LONDON - Cristiano Ronaldo scored a late winner for Manchester United in a 1-0 win over bottom club Derby in the Premier League on Saturday.
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Chelsea kept pace by beating Sunderland by the same margin.
United now has 67 points - one more than Arsenal, which plays Birmingham later Saturday - after dominating the match at Pride Park. John Terry scored for Chelsea, giving it 64 points.
Liverpool rallied for a 2-1 win over Reading after Fernando Torres scored the winner for his 20th league goal of the season. In other matches Saturday, it was: Portsmouth 2, Aston Villa 0; Sunderland 0, Chelsea 1; and West Ham 2, Blackburn 1.
United had numerous chances in the first half - Ryan Giggs sent a header into the arms of Derby goalkeeper Roy Carroll and sent another two shots wide, Ronaldo curled a chance wide and struck the post and Wayne Rooney had a shot saved.
Derby forced United goalkeeper Ben Foster into two saves near the end of the half, stopping shots from Mile Sterjovski and Kenny Miller. It was Foster's first start since he joined the club in July 2005 because Edwin van der Sar was sidelined with a groin injury and second-choice Tomasz Kuszczak was suspended.
Carroll, who played at United between 2001 and 2005, stopped Ronaldo's free kick and a header in the space of a minute in the second half and the Portuguese winger then sent a free kick wide before he finally scored in the 76th minute. He took a cross from Rooney and volleyed the ball past Carroll for his 22nd league goal and 31st overall this season.
Derby, which is almost certain to be relegated, now hasn't won in the league in 24 matches.
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