Manchester United eased the strain on beleaguered boss Erik ten Hag as they fought again to beat Brentford 2-1, whereas Tottenham obtained again on monitor with a 4-1 rout of West Ham on Saturday. Ten Hag had defiantly slammed “fairy tales and lies” about his United future on Friday because the Dutchman insisted he was not in peril of the sack. However the 54-year-old is broadly believed to be combating to save lots of his job after presiding over United’s worst begin to a top-flight season since 1989-90.
Ten Hag was absolutely teetering on the point of being dismissed after Brentford pounced to take the lead in first-half stoppage time when Ethan Pinnock met a nook with a robust header.
The objective sparked a livid response from Ten Hag, who was booked for protesting about Matthijs de Ligt’s enforced absence to have therapy on a bloodied head wound.
However Alejandro Garnacho began United’s revival within the forty seventh minute because the Argentinian met Marcus Rashford‘s angled go with an excellent volley into the highest nook.
Rasmus Hojlund bagged the decisive second objective within the 62nd minute, taking Bruno Fernandes’ intelligent flick and clipping a composed end over Brentford goalkeeper Mark Flekken.
“We do not rating sufficient, we’re not scientific sufficient, however right now we scored two nice objectives,” Ten Hag mentioned.
“While you rating you add some perception. It is just one win, we now have to construct on this.”
United’s first win in six video games in all competitions was solely their third victory in eight Premier League matches this time period.
They sit tenth within the desk forward of an intriguing week, that includes a Europa League journey to Jose Mourinho’s Fenerbahce and a go to to West Ham.
Tottenham scored three objectives in eight second-half minutes in opposition to West Ham to ease the ache of their current collapse in a 3-2 loss at Brighton.
Mohammed Kudus’ opener for West Ham was cancelled out earlier than the break by Dejan Kulusevski.
Tottenham ran riot after the interval because of Yves Bissouma’s strike, an personal objective from West Ham goalkeeper Alphonse Areola and a fourth from Son Heung-min.
It was a 3rd win in 4 league video games for Ange Postecoglou’s males, heaping strain on new West Ham coach Julen Lopetegui after his aspect’s spluttering begin to the season.
“Second half was excellent from the lads — good vitality, good objectives, good soccer,” Postecoglou mentioned.
Leicester’s nice escape
Brighton moved as much as fifth place with a 1-0 victory at Newcastle on a day of blended feelings for Danny Welbeck, who scored the Thirty fifth-minute winner however was later stretchered off with a again harm that left him needing an oxygen masks.
Leicester staged a stirring fightback to grab a dramatic 3-2 victory at winless Southampton.
Cameron Archer struck within the eighth minute earlier than Joe Aribo’s Twenty eighth-minute objective elevated the lead for the bottom-of-the-table hosts.
However Leicester’s Facundo Buonanotte bundled residence within the sixty fourth minute earlier than Ryan Fraser was despatched off for conceding a penalty with a foul on Jamie Vardy.
Vardy stroked within the 74th-minute leveller from the spot and Jordan Ayew drilled into the underside nook within the eighth minute of stoppage-time.
Fourth-placed Aston Villa have made their finest begin for 26 years after a 3-1 win at Fulham.
Raul Jimenez netted within the fifth minute, however Villa’s Morgan Rogers equalised 4 minutes later.
Andreas Pereira had a penalty saved by Villa ‘keeper Emiliano Martinez earlier than the interval.
Ollie Watkins’ 59th-minute header accomplished the comeback and Fulham’s Joachim Andersen was despatched off for an expert foul on the Villa striker 5 minutes later.
Issa Diop’s 69th-minute own-goal sealed the win, though Villa had Jaden Philogene despatched off for 2 yellow playing cards in three minutes.
Everton clinched their first away win in 16 video games in all competitions with a 2-0 victory in opposition to Ipswich.
Iliman Ndiaye and Michael Keane scored to depart fourth-bottom Ipswich and not using a win in eight league video games.
Third-placed Arsenal will go prime of the desk in the event that they win at Bournemouth in Saturday’s remaining match.
On Sunday, Liverpool, presently in pole place, host sixth-placed Chelsea, whereas champions Manchester Metropolis journey to Wolves.
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