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On Saturday, after playing the matches of the 10th round of the English Premier League, the "Man Utd" club emerged victorious and received some "gifts" from their competitors, becoming the sole leader of the tournament table.
In the central match, the "Red Devils" wasted numerous opportunities in front of their own fans, but still managed to triumph with a 2-1 victory over a lackluster London "Arsenal" side.
The first goal of the match came in the 3rd minute, when former "Gunners" forward Robin van Persie sent the ball into Vito Mannone's net after a mistake by Thomas Vermaelen.
Just before halftime, Wayne Rooney had the chance to double the lead, but the English national team player failed to convert a penalty awarded for a handball by Santiago Cazorla in the penalty area.
In the second half, Sir Alex Ferguson's proteges missed several great chances to score before finally finding the net with a header from Patrice Evra after a goal from Rooney.
In the 69th minute, the visitors suffered another setback - their defender Jack Wilshere was sent off the field for a controversial second yellow card.
Cazorla scored a late consolation goal for Arsenal before the final whistle.
Until this round, the reigning champions "Chelsea" players bitterly dropped three points from their hands in an away game against "Swansea" - 1-1.
In another match, the London "Chelsea" team led after Victor Moses' goal in the middle of the second half, but two minutes before the end of regular time, Pablo Hernandez equalized for the home team to the delight of the gathered fans.
The defending champions "Man City" failed to secure a victory and left London with a goalless draw against the local "West Ham" side.
In another London derby, the "Tottenham" team unexpectedly fell 1-0 to the "Wigan" side in front of their own fans.
The match between London "Fulham" and Liverpool's "Everton" ended in a 2-2 draw.
Results / Table / Video:
MUN 2 - 1 ARS:
FUL 2 - 2 EVE:
SUN 0 - 1 AVL:
SWA 1 - 1 CHE:
TOT 0 - 1 WIG:
NOR 1 - 0 STK:
WHU 0 - 0 MCI:
