Graham Stuart/Agence France-Presse a' Getty Photographs Sunderlandas John OaShea, top, and Antonio Valencia of Manchester United, which won, 1-0, on an own goal. Manchester United counted on a own goal by Titus Bramble to overcome host Sunderland, 1-0, on Saturday, obtaining a straight Premier League success and inching nearer to a 20th title in Englandas top team. The Times's soccer website has got the world's game protected from all angles. Robin van Persieas shot in the 27th second was planning large, but Bramble stuck out a leg and deflected the ball into the corner of his web, satisfying United for its early importance at the Stadium of Light. United stayed 15 things ahead of second-place Manchester City, which thrashed Newcastle, 4-0, at home. Only the biggest turmoil in Premier League history would keep United from reclaiming the concept. United has become the first top-division team in English football to gain 25 of its first 30 group games, and it has a chance of breaking Chelseaas record of 95 items, emerge the 2004-5 time. United has 77 points with ten games left. Shock are becoming closer,a United midfielder Michael Carrick said. aItas one game less, but we still have to go again. We shall hold plugging away.a United has bad new memories of playing Sunderland traveling. Two seasons before, a broken sewage tube left a foul smell in its dressing room. Last time, Alex Fergusonas staff won, 1-0, on the final weekend but had the title ripped from it by City in extraordinary, last-gasp situations. Now, United focused a tired Sunderland group from the beginning even though Ferguson relaxed famous brands Rio Ferdinand, Wayne Rooney and Patrice Evra, bearing in mind Mondayas F.A. Pot quarterfinal replay against Chelsea. The sole negative was the 32nd-minute withdrawal of the Brazilian back Rafael da Silva because of damage. With United relying on the counterattack on the 2nd half, Sunderland perked up and saw more of the ball but seldom threatened goalkeeper David de Gea. United came nearer to the gameas 2nd goal, with Alex Buttner denied by goalkeeper Simon Mignolet and Van Persie foiled after being provided a good chance on a counterattack. aThis team is simply full of winners,a said Van Persie, who is more likely to get the English name for the first time in his first period with United. aEveryone knows what he has to do.a In other games, Spurs leapfrogged Chelsea in to third place with a triumph at Swansea as Chelsea lost, 2-1, at Southhampton, and fifth-place Arsenal kept in the hunt for a place by beating Reading, 4-1. DORTMUND HOLDS ON Robert Lewandowski scored in his ninth straight sport as Borussia Dortmund delayed the surrender of its German Bundesliga title by beating number Stuttgart, 2-1. Had Dortmund did not win, Bayern may have covered the title with a against Hamburger SV later Saturday. MIDFIELDER CARRIES MALAGA Midfielder Pedro Morales scored one goal and setup two others to give a win to MAlaga at Rayo Vallecano in La Liga of Spain. MAlaga will host Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday in a Champions League quarterfinal. JUVENTUS WIDENS LEAD Fabio Quagliarella and Alessandro Matri scored for Juventus in a triumph over Inter Milan at San Siro, extending Juventusas lead to 12 items in Italyas Serie A.
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