Man United suffer shock loss as victorious City cut gap

London: A lethargic Manchester United lost 1-0 at lowly Wigan Athletic to open the door for Manchester City to cut their Premier League lead to five points with a thumping victory over West Bromwich Albion on Wednesday. [caption id=“attachment_273313” align=“alignleft” width=“380” caption=“Manchester United’s Phil Jones (R) and Ryan Giggs appeal for a penalty. Reuters”]  [/caption] Carlos Tevez scored on his first start for City since September in a 4-0 win as the title race took a surprise twist with five matches remaining. United were undone by Shaun Maloney’s superb curling effort early in the second half of a match where refereeing decisions went against both sides. Arsenal strengthened their hold on third spot and an automatic Champions League berth with a 3-0 win at 10-man Wolverhampton Wanderers, who prop up the table and look doomed to relegation. Reuters