Premier League Results: 2017 EPL Week 24 Scores, Table and Top Sunday Scorers

Zlatan Ibrahimovic fired himself into joint-second place in the Premier League's top scorer's race on Sunday, bagging a goal in Manchester United's 3-0 win over Leicester City.

The veteran set a new Premier League record in the process, per OptaJoe:

Henrikh Mkhitaryan had opened the scoring, and Juan Mata put the final tally on the board. In Sunday's other match, Gabriel Jesus bagged a brace for Manchester City, who beat Swansea City 2-1.

Here's a look at the Premier League standings:

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Chelsea	24	19	2	3	51	17	+34	59
2	Tottenham Hotspur	24	14	8	2	46	16	+30	50
3	Manchester City	24	15	4	5	49	29	+20	49
4	Arsenal	24	14	5	5	52	28	+24	47
5	Liverpool	24	13	7	4	52	30	+22	46
6	Manchester United	24	12	9	3	36	21	+15	45
7	Everton	24	11	7	6	40	27	+13	40
8	West Bromwich Albion	24	10	6	8	32	29	+3	36
9	West Ham United	24	9	4	11	32	41	-9	31
10	Watford	24	8	6	10	29	40	-11	30
11	Stoke City	24	7	8	9	29	36	-7	29
12	Burnley	24	9	2	13	26	35	-9	29
13	Southampton	24	7	6	11	24	31	-7	27
14	Bournemouth	24	7	5	12	35	47	-12	26
15	Middlesbrough	24	4	9	11	19	27	-8	21
16	Leicester City	24	5	6	13	24	41	-17	21
17	Swansea City	24	6	3	15	29	54	-25	21
18	Hull City	24	5	5	14	22	47	-25	20
19	Crystal Palace	24	5	4	15	32	45	-13	19
20	Sunderland	24	5	4	15	24	42	-18	19

Here are the top scorers after Week 24:

Pos	Player	Team	Goals
1	Romelu Lukaku	Everton	16
2	Alexis Sanchez	Arsenal	15
2	Diego Costa	Chelsea	15
2	Zlatan Ibrahimovic	Manchester United	15
5	Jermain Defoe	Sunderland	14
5	Harry Kane	Tottenham Hotspur	14
7	Dele Alli	Tottenham Hotspur	11
7	Sergio Aguero	Manchester City	11
9	Eden Hazard	Chelsea	10
10	Sadio Mane	Liverpool	9

Recap

United were far from their best on Sunday against the champions, but a two-minute burst was all the visitors needed to grab the initiative.

Both Mkhitaryan and Ibrahimovic took full advantage of dreadful defending to score minutes apart, giving the Red Devils a lead Leicester were never likely to overcome.

As shared by WhoScored.com, the 35-year-old Swede has been in superb form for United:

Mata―who probably should have been sent off for a nightmare challenge on Jamie Vardy in the first half―added a third goal early in the second half. And the Red Devils cruised to the finish line from that point onward.

Manager Jose Mourinho's troops likely could have scored more goals―Leicester produced little of note, and the only time David De Gea's name was mentioned by the commentators was when he was booked for wasting time.

Per the Foxes' official Twitter account, manager Claudio Ranieri dismissed rumours he could be on his way out:

The win left United just a point off fifth place. And with Liverpool struggling badly, the Red Devils could move up in the table in the coming weeks.

Rivals City needed two goals from Jesus to edge out Swansea at the Etihad Stadium. The Brazilian opened the scoring and bagged a stoppage-time winner, and per Bleacher Report UK, he's made an impressive start to life in the Premier League:

Gylfi Sigurdsson had tied things up for the in-form Swans between those two strikes, but the 19-year-old would not be denied the win. His initial header was saved by Lukasz Fabianski, who could only push the ball straight back into Jesus' feet.

Per City's official Twitter account, manager Pep Guardiola loves his new forward:

"

"This guy is special" - Pep on Gabriel Jesus

Plus the boss praises "perfect" @aguerosergiokun #MCFC

Pep reaction: https://t.co/0PImeOCZgr pic.twitter.com/Y8Mz5QmSfR

— Manchester City (@ManCity) February 5, 2017"

City leapfrogged Arsenal in the standings with the win and are 10 points behind leaders Chelsea, who remain the clear favourites for the title.