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Fantastic Wayne Rooney goal in the 27th round of the English Premier League decided the victory of the "Man Utd" team against their arch rivals, the "Man City" footballers.
In the Manchester city derby at Old Trafford, the guests could have taken the lead already at the beginning of the first half, but David Silva, one-on-one against Edwin van der Sar, failed to outsmart the experienced goalkeeper.
The 'Red Devils' fans rose from their seats in the 41st minute, when Nani, after a simultaneous pass from Ryan Giggs, broke away from the defenders and put the home team in the lead.
Roberto Mancini's players restored the balance of the match in the 65th minute - Edin Dzeko's shot hit Silva's back and went into the goal - 1-1.
However, Rooney had the last say, as he managed to snatch victory for last season's Premier League runners-up with an incredible shot, allowing them to maintain a four-point lead over London's Arsenal in second place in the standings.
The 'Gunners' easily defeated the absolute tournament underdog, "Wolves," in front of their own fans with a dry 2-0 result.
Unexpectedly, the "Liverpool" four-game winning streak was halted at home by the "Wigan" club - the match ended in a 1-1 draw.
In the "Sunderland" - London "Tottenham" duel, the visitors triumphed with a 2-1 result.
Results:
"Man Utd" 2 - 1 "Man City" 41' [1 - 0] Nani 65' [1 - 1] D. Silva 78' [2 - 1] W. Rooney
London "Arsenal" 2 - 0 "Wolves" 16' [1 - 0] R.v. Persie 56' [2 - 0] R.v. Persie
"Birmingham" 1 - 0 "Stoke" 90' [1 - 0] N. Zigic
"Blackburn" 0 - 0 "Newcastle"
"Blackpool" 1 - 1 Birmingham "Aston Villa" 10' [0 - 1] G. Agbonlahor 14' [1 - 1] E. Grandin J. Makoun ("Aston Villa") was sent off the field in the 70th minute
"Liverpool" 1 - 1 "Wigan" 24' [1 - 0] R. Meireles 65' [1 - 1] S. Gohouri
"W.B.A." 3 - 3 London "West Ham" 3' [1 - 0] G. Dorrans 8' [2 - 0] J. Thomas 32' [3 - 0] W. Reid (own goal) 51' [3 - 1] D. Ba 58' [3 - 2] C. Cole 83' [3 - 3] D. Ba
"Sunderland" 1 - 2 London "Tottenham" 11' [1 - 0] A. Gyan 44' [1 - 1] M. Dawson 57' [1 - 2] N. Kranjcar
