Manchester United closed the gap on leaders Chelsea to 12 points with a 3-1 win at Portsmouth.
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Ryan Giggs shoots against the bar.
United sealed the victory by racing into a three-goal first-half lead as Pompey failed to record a hat-trick of home Premiership wins against the visitors.
Cristiano Ronaldo scored two fine goals after Ruud van Nistelrooy headed in the rebound from Ryan Giggs' shot to dismiss memories of previous 1-0 and 2-0 defeats at Fratton Park.
But Pompey showed that they will not go down without a fight with a belligerent effort in the second half and deservedly pulled back a goal three minutes from time when substitute Wayne Routledge's cross was headed in by Matt Taylor.
For 18 minutes, before United scored their first Premiership goal at Fratton Park and for brief moments afterwards, Pompey looked like they might have the ambition and drive to register their third consecutive home win over Sir Alex Ferguson's side.
But by half-time three stunning finishes had killed all that - and left Portsmouth's relegation fears even sharper in focus and United's title hopes just a tiny bit more realistic.
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Ryan Giggs shoots against the bar.
United sealed the victory by racing into a three-goal first-half lead as Pompey failed to record a hat-trick of home Premiership wins against the visitors.
Cristiano Ronaldo scored two fine goals after Ruud van Nistelrooy headed in the rebound from Ryan Giggs' shot to dismiss memories of previous 1-0 and 2-0 defeats at Fratton Park.
But Pompey showed that they will not go down without a fight with a belligerent effort in the second half and deservedly pulled back a goal three minutes from time when substitute Wayne Routledge's cross was headed in by Matt Taylor.
For 18 minutes, before United scored their first Premiership goal at Fratton Park and for brief moments afterwards, Pompey looked like they might have the ambition and drive to register their third consecutive home win over Sir Alex Ferguson's side.
But by half-time three stunning finishes had killed all that - and left Portsmouth's relegation fears even sharper in focus and United's title hopes just a tiny bit more realistic.
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