LONDON - Manchester United stop the barrage of three successive defeats with a revenge against the team who knocked them out of the FA Cup last weekend , Swansea City , with the club's 2-0 win over Wales on Saturday local time .
Defeats of Tottenham Hotspur , Swansea and Sunderland make the United risk of swallowing four -game losing streak for the first time since 1961 , but they discard the possibility thanks to convincing performances at Old Trafford .
Goals from Antonio Valencia and Danny Welbeck in the second half put United just four points adrift of the top four of the Premier League in the seventh , six days after they conquered Swansea in the FA Cup in the same field .
Teenage winger Adnan Januzaj the catalyst for United's victory , and he almost opened the scoring in the 11th minute through a free kick that hit the crossbar .
Welbeck also wasted a good chance when his attempt was wide , but the pressure soon disappear from their shoulders at the start of the second half when Valencia scored after Gerhard Tremmel menepus header Shinji Kagawa .
Januzaj sent a cross for Kagawa , and he also became a source for United's second goal , in the 59th minute , to send feedback to Patrice Evra , who his first-time shot was deflected into the goal for the visitors by Welbeck .
Chris Smalling is only able to release the volley kick bounced off a cross sent Kagawa , who scored fruitful kick also failed because it has not crossed the line , but even if there is no additional goals , the game United looked to have improved that fosters hope for their fans .
Previously , Eden Hazared and Fernando Torres scored in Chelsea's 2-0 win at Hull City headquarters , for the Premier League standings .
Hazard, who celebrated her 23rd birthday on Tuesday , broke the deadlock in the second half at the KC Stadium in the 56th minute at the KC Stadium , receiving a pass from Ashley Cole outside the Hull area and outwit several defenders before fired horizontally toward the corner bottom right of the goal with his right foot .
Torres - 200nya marked appearance in the Premier League with a late goal , where he passed Alex Bruce and fired the ball toward the left post of the goal with his left foot .
This victory brought Jose Mourinho's squad was ranked first in the standings over the former Arsenal , who visit Aston Villa on Monday , and make them have a good preparation ahead of next weekend when they host Manchester United .
Chelsea coach Mourinho dismissed French media reports linking Hazard with a move to Paris Saint Germain , saying , "The club does not want to sell . Course trainer who took the decision . Every coach wants players like him . "
" Last year you see Hazard talented ; This year he is a player who has matured . He deserves the award more than the best player in the game , probably the best player this month . Not many ( players ) who did the things he did . "
Everton return to the Champions League thanks to a 2-0 win over visitors Norwich City .
Gareth Barry brought Everton ahead in the 23rd minute through a shot from 19 yards that nestled into the upper right corner of the goal , before Kevin Mirallas scored from a free kick in the 60th minute .
Tottenham Hotspur lagging a point behind the troops Roberto Martinez in the fifth , after beating Crystal Palace by the same score at White Hart Lane .
After winger Jason Puncheon Palace missed a penalty , Christian Eriksen broke the deadlock in the 50th minute of the operand Emmanuel Adebayor .
One day after his transfer to Toronto FC announced , Spurs striker Jermain Defoe got a warm welcome when coming on as a second half substitute , and he responded by leaving a donation goal during the match 18 minutes .
" It was a typical settlement Jermaine Defoe , " said Spurs coach Tim Sherwood .
" He chased him and hit him . I would be very sorry at the loss of Jermaine . Toronto get a great scorer . "
Adam Johnson scored the first trigol throughout his professional career when Sunderland won 4-1 at Fulham headquarters , to leave the position of caretaker and within a point of the safety zone .
Johnson gave feedback to other Sunderland goal , which accounted for Ki Sung Yueng , while Steve Sidwell pulled one back for the hosts .
West Ham United's first home game tarnishing Ole Gunnar Solksjaer as Cardiff City manager , through goals from Carlton Cole recorded and Mark Noble Sam Allardyce gave troops a 2-0 victory that put them out of the bottom three positions in the standings .
Meanwhile , a goal in the 66th minute captain Adam Lallana scored to make Southampton a 1-0 win over visitors West Bromwich Albion , AFP reported .
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