Champions Manchester United went back to the top of the Premier League on Saturday after Cristiano Ronaldo powered them to a 1-0 win at Derby County and Arsenal were held to a 1-1 draw by Middlesbrough at the Emirates stadium.

Arsenal looked set for a rare home defeat until Kolo Toure found the equaliser with a header  four minutes from time. Earlier, Jeremie Aliadiere had given Middlesbrough the lead in the 25th minute .

United have 67 points from 29 matches, Arsenal have 67 from 30 while Chelsea kept the pressure on the top two with a 1-0 win at Sunderland.

Fourth-placed Liverpool came from behind to beat Reading 2-1 at Anfield, Portsmouth moved above Aston Villa into sixth place after beating them 2-0 at Fratton Park, while West Ham United came from behind to beat Blackburn Rovers 2-1 at Upton Park.

Real lose
Real Madrid lost 1-0 against Deportivo Coruna in the Spanish League on Saturday, adds Reuters from Madrid.
The match between Real Betis and Athletic Bilbao at the Manuel Ruiz de Lopera was abandoned midway through the second half with the score at 2-1 after Bilbao goalkeeper Armando was hit in the face by a bottle thrown from the stands.

Elsewhere, Brazil striker Luis Fabiano took his tally for the season to 22 with both goals in Sevilla's 2-0 win at Valencia. Sevilla climbed to fourth place with 45 points, one ahead of Atletico Madrid, Racing Santander and Getafe respectively.