MANCHESTER - Manchester United extended their Premiership lead over champions Chelsea to nine points with a win over neighbours Manchester City on Saturday.
MANCHESTER - Manchester United extended their Premiership lead over champions Chelsea to nine points with a win over neighbours Manchester City on Saturday.
Wayne Rooney turned in Cristiano Ronaldo's cross after five minutes and Louis Saha bundled home a second from a Gabriel Heinze cross on half-time.
City lost injured keeper Nicky Weaver, but Hatem Trabelsi pulled one back with a rising drive after 73 minutes. Ronaldo's late strike sealed the win, before City's Bernardo Corradi was sent off for diving.
Results:
English Premier League:
Blackburn Rovers 1, Newcastle United 3;
Bolton Wanderers 4, West Ham United 0;
Liverpool 4, Fulham 0;
Manchester United 3, Manchester City 1;
Middlesbrough 1, Wigan Athletic 1;
Portsmouth 2, Everton 0;
Tottenham Hotspur 5, Charlton Athletic 1;
Watford 0 Reading 0;
Spanish Primera Liga:
Barcelona 1, Real Sociedad 0; Sevilla 2, Real Madrid 1.
Red Devils march over neighbours
MANCHESTER - Manchester United extended their Premiership lead over champions Chelsea to nine points with a win over neighbours Manchester City on Saturday.
MANCHESTER - Manchester United extended their Premiership lead over champions Chelsea to nine points with a win over neighbours Manchester City on Saturday.
Wayne Rooney turned in Cristiano Ronaldo's cross after five minutes and Louis Saha bundled home a second from a Gabriel Heinze cross on half-time.
City lost injured keeper Nicky Weaver, but Hatem Trabelsi pulled one back with a rising drive after 73 minutes. Ronaldo's late strike sealed the win, before City's Bernardo Corradi was sent off for diving.
Results:
English Premier League:
Blackburn Rovers 1, Newcastle United 3;
Bolton Wanderers 4, West Ham United 0;
Liverpool 4, Fulham 0;
Manchester United 3, Manchester City 1;
Middlesbrough 1, Wigan Athletic 1;
Portsmouth 2, Everton 0;
Tottenham Hotspur 5, Charlton Athletic 1;
Watford 0 Reading 0;
Spanish Primera Liga:
Barcelona 1, Real Sociedad 0; Sevilla 2, Real Madrid 1.