Manchester United's new signing Alexis Sanchez scored on his home debut in a 2-0 win over Huddersfield Town as it took advantage of a slip by cross-town rival and Premier League leader Manchester City on Saturday.
After City had been held 1-1 at Burnley, their daunting lead over United was reduced to 13 points when Jose Mourinho's side eventually overcame a defensive Huddersfield side.
It took 55 minutes before Romelo Lukaku broke the deadlock after which Sanchez won penaly, had it saved by Jonas Lossl, but tucked away the rebound in the 68th.
"We had to be patient but had to keep the intensity high and the pressure," Mourinho told the BBC. "We had to break down the Berlin wall organized so well by David Wagner."
City paid the price for missed chances as they drew at Turf Moor with Johann Berg Gudmundsson's 82nd-minute equalizer eaening Burnley a point. City had dominated possession but, after taking the lead with a fine strike from Brazilian Danilo in the 22nd minute, the visitor failed to press home its advantage.
"We are frustated in terms of the result but the performance was outstanding," said City manager Pep Guardiola.
City has 69 points, ahead of United on 56 with third-placed Liverpool (50) at home to Tottenham Hotspur (48), which is fifth, on Sunday, while Chelsea (50) visits mid-table Watford on Monday.
Sixth-placed Arsenal (45) led Everton 4-0 at halftime and won 5-1 as Welsh international Aaron Ramsey scored the first hat-trick of his career. Record signing Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was also among the scorers.
Huddersfield's defeat at Old Trafford dropped them into the bottom three for a first time since it was promoted as Southampron and Swansea City both moved above them.
Bottom club West Bromwich Albion lost 3-2 at home to Southampton on a emotional day at the Hawthorns, where there was a minute's applause for the home side's former striker Cyrille Regis, who died aged 59 last month.
Albion led early on through Egyptian defender Ahmed Hegazi but were rocked by three goals, in a quarter of an hour either side of halftime.
Soithampton held on after Salomon Rondon's goal to secure a first win in 13 league games, leaving Albion four points adrift at the bottom with 20 points.
Improving Swansea earned a valuable point with Federico Fernandez's equalizer at Leicester City, for which Jamie Vardy scores his 13th goal of the season in all competitions.
Steve Tongue
Reuters/London
After City had been held 1-1 at Burnley, their daunting lead over United was reduced to 13 points when Jose Mourinho's side eventually overcame a defensive Huddersfield side.
It took 55 minutes before Romelo Lukaku broke the deadlock after which Sanchez won penaly, had it saved by Jonas Lossl, but tucked away the rebound in the 68th.
"We had to be patient but had to keep the intensity high and the pressure," Mourinho told the BBC. "We had to break down the Berlin wall organized so well by David Wagner."
City paid the price for missed chances as they drew at Turf Moor with Johann Berg Gudmundsson's 82nd-minute equalizer eaening Burnley a point. City had dominated possession but, after taking the lead with a fine strike from Brazilian Danilo in the 22nd minute, the visitor failed to press home its advantage.
"We are frustated in terms of the result but the performance was outstanding," said City manager Pep Guardiola.
City has 69 points, ahead of United on 56 with third-placed Liverpool (50) at home to Tottenham Hotspur (48), which is fifth, on Sunday, while Chelsea (50) visits mid-table Watford on Monday.
Sixth-placed Arsenal (45) led Everton 4-0 at halftime and won 5-1 as Welsh international Aaron Ramsey scored the first hat-trick of his career. Record signing Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was also among the scorers.
Huddersfield's defeat at Old Trafford dropped them into the bottom three for a first time since it was promoted as Southampron and Swansea City both moved above them.
Bottom club West Bromwich Albion lost 3-2 at home to Southampton on a emotional day at the Hawthorns, where there was a minute's applause for the home side's former striker Cyrille Regis, who died aged 59 last month.
Albion led early on through Egyptian defender Ahmed Hegazi but were rocked by three goals, in a quarter of an hour either side of halftime.
Soithampton held on after Salomon Rondon's goal to secure a first win in 13 league games, leaving Albion four points adrift at the bottom with 20 points.
Improving Swansea earned a valuable point with Federico Fernandez's equalizer at Leicester City, for which Jamie Vardy scores his 13th goal of the season in all competitions.
Steve Tongue
Reuters/London
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