Manchester United Are Premier League Title Challengers After Win over Liverpool

OLD TRAFFORD, MANCHESTER — Manchester United are challenging for the Premier League title. They might only have an outside chance of being crowned champions this season, but they have given themselves hope after defeating Liverpool 3-0 on Sunday.

And with five months of the season still to go, that's all you can ask. United might not be playing particularly well, but they've now won six games in a row. Arsenal, Southampton and now Liverpool have all been beaten during that win streak. Expectations at Old Trafford are gradually shifting from a place in the top four to something more—and rightly so.The most encouraging thing for the fans, and manager Louis van Gaal, is there is still a sense that there's much more to come. Angel Di Maria is sidelined with injury. Radamel Falcao is yet to get a run in the team. The defence isn't settled. There is more to come.

It was at Old Trafford in March last season that Liverpool's title challenge began to look credible. As Liverpool's third goal went in, the visiting fans began singing "David Moyes football genius" and "you're getting sacked in the morning".Nine months on, it was United winning 3-0 and the home fans enjoying Brendan Rodgers' discomfort. It's been quite a turnaround.

United's season has also undergone a 180 degree turn. The Red Devils didn't win any of their first three league games. They were beaten by Swansea and drew with Sunderland and Burnley. They also dropped points against Leicester City and West Bromwich Albion.

But since the 1-0 defeat at Manchester City in November, United have taken 18 points from 18. It's their best run in the league since the end of the 2012/13 season, when they won the title. It's not just top-four form. It's title-winning form.

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