CITY CRUSHES UNITED

MANCHESTER, England — Manchester City trimmed the gap to Premier League leader Chelsea to three points by embarrassing fierce rival Manchester United in a 3-0 win at Old Trafford on Tuesday.

Arsenal failed to keep pace in the title race, however, by conceding an own goal in the last minute to draw 2-2 at home to Swansea and lie six points behind Chelsea.

In the other match, Everton beat Newcastle 3-0 away to jump to fifth and keep alive its outside chances of finishing in the top four.

City completed a league double over United with some ease, with Edin Dzeko opening the scoring inside 43 seconds and adding a second in the 56th. Yaya Toure completed an emphatic victory in the 90th. City has two games in hand over Chelsea.

Bayern clinches Bundesliga title BERLIN — Two months before the season ends, Bayern Munich can claim one of the best seasons in German soccer history.

Bayern earned the Bundesliga championship with seven games to spare, early than any team in the 51-year history of the league, after defeating Hertha Berlin 3-1 on Tuesday.

Toni Kroos, Mario Goetze and Franck Ribery scored for Bayern, which notched its 19th consecutive victory in the Bundesliga. Bayern has won 25 of 27 games and stretched its record unbeaten streak to 52.

Led by former Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola, Bayern has not lost in the Bundesliga since Oct. 28, 2012, against Bayer Leverkusen.