SEVEN UP: United's path to the top

MANCHESTER UNITED

(P 7; W 7; D 0; L 0; Pts 21)

Dec 12th: Derby (H) ... won 5-0

Dec 15th: Middlesbrough (A) ... won 1-0

Dec 22nd: Southampton (H) ... won 6-1

Dec 26th: Everton (A) ... won 2-0

Dec 30th: Fulham (A) ... won 3-2

Jan 2nd: Newcastle (H) ... won 3-1

Jan 13th: Southampton (A) ... won 3-1

NEWCASTLE UNITED

(P 7; W 5; D 0; L 2; Pts 15)

Dec 15th: Blackburn (H) ... won 2-0

Dec 18th: Arsenal (A) ... won 3-1

Dec 22nd: Leeds (A) ... won 4-3

Dec 26th: Middlesbrough (H) ... won 3-0

Dec 29th: Chelsea (H) ... lost 2-1

Jan 2nd: Manchester Utd (A) ... lost 3-1

Jan 12th: Leeds (H) ... won 3-1

LEEDS UNITED

(P 7; W 4; D 1; L 2; Pts 13)

Dec 16th: Leicester (H) ... drew 2-2

Dec 19th: Everton (H) ... won 3-2

Dec 22nd: Newcastle (H) ... lost 4-3

Dec 26th: Bolton (A) ... won 3-0

Dec 29th: Southampton (A) ... won 1-0

Jan 1st: West Ham (H) ... won 3-0

Jan 12th: Newcastle (A) ... lost 3-1

ARSENAL

(P 6; W 3; D 2; L 1; Pts 11)

Dec 15th: West Ham (A) ... drew 1-1

Dec 18th: Newcastle (H) ... lost 3-1

Dec 23rd: Liverpool (A) ... won 2-1

Dec 26th: Chelsea (H) ... won 2-1

Dec 29th: Middlesbrough (H) ... won 2-1

Jan 13th: Liverpool (H) ... drew 1-1

LIVERPOOL

(P 8; W 1; D 4; L 3; Pts 7)

Dec 12th: Fulham (H) ... drew 0-0

Dec 16th: Chelsea (A) ... lost 4-0

Dec 23th: Arsenal (H) ... lost 2-1

Dec 26th: Aston Villa (A) ... won 2-1

Dec 29th: West Ham (A) ... drew 1-1

Jan 1st: Bolton (H) ... drew 1-1

Jan 9th: Southampton (A) ... lost 2-0

Jan 13th: Arsenal (A) ... drew 1-1