Rashford hits double as Manchester United hold off Liverpool

Marcus Rashford scored twice in the initial 25 minutes as Manchester United held off a Liverpool fightback to move five focuses clear of their guests in second place in the Premier League with a 2-1 win at Old Trafford. 

Joined likewise near inside 13 purposes of Manchester City, yet excepting a late season fall by the runaway group pioneers that hole looks unbridgeable. All the more fundamentally Jose Mourinho's men drawn another immense advance nearer to ensuring a main four wrap up by opening up a 12-point lead on fifth-set Chelsea. 

Liverpool were left to regret a moderate begin as Rashford twice completed stunningly after Romelu Lukaku had outmuscled Dejan Lovren. 

The guests ruled after the break, yet could just discover a reaction by means of a United player when Eric Bailly transformed into his own net 24 minutes from time. 

Only a moment vanquish in 21 Premier League diversions leaves Liverpool still in third, however they could drop to fourth if Tottenham win at Bournemouth on Sunday. 

Rashford might not have even have begun but rather for damage to Paul Pogba endured in preparing on Friday. 

Without the £89 million ($123 million) French universal, Mourinho moved Alexis Sanchez inside behind Lukaku and gave Rashford his first association beginning of the year on the left. 

The Portuguese mentor's designs attempted to flawlessness when Rashford breathed life into the diversion with a wonderful complete following 14 minutes. 

Lukaku beat Lovren to a long ball and the England global skipped inside Trent Alexander-Arnold before crushing a shot past the vulnerable Loris Karius. 

Liverpool had chances for a prompt reaction as Sadio Mane just neglected to get on the finish of Roberto Firmino's unsafe cross before Virgil Van Dijk skewed a header wide from short proximity when unmarked from a corner. 

Be that as it may, soon Liverpool's undertaking turned out to be doubly troublesome as United's energy and pace again demonstrated excessively. 

Lukaku disregarded Lovren yet again and when his ball through to Juan Mata was removed by Van Dijk, Rashford cleared home the bounce back. 

- Eventful evening - 

A momentous evening for Rashford proceeded with minutes after the fact when he got away with only a yellow card for a late rush on James Milner. 

Furthermore, he ought to likewise have had a help to his name before half-time when a dinked cross chose Mata consummately just for the unmarked Spaniard to sent an aerobatic exertion well wide. 

Liverpool delighted in relatively total control of the ball in the second-half yet neglected to discover a path through the mass positions of United protection. 

The guests had two in number interests for punishments deferred away as Ashley Young pulled at Mohamed Salah's shirt before an Andy Robertson check bounced back off Antonio Valencia's arm. 

At the point when Liverpool were given a life saver, it came by means of a United boot as Bailly - who had exceeded expectations on his first begin since November - flicked Mane's cross into his own net. 

Mourinho at that point got under the skin of his own fans as he supplanted Rashford with Marouane Felliani 20 minutes from time to see the amusement out. 

In any case, by and by Mourinho was supported as the hosts waited for six minutes of stoppage time. 

Source: AFP