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Top 4 in sight: Can Manchester United get into the Champions League?

Manchester United's Marcus Rashford celebrates scoring their second goal with Jesse Lingard [REUTERS/Phil Noble]

Manchester United climbed to fifth place in the Premier League after goals from Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford gave them a 2-0 win at Burnley on Saturday which leaves them a point outside the Champions League spots.

For all the question marks over Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and his side, United head into the New Year battling for a top-four place thanks in part to rivals’ inconsistency but also due to the emergence of Martial and Rashford as real attacking threats.

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