Barclays U21 Premier League 2016: Monday Results, Updated Table and Fixtures

Adnan Januzaj notched a brace as Manchester United closed the gap at the top of the Barclays Under-21 Premier League on Monday, dispatching Southampton 4-0 at Leigh Sports Village.

Earlier, Tottenham Hotspur missed the chance to do the same as they were held to a 2-2 draw by Manchester City.

Read on for a full roundup of the two games, but first, here is confirmation of those results, the latest league standings and the upcoming fixtures:

Home	Score	Away
Manchester United	4-0	Southampton
Tottenham Hotspur	2-2	Manchester City

POS	CLUB	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	PTS
POS	CLUB	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	PTS
Division 1
1	Sunderland U21	12	9	1	2	25	8	17	28
2	Man Utd U21	9	7	1	1	24	9	15	22
3	Spurs U21	14	5	4	5	32	31	1	19
4	Reading U21	12	5	3	4	23	22	1	18
5	Everton U21	12	4	5	3	18	17	1	17
6	Man City U21	10	4	3	3	19	16	3	15
7	Chelsea U21	10	4	2	4	19	20	-1	14
8	Southampton U21	12	4	2	6	20	27	-7	14
9	Middlesbrough U21	10	3	3	4	17	14	3	12
10	Norwich U21	13	3	3	7	18	24	-6	12
11	Liverpool U21	11	2	3	6	12	20	-8	9
12	Leicester U21	11	2	2	7	15	34	-19	8
Division 2
1	Derby U21	13	8	1	4	28	17	11	25
2	Arsenal U21	11	7	2	2	22	13	9	23
3	West Brom U21	12	6	5	1	15	7	8	23
4	Aston Villa U21	14	6	4	4	15	18	-3	22
5	West Ham U21	14	6	2	6	23	24	-1	20
6	Stoke U21	14	6	1	7	15	15	0	19
7	Blackburn U21	11	5	2	4	18	17	1	17
8	Fulham U21	11	5	2	4	14	15	-1	17
9	Swansea U21	11	5	1	5	18	12	6	16
10	Newcastle U21	13	3	5	5	17	21	-4	14
11	Wolves U21	13	2	2	9	13	22	-9	8
12	Brighton U21	13	1	3	9	8	25	-17	6

Date	Time	Fixture
Friday, Jan. 22	12 p.m. GMT	Arsenal vs. Swansea City
Friday, Jan. 22	1 p.m. GMT	Manchester City vs. Reading
Friday, Jan. 22	7 p.m. GMT	Fulham vs. West Ham United

Monday Recap

Januzaj started the evening game for United following his return from a loan spell with Borussia Dortmund, and the Belgian played a starring role in their impressive win.

The youngster wasted little time in making his presence known, as he got involved from the outset—indeed, almost everything positive the Red Devils produced came through the playmaker.

Football journalists Jack Gaughan and Samuel Luckhurst were impressed with Januzaj:

The 20-year-old had his reward late in the first half when he broke the deadlock with a deflected strike from distance. Luckhurst believed he deserved the slice of luck:

"

Deflected goal for Januzaj. His overall performance has merited that and goal came at his quietest spell in the game. #mufc

— Samuel Luckhurst (@samuelluckhurst) January 18, 2016"

Early in the second, Will Keane scored his fourth in two games when he headed home Guillermo Varela's lovely cross. United continued to dominate, and striker Keane had his brace from the penalty spot when Januzaj was brought down in the area.

The Belgian finished off the scoring with his second after Keane found him with a pull-back. Alice McKeegan of the Manchester Evening News also hailed Andreas Pereira's impressive performance:

"

Januzaj will grab the headlines but Pereira has been superb again. Too good for u21 football and deserves first-team chance. #mufc

— Alice McKeegan (@amckeeganMEN) January 18, 2016"

In Monday's early game, all the key action occurred in a thrilling first half.

The Sky Blues opened the scoring through Bersant Celina after 15 minutes when a shot from Angelino deflected kindly into his path.

Shaq Coulthirst's powerful effort from the edge of the area pulled Spurs level on the half-hour mark, and Emmanuel Sonupe finished well from Andros Townsend's cross shortly after, per the club's official Twitter feed:

Angelino equalised for City with the last kick of the half. Tottenham arguably edged a tightly contested second period, but neither side were able to finish their chances.