Manchester United made the hole on their pursuers by going to win with a goal from Paul Pogba at Aston villa (3-0), Thursday for the 34th day of the Premier League. It took Manchester United just an hour - and a very generous penalty - to close the case against an overwhelmed Villans. With this success, the race for the Champions League will be limited to the teams classified from 2nd to 5th place, occupied by the Red Devils with 58 points, since the 6th, Wolverhampton is relegated to 6 points 4 days from the end .
With Liverpool already qualified, and Manchester City practically assured of 2nd place, the fight for the last two tickets of C1 will pit Chelsea, 3rd with 60 points, Leicester, 4th with 59, and United. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's men remain on an excellent dynamic of 13 wins and 4 draws over the last 17 games. They were helped a little by a much criticized decision by the referee, but confirmed by the VAR, awarding them a penalty on an all but obvious fault on Bruno Fernandes. It was the 13th in the Premier League season for Manchester, which equaled the record for Leicester champion in 2016 and Crystal Palace in the 2004/2005 season. The Portuguese did himself justice (1-0, 27th) and continues with his maddening statistics: seven goals and five assists in 10 league matches. The second goal of Mason Greenwood just before the break (45 + 5), a powerful strike close to the post, must, him, nothing to anyone, as the third added by Paul Pogba, on a shot entry from the surface and that was simply his first goal of the season (3-0, 58th). The French midfielder had not scored for the Red Devils since his double against West Ham on April 13. It was already the 34th day of the Premier League.
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