Manchester United continues to pressure Manchester City in the English Premier League
Manchester United maintained their chances in the Premier League title and continued to chase down their neighbors Manchester City, the leaders of the competition table, with a 3-1 win over Burnley on Sunday in the 32nd stage of the competition, which also saw Arsenal tied 1-1 with Fulham.
At the "Old Trafford" stadium, Manchester United imposed almost complete dominance over the course of the game for most of the match, but could not decide the match in his favor only in the last minutes of the match.
Manchester United raised its tally to 66 points in second place, eight points behind rivals Manchester City, the leader of the competition table, before their last six matches.
Burnley stuck to 33 points in seventeenth place after suffering a third consecutive defeat.
The first half of the match ended with a goalless draw, then Mason Greenwood scored the lead for Manchester United in the 48th minute, and James Tarkovsky tied for the guests in the 50th minute.
The tie remained between the two teams until Greenwood scored the second goal for him and the team in the 84th minute, after which substitute Edinson Cavani scored the team's third goal in the third minute of the match's stoppage time.
The (Far) system prevented the Fulham team from continuing its surprises against the big teams in the English Premier League, and the team conceded a 1-1 draw against its neighbor and host Arsenal in the stoppage time of the match.
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