The Manchester United was proclaimed champion of the English League for the seventeenth time in their history after beating Wigan Athletic (0-2) with goals from Cristiano Ronaldo and Ryan Giggs, while its immediate persecutor, Chelsea, was unable to defeat Bolton (1-1).
However, Manchester depended on himself and a victory gave him the title regardless of what they did Chelsea, which also encountered at home to Bolton. Manchester won the first battle''to the blues.'' A battle to be resumed on May 21 in Moscow, with the Champions League through, and that balances old quarrels between red and blue.
And is that not all Ferguson gave not a single hope to Chelsea, who had to wait a setback before the Manchester Wigan. In the half-hour match, Cristiano Ronaldo-for the umpteenth time-ahead of theirs from the point of penalty and since then the devils''''had options to give the lace edging and the title game.
But the goal did not arrive until the confirmation that Ryan Giggs, who now equalled the legendary Bobby Charlton in number of games played with the Manchester (758), placed second in the account. For then, at Stamford Bridge, Shevchenko put the toe in a move embarullada pressure and move to Manchester.
For those of Ferguson not quaked pulse Chelsea and he despaired at the end because the title is not passed through his hands, but by a miracle and utopian reaction of Wigan. Finally there was even the Bolton thanks to Davies pulled one point fief of London.