Hello and welcome to our live comments from the Britannia Stadium as Stoke City take on Manchester United.

It is all over! A 2-0 win for Manchester United. They are so close to the title now. Thanks for joining us today.

We are into three minutes of time added on.

This has been all very routine for United as Shotton sums up the frustrations by making a mess of an attempted cross.

Stoke are right in the relegation mire after this result. They are only three points clear of Wigan, who have two games in hand.

Michael Owen has three goals in 14 Premier League career matches against United – the last when he scored twice for Liverpool in 2001.

United just keeping the ball. Jerome then booked for catching Vidic late.

Shotton wallops a shot miles over the bar from distance. Leaning back. Ball was always heading over.

Change coming for Stoke as Peter Crouch arrives to take over from Kenwyne Jones.

Van Persie swings in the corner-kick, but Carrick fails to direct the header at goal.

Phil Jones sees a cross cut out by Huth, but United have a corner here.

Adam with a free-kick. Plenty of dip and swerve on that delivery, but De Gea does enough to tip it round a post.

Looks like Crouch may also be arriving for Stoke. United have taken the sting out of this match in the past 10 minutes.

Stoke conceded their sixth Premier League penalty this season – only Wigan (7), Aston Villa (7) and Norwich (7) have given away more.

Hernandez departs to be replaced by Danny Welbeck for United.

Owen is thrown on to take over from Walters for the home side.

United will be 15 points clear at the top with six games remaining this term.

Van Persie scored his 50th Premier League goal in the past two seasons – 11 more than any other player since the start of 2011-12 season. Wayne Rooney is next with 39.

Owen is warming up for Stoke. Perhaps the former United striker will be given the nod then.

United remain the only Premier League team not to have a penalty awarded against them this term.

Stoke trying to open up space in that United defence, but continue to have little or no joy in finding space.