ESPNsoccernet · Mar 19, 2017
Man United go fifth after withstanding Middlesbrough's late pressure
Manchester United overtake Arsenal for 5th as Jose Mourinho's men see off Middlesbrough at the Riverside Stadium.MIDDLESBROUGH, England -- Three thoughts on TK
1. Man United climb to fifth
It had to happen at some point. Before this weekend, Manchester United had been in sixth place since Dec. 3, some 105 days ago. Everton's win on Saturday briefly pushed them down to seventh, but this 3-1 win over Middlesbrough has now taken them to the vertiginous heights of fifth.
Goals from Marouane Fellaini, Jesse Lingard and Antonio Valencia were just about enough to secure the necessary points to climb above Arsenal, but the victory was not as comfortable as the score suggested.