Premier League results: Manchester United beat Fulham while Arsenal snatch late win vs Huddersfield
United recorded their biggest victory of the 2018/19 season
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Your support makes all the difference.The grumbles around the stodgy form of Manchester United, who had not won in four league matches, were silenced at Old Trafford when goals from Ashley Young, Juan Mata, Romelu Lukaku and Marcus Rashford wrapped up an easy win over 10-man Fulham.
The visitors had Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa sent off in the second half, minutes after an Aboubakar Kamara goal from the penalty spot had given Claudio Ranieri's side a glimpse of an escape.
"The fans today enjoyed it. That is the Manchester United that we want to see," said a delighted Mata.
Defeat left Fulham on nine points, alongside Southampton, who offered new manager Ralph Hasenhuettl a glimpse of the task he faces with their 1-0 loss at fellow relegation contenders Cardiff City, Callum Paterson scoring the 74th-minute winner.
Arsenal could not break down stubborn Huddersfield until Lucas Torreira, who also struck in last week's derby win over Tottenham Hotspur, built on his new cult status with a magnificent 83rd-minute bicycle kick winner.
It extended Arsenal's unbeaten run in all competitions to 21 matches and moved them, provisionally, into third place on 34 points, one clear of Spurs, who were playing at Leicester City in the day's late game.
Huddersfield's defeat left them on 10 points in 18th place in the relegation zone as Burnley leapt out of the bottom three with James Tarkowski's first-half goal earning them a 1-0 win over Brighton & Hove Albion at Turf Moor.
Most exciting match of the day came at the London Stadium where West Ham United came from an early goal down to beat Crystal Palace 3-2 with goals from Robert Snodgrass, Javier Hernandez and Felipe Anderson. Relive the action below.
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GOAL! Manchester United 3-1 Fulham (Aboubakar Kamara, 67 minutes)
Kamara dusts himself off and sends David De Gea the wrong way.
RED CARD! Andre-Frank Anguissa is sent off. Manchester United 3-1 Fulham, 68 minutes
It is all happening at Old Trafford.
Andre-Frank Anguissa earns a second yellow after a questionable challenge on Marcus Rashford, and Fulham are down to ten.
Robert Snodgrass scored West Ham's leveller and the hosts have since surged away from Crystal Palace at the London Stadium.
GOAL! Cardiff 1-0 Southampton (Callum Paterson, 74 minutes)
Awful!
Jannik Vestergaard's giant boot fails to produce anything like the requisite power to take the ball back to Alex McCarthy, allowing Callum Paterson to collect and put Cardiff 1-0 ahead.
GOAL! West Ham 3-2 Crystal Palace (Jeffrey Schlupp, 75 minutes)
Back in it!
Crystal Palace have hope at the London Stadium thanks to Jeffrey Schlupp's header.
Five goals so far - will there be more?
Arsenal 0-0 Huddersfield, 79 minutes
Time running out for Arsenal as Matteo Guendouzi goes down under Aaron Mooy's challenge in the box...
And is booked for diving. Unai Emery's team continue to be frustrated.
GOAL! Manchester United 4-1 Fulham (Marcus Rashford, 82 minutes)
Power and precision from Marcus Rashford, beating Sergio Rico at his near post from the corner of the box.
4-1 Manchester United.
GOAL! Arsenal 1-0 Huddersfield (Lucas Torreira, 83 minutes)
A goal last week, a goal this!
Superb dribbling play from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and the Gabonese striker stabs it across the box.
Lucas Torreira acrobatically fires it home with an overhead kick. Lovely...
Arsenal have been frustrated for more than 80 minutes but they do have a late lead.
Into stoppage time at a number of today's games.
Will there be late drama...
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