London: Champions Manchester United went top of the Premier League for the first time since October after a four-goal blitz by Wayne Rooney earned a 4-0 home victory over Hull City on Saturday.
United moved above Chelsea and Arsenal, who are in FA Cup fourth-round action this weekend, with 50 points from 23 games.
Arsenal have 48 from 22 matches while Chelsea are also on 48 having played two games fewer than United.
Rio Ferdinand returned to the centre of United's defence after being sidelined by a back injury since a 2-0 defeat by Liverpool in October but was relatively untroubled as the hosts dominated third from bottom Hull.
Rooney took just eight minutes to put United ahead, pouncing on a rebound for his 16th league goal of the season, before making sure of victory with three late strikes.
Robben goal sends Bayern top of the table
Bayern Munich climbed to the top of the Bundesliga on Saturday after an Arjen Robben goal 12 minutes from time secured a thrilling 3-2 win at Werder Bremen.
Outstanding Dutch winger Robben scored with a spectacular free kick three minutes after Hugo Almeida had levelled for Bremen.
Bayern, who extended their winning streak to eight matches in all competitions, have 39 points from 19 matches.
One point behind are Bayer Leverkusen and Schalke 04, who squandered a 2-0 lead to draw 2-2 at VfL Bochum.
Undefeated Leverkusen can retake the lead when they travel to Hoffenheim on Sunday.
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