London – Manchester United football players won 3:0 at home against Leicester in the 24th round of the English league. David De Gea equaled Peter Schmeichel's club record with his 180th clean sheet. West Ham lost 0:2 at Tottenham and fell to the 18th place. Tomáš Souček and Vladimír Coufal played the entire match for the guests.
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De Gea caught the Leicester players in two clear chances in a goalless situation. Rashford then opened the scoring in the 25th minute. The English striker added a second goal ten minutes after the break.
In 17 games since the end of the World Cup in Qatar, Rashford has scored 16 goals and has already achieved a personal record for the number of goals in a season – he scored 23. In the final 3: 0 increased in the 61st minute by Sancho.
The “Red Devils” are third and five points behind leaders Arsenal, who have a game in hand.
Tottenham took the lead in the 56th minute when Emerson Royal finished off a quick break. In the 72nd minute, Son Hung-min added an insurance goal after four minutes on the field. The Korean representative scored in the league for the first time since January 4. “Spurs” moved up to fourth place, one point ahead of fifth-placed Newcastle, who played a game less.
Before the game, forward Harry Kane received the trophy for the top goalscorer in Tottenham history, which he earned on February 5 with a goal against Manchester City, breaking Jimmy Greaves' record.
Results of the 24th round of the English Football League
Manchester United – Leicester 3:0 (25th and 58th Rashford, 62nd Sancho), Tottenham – West Ham United 2:0 (56th Emerson Royal, 72nd Son Hung-min).
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| 1. | Arsenal | 23 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 51:23 | 54 |
| 2. | Manchester City | 24 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 60:24 | 52 |
| 3. | Manchester United | 24 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 41:28 | 49 |
| 4. | Tottenham | 24 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 44 :35 | 42 |
| 5. | Newcastle | 23 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 35:15 | 41 |
| 6. | Fulham | 24 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 35:30 | 38 |
| 7. | Brighton | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 35 | |
| 8. | Liverpool | 22 | 5 | 7 | 38:28 | 35 | |
| 9. | Brentford | 23 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 37:30 | 35 |
| 10. | Chelsea | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 23:23 | 31 |
| 11 . | Aston Villa | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 28:38 | 28 |
| Crystal Palace | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 26 | ||
| 13th | Nottingham | 23 | 7 | 10 | 18:38 | 25 | |
| 14. | Leicester | 23 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 36:41 | 24 |
| 15. | Wolverhampton | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 17:32 | 23 |
| 16. | Everton | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 17:30 | 21 |
| 17th | Bournemouth | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12< /td> | 21:44 | 21 |
| 18th | West Ham United | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 19:29 | 20 |
| 19. | Leeds | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12< /td> | 28:39 | 19 |
| 20th | Southampton | 23 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 19:40 | 18 |
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