Chelsea
increased their lead at the top of the Premier League with a 1-0 win at
QPR on Sunday as Manchester United added to Manchester City’s woes with
a come-from-behind 4-2 derby victory at Old Trafford AFP reports.
Cesc Fabregas’s late goal sealed
Chelsea’s win at Loftus Road as Jose Mourinho’s side went seven points
clear of second-placed Arsenal with seven games to play.
But there was no shortage of goals in
Manchester, where Sergio Aguero gave defending champions City the lead
only for United to hit back through Ashley Young, Marouane Fellaini,
Juan Mata and Chris Smalling.
Aguero scored his and City’s second – his
100th goal for the club – in the 89th minute but it was too little too
late to ease the pressure on under-fire manager Manuel Pellegrini.
This result saw third-placed United move
four points in front of fourth-placed City as they strengthened their
bid for direct entry into next season’s Champions League.
In west London, Chelsea didn’t break down
a stubborn QPR defence until the 88th minute when Fabregas scored with
their only on-target shot of the match in a move initiated by a poor
clearance from home goalkeeper Robert Green.
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