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De Gea the hero as United topple Tottenham to maintain Solskjaer's fine start as interim manager

De Gea the hero as United topple Tottenham to maintain Solskjaer's fine start as interim manager
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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer claims Manchester United are back in Champions League contention.

A Marcus Rashford goal and a man of the match performance from goalkeeper David de Gea handed the Red Devils a 1-nil win over Tottenham at Wembley.

It is United's sixth successive victory under interim manager Solskjaer, and moves them to within six points of the Premier League's top 4.

The Norwegian feels it is a highly significant result.

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Defeat to United leaves Spurs in third place.

They are nine points adrift of the league leaders Liverpool.

Manager Mauricio Pochettino says it is too early to rule Tottenham out of the title race.

Meanwhile, Manchester City are back in Premier League action tonight.

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Pep Guardiola's side welcome Wolverhampton Wanderers to the Etihad Stadium.

City need a win to cut Liverpool's lead at the top of the table to four points.

Kick off is at 8 o'clock.

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