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Man united back to third place, Sturridge scores on comeback

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Manchester United's Robin van Persie (L) celebrates his goal with teammates Wayne Rooney and Adnan Januzaj (R) during their English Premier League soccer match against Leicester City at Old Trafford. PHOTO / REUTERS

LONDON: Manchester United avenged their shock 5-3 defeat at Leicester City in September when they crushed Nigel Pearson's bottom-of-the-table side 3-1 at Old Trafford to move up to third place on the log.

Manchester United are third on 43, ahead of Southampton on 42, Spurs 40, Arsenal 39 and Liverpool 38.

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