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At the other end of the table, Fernando Torres showed a rare glimpse of his talent for Liverpool against Bolton Wanderers.
He scored the equalizer nd then the Reds' Joe Cole struck in stoppage time. Liverpool won a much-needed 2-1 victory.
In other matches on Saturday Adam Johnson's 34th-minute goal was enough to clinch a 1-0 home win for Manchester City over Blackpool. Gareth Bale's early header secured a 1-victory for Tottenham Hotspur against Fulham. Sunderland walked away with a 3-0 home win over Blackburn Rovers. West Ham United beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-0 to climb off the bottom, and Stoke City overcame Everton 2-0.
In the standings United leads with 41 points and 2 games' advantage over City, which also sits on 41. Arsenal trails by 2 points in third. Tottenham stands 5 points off the pace. Chelsea's unimpressive campaign sees the Blues remaining in fifth. Sunderland, Bolton and Stoke City take the next three positions. Liverpool is struggling in 9th place.
Finally, Totthenham's manager Harry Redknapp says Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder David Beckham wants to join Hotspur on loan. Redknapp said Tottenham's director of football administration Darren Eales is trying to persuade the Galaxy to let Beckham to join Spurs. Tottenham is contending in the last 16 of the Champions League.
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