<p> Premier League leaders Leicester City went seven points clear at the top of the table after skipper Wes Morgan scored in a 1-0 win at home to Southampton on Sunday as Manchester United beat Everton by the same scoreline to maintain their bid for a top-four finish.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Morgan's 38th-minute header at the King Power Stadium, his first goal in nearly a year, was good enough to secure Leicester's fifth 1-0 victory and extend the East Midlands club's advantage over second-placed Tottenham Hotspur, held to a 1-1 draw by Liverpool on Saturday.<br /><br />Now Leicester need just 12 points from their final six games to claim the first top-flight title in the club's 132-year history.<br /><br />Jamaica centre-back Morgan scored the only goal of the game when he got on the end of a Christian Fuchs cross in the 38th minute.<br /><br />The joyous scenes at full time told the story of just how much this latest win meant to a Leicester side who this time last year were battling to stay in the Premier League and who had been rated as 5,000/1 rank outsiders for the title before this season started.<br /><br />In Sunday's other top-flight match, United striker Anthony Martial's goal was good enough to give his side all three points on a day when Old Trafford's south stand was renamed in honour of club great Bobby Charlton.<br /><br />The win moved United up into fifth place, just a point behind local rivals Manchester City, who currently occupy the fourth and final Champions League spot on offer to English clubs.<br /><br />Both Manchester teams have seven league games left to play this season. It looked like being a frustrating day for United until French forward Martial struck from close range when he swept in a ball from substitute Timothy Fosu-Mensah as the hosts exploited some lax Everton defending.<br /><br />Everton were almost level barely a minute later when defender Phil Jagielka headed against the crossbar from a corner with United goalkeeper David de Gea beaten.</p>
<p> Premier League leaders Leicester City went seven points clear at the top of the table after skipper Wes Morgan scored in a 1-0 win at home to Southampton on Sunday as Manchester United beat Everton by the same scoreline to maintain their bid for a top-four finish.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Morgan's 38th-minute header at the King Power Stadium, his first goal in nearly a year, was good enough to secure Leicester's fifth 1-0 victory and extend the East Midlands club's advantage over second-placed Tottenham Hotspur, held to a 1-1 draw by Liverpool on Saturday.<br /><br />Now Leicester need just 12 points from their final six games to claim the first top-flight title in the club's 132-year history.<br /><br />Jamaica centre-back Morgan scored the only goal of the game when he got on the end of a Christian Fuchs cross in the 38th minute.<br /><br />The joyous scenes at full time told the story of just how much this latest win meant to a Leicester side who this time last year were battling to stay in the Premier League and who had been rated as 5,000/1 rank outsiders for the title before this season started.<br /><br />In Sunday's other top-flight match, United striker Anthony Martial's goal was good enough to give his side all three points on a day when Old Trafford's south stand was renamed in honour of club great Bobby Charlton.<br /><br />The win moved United up into fifth place, just a point behind local rivals Manchester City, who currently occupy the fourth and final Champions League spot on offer to English clubs.<br /><br />Both Manchester teams have seven league games left to play this season. It looked like being a frustrating day for United until French forward Martial struck from close range when he swept in a ball from substitute Timothy Fosu-Mensah as the hosts exploited some lax Everton defending.<br /><br />Everton were almost level barely a minute later when defender Phil Jagielka headed against the crossbar from a corner with United goalkeeper David de Gea beaten.</p>