Premiership review: Manchester United are three points clear at the top of the Premier League thanks to a brace from stand-in captain Cristiano Ronaldo against Bolton, while a late equaliser from Tottenham skipper Robbie Keane earned Spurs a point in an eight-goal thriller against Chelsea at White Hart Lane.
The results leave United on 70 points after 30 games, three ahead of Arsenal and five ahead of Avram Grant's Chelsea side.
Ronaldo opened the scoring in the ninth minute when Bolton failed to clear a corner and the winger smashed the ball off the ground and into the net beyond Bolton's despairing goalkeeper Ali Al Habsi.
The tie looked over 10 minutes later when the Portugal inernational struck yet another pile-driver of a free-kick from around 30 yards.
Bolton did manage to put the ball in the Old Trafford net on three occasions but were adjudged to have fouled on each one by referee Alan Wiley.
At White Hart Lane the ball rarely left the net. Chelsea took an early lead through Didier Drogba's third minute header but were pegged back by Carling Cup final goalscorer Jonathan Woodgate.
Michael Essien and Joe Cole established a two-goal cushion for the visitors with strikes in the 20th and 52nd minutes respectively but Spurs staged a barnstorming comeback.
Dimitar Berbatov rose highest to head home Tom Huddlestone's corner just after the hour, before the young midfielder got one of his own to level the score 15 minutes from time.
Cole grabbed his second with 10 minutes remaining, but the best was saved for last and it came from Republic of Ireland striker Keane.
The Dubliner was first to latch on to a half cleared attack before rifling his shot into the bottom right-hand corner from 20 yards out.
Spurs remain in 11th on 36 points.
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