Man United Crush Bolton as Chelsea Cruise to Win

Cristiano Ronaldo inspired Manchester United to a 4-1 rout of Bolton Wanderers.

Cristiano Ronaldo inspired Manchester United to a 4-1 rout of Bolton Wanderers on Saturday, but their Premier League lead was kept to six points after champions Chelsea beat Sheffield United 3-0.

Ronaldo made three goals for United inside the first 25 minutes, two for South Korea's Park Ji-sung and one for Wayne Rooney, who added his second of the day before Bolton's Gary Speed converted a late penalty.

The victory, marred by an ankle injury that will sideline England defender Gary Neville for three weeks, moved United on to 75 points and a step closer to their first league title since 2003.

Chelsea are second on 69 points after a comfortable victory over the Blades following early goals from Ukraine striker Andriy Shevchenko and Ivorian Salomon Kalou. Germany captain Michael Ballack came off the bench to head the third in the 58th minute.

Struggling Manchester City got a morale-boosting 2-0 win at Middlesbrough, while Tottenham Hotspur beat relegation candidates Watford 3-1, including a goal from a free kick by Spurs' England keeper Paul Robinson.