Manchester City's David Silva celebrates with Sergio Aguero
after scoring. REUTERS/Phil Noble
David Silva restored Manchester City's two-point lead in
the Premier League with a 1-0 win over Arsenal after Wayne
Rooney had helped Manchester United go top with a lightning
header.
Silva's 53rd-minute tap-in at the far post from close range,
after Wojciech Szczesny parried a fierce shot by Mario
Balotelli and Sergio Aguero nodded on the rebound, condemned
the Gunners to a 1-0 defeat in an end-to-end thriller at the
Etihad.
While Arsenal proved tough nuts to crack in freezing
Manchester, where the Londoners posed a constant threat,
United were 1-0 up after just 52 seconds at promoted Queens
Park Rangers thanks to Rooney's diving effort.
Michael Carrick followed up his England team mate's 12th
league goal of the season with his first in nearly two years
for United to settle the scoreline at 2-0.
City have 41 points from 16 matches, with United on 39.
Tottenham Hotspur kept up the pressure, beating Sunderland
1-0 at White Hart Lane to take third place on 34 points with
a game in hand on the leaders. Roman Pavlyuchenko grabbed the
winner in the 61st.
Chelsea, who drew 1-1 at relegation-threatened Wigan Athletic
on Saturday, fell to fourth on 32 points with Arsenal fifth
on 29 and ahead of Liverpool, 2-0 winners at Aston Villa, on
goal difference.
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