Manchester United maintained its title charge Saturday by beating Tottenham 5-2 after a remarkable second-half comeback wiped out the visitors' two-goal advantage. Darren Bent and Luka Modric put Spurs in control before halftime, but Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney each scored twice before Dimitar Berbatov grabbed a fifth to keep the defending champions three points clear at the top of the Premier League. “It was a brilliant comeback – the first half we played too slowly and Tottenham caused us problems on the right hand side,” Rooney said. “Now we're obviously in a great position.” Spurs were furious that Ronaldo was able to start the fightback from the penalty spot in the 57th. Goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes was penalized for hauling down Michael Carrick, despite protests that he touched the ball first. The 17-time English champion has a game in hand over Liverpool, which won 3-1 at 10-man Hull as Dirk Kuyt scored twice on his 100th appearance. Chelsea remains six points off the lead after its 1-0 win at West Ham. Bottom-placed West Bromwich Albion won for the first time in three months, dispatching Sunderland 3-0 to close the gap on next-from-bottom Newcastle to two points. Manchester City is just three points behind the London club after winning 2-1 at FA Cup finalist Everton – just its second away win of the season. Wolverhampton won the League Championship with a 1-1 draw with Barnsley, while Southampton was relegated after drawing 2-2 with Burnley. Southampton will start next season in League One with a 10-point penalty imposed for going into administration. Also in the second tier, Roy Keane enjoyed a successful start as Ipswich manager, winning 3-0 at Cardiff. Wolverhampton Wanderers were crowned champions of the English Championship (second division) on Saturday after a 1-1 draw at Barnsley. Fiorentina routs Roma Fiorentina defeated AS Roma 4-1 on Saturday to improve its chances of securing a Champions League spot for next season. The defeat all but ends Roma's chances of qualifying for Europe's premier club competition, as Luciano Spalletti's side sits six points from fourth place with five matches remaining. Fiorentina moved ahead of Genoa into fourth place, but could get pushed back down when Genoa plays Bologna on Sunday. In Saturday's other match, Udinese needed two goals from Gaetano D'Agostino to defeat Chievo Verona 2
