Liverpool rout Villa to close on United

Liverpool continued their remarkable recent form with a 5-0 rout of Aston Villa at Anfield on Sunday which takes them to within a point of faltering Premier League leaders Manchester United. Liverpool have scored 13 goals in their last three matches, beating Real Madrid 4-0 in the Champions League, United 4-1 last weekend at Old Trafford and now the latest demolition of fifth-placed Villa. Dirk Kuyt put them ahead in the eighth minute as he reacted quickly to fire home with Albert Riera scoring a superb second just after the half hour mark.

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Man Utd crash to second straight defeat

Manchester United slumped to their second successive Premier League defeat to throw the English title race wide open on Saturday. The reigning champions went down 2-0 to mid-table Fulham and ended with nine men after Paul Scholes and Wayne Rooney were sent off at Craven Cottage. Defeat for the leaders follows their calamitous 4-1 home reverse to arch-rivals Liverpool last week

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