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Suddenly the world is talking about the meteoric rise of Manchester United,

Arsenal are now nine points behind leaders Manchester United with just four games to be played.

AIFF had offered Houghton a fresh contract less than a year back until 2013.

Barcelona hold an eight-point lead and will host an Osasuna side just two points above the relegation zone.

Muniain fired into an empty net when goalkeeper Ricardo Lopez collided with teammate Nelson Tomar.

Tevez has scored 42 Premier League goals in 63 appearances for City.

The Portuguese international was ruled out of the match in two weeks.

Dimitar Berbatov and Antonio Valencia gave United a 2-0 win over Fulham.

The hosts beat 10-man Spurs and will travel to White Hart Lane as firm favourites.

A superb header from Marco Ruben earned Villarreal a 1-0 victory over Athletic Bilbao.

Barcelona moved eight points clear with a 1-0 win at Villarreal.

Barcelona travel to third-place Villarreal while Madrid take on Sporting.

I lock the door from outside when ever I go out of the house so that my family feels safe inside the house: Marcos

Also, Udinese beat Catania 2-0 to move into a tie for third place with Napoli

The joint La Liga top scorer missed Real's last two matches with a leg muscle strain.

Real beat Hercules 2-0 while Valencia were stunned by Zaragoza 4-0.