Manchester United’s chase of Premier League leaders City hit by draw

Manchester United’s Premier League title hopes took one other blow in a 1-1 draw at West Bromwich Albion on Sunday.
Having been prime of the standings solely 19 days in the past, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s second-place aspect is now seven factors behind Manchester City, having performed a sport extra.
Mbaye Diagne put West Brom in entrance after simply 80 seconds earlier than United drew stage by way of a shocking strike from Bruno Fernandes.
United captain Harry Maguire noticed a late header beautifully turned onto a submit by goalkeeper Sam Johnstone.
United striker Anthony Martial was subjected to additional racist abuse on social media after the crew’s setback. Instagram customers left racist feedback and symbols within the feedback part of Martial’s most up-to-date submit from 4 months in the past.
Troy Townsend, head of improvement at anti-racism group Kick It Out, mentioned the most recent abuse confirmed Instagram should do extra to eradicate racism.
“Let me break my Sunday silence and just say here we go again,” Townsend posted on Twitter alongside a screengrab displaying a number of the racist feedback.
Aubameyang hat-trick
Arsenal captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang rediscovered his scoring prowess along with his first Premier League hat trick in a 4-2 win over Leeds.

❤️ ❤️ ❤️@Aubameyang7 is the third participant in #PL historical past to attain a hat-trick on Valentine’s Day, after Matt Le Tissier in 1994 and Michael Owen in 1998#ARSLEE pic.twitter.com/fEg8AA6XIc
— Premier League (@premierleague) February 15, 2021
Operating as the primary striker, Aubameyang opened the scoring with a low end earlier than doubling the lead with a penalty and finishing his hat trick with an early second-half header.
Hector Bellerin’s first objective in additional than a yr had Arsenal three targets in entrance on the finish of the primary half, just for Leeds to rally with targets from Pascal Struijk and Helder Costa to make it an uncomfortable finish to the sport for the hosts.
Fulham finish winless run
Josh Maja scored twice on his full Premier League debut as Fulham gained 2-0 at Everton to finish a 12-match winless run.
The 22-year-old striker, who’s on mortgage from Bordeaux, netted three minutes into the second half and within the sixty fifth minute.
While Fulham stays within the relegation zone, the London membership moved inside seven factors of Newcastle in seventeenth.
Seventh-place Everton was toothless with out injured prime scorer Dominic Calvert-Lewin and in addition lacked the required competitiveness to make Fulham’s first league win at Goodison Park in 28 makes an attempt something aside from snug.