United fightback blows Tottenham away

Manchester United FC scored five second-half goals against Tottenham Hotspur FC as they recovered from 2-0 down to beat the Londoners 5-2 and re-establish their three-point advanage over Liverpool FC at the Premier League summit.

Second-half display
Darren Bent (29) and Luka Modrić (32) deservedly gave the visitors a lead to take into the break and, at that point, few inside Old Trafford would have envisaged what was to come. Cristiano Ronaldo's 57th-minute penalty halved the deficit and Wayne Rooney (67) levelled with the first of three goals in four minutes, the pair each adding second strikes. Dimitar Berbatov struck a fifth eleven minutes from time. United, who host Arsenal FC in the UEFA Champions League semi-final on Wednesday, still have a game in hand on Liverpool, who went top on goal difference earlier in the day with a 3-1 victory at Hull City AFC.

Kuyt double
Xabi Alonso (45) and Dirk Kuyt (63) put Liverpool in control either side of a straight red card for Hull striker Caleb Folan just before the hour. The hosts reduced their arrears through Geovanni (72) only for Kuyt to extinguish any hopes of a Hull fightback a minute from time.

Penalty save
Chelsea FC warmed up for the first leg of their UEFA Champions League semi-final with FC Barcelona at the Camp Nou on Tuesday with a narrow victory at West Ham United FC. Salomon Kalou scored the only goal ten minutes after half-time for the Blues, who had Petr Čech to thank for saving Mark Noble's 70th-minute penalty. Chelsea's FA Cup final opponents Everton FC lost 2-1 at home to Manchester City FC.

West Brom win
Elsewhere, Aston Villa FC drew 1-1 at Bolton Wanderers FC, while Fulham FC moved into seventh courtesy of a 1-0 victory against Stoke City FC. In the day's other game, bottom side West Bromwich Albion FC enjoyed a 3-0 home victory against Sunderland AFC but remain six points shy of safety.