Man U’s lean spell continues with draw

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MANCHESTER, England, Feb 12, (AP): Manchester United’s lean spell continued with a 1-1 draw at home to Southampton in the Premier League on Saturday as Cristiano Ronaldo’s run without a goal extended to six games. Che Adams grabbed Southampton’s equalizer in the 48th minute to cancel out the opener in the 21st by Jadon Sancho, who scored at Old Trafford for the first time since joining United in the offseason. The latest setback for United came four days after a 1-1 draw at last-place Burnley and a week after getting eliminated from the FA Cup at the hands of second-tier Middlesbrough at home. United moved onto the same number of points as fourth-place West Ham but remained outside the Champions League positions. Ronaldo, meanwhile, hasn’t scored in 2022 – his last goal was against Burnley on Dec.

30 – though he did have a goal ruled out for offside in the second half and had a shot cleared away from near the goal-line after rounding the goalkeeper early in the first half. Southampton are proving a problem for the bigger teams in the league, with this result coming on the heels of a draw with Manchester City – ending the leaders’ 12-game winning run – and a win at Tottenham in midweek. Sancho’s goal was a tap-in at the far post from a cross by Marcus Rashford, who had been released by a fine pass from deep by Bruno Fernandes. Inspired by Paul Pogba, United were much the better team in the first half but faded after the break – like against Middlesbrough and Burnley. And Adams made the hosts pay by stroking in a low finish off the far post after finding himself free on the left and played onside by Luke Shaw. Everton 3, Leeds 0 Everton claimed just their second win since September in the English Premier League by beating Leeds 3-0 to move five points clear of the relegation zone .

Goals from Seamus Coleman, Michael Keane and Anthony Gordon steered Everton to victory in their first home league game under Frank Lampard. The Toffees went 2-0 up in the first half via headers from defenders Coleman and Keane in the 10th and 23rd minutes, respectively. Leeds striker Rodrigo hit the crossbar in between and did so again late in the first half, before Richarlison’s 78th-minute strike defl ected in off Gordon to wrap up the win. It was another morale-boosting Goodison Park display from Everton, a week on from the 4-1 defeat of Brentford in the FA Cup. In between was a 3-1 loss at Newcastle on Tuesday. The win took the 16th-placed Everton to within a point of Marcelo Bielsa’s 15th-placed Leeds. Roared on by a vociferous support, Everton were lively from the off, with Dominic Calvert-Lewin – back in the starting lineup after injury – playing in Gordon, who was challenged by Luke Ayling as he tried to shoot and saw Illan Meslier grab the ball. Gordon then drilled an effort at Meslier from outside the box, before Leeds were forced into an early change as Stuart Dallas was replaced by Leo Hjelde.

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