Wayne Rooney scored twice to help Manchester United stretch their unbeaten run to 12 games in an entertaining 2-2 Premier League draw at Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool were upset 3-1 at Hull City on Sunday.
Rooney twice levelled for United in a captivating game at White Hart Lane, showcasing his poacher’s instinct to cancel out Kyle Walker’s opener before firing home a penalty after a Sandro thunderbolt had put Tottenham back in front.
Champions United remained eighth on 22 points, nine behind leaders Arsenal, with Tottenham a further point back.
Hull, who had never beaten Liverpool, opened the scoring on 20 minutes thanks to a huge slice of good fortune, Jake Livermore’s shot from distance cannoning off the boot of Martin Skrtel and looping over keeper Simon Mignolet.
Liverpool levelled thanks to a curling free kick from Steven Gerrard but their lacklustre performance was punished in the second half when David Meyler latched on to a loose ball and buried it into the bottom corner.
Skrtel deflected in a Tom Huddlestone shot with three minutes remaining to wrap up the points for Hull.
{{/usCountry}}Skrtel deflected in a Tom Huddlestone shot with three minutes remaining to wrap up the points for Hull.
{{/usCountry}}Liverpool dropped to third on 24 points, behind Chelsea, who host Southampton later on Sunday, on goal difference.
Manchester City can also muscle into the top four with a win at home to Swansea City. Hull moved up to 10th on 17 points.