With Pep Guardiola’s Premier League pacesetters not in action until Sunday, United’s 3-1 victory took them to within five points of the Premier League summit following emphatic wins for Chelsea and Liverpool earlier in the day. “At the beginning we needed to be patient with Brighton’s style, ” said manager Jurgen Klopp, whose side have scored 12 goals in their past three Premier League away games.”We needed to get used to it. Son Heung-Min equalised midway through the first half but Spurs were reduced to 10 men when Davinson Sanchez was dismissed shortly after the restart. You want to win but in tough moments you learn.”Former Premier League champions Leicester City, enjoying a revival under new boss Claude Puel, won 1-0 at home to Burnley courtesy of an early strike from flying winger Demarai Gray. Manchester City host struggling West Ham on Sunday, with Guardiola’s men looking for their 13th consecutive Premier League victory.- AFP

Source: New Strait Times December 02, 2017 23:03 UTC