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Last-minute Hernandez sends United soaring clear

A 90th-minute goal by Javier Hernandez gave Manchester United a thrilling 4-3 victory at home to Newcastle United that put Alex Ferguson's men seven points clear in the Premier League.

Tom Cleverley (L) celebrates with Javier Hernandez after Hernandez scored the winner in a 4-3 victory for Manchester United against Newcastle on December 26, 2012. The Mexican's 90th-minute strike put Alex Ferguson's men seven points clear in the Premier League.

The leaders had to come from behind three times to win, and second-place Manchester City's 1-0 loss at Sunderland meant that the traditional Boxing Day fixtures left United with plenty of reasons to feel thankful.

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