LONDON -- Manchester United managed the rare feat this season of outshining Manchester Citys goal-scoring prowess on Wednesday to keep the heat on its neighbour in the Premier League title race. . While City maintained its two-point lead over United with a 3-0 victory over Stoke, its second-place rivals routed Fulham 5-0 at Craven Cottage. Such emphatic victories have been the norm for big-spending City this season, but for United it was the biggest in three months. "It was very impressive, weve not scored as many as wed like to but wed been playing well," Giggs said. "The second part of the season we always kick on and put in performances and thats pleasing. "We dont want to rely on the forwards for goals, we need to share them around." It was a tighter encounter at Aston Villa, with Arsenal relying on Yossi Benayouns late goal to secure a 2-1 victory for his fifth-place side. Liverpool is two points behind Arsenal after Charlie Adam missed a penalty kick in a 0-0 draw at Wigan. Luis Suarez featured for Liverpool a day after receiving an eight-match ban -- on hold pending any appeal -- for racially abusing United defender Patrice Evra. A player at the centre of a more serious racism investigation, John Terry, is due to captain Chelsea at Tottenham on Thursday, a day after being told by prosecutors that he will be charged for hurling abuse an opponent. But after two days of off-field controversies, United produced an eye-catching display that cast the Premier League in a more positive light for its global audience. United had failed to win on its past three visits to Craven Cottage but Danny Welbecks fifth-minute opener, capitalizing on lax defending, ensured that miserable run would come to an end. The lead was doubled when a cross from Giggs was headed home by Nani in the 28th before the 38-year-old midfielder extended his unique streak of having scored in every Premier League season since its inception in 1992. A shot deflected off Philippe Senderos and looped into the net three minutes before half time. An industrious performance from Rooney was capped in the 88th when the England striker fired home from 30 yards (meters). But United saved the best until last as Berbatov netted his 50th goal for United with a nonchalant backheel from Antonio Valencias cross. "In the second half we took our foot off the gas but we were always in control and we knew we were going to win the game," Rooney said. The victory, though, came at a cost with Phil Jones forced off injured in the 20th after being caught by Clint Dempseys arm while dueling for the ball. "Well send him for an X-ray tomorrow," United manager Alex Ferguson said. "It doesnt look good." City will spend Christmas Day top of the top flight for the first time since 1929. Sergio Aguero opened the scoring in the 29th and Adam Johnson, who started a league game for the first time in over two months, added the second in the 36th to give City a commanding halftime lead. Aguero scored his 15th goal of the season early in the second half. "For our supporters I think its a good Christmas," City manager Roberto Mancini said. At Villa Park, the hosts scoring the 20,000th goal since the Premier League began in 1992 was not enough to upset Arsenal. Marcus Albrightons landmark goal did cancel out Robin van Persies 17th-minute penalty, but Yossi Benayoun scored his first Premier League goal for Arsenal to secure Arsenals eighth win from 10 matches. While Arsenal has staged a revival after a fine start to the season, Newcastle is plummeting, with a 3-2 home loss to West Bromwich Albion extending the sides winless run to six games. 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Sergei Bobrovsky made 39 saves in regulation and overtime, then two more in the shootout to finish with his second career shutout -- both in the last week -- and lead surging Columbus to a 1-0 victory over the Phoenix Coyotes on Saturday night, extending the Blue Jackets franchise record point streak to 10 games. [url=http://www.cheapauthenticjerseyschina.net/]wholesale jerseys . The New York Yankees lefty had his good stuff going on this dreary afternoon. wholesale nfl jerseys . - The Kansas City Chiefs have traded cornerback Javier Arenas to the Arizona Cardinals for fullback Anthony Sherman.VANCOUVER -- Martin Rennies tenure as head coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps can be summed up in one word -- inconsistent. It led to his downfall on Tuesday. The Major League Soccer club fired Rennie after a second straight up-and-down season that saw the Whitecaps start strong before limping across the finish line. Vancouver recovered in time to squeak into the 2012 playoffs -- a first for a Canadian MLS team -- but a 1-7-2 slide midway through the 2013 campaign was too much to overcome and cost Rennie his job. "Ultimately, the rationale behind the decision is the inconsistency," Whitecaps president Bob Lenarduzzi said at a B.C. Place