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Manchester, England (SportsNetwork.com) - Wayne Rooney and Robin van Persie found the back of the net on Saturday as Manchester United claimed its third consecutive victory in league play with a 3-0 result over Hull City at Old Trafford. Louis van Gaals tenure as Manchester United manager got off to a rocky start as the club failed to win any of its league matches during the first month of the season, but van Gaal has since righted the ship as the Red Devils earned an impressive 2-1 win against Arsenal away from home last week. The Red Devils opened the scoring after 16 minutes through defender Chris Smalling and Rooney doubled the advantage three minutes before the intermission when he ripped one into the bottom left corner just inside the post. It was Rooneys fifth goal of the season and seventh against Hull City in his last five games. Van Persie then put an exclamation point on proceedings with a third goal in the 66th minute when he fired home from distance into the top left corner to put United comfortably in the drivers seat. Hull City did little to trouble David de Geas goal as the Tigers managed three shots on goal and kept just 23 percent of possession over the duration of the 90 minutes. The result keeps the Red Devils in fourth place in the Premier League with 22 points, while Hull City stays in 17th place with 11 points, out of the bottom three on goal difference. Elsewhere in the Premier League on Saturday, Liverpool put an end to a five- match winless run across all competitions thanks to a 1-0 win over Stoke City at Anfield. Liverpool has struggled mightily over the past month and has not won since a 2-1 triumph over Swansea City in the League Cup on Oct. 28. Saturdays affair was physical from the outset and the breakthrough came when a cross from Glen Johnson on the right flank was nodded off the crossbar. The ball bounced in front of Stoke goalkeeper Asmir Begovic. Johnson raced in from his spot on the right flank, beat his mark to the ball and bravely went in for a diving header past Begovic to give the Reds a much-needed three points. Sunderland claimed an impressive point against Chelsea, holding the unbeaten league leaders to a scoreless draw at the Stadium of Light. Chelsea had the better of the possession, keeping 66 percent of the ball, and the club remained patient looking for an opportunity to break down the Sunderland defense. But the Black Cats back line held firm to take a point off of Jose Mourinhos club. The only other two teams to hold Chelsea to a point are Manchester City and Manchester United. Arsenal bounced back from its defeat to Manchester United with a 1-0 win over West Bromwich Albion thanks to a 60th-minute goal form Danny Welbeck. The win keeps the Gunners in the top-six with 20 points from 13 matches, two behind United for the final Champions League place, while West Brom remains in 14th place. Joe Cole and Danny Ings swapped goals as Burnley and Aston Villa played to a 1-1 draw at Turf Moor. Cole opened the scoring for Villa in the 38th minute, but the visitors failed to hold the lead as Ings converted a penalty with three minutes to play to claim a point for the Clarets. Charlie Austins 73rd-minute goal held up as the winner as Queens Park Rangers claimed a nervy 3-2 victory over Leicester City at Loftus Road. QPR has struggled all season near the bottom of the table and things started poorly Saturday as Esteban Cambiasso gave Leicester the lead after four minutes. A Wes Morgan own goal in the 38th minute and a goal from Leroy Fer gave QPR the lead at halftime, but Jeffrey Schlupp put the sides on level terms at 2-2 in the 68th minute. Austin then fired home the winner five minutes later to give the Hoops a vital three points in their bid to stave off relegation. Crystal Palace claimed a point away from home as the Eagles battled Swansea City to a 1-1 draw at the Liberty Stadium. Wilfried Bony opened the scoring after 15 minutes for the hosts, but Mile Jedinak converted a penalty kick 10 minutes later as the clubs were forced to share the spoils. Finally in the Premier League on Saturday, Newcastle Uniteds six-match winning streak across all competitions came to and end in east London as the 10-man Magpies fell to West Ham United, 1-0, at Upton Park. Stitched Saints Jerseys . The deals were announced on Friday. Beckham will receive $4.175 million in base salary, while De Aza will receive $4.25 million. 