2-1 victory.
In the 27th minute, the first goal of the match came - Romelu Lukaku scored after Marcus Rashford's cross with a header.
Shortly after, the visitors from Manchester increased their lead to two goals. In the 35th minute, "West Brom" was unlucky - the ball deflected off a defender after Jesse Lingard's shot and ended up in the net.
In the second half, "Man Utd" stopped attacking completely, and "West Brom" tried to show their potential. In the 77th minute, the intrigue returned - Gareth Barry scored a precise goal after a set piece, beating David De Gea.
In the remaining time, the hosts tried to score a second goal, but the "Man Utd" defense did not make any mistakes and the match ended in a 2-1 victory for the visitors.
After the win, "Man Utd" still remains 11 points behind the "Man City" team. "West Brom" stays in second-to-last place with 14 points.
In other matches, the "Liverpool" club returned to the winning path, defeating "Bournemouth" away. Jurgen Klopp's team ended a series of two draws and achieved a convincing 4-0 victory.
Three goals were scored in the first half - Philippe Coutinho, Dejan Lovren, and Mohamed Salah. Roberto Firmino added the final touch in the 66th minute.
Results:
"West Brom" 1 - 2 "Man Utd"
27' [0 - 1] R. Lukaku
35' [0 - 2] J. Lingard
77' [1 - 2] G. Barry
"Bournemouth" 0 - 4 "Liverpool"
20' [0 - 1] P. Coutinho
26' [0 - 2] D. Lovren
44' [0 - 3] M. Salah
66' [0 - 4] R. Firmino
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