Second-half strikes by Federico Valverde, Brahim Diaz and Endrick gave feeble Real Madrid an unconvincing 3-0 win over lowly Real Valladolid.
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday.
Villa remain fourth on 56 points, three points above Spurs in fifth, having played a game more. West Ham are seventh on 44, three points behind sixth-placed Manchester United who have a game in hand.
Off the field, issues have also arisen involving players such as Mason Greenwood, Antony, and Jadon Sancho. Ten Hag, however, emphasized the importance of unity during trying times, stating, "It's my second year. I know it's not always only going up, you will have your gaps and you get stronger from it as long as you stay together, and that's what we're doing. The dressing room, staff, all the staff, coaches, medical, everyone is united and at United you fight."
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Monday
Sean Dyche's Burnley side looked to have secured a crucial point in their fight to move clear of the bottom three but Eriksen broke their hearts with a clinical finish for third-placed Spurs in the 91st minute.
Manchester City crushed Burnley 6-1 at a sodden Turf Moor on Saturday to move into fourth place in the Premier League, while pushing the home side nearer to relegation after a season in the top flight.
Burnley secured a return to the English Premier League amid joyous scenes at Turf Moor on Monday when a 2-0 home victory over Wigan Athletic sealed automatic promotion from the Championship.
Third-placed Aston Villa are the surprise package of the season and Unai Emery's side face relegation-threatened Burnley while fifth-placed Spurs host a resurgent Bournemouth who have 19 points from their last seven games.
Burnley's winning run against teams from London continued on Tuesday with a 2-0 defeat of Arsenal to reach the semi-finals of the League Cup. Kevin McDonald scored twice for the Championship (second division) side to see off an Arsenal team made up almost entirely of young reserves and end a 25-year wait to reach the semi-finals of a major competition.
City manager Pep Guardiola had kept his cards close to his chest on Friday, saying Haaland would be assessed after training, but the Norwegian didn't appear to participate in that training.
A summary of Saturday's action in the English Premier League.
Arsenal's title hopes hit with 2-0 loss to Villa as Man City get boost
Arsenal climbed above Manchester United into second place in the Premier League with a 3-1 home win over Burnley on Saturday.
Haaland now has an astonishing 42 goals for City since joining from Borussia Dortmund last June.
Burnley celebrated their first home match in the top division for 33 years with a shock 1-0 victory over Premier League champions Manchester United at Turf Moor on Wednesday.
Manchester City roared back to the top of the Premier League with a 6-1 thrashing of Bournemouth after Manchester United steadied the ship
IMAGES from the Premier League matches played on Saturday.
Mikel Arteta's team are third with 61 points after 27 games, a point behind Manchester City
Sunny Singh Gill was standing at the proverbial career crossroads one year ago. He had the option to continue as a prison officer or concentrate on carrying forward his family's rich footballing legacy by chasing his refereeing dream.
'Not in the dressing room. Of course there are a lot of rumours but it is not that we get distracted by it.'
IMAGES from the Premier League matches played on Saturday
Manchester United were humbled 3-0 at home by Newcastle United in the League Cup fourth round
Images from the Premier League matches played on Saturday.
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday.
Images from the Premier League matches played on Saturday, March 9.
Arsenal had more than twice as many chances but failed to take any as the visitors defended gamely.
IMAGES from English Premier League matches played on Sunday.
IMAGES from the EPL matches played on Sunday.
Images from Saturday's action in the English Premier League
Fabinho's first-half goal earned Liverpool a 1-0 win at Burnley
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Sunday night
Holders and Premier League leaders Arsenal will be at home to Championship (second tier) Burnley in the fourth round of the FA Cup after most of the big guns avoided top flight opponents in Monday's draw.
Manchester United dropped out of the Premier League's top four
In Conte's absence, Stellini guided Spurs to wins over Manchester City, West Ham United and Chelsea.
"We do everything that is in our power, so I do research on every opportunity that comes. We do everything we can if that opportunity will be there."
English Premier League leaders Manchester City and Chelsea slugged out a magnificent 4-4 draw at Stamford Bridge.
Qualifying Newcastle United for the Champions League was not even in Eddie Howe's thoughts at the start of the season
IMAGES from EPL matches played on Sunday.
Images from the English Premier League matches played over the weekend.
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