Gunners hit 5 past Spurs, United stays on City's tail
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Manchester United's Paul Scholes heads to score against Norwich City during their English Premier League match in Norwich yesterday. |
Ryan Giggs enjoyed a dream 900th appearance with a 90th-minute winner in Manchester United's 2-1 victory at Norwich City in the English Premier League yesterday while Arsenal came from behind to thump Tottenham Hotspur 5-2 in an astonishing North London derby.
United went ahead with a 7th-minute header from Paul Scholes but Grant Holt leveled seven minutes from time before Giggs, who made his debut for United in 1991 and is now 38, had the last laugh to keep the champion two points behind leader Manchester City, which beat Blackburn 3-0 on Saturday.
Spurs are third on 53 points but endured a miserable day after taking a 2-0 lead at their arch-rival with a 4th-minute goal from Louis Saha and a 34th-minute penalty from Emmanuel Adebayor.
Arsenal was level by halftime thanks to goals from Bacary Sagna and Robin van Persie, who took his season's tally to 29. The Gunners then added three more in the second half with Theo Walcott scoring twice and Tomas Rosicky grabbing the other.
Arsenal, whose comeback came before Scott Parker's late red card for Spurs after a second yellow for a late challenge on Thomas Vermaelen, ended the day in fourth place on 46 points, above Chelsea having scored more goals.
Spurs went ahead with a Saha goal after good work by Adebayor exploited huge gaps in the Arsenal defense after only four minutes. Adebayor then became only the second player, after Jimmy Robertson in the 1960s, to score for both Arsenal and Spurs in the derby when he converted from the spot after Gareth Bale was brought down by goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny and Kieran Gibbs.
Arsenal responded superbly. Sagna scored its first with a bullet header moments after van Persie had hit a post and van Persie then equalized with a superbly-taken curling shot. Rosicky put the home side in control early in the second half and Walcott added two more as Arsenal seized control.
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