LIVERPOOL, England — Manchester United and Chelsea needed fortunate goals to maintain their status as the closest challengers to rampant leader Manchester City in the English Premier League on Saturday.
Ashley Young’s long-range shot looped up off a defender and spun into the far corner to earn the second-place United a 1-0 win over Brighton, for its eighth consecutive victory at Old Trafford.
Chelsea claimed only a point from a 1-1 draw at Liverpool in the day’s standout game, and again there was luck involved, with substitute Willian’s attempted cross to the far post soaring into the top corner for an 85th-minute equalizer.