Fresh from defeating their arch-rivals on the pitch, Manchester City could beat Man United to the punch off the field too, where the Daily Telegraph claims that City have moved ahead of United in the race for Eden Hazard. The Lille attacker has announced his intentions to move to the Premier League and the two Manchester giants have taken turns in stamping their name across the player. Both Sir Alex Ferguson and Roberto Mancini have been to Lille to watch the 21 year old star, with both managers claiming to be very impressed by his qualities.

The Belgian revealed his plans recently, "My objective is to go to the Premier League, because I have had my time in France. Maybe in the future I will return to France, but for now I am concentrating on finishing the season with Lille to the best of my ability and then going to England."

The biggest Manchester derby in living memory went they way of Manchester City as they prevailed 1-0 over their bitter rivals Man United at the Etihad. Vincent Kompany as the toast of the town as his towering header from a corner in first half added time was the difference between the two sides. Sir Alex Ferguson set his side out to contain City and while it worked for most part, it reduced United's threat up front and they paid the ultimate price. City now lead the table, only on goal difference though, and two more wins will definitely see Roberto Mancini lift the Premier League trophy. (read the full match report)

Man City:

Joe Hart- 6/10

Manchester City have painted the town blue after they claimed a truly memorable 1-0 victory against their arch-rivals Manchester United to take a giant step towards clinching the Premier League title. Vincent Kompany was the hero in what was billed the ‘Most important Manchester derby ever’ as the centre-back scored the solitary goal of the game in first half added time with an unstoppable header from a corner. Man United lacked their usual attacking verve as they rarely opened up City’s defence. The game as a whole was a very cagey affair as the two sides cancelled out each other for long periods. City now lead the table purely on goal difference and with only two games left in the season, the ‘noisy neighbours’ could finally gate crash the party.

Roberto Mancini made no changes to the side that beat Wolves last time around as Carlos Tevez and Sergio Aguero continued in attack. David Silva and Samir Nasri came in from the wide areas while Yaya Toure and Gareth Barry controlled the centre of midfield. Pablo Zabaleta continued at right-back, with Vincent Kompany, Joleon Lescott and Gael Clichy completing the backline.

Arsenal's desperate need for more firepower in front of goal appears to have finally found a German solution as FC Cologne striker Lukas Podolski ended months of speculation linking him to a move to the Emirates by declaring that a transfer has been agreed between the two clubs.

While talismanic striker and current club skipper Robin van Persie keeps Arsenal fans on tenterhooks regarding his future at the club, Manager Arsene Wenger appears to have learnt from the debacle caused by the departure of key players Cesc Fabregas and Samir Nasri this season, by moving early to capture the signature of Podolski well before the European championships.

After a disappointing draws against Chelsea and Stoke, Arsenal will get ready to host Norwich at the Emirates on Saturday, the 5^th of May keenly aware that Tottenham and Newcastle would pounce on any further slip-up. The match will be of paramount importance to the Gunners, since a win would edge them one step closer to a top three finish and therefore automatic Champions League qualification. Norwich on the other hand have absolutely nothing at stake in this game, and they would look forward to the opportunity to go to the Emirates and express themselves against one of the big bows.

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Earlier in the season, Arsenal narrowly beat Norwich at Carrow Road, courtesy of a Robin van Persie brace, after Steve Morison had opened the scoring for the hosts early on capitalizing on an error from Per Mertesacker.

Fernando Torres score his first hat-trick for Chelsea to help them close the gap on third placed Arsenal to five points and with a game in hand the Blues could yet seal Champions League qualification through the League route. Chelsea played some sumptuous football to hand the relegation threatened QPR a beating and continue their own supreme week. Goals from Sturridge, Terry, Malouda along with Torres' hat-trick rounded off an easy win for the Blues against their local rivals, who got a late consolation goal through Djibril Cisse. (read the full match report)

Chelsea:

Peter Cech – 6

Confident handling from the Czech international on the rare occasions he was called for. Made one excellent save from a Mackie strike in the second half. Would be unhappy with his defence's inability to help him keep a clean sheet.