United win to stay in touch with leaders Chelsea

Manchester United kept pace with Premier League leaders Chelsea with a 2-0 win over Blackburn Rovers today. Second-half strikes from Dimitar Berbatov and Wayne Rooney secured United's victory which keeps them two points behind Chelsea who sit on 27...

Manchester United kept pace with Premier League leaders Chelsea with a 2-0 win over Blackburn Rovers today.

Second-half strikes from Dimitar Berbatov and Wayne Rooney secured United's victory which keeps them two points behind Chelsea who sit on 27 points after a 4-0 win at 10-man Bolton Wanderers.

Arsenal are third on 22 points after a 3-0 win over fourth-placed north London rivals Tottenham Hotspur, while nine-man Liverpool, in fifth, slipped nine points behind Chelsea after losing 3-1 at Fulham.

Bottom-club Portsmouth celebrated their second win of the season with a 4-0 thrashing of Wigan Athletic to move them level on seven points with West Ham United who drew 2-2 at Sunderland.

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