Manchester and Antonio Valencia one match away of becoming champions

Antonio Valencia

Manchester United, the Premier League’s leader, could proclaim champion, mathematically, at the 34th date if they win this Monday at Old Trafford against Aston Villa (17th), after  Manchester City, second with 13 points less, lost 3-1 on Sunday in a visit to Tottenham (5°).

After the tie (2-2) with goals from Antonio Valencia, who was champion with the United in 2011, and Van Persie, on Wednesday in the Stadium of West Ham in a postponed match where they met with many difficulties, Alex Ferguson’s team will seek to regain sensation in their field.

The team led by Roberto Mancini, who is the only one that could reach the pointer, already gave signs of fatigue earlier Wednesday when winning by the minimum difference with a goal by Argentine Carlos Tevez before the Wigan (1-0), in a  postponed match, which was confirmed by the defeat yesterday, which virtually ceded the Crown to its neighbor and rival.