Manchester United will go into 2013 with a seven - point lead in English Premier League . Alex Ferguson 's team keep a rare clean sheet in Saturday 's 2 - 0 win at home to West Brom . `` People keep saying I 'm diving , but if there 's contact it 's not diving . Second - placed Manchester City win 4 - 3 at Norwich despite having Samir Ahmed sent off . Spurs go third with 2 - 1 win at Sunderland , with Arsenal fifth after beating Newcastle 7 - 3 .
Manchester United will go into 2013 with a seven - point lead in English Premier League . Alex Ferguson 's team keep a rare clean sheet in Saturday 's 2 - 0 win at home to West Brom . Second - placed Manchester City win 4 - 3 at Norwich despite having Samir Ahmed sent off . Spurs go third with 2 - 1 win at Sunderland , with Arsenal fifth after beating Newcastle 7 - 3 .