With Tim Howard in goal, Manchester United won its derby with Manchester City, 3-1, and moved into second place in the English Premier League.

In Germany, Conor Casey scored his sixth goal for Karlruhe in a 2-1 win over Union Berlin, while another strong outing by Gregg Berhalter on defense helped Energie Cottbus beat Unterhaching, 3-1, and move into first place with one game remaining before the winter break.

WEEKEND LEAGUE ACTION:

ENGLAND

* Tim Howard (Manchester United, PL), vs. Manchester City, 3-1.

Started: 90 minutes. The Sun rating (10 high; 1 low): 8. Chelsea loss at home to Bolton moves United into second place, one point behind Arsenal. Season league stats: 16 games (played every game).

* Claudio Reyna (Manchester City, PL), at Manchester United, 1-3.

DNP — on the bench. Manchester City is in 12th place, winless in its last eight games. Season league stats: 7 games; 1 goal.

* Brad Friedel (Blackburn, PL), at Arsenal, 0-1.

Started: 90 minutes. The Sun rating (10 high; 1 low): 7. Dennis Bergkamp's first goal at Highbury this season was the only goal. Blackburn is in a three-way tie for 14th place. Season league stats: 16 games (played every game).

* Kasey Keller (Tottenham, PL), at Newcastle, 0-4.

Started: 90 minutes. The Sun rating (10 high; 1 low): 5. Keller was helpless on two spectacular goals by Frenchman Laurent Robert. Alan Shearer added his 100th and 101st league goals for Newcastle. Tottenham is in 13th place. Season league stats: 16 games (played every game).

* Jovan Kirovski (Birmingham, PL), at Leicester, 2-0.

DNP. Birmingham is in 9th place. Season league stats: 1 game.

* Marcus Hahnemann (Reading, D1), at Stoke, 0-3.

Started: 90 minutes. Dutchman Peter Hoekstra scored a hat trick on Hahnemann. Reading is tied for 6th place. Season league stats: 22 games.

* Eddie Lewis (Preston North End, D1), at Gillingham, 1-0.

Came on as a sub in 85th minute. Preston is tied for 8th place. Season league stats: 18 games; 2 goals.

GERMANY

* Steve Cherundolo (Hannover 96, D1), at Wolfsburg, 1-2.

Started: 90 minutes. Kicker rating (1 high; 6 low): 5. Hannover is tied for 11th place. Season league stats: 14 games; 0 goals

* Gregg Berhalter (Energie Cottbus, D2), vs. Unterhaching, 3-1.

Started: 90 minutes. Kicker rating (1 high; 6 low): 2.5. Berhalter received yellow card. Cottbus is in 1st place. Season league stats: 14 games; 2 goals.

* Conor Casey (Karlsruhe, D2), vs. Union Berlin, 2-1.

Started: 90 minutes. Kicker rating (1 high; 6 low): 3. Casey scored opening goal, in the 14th minute. Karlsruhe is tied for 6th place. Season league stats: 14 games; 6 goals.

* Joe Enochs (Osnabrueck, D2), at Arminia Bielefeld, 0-5.

Started: 90 minutes. Kicker rating (1 high; 6 low): 4.5. Osnabrueck is tied for 15th place. Season league stats: 15 games; 0 goals.

* Tony Sanneh (Nuremberg, D2), at Oberhausen, 1-3.

DNP. Season league stats: 0 games. Nuremberg is in 5th place.

FRANCE

* Greg Vanney (Bastia, D1), vs. Lyon, 0-0.

DNP. Bastia is in 12th place. Season league stats: 11 games; 0 goals.

NETHERLANDS

* John O'Brien (Ajax, D1), vs. Utrecht, 1-0.

DNP. Ajax is in 1st place. Season league stats: 0 games.

BELGIUM

* Oguchi Onyewu (La Louviere, D1), at Beveren, 0-1.

DNP. La Louviere is in 11th place. Season league stats: 9 games; 0 goals.

* Alex Yi (Antwerp, D1), at Saint Trond, 1-2.

Came on as substitute in 73rd minute. Antwerp is tied for 16th place. Season league stats: 9 games; 0 goals.