Man Utd 3-1 Aston Villa;
Manchester United maintained their six-point lead at the Premiership summit in impressive style. Michael Carrick celebrated his first goal for Manchester United as Sir Alex Ferguson's side cemented their place at the top of the table.The £18million buy from Tottenham Hotspur may have taken time to open his account but the midfielder is certainly not fazed by the big stage.
Old Trafford hosted a record crowd of 76,073 as United continued to put the squeeze on Chelsea. However, Aston Villa helped them with some poor defending and have now failed to win in 12 games. United winger Cristiano Ronaldo was presented with his Barclays Player of the Month award before kick-off and marked the occasion by taking his tally to 13 goals, with Park Ji-Sung also on target.