Falcao, van Persie on target in Man Utd’s win
Manchester United beat Leicester to move up to third in the English Premier League; Sturridge on target for Liverpool.
Published On 31 Jan 2015
Radamel Falcao scored only his fourth goal for Manchester United in a 3-1 victory over Leicester in the English Premier League.
The striker, who is on loan until the end of the season from Monaco, scored between Robin van Persie’s opener and Wes Morgan’s own goal.
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United provisionally rose to third in the league above Southampton, which hosts Swansea on Sunday.
Elsewhere, Daniel Sturridge scored within 12 minutes of his return from injury to help Liverpool beat West Ham 2-0.
Sturridge came on as a second-half substitute and his angled shot in the 80th found the bottom right corner after being set up by Philippe Coutinho. Coutinho had earlier set up Raheem Sterling to score in the 51st at Anfield.
Liverpool moved above West Ham into seventh place with its third straight league win.
Results:
Crystal Palace 0-1 Everton
Hull City 0-3 Newcastle
Liverpool 2-0 West Ham
Manchester United 3-1 Leicester City
Stoke City 3-1 QPR
Sunderland 2-0 Burnley
West Brom 0-3 Tottenham
Source: AP