Please install the latest Flash person [To view Flash please help JavaScript and Flash.] On the right track... Their league advantage is maintained by manchester United. Source: AP Birmingham United took a step nearer to the Barclays Premier League title with a win at Stoke City on Sunday to re-establish a lead over Manchester City at the top of the table. Michael Carrick offered United an early lead and Robin van Persie completed victory by declaring his first team goal in 11 games. Success granted United to come back to winning ways after Monday's reduction in the Manchester derby, though City have a casino game in hand. Stoke are in real risk of falling in to the relegation zone, having won only once in 13 league games. Tony Pulis' part sit three factors above the relegation zone, but have played two games a lot more than third-last Wigan Athletic. United, with Wayne Rooney in midfield, scored in the last second at a windswept Britannia Stadium. Phil Jones met a corner from van Persie and, with the ball bobbling around the region, Carrick stuck out his foot to foot it in to the bottom-left corner. Van Persie won in the 66th minute, steering a punishment past Asmir Begovic after being felled by Andy Wilkinson. After the overall game, the striker confessed he was treated after ending his target drought. "It was an essential point in the game. I'd to score that one and fortunately it went in, therefore after that the relief of a couple of months came out," he explained. "I wanted to celebrate it with everyone else, with the players, with the staff, all of the players involved even on the bench because they have already been good with me from day one." United manager Sir Alex Ferguson was delighted to see his key summer signing straight back on the scoresheet. "You proceed through spells when you don't score you are rating you think you are never going to miss," he said where you never think you are ever going to acquire a goal, and then. "Today was an important purpose. He did really good work from Wayne's pass to get brought down for the penalty." Meanwhile, Stoke employer Tony Pulis thought his side 'shot themselves in the foot' again as his side look to avoid relegation. "You develop to a huge game and you wish to perform high pace and everything else and you know you give away a negative purpose from a set-play, and that settled United and got the steam out people. "Our last two household games against (Aston) Villa and now United, we've distributed ridiculous goals."
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