Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat-trick as Manchester United guaranteed a 3-2 win over Norwich on Saturday to exploit routs for Arsenal and Tottenham in the race for a spot in next season's Champions League.
Prods' triumphant run was brought to a sudden stop by a 1-0 home loss by Brighton, while the Gunners were beaten 1-0 at Southampton to downturn to a third successive misfortune.
Ronaldo's 50th club hat-trick tempered a revolt among the fanbase at Old Trafford as United move above Arsenal into fifth on goal contrast, three focuses behind Tottenham.
There was agitation among the United fans before the game even started as many didn't come into the arena until the seventeenth moment to challenge the 17 years of the Glazer family's responsibility for club.
Those late to sit down missed Ronaldo's first goal of the evening as he cleared home Anthony Elanga's cross.
The 37-year-old then, at that point, controlled home Alex Telles' corner for his twentieth goal of the time regardless of United's battles.
Be that as it may, the Red Devils' guarded issues were exposed by the lower part of-the-table Canaries who had scored only 20 goals in their past 31 association games.
Kieran Dowell divided the unfulfilled obligations in first-half stoppage time before Teemu Pukki evened out seven minutes into the last part.
David de Gea then needed to create a splendid save to deny Pukki from finishing the rebound.
United players were then met with serenades of "you're not fit to wear the shirt", with Paul Pogba singled out for misuse when he was subbed.
In any case, Ronaldo had the last say when his free-kick flew through the grip of Tim Krul a little ways from time.
NORTH LONDON NIGHTMARE
Brighton ended Tottenham's charge towards the Champions League as Leandro Trossard struck a 90th-minute victor.
In any case, Antonio Conte's men were rescued by one more loss for Arsenal as they neglected to close the hole against a Southampton side that had been whipped 6-0 by Chelsea last end of the week.
Brighton were Arsenal's winners last opportunity to snap a seven-game winless run.
With certainty reestablished, the Seagulls seemed to be their old selves under Graham Potter as they controlled the game and finished a north London twofold on account of Trossard's created finish in the last moment.
"Today we did everything excessively sluggish," said Conte. "It was anything but a decent game for us.
"Whenever you can't win, you shouldn't lose and that is an example for us today. Whenever it isn't your day, you need to focus harder and not lose."
Weapons store's absence of a top striker demonstrated their defeat at St. Mary's as Fraser Forster created a line of fine saves to leave Mikel Arteta's men disappointed.
Southampton took their risk when it came as protector Jan Bednarek cleared high past Aaron Ramsdale not long before halftime.
At the lower part of the table, Watford look set to get back to the Championship after Brentford incurred their tenth progressive home association rout.
Pontus Jansson scored the victor profound into stoppage time for the Bees after Emmanuel Dennis had counteracted Christian Norgaard's opener.
Second-from-base Watford stay six focuses unfastened of wellbeing with six games left to play.
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