Manchester United's English premier league title chances suffered a massive blow today when Middlesbrough stunned the champions with a 1-0 victory at Old Trafford.
Croatian Alen Boksic exploited the gaping holes in United's defence to score the winner after nine minutes as United suffered their eighth defeat of the season.
Alex Ferguson's side remain top of the table with 64 points, but second-placed Arsenal are just one point behind and have two games in hand.
Liverpool, in third with 62 points, face Chelsea at Anfield tomorrow.
Relegation-threatened Everton scraped their second victory in succession under new boss David Moyes, beating second-from-bottom Derby County 4-3 in a thriller at Pride Park.
Bolton Wanderers moved out of the bottom three with a 2-1 victory at Charlton Athletic, while Ipswich Town slipped into the relegation zone after they were forced to settle for a 0-0 draw at Aston Villa.
Bottom club Leicester City lost 2-0 at home to Leeds United, who boosted their chances of claiming the fourth and final Champions League qualification place, while Sunderland conceded a late equaliser in a 1-1 draw with Southampton at the Stadium of Light. -Reuters