Manchester clubs remain at top of title race as City defeated Tottenham and United overwhelmed Arsenal

Mario Balotelli converted a penalty in the last minute to lead Manchester City to a 3-2 victory over Tottenham Hotspurs as City remained at the top of the table.

The 1st half was goal less and in the 2nd half four goals came within 10 thrilling minutes of time before a late winner.

Samir Nasri fired in behind City's defence in the middle on the 56th minute after Silva's perfect pass found Nasri running towards the middle from the left wing.

Three minutes later on Nasri's corner, Dzeko flicks it on the near post and Lescott is on the far post to bundle it untidily over the line.

After 61 minutes Tottenham revived the hopes when Savic headed Kaboul's foreward punt high and Defoe raced onto the ball to stroll past the advancing Hart, rolling the ball into the empty net.

The leveller on the 65th minute was spectacular, with Gareth Bale, from the right, curling an exquisite drive home from some 20 yards.

Tottenham should have gone into the lead when Bale galloping at Lescott and cutting the ball across goal for Jermain Defoe who could only steer it wide but It was Ballotelli who scored the winner converting a penalty after he had been brought down by the Tottenham Hotspur captain, Ledley King.

Balotelli was booked on the 84th minute for stamping on Paker's head and he could now face a ban.

Manchester United again defeated Arsenal, whose fans berated their manager for removing the energetic Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain for the lord of lethargy Andrei Arshavin. This time the score was 2-1 but Arsenal should have won to take the revenge of their 8-2 defeat last time.

United went into the lead just a minute before the break when Ryan Giggs hang a beautiful ball up to the far post, where Valencia was left free to get above Vermaelen and plant a header back across goal and into the far corner.

Robin van Persie scored the equaliser after 71 minutes when Oxlade-Chamberlain played a canny reverse-pass to Persie who had plenty to do but turned a surprise first-time shot through Evans's legs and past the despairing Lindegaard's dive in the bottom-right corner of the goal.

Arsenal fans were right about Andrey Arshavin. He just let Valencia stroll past him before playing a one-two with Park, leaving him one-on-one with Szczesny. He knocked it back to Welbeck, who hammered it into the empty net.