Ten-man United move five points clear
FE Team | Published: March 21, 2011 00:00:00 | Updated: February 01, 2018 00:00:00
LONDON, Mar 20 (AFP): Ten-man Manchester United moved five points clear at the top of the Premier League as Dimitar Berbatov's late goal clinched a 1-0 win over Bolton Saturday.
Title rivals Arsenal, meanwhile, had to settle for a 2-2 draw at West Bromwich Albion.
With Sir Alex Ferguson watching from the stands as the United boss served the first of his five-match touchline ban, his side's hopes of breaking down an obdurate Bolton defence suffered a blow in the second half when centre-back Jonny Evans was shown a straight red card by referee Andre Marriner for a dangerous tackle on Stuart Holden.
But the leaders produced another of their regular late rallies and Bulgarian forward Berbatov came off the bench to bag the 88th-minute winner after Bolton goalkeeper Jussi Jaaskelainen spilled Nani's shot.
Ferguson said: "You've got to admire the character of the players. The fans were fantastic, but the players take great credit.
"They have come through a tough programme and deserve all the credit they get."
That dramatic late intervention increased United's lead thanks to Arsenal's latest stumble at the Hawthorns.
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