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It's all over - Manchester United are Premier League champions again! A tough game against a resolute Wigan side ended with victory for the visitors and they now travel to Moscow hoping to win a rare domestic and European double.
Figueroa unleashes a vicious left foot drive that van der Sar does well to palm away.
Utd supporters are in full voice now as their team play keep-ball on the way to lifting the Premier League trophy.
Brown is replaced by King for Wigan.
Giggs could well have secured the title for Utd. The long serving midfielder slides the ball under Kirkland from Rooney's pass.
Valencia is booked after barging into Vidic.
A fine defensive header by Evra keeps Heskey at bay.
Vidic glances his header wide of the target from 6 yards out.
Heskey is booked for dissent.
Palacios is booked for a foul on Tevez.
Bent makes way for Sibierski.
Heskey goes so close for Wigan but his header is just over the bar.
Park is replaced by Giggs.
Scholes is replaced by Hargreaves.
News filters through that Chelsea have taken the lead against Bolton - but can Wigan score?
Utd are beginning to open up Wigan now. Bramble just manages tio block Tevez's shot on this occasion but it would seem a second goal is coming.
Another fine save by Kirkland keeps Wigan in the game. The former Liverpool stopper denied Tevez this time after the ball broke to the Utd stiker.
Rooney is booked for dissent.
Great save by Kirkland. Rooney got free of the Wigan defence and smashed a low drive goalwards but the Wigan keeper got down superbly to touch the ball passed the post.
Ronaldo goes so close for Utd - and probably should've done better. But his free header, on the edge of the six yard box, sails wide of the target.
Kirkland does well to tip Ronaldo's stinging drive over the bar.
Park is brought down by Bramble 35 yards from goal - and Ronaldo's eyes light up.
The second half is underway at the JJB. Can Wigan get a goal to give Chelsea a chance of snatching the title?
Steve Bennett blows for half time and the focus is very much on the referee. He failed to award a penalty for what looked like a Ferdinand handball, awarded a spot kick to Utd which Ronaldo converted, and failed to give Scholes a second yellow card.
Koumas does brilliantly to track back and win the ball from Tevez as Utd threatened to increase their lead.
Bent volleys narrowly wide from a deep Valencia cross.
Scholes could well have got his second yellow card and his marching orders after a late challenge on Palacios - but for some reason ref Steve Bennett decides not to book the midfiielder.
Ronaldo opens the scoring for Manchester United with his 31st of the season - and with Chelsea drawing against Bolton, Is that the goal to set Utd on their way to the title?
Rooney is brought down by Boyce after a goalmouth scramble. Ronaldo has grabbed the ball.
Figueroa has a wild slash at the ball from 35 yards out but his effort threatens the corner flag more than van der Sar's goal.
Ronaldo lines up a free kick 30 yards from goal after a foul on Park. - but his effort is palmed away by Kirkland.
Ronaldo finally breaks free of the Wigan defence - but his low cross is hacked clear by Bramble.
Bent heads over from a Wigan corner. It was a free header and the on loan Charlton striker should have done better.
A hopeful flick header by Bent has van der Sar scrambling backwards to turn the ball over his crossbar. Corner to Wigan.
Tevez was through on goal but he was standing in an offside position when Carrick played the ball to him. The Wigan defense is holding firm.
Bramble does well to clear his lines with Rooney on hand tio give Utd the lead.
Scholes is the first to go into Steve Bennett's book after a late challenge from behind on Palacios
The Wigan players have nothing to play for - but you wouldn't have thought so by the way they've started this game. At the moment, they're playing the better football.
Ronaldo has Utd's first shot in anger - but the ball goes well wide of the target.
Ferdinand stands off the advancing Koumas, who runs from his own half with the ball - but the midfielder's final shot goes harmlessly wide of the target.
The home side have started brighter and only a poor delivery from Bent prevents another dangerous cross from reaching the Man Utd penalty box.
Wigan fans crank up the noise levels as Brown tries his luck from just outside the area. Van der Sar collects easily though.
Ref Steve Bennett gets the game underway and Utd immediately surge forward with a long ball from Evra.
There's a carnival atmosphere as the two sides make their way onto the pitch at a packed JJB Stadium for this crucial final game of the 2007/08 season.
Wigan: Kirkland, Boyce, Bramble, Scharner, Figueroa, Valencia, Palacios, Brown, Koumas, Bent, Heskey
Man Utd: Van der Sar, Brown, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra, Ronaldo, Carrick, Scholes, Park, Tevez, Rooney
AFTER 26 wins from 37 Premier League games, Manchester United need one more victory to secure the 2007/08 title - and fend off the challenge of league rivals Chelsea.
If they fail to take maximum points against Steve Bruces already safe Wigan side, then a win for the West Londoners would see the title head south, in what would prove to be one of the most dramatic conclusions to a Premier League season.
Shock team news for United is the return of striker Wayne Rooney, who has recovered from a hip injury to take his place in the starting line-up.
For Wigan, defenders Mario Melchiot and Erik Edman remain sidelined, while midfielder Kevin Kilbane has been giving the day off after struggling with an injury to his back.
Wigan stuck to their pledge to give Manchester United a run for their money, but goals from Cristiano Ronaldo and Ryan Giggs gave Sir Alex Ferguson a tenth Premier League title success. Home goalkeeper Chris Kirkland pulled off a string of saves, but United had a let-off when referee Steve Bennett opted not to send off Paul Scholes in the first half. Edwin van der Sar produced the first save of the day fingertipping a header from Marcus Bent over the bar. But Kirkland was soon in action dealing from a trademark Ronaldo free-kick which beat the wall from outside the box Backed by a full house in thundery conditions, Wigan made a positive start with Michael Brown giving Van der Sar an early test. Jason Koumas twice failed to hit the target, firing one wide and skying the other over the bar. Rio Ferdinand headed over from a Michael Carrick corner and Scholes rattled one wide when another corner was only partly cleared. The goal United needed came when Wayne Rooney was brought down by Emmerson Boyce and the referee had no hesitation in pointing to the spot. Ronaldo made no mistake hammering in goal number 41 of his season after sending Kirkland the wrong way. Scholes, who had been booked earlier for a foul on Wilson Palacios, was lucky not to find himself in big trouble after bringing down the same player, as the referee settled for a stern word. It fired Wigan up and Bent was inches away when he fired into the sidenetting. Ronaldo then thundered another free-kick in with Kirkland easing it over the bar. United had strong penalty claims when Scholes went down under pressure from Titus Bramble, with Mr Bennett inexplicably awarding a corner, not a second spot-kick. The Reds Devils were hunting the killer goal and only another brilliant save from Kirkland denied Rooney. Giggs then came on to equal Sir Bobby Charlton's United appearance record and in a fairytale finish he wrapped it up after Rooney had sent him clear.
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