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WE WON … Cristiano Ronaldo (left) is congratulated by Wayne Rooney (right) and Nemanja Vidic (centre) after scoring against Wigan Athletic during their English Premier League match at The JJB Stadium in Wigan on Sunday.
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12th May, 2008
LONDON: Manchester United beat Wigan 2-0 on Sunday to clinch the club’s 17th English title.
A first-half penalty from Cristiano Ronaldo and a late strike by Ryan Giggs on the day he equalled Bobby Charlton’s record of appearances for United – sealed the 10th title under manager Sir Alex Ferguson.
United finished two points clear of Chelsea, who were held to a 1-1 draw by Bolton at Stamford Bridge. Kevin Davies scored a late equaliser for Bolton after Andriy Shevchenko had given Chelsea the lead.
Arsenal, who won 1-0 at Sunderland, and Liverpool, 2-0 winners at Tottenham, finished third and fourth respectively. They will enter the final qualifying round for next season’s Champions League.
Everton beat Newcastle 3-1 in their final match to clinch fifth place in the table and automatic qualification for the UEFA Cup. – AFP
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