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Manchester United win Premiership title
LONDON (AFP) - Manchester United regained the English Premiership title on Sunday after closest rivals Chelsea were held 1-1 by Arsenal.
With two matches to play United, who last won the title four years ago, hold a seven-point advantage over Chelsea, who have won it for the past two seasons.
United had beaten Manchester City 1-0 on Saturday thanks to a Cristiano Ronaldo penalty - his 23rd goal of the season - and Chelsea were up against it when they went 1-0 down and lost Khalid Bouhlarouz - who was sent-off - in the first-half.
Michael Essien levelled for the Blues in the second-half but they were unable to get the winner that would have kept the title race alive giving them their second disappointment of the week after Liverpool knocked them out of the Champions League last Tuesday.
English Premiership table after Sunday's match (played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points):
Manchester United
36
28
4
4
83
26
88
Chelsea
36
24
9
3
63
23
81
Liverpool
37
20
7
10
55
25
67
Arsenal
37
19
10
8
63
35
67
Everton
37
15
12
10
51
35
57
Bolton
37
16
7
14
45
50
55
Reading
37
16
6
15
49
44
54
Portsmouth
37
14
11
12
45
42
53
Tottenham
35
15
8
12
52
52
53
Blackburn
36
15
5
16
48
50
50
Aston Villa
37
11
16
10
41
39
49
Middlesbrough
37
11
10
16
41
48
43
Newcastle
37
11
9
17
37
46
42
Manchester City
37
11
9
17
28
42
42
Fulham
37
8
15
14
37
57
39
Sheffield United
37
10
8
19
31
53
38
West Ham
37
11
5
21
34
59
38
Wigan Athletic
37
9
8
20
35
58
35
Charlton
36
8
9
19
32
56
33
Watford
37
5
12
20
28
58
27
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Goals
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Gilberto Silva (PG) 43'
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1 - 0 |
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1 - 1 |
70' M. Essien
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