Man United routs Wigan but City top despite draw

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Manchester City maintained its lead in Premier League despite playing 0-0 draw against West Brom.

27 December,2011 04:05 am

Manchester United flourished as Manchester City floundered on Monday to wipe out its neighbours lead in the Premier League title race.Citys was left clinging to top spot on goal difference after its expensively assembled attacking unit failed to score in the league for the first time this season in a 0-0 draw at West Bromwich Albion.Injury-hit United took full advantage, with Dimitar Berbatovs hat trick powering the champions to a second 5-0 rout in a week against Wigan.Combined with Wednesdays 5-0 thrashing of Fulham, United seems to have shaken off its early Champions League exit earlier this month.It was a wake-up call because maybe everyone looked at themselves in the mirror and said, We can do much better, United defender Patrice Evra said. What the fans expect of every player, we are doing now.City and United are 10 points ahead of third-place Tottenham, which plays the first of two games in hand at Norwich on Tuesday.Chelsea is a point further back in fourth and has all but given on up on its title hopes after Fulham condemned its west London rival to a third consecutive 1-1 draw.Liverpool, three points behind Chelsea in sixth, failed to seize on Chelseas slip-up, drawing 1-1 at home to bottom-place Blackburn.Almost halfway through the season, the title race looks more and more like a two-horse race, although City is starting to show signs of weaknesses after setting a record for the best start ever to a Premier League campaign.