Chelsea rallied on a pair of second-half goals to defeat Manchester United 3-1 on Tuesday, beating the Red Devils for the third time this season and breaking Manchester United's English record of league championship points.
After Ruud van Nistelrooy gave Manchester United a seventh-minute lead on his return to the side after injury, Tiago Mendes equalized with a 35m shot and Eidur Gudjohnsen and Joe Cole added second-half strikes at Old Trafford.
The result followed the Blues' 1-0 victory over the Reds on the opening day of the campaign. Jose Mourinho's players also eliminted Alex Ferguson's stars from the League Cup with a draw and a victory in the semifinal.
Chelsea's record 29th league victory of the season against just one loss gave it 94 points, two more than Manchester United's mark set in 1994.
Having conceded only 14 goals and with one game to play, it has a good chance of breaking Liverpool's record of 16 set in 1979.
It all looked so different when Van Nistelrooy gave Manchester United an early lead.
Wayne Rooney drove in a low cross from the left and the ball found Van Nistelrooy, who had enough space to score with an audacious back heel.
The lead lasted 10 minutes before Tiago scored.
There appeared no danger when he collected the ball 35m from goal, but he decided to shoot and the ball flew high into the net off the inside of the post.
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