Manchester United reduce Manchester City's lead to 12 pointsCATHERINE IVILL/GETTY Anthony Martial scored in the Manchester United victory. Manchester United took a chunk out of Manchester City's large lead in the English Premier League by beating relegation-threatened Stoke 3-0 in a one-sided match featuring spectacular goals by Antonio Valencia and Anthony Martial. United capitalised on City's first loss in the league - at Liverpool on Monday (NZT) - to reduce the gap to 12 points with 15 games remaining. United goalkeeper David De Gea was needed to pull off a couple of good saves from Xherdan Shaqiri and Mame Biram Diouf. Stoke, who have been in the top flight since 2008, is in third-to-last place after 23 games.

Source: Stuff January 15, 2018 22:18 UTC