Man United continued their relentless pursuit of the title with a routine
2-0 victory over QPR. Rafael's screamer gave the Reds the lead and Ryan Giggs added a second after Robin van Persie hobbled off with an ankle injury. Santi Cazorla scored twice to earn Arsenal a
2-1 win against Aston Villa, while Wigan cruised to a
3-0 victory in their six-pointer at Reading. Norwich beat Everton
2-1 and WBA picked up a
2-1 win over Sunderland
Giggs sealed the win 10 minutes from time –14 years after his first game over QPR.
He was well found by Danny Welbeck, on for Van Persie, and applied a typically composed finish.
And minutes later he almost bagged a second with a brilliant right-footed chip which clipped the crossbar.
Rangers would not have been expecting three points from a difficult encounter and will now turn their attention to their remaining 11 matches.
QPR: Julio Cesar, Bosingwa, Samba, Hill, Traore, Mbia, Granero (Jenas 46), Mackie, Taarabt, Townsend (Hoilett 72), Zamora (Remy 61).
Subs not used: Green, Park, Wright-Phillips, Onuoha.
Man Utd: De Gea, Rafael, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra, Nani, Carrick, Giggs, Young (Valencia 67), Van Persie (Welbeck 41), Hernandez (Rooney 61).
Subs not used: Lindegaard, Evans, Anderson, Cleverley.
Goals: Rafael 23, Giggs 80.
