The 'Red Devils' continue to move toward its goal of upgrading the title, when he left three days for the outcome of the championship. Many of the team in the Riverside Stadium were the work of Welsh veteran Ryan Giggs (25 minutes) and South Korean Park Ji-Sung (51).
"It's a big step. Only four games," Ferguson said, recalling that the team also has a contest to find it, which was postponed on the day before the Wigan and is scheduled for May 13.
The leader must cope with two difficult games at Old Trafford, before his neighbors Manchester City and Arsenal, and two visits theoretically comfortable against Hull and Wigan.
For his part, Chelsea, a third and six from the United with a game, the 3-1 defeat by Fulham (9th), in a duel that was not only the problems and he could think about his next big event, on Wednesday before returning to Barcelona in the semifinals of the Champions League.
The French Nicolas Anelka opened the scoring in the first minute, scoring for the first time since February, while his compatriot Florent Malouda (10) and the Ivorian Didier Drogba sentenced shock.
The other English team with a presence in the semifinals of the Champions League, Arsenal also won 3-0 in his case in the area of Portsmouth (14th) with a doublet of Danish Nicklas Bendtner and Mexican Carlos end of both Vela (56).
With this win, the 'Gunners' mathematically secured the fourth position, which gives access to contest the forthcoming Champions League.
In the main European club competition, the wards of Arsène Wenger will play on Tuesday, as the stadium before Manchester United, the possibility of access to the grand final May 27 in Rome, having fallen 1-0 in the ida.
Manchester City, which surpassed the 3-1 Blackburn (15 º), was in eighth place thanks to the success of their offensive players in South America since the triumph was conceived in the first half with goals from Ecuadorian Felipe Caicedo (27) and Brazilian Robinho (34), Elano (45 +2 penalty).
In the area of Stoke City (13th), West Ham (7) added a new victory (1-0), with both the Spanish Diego Tristan (33) and continues to fight for jobs for the classification of European competitions.
The situation is dramatic and colista for West Bromwich, who fell during his visit to Tottenham (10th) and is virtually down to the second category of English football.
The 35th day was full of meetings on Sunday with Liverpool-Sunderland-Newcastle and Everton, and on Monday with the Aston Villa-Hull City.