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European roundup: Man Utd hit back to sink Spurs, Inter close in on title
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Manchester United players celebrate their win over Tottenham in their Premier League match at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England, April 11, 2021. /CFP

Manchester United players celebrate their win over Tottenham in their Premier League match at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England, April 11, 2021. /CFP

Manchester United staged a superb fightback to shatter Tottenham's top-four bid with a 3-1 win, while West Ham climbed to fourth place in the Premier League as the revitalised Jesse Lingard inspired a 3-2 victory against Leicester on Sunday.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side trailed to Son Heung-min's first half strike, but United scored three times after the break through Fred, Edinson Cavani and Mason Greenwood.

Second-placed United's fourth successive league win avenged their embarrassing 6-1 home defeat against Tottenham in October.

The visitors were denied a first-half opener when Cavani's strike was controversially ruled out by referee Chris Kavanagh, who consulted the pitchside monitor to decide Scott McTominay's flailing arm had made the slightest contact with Son's face in the build-up.

Son put Tottenham ahead in the 40th minute as the South Korean slotted home from close range after Harry Kane and Lucas Moura carved open the United defense.

But United deservedly equalized in the 57th minute when Paul Pogba played in Cavani, whose shot was saved by Hugo Lloris, with Brazilian midfielder Fred on hand to slam in his first league goal since 2018.

In the 79th minute, Cavani netted for the first time in seven games as the Uruguay striker dived to meet Greenwood's cross with a superb header.

Greenwood lashed in the third in stoppage time and United are now 11 points behind leaders Manchester City with a game in hand.

The defeat was a huge blow to troubled Tottenham's top four ambitions.

They sit in seventh place, six points behind West Ham, and speculation will mount about close-season departures for boss Jose Mourinho and star striker Kane.

Elsewhere, Newcastle took a big step towards securing their survival with a vital 2-1 win against Burnley. Sheffield United could be relegated as early as next weekend after the Blades were battered 3-0 at home by Arsenal.

Inter's Romelu Lukaku (R) and Radja Nainggolan react after their win in a Premier League match over Cagliari at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium in Milan, Italy, April 11, 2021. /CFP

Inter's Romelu Lukaku (R) and Radja Nainggolan react after their win in a Premier League match over Cagliari at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium in Milan, Italy, April 11, 2021. /CFP

In Italy, Matteo Darmian scored the only goal as Serie A leaders Inter Milan held off lowly Cagliari 1-0 to stretch their winning streak to 11 games as they close in on a first league title in over a decade.

Champions Juventus consolidated third place with a 3-1 win over Genoa as Napoli moved fourth and back into the Champions League spots with a 2-0 win at Sampdoria.

Inter are 11 points clear of second-placed AC Milan who won 3-1 at Parma on Saturday, as a first title since 2010 beckons for Antonio Conte's side with eight game left to play.

Moroccan Achraf Hakimi came off the bench and minutes later set up Italy defender Darmian to grab the winner in the San Siro to inflict a fourth consecutive defeat on Cagliari.

Napoli returned to winning ways after their midweek defeat to Juventus with goals from Fabian Ruiz 10 minutes before the break and Victor Osimhen three minutes from time. 

In Spain, Atletico Madrid moved back to the top of La Liga on Sunday after a 1-1 draw against Real Betis opened a one-point lead over city rivals Real.

Despite missing 19-goal striker Luis Suarez, Atletico were in front after just five minutes when Belgian international Yannick Carrasco scored into an empty net after a goal-mouth scramble.

However, Betis, who are in sixth place in the table and chasing European football next season, levelled just 15 minutes later. Cristian Tello was on hand to score from just inside the box from a cross by Alex Moreno.

Source(s): AFP

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