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Steven Gerrard and Juan Mata scored pivotal goals as Liverpool and Manchester United each posted victories over obdurate opposition in the Premier League on Tuesday.
Gerrard, the subject of speculation about his Anfield future this week, stroked home the crucial second goal as Liverpool came from behind to win 3-1 at 10-man Leicester City.
Victory lifted Brendan Rodgers’s side up to eighth place, but they remain five points off the Champions League berths after Mata’s fortuitous strike earned fourth-place United a 2-1 success at home to Stoke City.
The Spaniard saw a free-kick from wide on the right drift straight into the net in the 59th minute at Old Trafford, sending United to within a point of third-place Southampton, who visit Arsenal on Wednesday.
Leaders Chelsea entertain Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday, while second-place Manchester City travel to Sunderland.
West Ham United remain a point behind Louis van Gaal’s side in fifth place after coming from behind to win 2-1 at West Bromwich Albion.
Swansea City climbed to sixth place, two points behind West Ham, after well-taken late goals from Ki Sung-yueng and Wayne Routledge secured a 2-0 success at home to second-bottom Queens Park Rangers.
Burnley climbed out of the relegation zone following a 1-1 draw at home to Newcastle United, with Papiss Cisse earning the away team a point after George Boyd had put the hosts ahead with a strike from distance.
Meanwhile, Christian Benteke scored the only goal as Aston Villa moved five points clear of the bottom three with a 1-0 success at Crystal Palace.
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