Manchester: Manchester United's charge to the Premier League title was slightly delayed on Wednesday after being forced to twice come from behind to draw 2-2 at West Ham.
With second-place Manchester City beating Wigan 1-0, United's advantage over their neighbour was reduced to 13 points with five games to go for the leaders.
Antonio Valencia scored his first goal in a year to first pull United level by canceling out Ricardo Vaz Te's opener. After Mohamed Diame had put West Ham in front at the start of the second half with a curled drive into the far corner, Van Persie responded with his first goal from open play in two months.
It was United's second setback in three league matches, with the 2-0 victory Sunday over Stoke preceded by a 2-1 loss to City. With there being no doubt about the ultimate destination of the trophy, such certainty seemed to breed complacency within Alex Ferguson's team early on at Upton Park....
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