United 11-4 to make top four after home draw
MANCHESTER UNITED lost further ground on the Premier League’s elite after another bitterly disappointing afternoon at Old Trafford.
Jose Mourinho’s side were held to a 1-1 draw by West Ham, leaving them 11 points off leaders Chelsea and eight behind the Champions League qualification spots.
Sixth-placed United, 11-4 to finish in the top four, needed Zlatan Ibrahimovic to equalise Diafra Sakho’s opener to take a point, while Mourinho was sent to the stands for kicking a water bottle.
United are out to 50-1 to win the Premier League and Arsenal can be backed at 8-1 after they beat Bournemouth 3-1 at the Emirates
Alexis Sanchez scored twice for the Gunners and Theo Walcott was also on target for Arsene Wenger’s side.
Southampton striker Charlie Austin scored the only goal of the game after just 41 seconds to earn Saints maximum points against Everton to make it an unhappy return to St Mary’s for Toffees boss Ronald Koeman.
Stoke beat Watford 1-0 thanks to an own goal from Heurelho Gomes and Celtic won the Betfred League Cup with a convincing 3-0 victory over Aberdeen at Hampden Park.