KALTIMPOST.ID – Manchester United pelan-pelan memperbaiki posisinya di klasemen sementara. Pasukan Ruben Amorin tersebut sukses meraih kemenangan saat bertandang ke Craven Cottage, markas Fulham, Minggu (26/1) dini hari Wita.
Gol tunggal bek tengah Lisandro Martinez pada menit ke-78 sudah cukup untuk memastikan The Red Devils mengunci victory. Tambahan tiga poin membuat United naik ke peringkat 12 klasemen dengan koleksi 29 poin dari 23 laga. Menggeser Crystal Palace yang takluk 1-2 atas Brentford FC. Sementara Fulham, dengan hasil minor ini, anak asuh Mario Silva berada di peringkat ke-10 dengan mengemas 33 poin. (*)
| KLASEMEN SEMENTARA | ||||||||||
| No | Klub | T | M | S | K | GM | GK | SG | Poin | |
| 1 | Liverpool | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 54 | 21 | 33 | 53 | |
| 2 | Arsenal | 23 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 44 | 21 | 23 | 47 | |
| 3 | Nottingham Forrest | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 27 | 6 | 44 | |
| 4 | Manchester City | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 47 | 30 | 17 | 41 | |
| 5 | Newcastle United | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 41 | 27 | 14 | 41 | |
| 6 | Chelsea | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 45 | 30 | 15 | 40 | |
| 7 | Bournemouth | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 41 | 26 | 15 | 40 | |
| 8 | Aston Villa | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 35 | -1 | 37 | |
| 9 | Brighton & Hove | 23 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 35 | 31 | 4 | 34 | |
| 10 | Fulham | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 34 | 31 | 3 | 33 | |
| 11 | Brentford | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 42 | 40 | 2 | 31 | |
| 12 | Manchester United | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 28 | 32 | -4 | 29 | |
| 13 | Crystal Palace | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 30 | -4 | 27 | |
| 14 | West Ham | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 44 | -16 | 27 | |
| 15 | Tottenham Hotspur | 23 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 46 | 37 | 9 | 24 | |
| 16 | Everton | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 28 | -9 | 23 | |
| 17 | Leicester City | 23 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 25 | 49 | -24 | 17 | |
| ZONA DEGRADASI | ||||||||||
| 18 | Wolverhampton | 23 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 32 | 52 | -20 | 16 | |
| 19 | Ipswich Town | 23 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 47 | -26 | 16 | |
| 20 | Southampton | 23 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 53 | -37 | 6 | |