| Shay Given emerged a hero on both sides of Manchester by saving
a late Frank Lampard penalty to give City a precious 2-1 win over
Chelsea and cut their advantage over United to two points.
Carlos Tevez's brilliant free-kick ultimately proved decisive after
Emmanuel Adebayor had inadvertently put Chelsea in front, then cancelled
out that own goal himself seven minutes before the interval.
However, that hardly told the story as bad tempered Chelsea went
down in a hail of yellow cards - six in all - and skipper John Terry
went off with a leg injury that will bring a moment of dread to
Fabio Capello even if the damage is not too great.
The two first-half goals were certainly not in keeping with a pulsating
opening in which City more than matched their highly-rated opponents
without ever looking completely secure at the back.
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