Manchester City's bid to chop Arsenal's Premier League lead to two points was scuppered as Harry Kane's record-breaking goal earned Tottenham Hotspur a 1-0 win.
Liverpool snatched three points with a wild 1-0 victory over relegation-threatened Nottingham Forest.
Wolverhampton Wanderers stunned Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 with stoppage-time goals from Pablo Sarabia and Mario Lemina on Saturday, thwarting the visitors in their bid to reclaim top spot in the Premier League table.
Bukayo Saka scored either side of halftime as Arsenal crushed second-bottom Burnley 5-0.
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Sunday night.
Images from the Premier League matches played on Sunday.
Second-tier Forest's buoyant fans were briefly silenced when Leicester grabbed a lifeline before halftime as Kelechi Iheanacho pounced on an error to score from an acute angle.
A ninth successive win in all competitions for United was celebrated with real vigour, as they moved to within a point of City in second, giving Arsenal the chance to go eight points clear at the top of the standings with a win over Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday.
Tottenham were booed off at the final whistle as defeat left them in fifth place
A round-up of Saturday's action in the Nations League.
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Sunday
Images from Saturday's action in the Premier League.
IMAGES from the EPL matches played on Wednesday.
Diogo Jota and Mohamed Salah were on target as Liverpool edged Premier League strugglers Nottingham Forest 3-2.
Images from the Nations League football matches played on Thursday.
Glimpses from Sunday's Nations League matches.
A round-up of Saturday's action in the Premier League.
Hungary condemn England to worst home defeat since 1928
A round-up of Saturday's action in the Premier League.
England created numerous chances but Calvert-Lewin's penalty was the only addition to the score as the hosts impressed ahead of Nations League clashes against Belgium and Iceland.
A summary of Saturday's action in the Premier League.
"The best team won, we struggled from the beginning and we couldn't deal with their long balls. Usually, you press the ball to win it, but this was different. They defended so deep and so well," City coach Pep Guardiola told the BBC.
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IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday.