LONDON: Manchester United retained the Premier League title yesterday when they won 2-0 at Wigan Athletic and Chelsea were held 1-1 at home by Bolton Wanderers.
It was the old and new faces of United who combined to secure the victory as Cristiano Ronaldo put them on their way with a 33rd-minute penalty and Ryan Giggs, on the day he equalled Bobby Charlton's club record 758th appearance, completed the win 10 minutes from time.
United ended the season on 87 points, two clear of Chelsea, who were leading through Andriy Shevchenko until Bolton grabbed an injury-time equaliser.
It was United's 10th Premier League title and 17th championship in all – one short of Liverpool's record – and they will now go for a domestic and European double when they face Chelsea in the Champions League final on May 21.
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