Belgian teenager Adnan Januzaj scored twice in his first start for Manchester United, rallying the Red Devils to a 2-1 win at last-place Sunderland on Saturday that avoided their first three-game Premier League losing streak since December 2001.
After losses against Manchester City and West Bromwich Albion, United fell behind in the fifth minute when Nemanja Vidic´s poor clearance attempt went into the path of Craig Gardner, who beat goalkeeper David De Gea.
The 18-year-old Januzaj scored in the 55th minute from Patrice Evra´s cross and in the 61st with a left-footed volley off John O´Shea´s headed clearance. He made his first team debut in the Community Shield in August and his EPL debut as a substitute on Sept. 14 against Crystal Palace.
In its first season since David Moyes replaced Alex Ferguson as manager, United (3-3-1) is ninth with 10 points.
´´He is someone who we think a lot of,´´ Moyes said of Januzaj. ´´He can do most things and play in lots of different positions. He is a real talent. I gave Wayne Rooney and Ross Barkley their debuts at Everton and he is certainly in their category too.´´
Liverpool (5-1-1) moved back into first place with a 3-1 win over Crystal Palace on goals by Luis Suarez and Daniel Sturridge plus a penalty kick by Steven Gerrard, his 99th Premier League goal. It was Suarez´s first match at Anfield since completing a 10-game league suspension for biting Chelsea´s Branislav Ivanovic during a match in April.
Second-place Arsenal (5-1) plays at West Bromwich Albion on Sunday. Manchester City (4-2-1) is third after beating Everton 3-1 and sending the Toffees (3-1-3) to their first loss. Alvaro Negredo and Sergio Aguero scored, and Tim Howard had an own goal when he tipped Aguero´s penalty kick off a post and the ball bounced in off the American goalkeeper.
Another U.S. keeper, Aston Villa´s Brad Guzan, earned his second shutout of the season in a 0-0 draw at Hull.
After losses against Manchester City and West Bromwich Albion, United fell behind in the fifth minute when Nemanja Vidic´s poor clearance attempt went into the path of Craig Gardner, who beat goalkeeper David De Gea.
The 18-year-old Januzaj scored in the 55th minute from Patrice Evra´s cross and in the 61st with a left-footed volley off John O´Shea´s headed clearance. He made his first team debut in the Community Shield in August and his EPL debut as a substitute on Sept. 14 against Crystal Palace.
In its first season since David Moyes replaced Alex Ferguson as manager, United (3-3-1) is ninth with 10 points.
´´He is someone who we think a lot of,´´ Moyes said of Januzaj. ´´He can do most things and play in lots of different positions. He is a real talent. I gave Wayne Rooney and Ross Barkley their debuts at Everton and he is certainly in their category too.´´
Liverpool (5-1-1) moved back into first place with a 3-1 win over Crystal Palace on goals by Luis Suarez and Daniel Sturridge plus a penalty kick by Steven Gerrard, his 99th Premier League goal. It was Suarez´s first match at Anfield since completing a 10-game league suspension for biting Chelsea´s Branislav Ivanovic during a match in April.
Second-place Arsenal (5-1) plays at West Bromwich Albion on Sunday. Manchester City (4-2-1) is third after beating Everton 3-1 and sending the Toffees (3-1-3) to their first loss. Alvaro Negredo and Sergio Aguero scored, and Tim Howard had an own goal when he tipped Aguero´s penalty kick off a post and the ball bounced in off the American goalkeeper.
Another U.S. keeper, Aston Villa´s Brad Guzan, earned his second shutout of the season in a 0-0 draw at Hull.
