Man U move five clear as Arsenal draw

Manchester United pulled five points clear at the Barclays English Premier League summit after Dimitar Berbatov's late strike lifted Sir Alex Ferguson's side to hard-fought 1-nil win over Bolton at Old Trafford today.



With Arsenal dropping points as they were held to a 2-all at West Brom, the result was the perfect tonic for Ferguson in the week that he was handed a five-game ban for comments made after the loss to Chelsea.



Relegation-threatened Wolves boosted their hopes of beating the drop as they ran out 1-nil winners against Aston Villa courtesy of Matt Jarvis' well-taken volley after 38 minutes.



Wigan also claimed a priceless win in their relegation battle as Roberto Martinez's men beat Birmingham 2-1 at the DW Stadium.



Blackpool's hopes of beating the drop took a hit as they threw away a two-goal lead to draw 2-all against Blackburn at Ewood Park and Stoke were emphatic 4-nil winners against Newcastle at the Britannia Stadium.