Hands on the title!! 2-1 United!!

Manchester United have one hand firmly on the Premier League title after they convincingly beat championship rivals Chelsea 2-1 at Old Trafford.

United put in a performance worthy of them winning a record 19th league crown as they made the defending champions look ordinary in their much-hyped title showdown to move six points clear at the top of the table with just two matches remaining.

Javier Hernandez gave Alex Ferguson's side the lead after just 36 seconds when he pounced on David Luiz's error to meet Park Ji-sung's through ball and finish clinically pastPetr Cech for his 13th league goal of the season.

Ryan Giggs had a hand in that opener, and the 37-year-old created the second for Nemanja Vidic midway through the first half when his cross was met by the Red Devils captain's stooping header from close range.

Frank Lampard pulled one back for with 20 minutes remaining, but the Blues were not able to score the three goals needed to claim a comeback win which would have drawn them level on points with United.