MANCHESTER, England (AP) " With their top strikers absent, there were concerns that Manchester United and Tottenham could stumble in their push for Champions League qualification from the English Premier League. Liverpool is a point further back in fourth and four clear of fifth-placed United, which has two games in hand. Here's a closer look at Sunday's three games:___MIDDLESBROUGH 1, MANCHESTER UNITED 3Continued below. "The Europa League gives us the same, gives us Champions League football, but gives us a trophy, gives us prestige, gives us a European Super Cup," Mourinho said. Guardiola said his players had been "so, so sad" in training this week after City's elimination from the Champions League by Monaco on Wednesday.

Source: New Zealand Herald March 19, 2017 19:39 UTC