Utd labour to victory

Manchester United made it two wins from as many Premier league matches this season after a rare goal from Adnan Januzaj earned louis van Gaal’s side a laboured 1-0 victory at Aston Villa on Friday.Having started with a similarly dour 1-0 win over Tottenham at Old Trafford on Saturday, midfielder Januzaj struck in the 29th minute at Villa Park to secure the three points.

Though the performance was far from impressive, United was ultimately rewarded for dominating possession, while the home side was punished for failing to provide any real attacking threat.“I think we have played better than last week, and it was an away match,” United manager louis van Gaal told Sky Sports. “I’m very happy... we don’t give many chances away and every game we have more chances than the opponent and that’s the game.”

Januzaj, who last scored for United in April 2014, was the only change to the United side that started against Spurs. Argentina’s Sergio Romero kept his place in goal.Januzaj, who had struggled to make any impact in the opening stages, broke the deadlock after Mata threaded a clever pass through the left side of the Villa defense. The United forward showed neat footwork to evade a challenge from Micah Richards before firing a deflected, low shot that glanced in off the base of the far post.United should have made it 2-0 when Mata sent through a long defense-splitting pass in the 73rd, but Memphis Depay’s first-time shot was wide of the target.

lukaku lifts Toffees

Southampton: Romelu lukaku found his range after a pre-game mishap to score twice in Everton’s 3-0 win at Southampton on Saturday.lukaku put Everton in front in the 22nd minute when he headed in Arouna Kone’s cross on a counter-attack. He then exchanged passes with Ross Barkley before shooting home at the edge of the box in the 44th to make it 2-0.Barkley sealed an impressive team display by Everton with the third in the 84th.

FUll TIME SCORES

S’ton 0-3 Everton; Sunderland 1-3 Norwich; Swansea 2-0 Newcastle; Spurs 2-2 Stoke; Watford 0-0 West Brom; West Ham 1-2 leicester City.