Goals: Ronaldo 17', Tevez 33', Rooney 53', 70'

Cristiano Ronaldo and Manchester United dominated Aston Villa 4-0 Saturday, and Arsenal rallied for a win 3-2 at Bolton to keep the English title race alive.

Ronaldo scored United’s first goal on an audacious backheel, nudging the ball between the legs of Villa defender Martin Laursen after 17 minutes at Old Trafford. He then set up strikes for Carlos Tevez (33rd) and Wayne Rooney (53rd and 70th).

United’s 24th victory gives the defending champion 76 points from 32 games. It holds a six-point lead over Arsenal with six rounds of matches to go. Chelsea has 68 points and can regain second from the Gunners by beating Middlesbrough at home on Sunday.

Man Utd: Kuszczak, Brown, Ferdinand (Hargreaves 62'), Vidic, Evra (O'Shea 62'), Ronaldo, Carrick (Anderson 61'), Scholes, Giggs, Tevez, Rooney.

Aston Villa: Carson, Reo-Coker, Mellberg, Laursen, Bouma (Osbourne 80'), Agbonlahor, Petrov, Barry, Young, Harewood (Salifou 69'), Carew (Maloney 41').