Stadium press conference announcing the move. "If we look back over the two years, we had two relatively good starts, and in each of those seasons we seemed to tail off. "In the first year we were able to survive that and make the playoffs, but in the second year we werent able to do so." Lenarduzzi said the Whitecaps have a "football committee" that includes himself, two of the teams owners and two other executives, which determines the fate of the teams coach, among other duties. He danced around the question when asked if the decision to axe Rennie was unanimous, saying only that they had come to "a consensus" that it was the right move. Rennie, who compiled a 24-25-19 record in two seasons with Vancouver, watched the Whitecaps 2013 playoff hopes come to end when they dropped a 3-2 decision to the Colorado Rapids in Commerce City, Colo on Oct. 19. Vancouver (13-12-9) rebounded to beat Colorado 3-0 in Sundays regular-season finale, with star Brazilian forward Camilo Sanvezzo burying a hat trick to win the MLS Golden Boot as the leagues top scorer. But it wasnt enough to save Rennie, who thanked the club and its fans in a statement released on the Whitecaps official website. "In life we have different roles at different times, and although there is great satisfaction in taking a project to fruition there is also a strong sense of accomplishment from turning a team around and giving it a solid foundation for future success," the statement read. "It has been an absolute privilege to have played the role that I have for the Whitecaps and I look forward to watching the organization move forward from strength to strength. " Lenarduzzi said the search for a new coach will begin immediately, and whoever gets the job will be the Whitecaps fourth in four MLS seasons. The 38-year-old Rennies fate was probably sealed when Vancouver stumbled midway through the season, but the Scot also failed to win the Canadian championship in his two years at the Whitecaps helm, which would have qualified the club for the CONCACAF Champions League. "Theres a fine line between success and, what would be deemed to be failure, and we just need to give ourselves the best chance possible to be on the right side of that," said Lenarduzzi. nfl jerseys cheap. . "Over the last two years we felt that thats perhaps the biggest problem weve had. "Making the playoffs, winning the (Canadian championship) are benchmarks for us. We havent been able to achieve that." There were also questions about Rennies squad selection, tactics and the development of some of Vancouvers younger players. "Theres always going to be grumblings of guys that arent happy based on whether they play or whether they think that the managers way of coaching are valid," said team captain Jay DeMerit, who does not yet have a contract for 2014. "No manager is going to keep 30 guys happy." The Whitecaps did win this years Cascadia Cup -- their only title since joining MLS -- which is a trophy awarded to the top team in head-to-head competition with the Seattle Sounders and Portland Timbers. Vancouver actually finished with more wins and points this season than it did in 2012 and had just one fewer victory than Portland, which finished as the No. 1 playoff seed in the ultra-tight Western Conference. Vancouver, which wound up seventh, also tied for fourth in MLS with 53 goals scored. Rennie joined the Whitecaps on Nov. 1, 2011, from the Carolina RailHawks of the second-tier United Soccer Leagues First Division after a disastrous first season in MLS that saw Vancouver go through two coaches and finish tied for last overall. Prior to Sundays victory over Colorado, Rennie seemed to be lobbying to keep his job. "If playoffs was the only barometer, then nine coaches would be gone every single year and that would leave MLS and every team in complete disarray," Rennie told reporters last week. "You cant do it that way. You have to build an organization over time. "When I came here this team was the worst team in MLS, it was in disarray and it was almost irrelevant in Vancouver. Now its a very relevant team and its poised to be a great team, so Im very pleased with how thats gone." Vancouvers run to the 2012 MLS playoffs was brief, with the Whitecaps exiting in the first round at the hands of the eventual-champion Los Angeles Galaxy. DeMerit said although Rennie, who was trumpeted as a young and innovative mind when he arrived in Vancouver, succeeded in helping to build the clubs foundation, a veteran coach might be whats needed to take the Whitecaps to the next level. "At key times, experience does matter, and how you progress is mainly calling on those experiences," said DeMerit. "I think maybe in key moments, that was part of Martins learning experience and hell be a better coach for that. "You want a coach thats been there. You want a coach with experience and you want a coach that can lead you in the right direction when it really matters." ' ' '