.United three clear of Chelsea
Manchester United remains second in the Premier League following a 1-0 win over Bournemouth at Old Trafford on Wednesday.
Romelu Lukaku headed home in the 25th minute to move United to 38 points, 11 behind Man City and three ahead of Chelsea.
Bournemouth remains 14th with 16 points.
A bit of sloppiness plagued United, who was well in control of the early proceedings apart from the less than ideal passes.
Anthony Martial tried a clever cross from outside the 18 that missed both Romelu Lukaku and Juan Mata at the back post.
At the other end, Phil Jones cut out a Callum Wilson left-footed rip for a throw. David De Gea then made two interventions including a stop on Charlie Daniels.
You’d think Lukaku was a former Cherry the way he mildly celebrated his opener, nodding a Mata cross past Asmir Begovic.
De Gea managed typical heroics when he went low to stop a slippery bounding Wilson should through traffic.
Martial missed a sitter as the second half wore on, with Lukaku’s cut back going for naught.
(NBC)
