Man Utd count cost of stylish win

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LONDON, Dec 22 (AFP): Manchester United kept up their pursuit of leaders Manchester City with a 5-0 victory at Fulham but the three points came at a cost as England duo Phil Jones and Ashley Young were injured. Both will now miss games over the holiday period and beyond. Jones, who was back in defence to replace Rio Ferdinand after a lengthy spell in midfield, was forced off early on after being hit in the jaw by the arm of Clint Dempsey. Young, who had replaced him in the 20th minute, was forced off in the second half following a collision with Dickson Etuhu. It is feared Jones, 19, has suffered a fracture and as a result will be out for six weeks. "We've got a couple of injuries," United manager Sir Alex Ferguson confirmed afterwards. "Phil Jones got an elbow to the jaw and we'll send him for an X-ray tomorrow. It doesn't look good. Rio will be back for the Blackburn game on New Year's Eve, Phil is a concern and Ashley is out for two or three weeks." Manchester City won 3-0 at home to Stoke City to remain two points clear at the top but United's performance suggested they were in no mood to let the gap widen. Danny Welbeck gave them a fifth-minute lead after Nani had run half the length of the pitch down the left wing and the Portugal international made it 2-0 himself just before the half-hour mark.