Gary Lineker expressed his delight to "finally" see Jadon Sancho performing for Manchester United.
23.01.2022 - 22:17 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
It's been almost the perfect weekend for Manchester United in their pursuit for Champions League qualification.
Ralf Rangnick and his team were seventh at the start of play on Saturday afternoon; two points behind opponents and Premier League surprise package West Ham.
Fast forward 24 hours, though, and things look much more positive for United and their top four hopes.
Marcus Rashford conjured up a dramatic added-time winner against the Hammers at Old Trafford on Saturday and that result has been followed up by fellow top-four hopefuls Arsenal and Tottenham both dropping points on Sunday afternoon.
Arsenal were held 0-0 at home to Burnley and Tottenham swept aside 2-0 by Chelsea.
That game was level going into half-time, but the Blues struck twice in quick succession through Hakim Ziyech and experienced Brazilian centre-back Thiago Silva after the restart.
Needless to say, the news went down particularly well on the red side of Manchester.
Two points separate United, Arsenal, Tottenham and West Ham heading into the international break, though Arsenal and Tottenham have one and two games in hand on Rangnick's men respectively.
Here are a selection of social media comments from United supporters in response to those two results;
@SaiNo23 said: "Good results overall with Spurs losing and Arsenal. Need to hold a grip moving forward."
@BradleyDay21 posted: "It only took the slightest bit of form from United and we are back to controlling the top-four race."
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@ricki_hyde666 added: "Rashford's last-minute winner was massive. Thank you Burnley. Thank you Chelsea."
@AndileMlondo said: "With Spurs and Arsenal both dropping points that
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