Old Trafford, Manchester, England (GenevaLunch) - Manchester United, the current holders of the Premier League Championship, moved back to the top of the table with a 2-1 victory over rivals Liverpool. A massed crowd, many wearing  green and gold protest scarves, saw the home team fall behind after a beautifully headed goal by Liverpool striker Fernando Torres but after that Man United dominated play. They were rewarded with a slightly generous penalty which Wayne Rooney succeeded in converting a penalty when goalkeeper parried the ball back to him.

The energetic Park Ji-Sung later made it 2-1 with a diving header. In Saturday’s games Arsenal beat West Ham 2-0 despite playing most of the game with 10 men after Thomas Vermaelen was sent off.

Didier Drogba scored in the fifth minute for Chelsea away to Blackburn but El Hadji-Diouf equalized  in the second half to  leave Chelsea four points behind Man United, although they do have a game in hand. Arsenal are in second place. Spurs won 1-2 at Stoke to stay in fourth place while Man City are fifth after beating Fulham 1-2.

Links to other sites: Premier League, Guardian

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