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Saints Jerseys China . -- Caris LeVert had 14 points and a career-high 11 rebounds for his first career double-double, and No.MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. - When the woeful New York Jets gave up a 97-yard touchdown run to fall behind by 10 points Sunday, Rex Ryan cursed and hollered and angrily swung his arms and stomped along the sideline.Nearly 30 minutes remained in the season, and Ryan wasnt done coaching yet.With a breakout performance by Geno Smith, the Jets rallied to beat the Miami Dolphins 37-24, and Ryan ordered a fake punt with four minutes left that sealed the victory. It left the coach in a jovial mood, even though the comeback probably wont be enough to save his job.I think we all expect whats going to happen is going to happen, Ryan said. Im not afraid of what lies ahead, I can tell you that.Smith had his best game in a rocky season, throwing for a career-high 358 yards and three touchdowns. That more than negated a 97-yard run by Lamar Miller, the longest play from scrimmage in Dolphins history.The game was entertaining but mostly meaningless because it involved two teams out of the playoff chase. And with the Jets sitting out the post-season for the fourth consecutive year, owner Woody Johnson is widely expected to fire Ryan, and perhaps general manager John Idzik.The Jets (4-12) finished with their worst record since 2007.This is a great team — just, we havent had a great record, Ryan said. But as far as how you build a team, its there.Ryan is 46-50 in six seasons — not including 4-2 in the post-season — but remains popular with his players, and they dumped a bucket of sports drink on him when the game ended.We love coach Ryan, Smith said. Id love to play for him my entire career.Ryan continually tried to deflect postgame questions about his future, saying Johnson will talk to him at the appropriate time. They met briefly after the game.I said, Hey, boss, Im going to give the whole team a game ball. Sorry. And thats exactly what we did. Hes good with it, Ryan said.The Dolphins (8-8) missed a shot at their first winning season since 2008, which is the last time they made the playoffs. Owner Stephen Ross has said coach Joe Philbin will be back for a fourth season in 2015, and hell have disharmony to address after benching star receiver Mike Wallace for the entire second half.Wallace was punished for arguing with the coaching staff at halftime. He declined to talk to reporters after the game, and instead had teammate Brandon Gibson speak on his behalf, which made for a bizarre scene as they stood side by side at their lockers.Why was Gibson doing the talking?I just dont wwant my dog to say anything wrong, Gibson said.ddddddddddddDifferences in opinion led to Mike not playing in the second half, so thats what were going to say about coaches. ... Things that were communicated probably were misunderstood.The half-empty stadium and also-ran status of the teams created the atmosphere of an exhibition game, and with the stakes modest, Ryan threw in an occasional frill. The Jets ran a reverse out of the wildcat, with receiver Jeremy Kerley throwing incomplete to Smith.The fake punt came when New York clung to a 27-24 lead. Punter Ryan Quigley lobbed a 38-yard pass to tight end Zach Sudfeld on fourth-and-12.Somebody had the guts to call it, Ryan said. I dont know who, but hes probably standing in front of you.On the next play, Smith hit Jeff Cumberland with a 23-yard pass for the clinching touchdown.New York came in ranked last in the NFL in passing, but Smith went 20 of 25 and had a passer rating of 158.3 — the only perfect rating this year by a quarterback throwing at least seven passes, according to STATS. The South Florida native helped the Jets achieve a season-high points total.Even so, the game might have been Smiths final start for the Jets. Theyre expected to seek quarterback help in the draft or free agency.I have complete confidence in myself, Smith said, but consistency is the thing that Im searching for and Im getting better with.Eric Decker caught 10 passes for a career-high 221 yards, including a 74-yard touchdown, the longest play by the Jets this year. David Harris had 2 1/2 of the Jets seven sacks of Ryan Tannehill.Miller ran for a career-high 178 yards and reached the 1,000-yard milestone for the first time. His touchdown was the longest run allowed by the Jets, and the longest play from scrimmage in the NFL this season.NOTES: Jets DT Sheldon Richardson left the game in the second quarter with a head injury and didnt return. WR Percy Harvin (ribs) and Pro Bowl C Nick Mangold (ankle) were inactive. ... Miami LB Koa Misi left with a right knee injury in the third quarter. ... Jets QB Michael Vick played for first time since Nov. 24, making a brief appearance in the first quarter. ... Tannehill became the first Miami player since Dan Marino in 1994 to throw for 4,000 yards. Tannehill finished with 392 completions this season to break Marinos 1994 franchise record of 385.___AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and http://twitter.com/AP_NFL___Follow Steven Wine on Twitter: http://twitter.com/Steve_Wine ' ' '