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MANCHESTER, England -- There used to be no team better than Manchester United at scoring much-needed late goals.Under Jose Mourinho, the opposite is happening.In the last two months, United has drawn five of its seven games in the Premier League. Three of those draws -- against Stoke, Arsenal and most recently Everton on Sunday -- have come after conceding equalizers in the 82nd minute or later.This is what we are doing for a long time -- playing well, better than opponents, Mourinho said in comments that could easily be on a loop in post-match news conferences. Getting draws but deserving victories.The dropped points have left United in sixth place in the standings after 14 games, 13 points behind first-place Chelsea and more crucially nine points off the Champions League qualification positions. No team has dropped more points from conceding goals in the last 10 minutes of matches this season than United, which also lost 3-1 at Watford in September after letting in goals in the 83rd minute and in injury time.Mourinho has called United the most unlucky team in the Premier League. Its certainly the case that United has failed to win games it has dominated, none more so than the 0-0 home draw against Burnley when Mourinhos side had 37 attempts on goal.Instead of unlucky, Mourinho might chose to use the words least clinical. And the Portuguese coach might also need to look at his own role in this.Against Arsenal on Nov. 19, United was winning 1-0 and in control of the match when Mourinho decided to replace playmaker Juan Mata, who had scored the goal, with defensive midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin in the 85th minute. Momentum quickly shifted and substitute Olivier Giroud powered in a late header to earn Arsenal a 1-1 draw that even its coach, Arsene Wenger, acknowledged was undeserved.That was Arsenals only attempt on target all match.On Sunday against Everton, United again was leading 1-0 after Zlatan Ibrahimovics 42nd-minute goal when Mourinho made another defensive substitution in the 85th, bringing on Marouane Fellaini for Henrikh Mkhitaryan. The aim, according to Mourinho, was for Fellaini to bring protection in front of the defense with his height and strength as Everton went direct in its search for an equalizer.But Fellainis first meaningful contribution to the match was to foul Idrissa Gueye with a clumsy challenge in the area. Leighton Baines then equalized from the penalty spot.Mourinho was irritable with the media afterward, angry at journalists questioning his decision to bring on Fellaini and asking why United continues to throw away points from dominant positions.It is a problem that our position in the table is not a reflection of our performances, he said.Mourinho said pundits have double standards when criticizing his team, based on his past reputation of eking out victories.When my team are playing pragmatic football and winning matches and winning titles, you say it is not right and nice, Mourinho said. When my teams play very, very well, there is a huge change in relation. Now you say what matters, no matter, is to get result.United didnt play very, very well against Everton but was still on course for a victory, only a third in the league since Aug. 27.Once again, the 20-time champions, who once pulled wins out of nowhere, contrived to do the opposite. Bouteille S well Bois . Now that hes hitting streaking teammates with pin-point passes for easy layups, Love is asserting himself as one of the true superstars in the league. swell Bouteille Isotherme . The Barrie Colts defenceman, who impressed many with his play for Canada at the World Junior Hockey Championship, is the top-ranked skater in the February rankings. He has 19 goals and 24 assists for 43 points in 45 games with the Colts this season. http://www.swellbouteille.fr/ . Q: Team Canada announces their Olympic roster three weeks from today. Who is general manager Steve Yzerman watching? LeBrun: Over the last 48 hours, hes taken in the home-and-home between the Dallas Stars and Colorado Avalanche with Jamie Benn and Matt Duchene being the obvious targets. swell France . Tuesdays surgery at Atlantas Piedmont Hospital was performed by Dr. Xavier Duralde and Hawks team physician Dr. Michael Bernot. Bouteille SWell Marbre . -- If this was Aaron Gordons final home game at Arizona, and it almost certainly was, then he went out in style. ALLEN PARK, Mich. -- If the Detroit Lions needed any reminders of the challenges still ahead, all they had to do was turn on the television a few hours after their victory Sunday.The New York Giants and Dallas Cowboys -- Detroits next two opponents -- were playing a tough, defensive struggle that went down to the wire. And yes, Lions coach Jim Caldwell watched.Start to finish, he said.It was another successful weekend for the Lions, who edged Chicago 20-17 on Sunday to remain two games ahead of Minnesota and Green Bay atop the NFC North.The day wasnt exactly perfect, though. The Vikings and Packers both won, and Green Bay did so in emphatic fashion, beating Seattle 38-10.If Detroit loses either of its next two games, the division title could be at stake in the regular-season finale against the Packers.If the season ended now, the Lions (9-4) would be the No. 2 seed in the NFC, but road games against the Giants (9-4) next weekend and the Cowboys (11-2) on Dec. 26 could change all that.And its not just Green Bay thats surging. Tampa Bay (8-5) has won five in a row, matching Detroit for the longest current winning streak in the league.Atlanta (8-5) and Washington (7-5-1) also won Sunday, underscoring how tough the race for the wild cards could be should the Lions fall into it.The big issue for Detroit this week is the health of quarterback Matthew Stafford, whose middle finger on his throwing hand was taped up and covered by a white glove Sunday.Caldwell, who rarely discusses injuries at any length, addressed Staffords status at Mondays news conference before anyone even had a chance to ask.The good thing about it, he was able to finish the game, went through it, and also that hes going to be able to play in the next game, Caldwell said. Hell be able to practice and those kiinds of things.dddddddddddd He feels that obviously he can get it done and also the doctors do as well.Stafford threw two interceptions in the fourth quarter Sunday. The first came off a fluky bounce in the end zone, but the second was returned for a touchdown that gave the Bears a 17-13 lead. Stafford led Detroit back down the field and scored the decisive TD on a 7-yard run.(The injury) affected him some yesterday when it first happened. I think you saw that through the course of the game, Caldwell said. But hes a tough guy, he battled through it and so now we have an opportunity to work with the doctors, get things straightened out that need to be straightened out, and well work through it this week, but he should be ready to go.While Stafford struggled, the Detroit defense played fine against Chicago. The Lions have held seven consecutive opponents to 20 points or fewer.Defensive lineman Haloti Ngata said watching the Giants-Cowboys game was helpful. The Giants won 10-7 , and Ngata could just focus on both offenses, knowing hed be seeing them up close soon.Just keep on winning games, thats all we need to do, he said.Game notes Ngata said the team was happy to have LB DeAndre Levy back against the Bears. He had three tackles and an assist in his return from a knee injury. Its awesome. Levys a player that can do so many things. Im just glad he was out there, even though its only for limited reps. Hes a phenomenal linebacker, Ngata said. Hopefully he can get back to his old self, once he gets a better feel.---For more NFL coverage: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFL .---Follow Noah Trister at www.Twitter.com/noahtrister ' ' '