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Man U one win away from title

Manchester United took a big step towards their eighth title in 11 seasons when they crushed Charlton Athletic 4-1 on Saturday to move eight...

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Manchester United took a big step towards their eighth title in 11 seasons when they crushed Charlton Athletic 4-1 on Saturday to move eight points clear of Arsenal at the top of the English Premier League.

A hat-trick from Ruud van Nistelrooy and one goal by David Beckham took United on to 80 points with one match to play at Everton next week. But they have not clinched the title as Arsenal have two matches in hand and will retain the championship if they win their final three games and United fail to secure victory at Goodison Park.

Newcastle United ensured they will finish third and take a Champions League qualifying spot after beating Birmingham City 1-0 at St James8217; Park with a 42nd minute free kick from Hugo Viana. But the other Champions League qualifying place will not be decided until next week when Chelsea meet Liverpool at Stamford Bridge.

Both clubs stayed on 64 points after losing on Saturday. Chelsea went down 1-0 to relegation-threatened West Ham United who won their third successive match after caretaker-manager Trevor Brooking sent on Paolo di Canio as a second-half substitute.

The enigmatic Italian, playing for the first time since February, then lashed in West Ham8217;s winner to move the Hammers out of the relegation zone 8212; at least until Bolton Wanderers play Southampton later on Saturday. Liverpool failed to capitalise on Chelsea8217;s loss when they went down to a shock 2-1 home defeat by Manchester City, whose goals both came from former Liverpool striker Nicolas Anelka. Reuters

 

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