Rugby World Cup

The weekend in pictures: Andy Murray, Rugby World Cup, Manchester United vs. Liverpool

| 21 October 2019

Premier League leaders Liverpool fought back for a draw at Manchester United as second-placed Manchester City closed the gap at the top.

England and Wales reached the Rugby World Cup semi-finals in Japan, while Andy Murray won the European Open in Antwerp.

Elsewhere, Premier League leaders Liverpool fought back for a draw at Manchester United as second-placed Manchester City closed the gap at the top, while Leicester claimed an emotional win.

Here, the PA news agency picks out some highlights from over the weekend.

England celebrate — England stormed into the World Cup semi-finals as two tries from Jonny May underpinned a record-equalling 40-16 victory over Australia at Oita Stadium (David Davies/PA)

Wales celebrate — Wales staged a stunning 20-19 fightback victory to win a gripping World Cup quarter-final after France pressed the self-destruct button (David Davies/PA)

An emotional Andy Murray claimed his first ATP Tour title for more than two-and-a-half years at the European Open in Antwerp (Francisco Seco/AP)

Jurgen Klopp (left) and Adam Lallana — Substitute Adam Lallana (right) saved Liverpool from a chastening loss at bitter rivals Manchester United in a pulsating 1-1 Premier League clash (Martin Rickett/PA)

Manchester United were on course for a memorable win thanks to Marcus Rashford's opener (Jon Super/AP)

Japan players are dejected — Hosts Japan were knocked out of the World Cup after defeat to South Africa (Jae C Hong/AP)

Gabriel Jesus and David Silva (centre) were on target as Manchester City bounced back in the Premier League to win 2-0 at Crystal Palace (John Walton/PA)

Wayne Rooney's (right) time in MLS ended on a low note as DC United were crushed 5-1 after extra time of their play-off against Toronto (Frank Gunn/AP)

Leicester and Burnley observe a minute's silence — Leicester came from behind to defeat Burnley 2-1 on a day when their late chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha was remembered at the King Power Stadium (Nigel French/PA)

Rory Best (front centre) — Rory Best called time on his Ireland career after 124 caps following Saturday's 46-14 World Cup quarter-final defeat to New Zealand (Adam Davy/PA)

Actions from Raiders v Packers — Oakland Raiders' Josh Jacobs was stopped during the second half against the Green Bay Packers on Sunday (Mike Roemer/AP)

Goalkeeper Mary Earps celebrated after Manchester United beat Manchester City 2-0 in the Continental League Cup (Zac Goodwin/PA)

Kotaro Matsushima (left) and Makazole Mapimpi — Makazole Mapimpi (bottom right) bagged a brace as South Africa beat Japan 26-3 to book a World Cup semi-final with Wales (Mark Baker/AP)

Dele Alli (centre) — Dele Alli's (centre) late goal rescued a point for Tottenham in a 1-1 Premier League draw with winless Watford (Jonathan Brady/PA)

Cristiano Ronaldo (centre) was on target as Juventus extended their unbeaten start and stayed top of Serie A after a 2-1 home win against Bologna (Luca Bruno/AP)

Marcos Alonso's first goal of the season fired Chelsea to a 1-0 victory over Newcastle on Saturday (Steven Paston/PA)

Former Ryder Cup star Nicolas Colsaerts ended a seven-year winless run on the European Tour with a dramatic one-shot victory at the Amundi Open de France (Thibault Camus/AP)

A parachutist at Sassuolo — A parachutist landed on the pitch during Sunday's Serie A match between Sassuolo and Inter Milan just before Romelu Lukaku took a penalty (Elisabetta Baracchi/AP)

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3	Manchester City Man City	32	22	7	3	76	32	44	73
4	Aston Villa	34	20	6	8	71	50	21	66
5	Tottenham Hotspur Spurs	32	18	6	8	65	49	16	60
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7	Newcastle United Newcastle	33	15	5	13	69	54	15	50
8	West Ham United West Ham	34	13	9	12	54	63	-9	48
9	Chelsea	32	13	8	11	61	57	4	47
10	Bournemouth	34	12	9	13	49	60	-11	45
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14	Crystal Palace	34	10	9	15	44	56	-12	39
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17	Nottingham Forest Nott'm Forest	34	7	9	18	42	60	-18	26
18	Luton Town Luton	34	6	7	21	47	75	-28	25
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20	Sheffield United Sheff Utd	34	3	7	24	33	92	-59	16
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