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Giggs inspires United win

Ryan Giggs turned in a captain's performance as Manchester United beat Middlesbrough 2-0 to cruise into a six-point lead at the top of the Barclays Premier League table.

The Welshman fired the visitors into a 25th-minute lead at Middlesbrough, and Park Ji-sung completed the job six minutes after the break.

Boro, who now have just three games in which to stave off relegation, rarely threatened to deny United all three points in front of their biggest crowd of the season.