Premiership round-up:Nwankwo Kanu grabbed his ninth goal of the season in Portsmouth's 2-0 defeat of Everton to move them third in the Premiership this afternoon, while Steven Gerrard was on target for Liverpool as they went fourth with a 4-0 home victory over Fulham.

Fifth-placed Reading were held 0-0 by bottom club Watford, while Tottenham Hotspur thumped Charlton Athletic 5-1 and improving Newcastle United beat 10-man Blackburn Rovers 3-1. Wigan Athletic drew 1-1 at Middlesbrough.

Earlier in the day, Manchester United surged nine points clear at the top of the Premier League with an edgy 3-1 derby victory over Manchester City on Saturday.

City had not won a league game at Old Trafford since 1974 and their hopes of ending that depressing sequence were dashed as Wayne Rooney and Louis Saha struck before halftime.

Hatem Trabelsi pulled a goal back for City before Cristiano Ronaldo eased United's jitters when he tucked in a late third. City had Bernardo Corradi sent off in stoppage time.

United have 44 points from 17 games with champions Chelsea, who play Arsenal on Sunday, on 35 points from 15 games.