Manchester United 3 Stoke City 0 LIVE: Premier League 2017-18 football as it happened at Old Trafford - goals, highlights

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Manchester United breathed new life into the title race as they as they beat Stoke City 3-0 on Monday night.

United capitalised on Manchester City's first loss in the league - a 4-3 defeat at Liverpool on Sunday - to reduce the gap to 12 points with 15 games remaining.

Antonio Valencia, back from nearly a month out with a hamstring injury, blasted a shot into the top corner with his weaker left foot to give United the lead in the ninth minute, and Anthony Martial curled in a first-time effort from the edge of the area for 2-0 seven minutes before half-time.

Romelu Lukaku added a third goal in the 72nd from a shot on the turn to cap United's win.

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Man Utd XI: de Gea, Valencia, Jones, Smalling, Shaw, Pogba, Matic, Mata, Lingard, Martial, Lukaku

Subs: Lindelof, Rojo, Rashford, Ander Herrera, Fellaini, McTominay, Joel Pereira

Stoke XI: Butland, Bauer, Zouma, Martins Indi, Tymon, Fletcher, Shaqiri, Allen, Ireland, Choupo-Moting, Crouch

Subs: Wimmer, Afellay, Adam, Diouf, Sobhi, Grant, Edwards