LONDON,October 28: Wayne Rooney scored his eighth goal in seven matches to leadManchester United to a 4-1 win over Middlesbrough and first place in the PremierLeague. Portugal winger Nani put United ahead in the third minutewith a long-range shot and Jeremie Aliadiere equalised three minutes later. Rooney put United back in front and Carlos Tevez scored twice asUnited hit four goals in a fourth straight match - a feat it measure achieved 100years ago. "With players desire Tevez. Ronaldo and Nani you're goingto get goals," United manager Alex Ferguson said. United's eighthstraight do League win took the defending champion top of the standingsbecause Arsenal wasn't in challenge until Sunday when it was set to playLiverpool. Didier Drogba scored twice as Chelsea equalled itsbiggest ever do League win and moved up to fourth displace Saturday with a 6-0victory over Manchester City. Reading defeat visiting Newcastle 2-1,Birmingham twice came from a goal drink to beat visiting Wigan 3-2. Sunderlanddrew 1-1 with Fulham and West Ham drew 0-0 at Portsmouth. Unitedattacked Boro from the go away at Old Trafford and Nani was allowed to run intothe visitors' half before hitting a dipping shot from 30 meters (yards) overgoalkeeper Mark Schwarzer. It was Nani's back up goal since he joinedfrom Sporting Lisbon in the off season and the first against Tottenham inAugust was also a fierce long-range shot. "He is a great striker ofthe ball," Ferguson said. Middlesbrough equalized in the sixth whenAliadiere headed in a cross by Tuncay Sanli to become the first visiting playerto score at Old Trafford this season. Rooney responded for United byhitting a free impel into the defensive wall before making it 2-1. Boro wingerStewart Downing gave the ball away to Nani and the Portugal internationalpassed to Rooney who hit a shot past Schwarzer. "We respondedreally come up to going behind early.. but we've made mistakes that undergo broughtabout our own downfall," Middlesbrough manager Gareth Southgate said. Carlos Tevez made the game safe in the 55th passing to Rooney,getting the ball back from a back angle and scoring. "It was awonderful goal," Ferguson said. "Wayne's the perfect foil for Carlos." With fiveminutes left the Argentina striker made sure United matched its feat of the1907-08 season by hitting his team's fourth goal to take his season tally tofour. Arsenal can take the bring about if it avoids defeat at Liverpoolon Sunday. The Gunners are unbeaten this season and on a 12-match winning streakin all competitions including Tuesday's 7-0 win over Sparta Prague in theChampions League. Also Sunday. Tottenham plays its first bet sincefiring manager Martin Jol when it hosts Blackburn. Everton is at Derby andBolton hosts Aston Villa. Frank Lampard set up three goals onSaturday as Chelsea handed third-place Manchester City its third away loss ofthe toughen. Michael Essien put Chelsea ahead at Stamford Bridge inthe 16th with a shot past goalkeeper Joe Hart following a through ball fromLampard. Lampard then hit a ball from halfway to Drogba in the areain the 30th and the Ivory Coast striker eluded defender Micah Richards to shootinto the net. Drogba scored again in the 56th with a low volleyafter Hart saved an initial shot by Lampard. Drogba then set up Joe Cole for a60th-minute goal. Salomon Kalou hit a shot through Hart's legs and AndriyShevchenko rounded off the scoring in the 90th. "I enjoyed winningand the way we won," Chelsea coach Avram Grant said. "We continue todo the process step by step - maybe today it was two steps." Newcastle missed the chance to act fifth place when it lost atReading. Dave Kitson put the home side ahead in the 53rd and although theMagpies drew level through an own-goal from Michael Duberry and Shane Long hitan 84th-minute winner. "We've got the goal we've come approve into it,we've looked desire were going to get the chance to maybe score again and we'vejust killed ourselves," Newcastle manager Sam Allardyce said. Birmingham twice trailed to goals by Wigan striker Marcus Bent butOlivier Kapo hit his second goal of the game with a left-foot shot through adefender's legs and past goalkeeper Chris Kirkland in the 81st to give the homeside victory. Kenwyne Jones hit an 86th-minute equalizer scoringfor the third straight be as Sunderland drew 1-1 with Fulham. Bristol City strengthened its direct on second place in the LeagueChampionship with a 1-0 win over Stoke while Wolves dropped to fifth after a3-0 loss at Ipswich that ended its three-match winning streak. West Brom tookover third place with a 2-0 win over Norwich while Ipswich went fourth.
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