Man Utd beat QPR, Arsenal held by Villa

 LONDON, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) -- Manchester United fought back from one goal down to beat Queens Park Rangers¹ 3-1 in front of their new manager Harry² Redknapp on Saturday while Arsenal³ were held to a goalless draw by hosts Aston Villa⁴.

West Bromwich Albion's remarkable⁵ winning run continued with an impressive 4-2 victory over Sunderland at the Stadium of Light. The Baggies climbed to the third place on the English Premier⁶ League standings.

QPR, led by sacked manager Mark Hughes's former coaches Mark Bowen and Eddie Niedzwiecki, went ahead in the 52nd minute through Jamie Mackie pounced⁷ from close range.

But three goals in eight minutes saved the Red Devils and earned them three points to put them on top of the standings.

Jonny Evans levelled the scoring and Darren Fletcher, on his first league start for over a year, made it 2-0. Substitute Javier Hernandez scored the third to kill off the match.

Newly appointed QPR manager Redknapp watched the game at Old Trafford on the stand. His team still stay bottom of the table as they remain without a victory from a total of 13 matches this season.

In the other matches, Norwich extended their unbeaten run to six games by holding Everton to a 1-1 draw. Stoke City edge Fulham 1-0 and Wigan defeated Reading 3-2.

1 rangers   

护林者( ranger的名词复数 )； 突击队员

参考例句：

• Do you know where the Rangers Stadium is? 你知道Rangers体育场在哪吗？ 来自超越目标英语 第3册
• Now I'm a Rangers' fan, so I like to be near the stadium. 现在我是Rangers的爱好者，所以我想离体育场近一点。 来自超越目标英语 第3册

2 harry   

vt.掠夺，蹂躏，使苦恼

参考例句：

• Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
• Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。

3 arsenal   

n.兵工厂，军械库

参考例句：

• Even the workers at the arsenal have got a secret organization.兵工厂工人暗中也有组织。
• We must be the great arsenal of democracy.我们必须成为民主的大军火库。

4 villa   

n.别墅，城郊小屋

参考例句：

• We rented a villa in France for the summer holidays.我们在法国租了一幢别墅消夏。
• We are quartered in a beautiful villa.我们住在一栋漂亮的别墅里。

5 remarkable   

adj.显著的，异常的，非凡的，值得注意的

参考例句：

• She has made remarkable headway in her writing skills.她在写作技巧方面有了长足进步。
• These cars are remarkable for the quietness of their engines.这些汽车因发动机没有噪音而不同凡响。

6 premier   

adj.首要的；n.总理，首相

参考例句：

• The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
• He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。

7 pounced   

v.突然袭击( pounce的过去式和过去分词 )；猛扑；一眼看出；抓住机会（进行抨击）

参考例句：

• As soon as I opened my mouth, the teacher pounced on me. 我一张嘴就被老师抓住呵斥了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The police pounced upon the thief. 警察向小偷扑了过去。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》