Reds set for top four - Ibra

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Six draws in their last nine league games had eroded United's hopes of a top-four finish and victory over Sunderland was imperative if they were to stay in touch.

"My game is improving, I'm getting better and better - I feel like Benjamin Button". And Ibrahimovic, 35, has likened himself to the fictional character, played by Brad Pitt in the film of the same title, who gets younger in appearance with age.

With the result, United overtake Arsenal to fifth place on 57 points. They left us in a position of "yes" or "no".

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Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic opened scoring for the visitors after 30 minutes.

Larsson earned a straight sending off for a challenge on Ander Herrera shortly before the interval, although replays showed the 31-year-old had won the ball before making contact with his opponent.

And Shaw's lively contribution also included an attempt on goal and the pass to Mkhitaryan to make it 2-0.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic needs more support from players like Jesse Lingard at Manchester United.

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Sunderland remains bottom, 10 points adrift of safety.

"Today the result was helped by the referee", said Sunderland manager David Moyes, the former United boss.

"We have to keep focussing, working and believing we will reach the top four", Ibrahimovic added.

Since his 30th birthday in 2011, he has scored 250 goals in 307 games for club and country - 18 more than he managed in 529 games before turning 30. Home-grown 18-year-old midfielder Tom Davies put Everton ahead after only 31 seconds following a dart into the box by Kevin Mirallas.

Leicester struck back three minutes later though with a trademark counter-attack, Demarai Gray bursting deep into home territory before he slipped the ball to Islam Slimani and the Algerian coolly side-footed past Joel Robles. "We did really well".

"We have a youngish team and these are things we need to knock out of our game". We want to go there and get the victory. "Afterwards we play with one more, sometimes it can be more hard and sometimes it can be an advantage". "Myself and Ross (Barkley) have played together many times. In this handsome weather the game was played at a more slow intensity". "Zlatan did that and after that the team could play better". We had great movement between the lines.

"You need these players to break it".

It was a straightforward day for the Special One and seemed as relaxed as ever on the bench.

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