EPL RESULT

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MU HAMPIRI KEJUARAAN EPL

Michael Carrick set up a probable Manchester United title party at Old Trafford on Saturday with an 86th-minute winner to sink Wigan Athletic.

Carrick sealed another comeback win when he drove home John O'Shea's pass from the edge of the box, leaving United a point away from completing a hat-trick of Barclays Premier League triumphs.

Only once during Sir Alex Ferguson's 10 previous successes have United done it in front of their own fans. Now all they must do is avoid defeat against Arsenal to render a last-day trip to Hull City, for the Red Devils at least, meaningless.

If Carrick was the match-winner, Carlos Tevez was again the hero, producing an impudent back-heel minutes after his introduction as a substitute to peg the Latics back.

Steve Bruce's men gave their all after taking a deserved first-half lead through Hugo Rodallega. But the Wigan manager knows more than most, Manchester United are not beaten that easily.

Any pretensions United had of being in for an easy evening were blasted out of the window after only two minutes.

The Red Devils' record against Wigan may have read eight wins from eight attempts, to an overall score of 23-3, and the Latics might still have been looking for their first league win against a top-four team, but Bruce was in no mood to let his old club saunter to their 18th league title.