MANCHESTER, England -- Henrikh Mkhitaryan underlined his growing importance to Manchester United by scoring in a 1-0 win over Tottenham in the Premier League on Sunday, sealing the teams most important victory under Jose Mourinho.Mkhitaryans match ended prematurely when he was carried off on a stretcher in the 85th with a left ankle injury, but by then hed done the damage with his 29th-minute goal at Old Trafford.The Armenia midfielder raced onto Ander Herreras through-ball and drove home a rising shot for his first Premier League goal.Mourinho said Mkhitaryan was man of the match and that his injury wasnt serious, likely keeping him out for about two weeks.For a change, United managed to close out the game comfortably to move three points behind Spurs and six behind Manchester City, which occupies the fourth and final Champions League qualification berth after 15 games.To be honest, after so many matches playing well but not winning, we need more the points than the performance, Mourinho said, but I knew against Tottenham it is difficult to get the result without playing well. We played very well.Mkhitaryan has been slowly integrated into Uniteds first team since his move from Borussia Dortmund last summer, with Mourinho keen to ease the Armenian into the demands of English soccer.Now he is settled, Mkhitaryan is looking the part. And the pace and quick thinking he showed for his goal was something United has been lacking.As soon as Herrera pounced on a wayward pass from Harry Kane in the center of the field, Mkhitaryan was off, running in behind Spurs center back Jan Vertonghen with left back Danny Rose stranded upfield. Herreras pass was perfect and Mkhitaryan took it on before unleashing a fierce shot that flew past Hugo Lloris.In his last four games, Mkhitaryan has scored two goals and set up two others. His injury will set him back once again, however.Meanwhile, the Premier League has now seen players from 96 different nationalities score goals since its inception in 1992.It was a crucial win for United and Mourinho, whose record against the so-called heavyweights of the Premier League has been poor since arriving at Old Trafford. United has already lost to City and Chelsea this season, and drawn against Arsenal and Liverpool.United had the better of the chances in both halves, with Paul Pogba particularly lively in crashing a free kick against the crossbar and having two shots well saved by Lloris.Christian Eriksen was Tottenhams best player and from one of his free kicks, an unmarked Victor Wanyama misdirected a header from the edge of the six-yard box in the 55th.Spurs didnt have a more clear-cut opening for the rest of the match.It was an even game, very competitive, Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino said. I think a little bit disappointed but not disappointed with our performance. We compete here (in a) difficult game.There were some boos from United fans toward Marouane Fellaini as the midfielder warmed up late in the second half, with Mourinho contemplating a substitution.Mourinho said he heard the jeers and guessed it was a reaction to Fellainis clumsy foul against Everton last week, soon after coming on as a substitute, that conceded a penalty and subsequently a late equalizing goal.He is a player and a person I like and the person is more important, Mourinho said. He will always have my protection.Fellaini came on for the last minute of the match. Cheap Mets Jerseys Authentic . McPhee said that Ovechkins father Mikhail is in stable condition after having the surgery this week and is no longer in intensive care. "Weve told him to stay as long as necessary with your dad," he said. 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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Forward Jordan Morris has joined the U.S. injured list and will miss Fridays World Cup qualifier against Mexico.A finalist for Major League Soccer rookie of the year, Morris strained a hamstring during Seattles playoff game against Dallas on Sunday. He was replaced on the U.S. roster Tuesday by 35-year-old LA Galaxy forward Alan Gordon.Gordon made his U.S. debut in October 2012, entering in the 73rd minute and assisting on Eddie Johnsons 90th-minute goal in a 2-1 win at Antigua and Barbuda in a World Cup qualifier. The only other internatiional appearance for the 6-foot-3 attacker was when he entered in the second half of last years 2-1 loss to Jamaica in the semifi