Crimson tide turns against Spurs

Manchester United surged back from 2-0 down to smash five goals past Tottenham Hotspur after a controversial penalty decision turned the match – and the title race – in their favour.Liverpool's 3-1 victory at Hull City earlier meant the Merseysiders went top on goal difference before United's win opened up a three-point gap with a game in hand.

Results & fixtures

Saturday April 25  Bolton 1-1 Aston Villa  Everton 1-2 Man City  Fulham 1-0 Stoke City  Hull City 1-3 Liverpool  Man Utd 5-2 Tottenham  West Brom 3-0 Sunderland  West Ham 0-1 Chelsea Sunday April 26  Arsenal v Middlesbrough   Blackburn v Wigan Athletic Monday April 27  Newcastle Utd v Portsmouth

Two second-half goals by Dirk Kuyt following Xabi Alonso's opener gave Liverpool the points against the relegation strugglers, who had Caleb Folan sent off in the 59th minute.In the later match, Darren Bent and Luka Modric put the Londoners two up at Old Trafford after 45 minutes.But in the second half, Michael Carrick won a penalty as he was brought down by Spurs keeper Heurelho Gomes, who was shown in replays getting a hand on the ball.Cristiano Ronaldo put away the kick before a rampaging Wayne Rooney scored two and set up another for Ronaldo.Dimitar Berbatov then capped a humiliating afternoon for the London club."It was a tough game but my team controlled the game on a bad pitch," Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez told Sky Sports News ahead of the United kickoff on Saturday."Hull play direct and look for the second balls and it made it difficult to manage. If they (United) feel the pressure, so much the better, but we can only do our job."Chelsea stayed third on 71 points with a 1-0 victory at West Ham United.Fourth-placed Arsenal entertain Middlesbrough on Sunday.