Manchester United claim all three points courtesy of a Ryan Giggs strike while Arsenal drew 0-0 against Spurs.

A rare right-footed goal from Ryan Giggs and a rather more predictable 13th consecutive Barclays Premier League clean sheet were enough for Manchester United to reclaim top spot as they beat West Ham 1-0.

In a lacklustre game of huff and puff, with not much else in between, Edwin van der Sar never looked in serious danger of being denied a British league record for not conceding a goal that now extends to 1,212 minutes.

But Sir Alex Ferguson's men looked equally unlikely to score either until Giggs stepped inside Carlton Cole, burst into the box and thrashed home a shot that was enough to end West Ham's impressive eight-match unbeaten run at Upton Park.

The win took the Red Devils two points clear of Liverpool at the top of the table after Rafael Benitez's side edged to the summit 24 hours earlier with a dramatic 3-2 victory over Portsmouth.

Ten-man Arsenal battled to earn a point as the north London derby against Tottenham ended goalless.

Emmanuel Eboue saw red after picking up two needless yellow cards in the first half, while the Gunners also had to cope with the loss of striker Emmanuel Adebayor who pulled up with what looked like a serious hamstring problem.

Robbie Keane had led the Spurs attack on his return from Liverpool, and went close with a header.

Alex Song fired wide from a corner to miss the best chance for Arsenal, who had Andrey Arshavin on the bench.