Manchester United thrashed 4-0 yesterday as a visitor to West Ham United and came within two points of Premier League leader Chelsea, which lost 2-1 to Manchester City.Arsenal, third, recovered after two consecutive defeats and won 2-0 at Stoke City, while Liverpool drew 0-0 with Blackburn Rovers, which was again with Sam Allardyce after heart surgery.
In a vibrant party, Chelsea went ahead after eight minutes with a goal from Emmanuel Adebayor, although the Congolese team managed to equalize for eight minutes before halftime.
Claimed that Chelsea goal in the play the ball touched the arms of Micah Richards, although it was clearly unintentional. "The referee made his mistakes," said Chelsea coach Carlo Ancelotti.
Didier Drogba came close to scoring in the initial, but the City finalized the win with a shot from Carlos Tevez in minute ten of the second half.
