Man City back

MANCHESTER — Manchester City seized control of the Premier League football title race yesterday after Vincent Kompany’s first-half header powered them to a 1-0 win over bitter rivals Manchester United.

Kompany headed home from a corner on the stroke of half-time to settle a highly-charged title duel at Eastlands which saw City go top of the table by virtue of their superior goal difference.
The victory means wins over Newcastle and Queens Park Rangers in their remaining games could see City claiming their first league crown in 44 years while United would finish the season without a trophy.

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