The win puts eighth-placed United level on 53 points with Newcastle in seventh.
Both clubs are hoping to secure European qualification for the 2024/25 season
KILMARNOCK, Scotland (AP) — Celtic clinched a third straight Scottish league title with a game to spare on Wednesday. A 5-0 win at Kilmarnock gave Celtic an unassailable six-point lead over fierce Glasgow rival Rangers. It's the first silverware of Brendan Rodgers’ second spell in charge and moved Celtic onto 54 league titles — one behind Rangers’ record total in Scotland. Celtic could also secure a league-and-cup double because it plays Rangers on the Scottish Cup final on May 25. ___ AP soccer
SALZBURG, Austria (AP) — Jürgen Klopp’s longtime assistant Pep Lijnders will coach Austria's biggest club Salzburg next season as their era at Liverpool comes to an end. Salzburg said Wednesday it hired the 41-year-old Lijnders on a three-year contract. It means Lijnders should take Salzburg to the revamped Club World Cup in June 2025 which Liverpool will miss. Salzburg is among 12 European teams in the 32-team tournament lineup in the United States next year. Though Liverpool is ranked higher t