Rooney's applause
A wonder strike from Wayne Rooney gave Manchester United a 2-1 victory over Manchester City at Old Trafford in the Premier League, maintaining his lead over rivals Arsenal.
defeat a week after a fall against the Wolves, United seemed to direct a new setback when David Silva lucky equalizer cancels the first goal by Nani - Rooney, but he came to the rescue with his fifth season goal. The result leaves the city of eight points behind leaders United, have played a game less than their rivals in Manchester.
Arsenal lead secured Kingdom remains at the top to four points to be simplified to a 2-0 win over Wolves at the Emirates Stadium. Arsenal face Barcelona in the Champions League on Wednesday but there was no trace of them in the eyes of domestic affairs, since succeeded thanks to Robin van Persie brace.
It took a whole 16 minutes for the Gunners as Cesc Fabregas, again connected to Barcelona during the strike a week, put a cross to the left foot, Van Persie, who produced a smart download beat Wayne Hennessey. Fabregas should then have moments later, after fine approach play by Andrei Arshavin, but Richard Stearman, so that ball.
Theo Walcott, adding a lot of possibilities, especially on the head of Arsenal, but have not found a second, until the beginning of some brand, like Van Persie, Walcott coolly slotted past Hennessey to pass.
Tottenham are open in fourth place after his arrival from the back to Sunderland 2-1 in the final game of the day. Spurs win moves Chelsea, Fulham, who visit on Monday and came after Asamoah Gyan opened the scoring for Sunderland swirling, brilliant to drive the ball past Heurelho Gomes, when William Gallas was in the box to change their boots.
However, the results in the break level as the Spurs back in full force, balanced by the head of Michael Dawson. The screenplay is by Niko Kranjcar, the hero against Bolton last weekend, has failed to repeat his winning performance with a technically excellent strike from the edge of the area. Kieran Richardson sent a deflected shot over the crossbar as Sunderland looked for the equalizer but the Black Cats still behind Liverpool in seventh place.
Kenny Dalglish Liverpool revival under has lost its momentum at Anfield as the Reds a 1-1 draw with Wigan. Raul Meireles strike was suspended by Steve Gohouri Dalglish that side within three points in the Champions League qualifying point movement.
Service cuts Steven Gerrard and Daniel Agger gave Liverpool a first output of Luis Suarez, but was the most productive Meireles opened the scoring. Taking advantage of an error by James McCarthy, the Portuguese international has sent a volley past Ali Al Habsi for his fifth goal in six games.
However, Meireles was forced off through injury in the second half and 65 in the Wigan deserved minutes, balanced bite Gohouri home at the far post. Smith hit the bar from a free kick to the Reds of Liverpool, but could not find a winner. In the bottom of the table, fine week for West Ham off the pitch seemed to be the end of the disappointment with Hawthorn Herald, but Avram Grant's men produced a strong response from all three goals in a tie 3 - 3 against West Brom. The result sees the Hammers up to 19, two points adrift of safety.
The bags played in front of new boss Roy Hodgson, and they responded within three minutes as Graham Dorrans beauty folded into the top corner. Lead was moments later when Jerome Thomas waltz through the second, so Grant has doubled in disgust at the lack of effort on the part of the lateral gaze. To be fair, hammers, half the deficit during the first half has been reduced by half, only for the linesman wrongly ruled out Carlton Cole's effort and assembled in minutes without realizing the mistake Winston Reid has its own network at the rear end found.
However, West Ham began to find an answer when Ba net early in the second period Demba, and the prospects for a miraculous recovery has continued, as Cole makes progress before. Ba struck again seven minutes before the attack, which could be the most valuable of the season at West Ham.
Blackpool has its own survival is to surrender quickly, ten-man Aston Villa claimed a 1-1 draw at Bloomfield Road. The result is two percentage points Ian Holloway's men hovering above the relegation zone, while the decrease at 15 Villa
Gabriel Agbonlahor is the man who was the marker, lost in the door without identifying the type of lens that was regularly opened in Blackpool this season. However, men rarely participate Holloway is a boring game and fought back immediately with Elliot Grandin corner looking at the house of Charlie Adam, before it was too late Jean Makoun sent to the villa.
Birmingham has found a late winner in their battle to maintain, compared with 1-0 win at home to Stoke. Alex McLeish has a first Obafemi Martins in San Andrés, and won three points thanks to injury time, Nikola Zigic.
