Luton and Palace share points, Arsenal eye top spot
United stars Bruno Fernandes and Marcus Rashford sealed the points with first half penalties at Old Trafford. Erik ten Hag's team are now eight points adrift of fourth placed Aston Villa and three behind fifth placed Tottenham in the race to qualify for next season's Champions League.
With Villa and Tottenham facing off on Sunday, they made the most of Everton's mistakes to close on their rivals. Alejandro Garnacho was the difference between the sides as his quick feet twice provoked spot-kicks.
Saluting Garnacho's impact, Ten Hag said: "I love to work with Garnacho and many other players in the squad but he is a player who likes a challenge. "Brave, confident and our job is to push him to high level but he is doing this. He has high potential." With leaders Liverpool facing second placed Manchester City in a blockbuster clash at Anfield on Sunday, Arsenal have the opportunity to move into first place for 24 hours at least.
Third placed Arsenal would move one point clear of Liverpool if they beat Brentford at the Emirates Stadium in Saturday's late game. Mikel Arteta's side have won their last seven league matches, scoring 31 goals in the process, to boost their bid for a first title since 2004.
Third bottom Luton rescued a priceless 1-1 draw at Crystal Palace thanks to Cauley Woodrow's last-gasp leveller. Oliver Glasner's side struck in the 11th minute when Luton's Alfie Doughty played a poor back-pass and Daniel Munoz teed up Jean-Philippe Mateta to flick home. But Woodrow levelled from Andros Townsend's cross six minutes into stoppage-time to leave Luton three points from safety.
Bottom of the table Sheffield United blew a two-goal lead as Bournemouth hit back to rescue a 2-2 draw at the Vitality Stadium. Bournemouth's
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