EPL: Man Utd Beat Liverpool To Seal UCL Spot, Spurs Out Of Relegation Zone

Kobbie Mainoo celebrated his new contract by scoring the winner that swept Manchester United back into the Champions League as they clinched a five-goal thriller against Liverpool at Old Trafford.

United led 2-0 at the break, thanks to early goals from Matheus Cunha and Benjamin Sesko.

However, Liverpool turned the contest on its head immediately after half-time as Dominik Szoboszlai and Cody Gakpo capitalised on errors to level.

But in a frenzied finish, Liverpool failed to clear Luke Shaw’s cross and the ball fell kindly for Mainoo on the edge of the area and he crashed a first-time effort into the bottom corner.

It came three days after Mainoo signed a new five-year contract at United – in a season when he did not start a league game under former boss Ruben Amorim.

Tottenham breathed new life into their battle to stay in the Premier League with a 2-1 victory at Champions League-chasing Aston Villa to move out of the relegation zone.

West Ham’s 3-0 defeat at Brentford on Saturday opened the door for Spurs, and Roberto De Zerbi’s side stepped confidently through it as the battle to beat the drop took a plot twist.

Spurs looked a different side under De Zerbi. The way they pressed and won back possession all over the pitch was reminiscent of De Zerbi’s Brighton, giving every indication Spurs will have enough to stay in the top flight next season.

Aston Villa, who made seven changes from their Europa League semi-final first leg defeat to Nottingham Forest, were second best from the very first whistle as first-half goals from Conor Gallagher and Richarlison as good as finished the game as a contest.

The expected Villa resurgence never came in the second half and despite Emi Buendia’s stoppage-time header, it was Spurs’ night as they produced arguably their best performance of the season at such a crucial point in the campaign.