A smart strike plus two penalties from Ryan Giggs helps United beat Tottenham 3-1
A smart strike plus two penalties from Ryan Giggs helps United beat Tottenham 3-1
An exquisite finish by Nani helped send Manchester United back to the top of the English Premier League table after a 3-1 win over Tottenham Hotspur at Old Trafford on Saturday.
Man United's Nani celebrates his goal against Tottenham in an
EPL match in Manchester on Saturday. Man U won 3-1. Pic/AFP
Following a drab first half, Ryan Giggs opened the scoring from the penalty spot but United looked set for a frustrating afternoon after Ledley King powered in a 70th minute equaliser. But Nani's wonderful finish made it 2-1 10 minutes from time before Giggs sealed the points with his second goal from the penalty spot. United are two points clear of nearest challengers Chelsea, who play host to Stoke on Sunday, with two games remaining while Tottenham still have work to do if they are to qualify for next season's Champions League.
Dimitar Berbatov led the attack against his former club yet the Bulgarian endured another frustrating afternoon as he failed to find the target for the sixth successive game.
The game was so devoid of incident that the first shot of the match did not arrive until the 29th minute, Roman Pavlyucheko's tame effort causing United 'keeper Edwin van der Sar no problems whatsoever.
Fortunately, the game livened up towards the end of the half with United carving out four chances in quick succession without hurting the visitors.
"We have beaten probably the form team of the league which says a lot for us. We can't ask for more. We played well, that was important, but most important was we kept our nerve" said Ferguson before giving a worrying update on Rooney's injury. "It will probably take two or three," said Alex Ferguson.
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Other EPL results
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Hull City 0-1 Sunderland
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Wolverhampton 1-1 Blackburn
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