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 | Manchester United 3 - 0 Fulham (1119)
English Premier League
14/03/2010
Fulham were more than competitive in the first half (highlights here) at Old Trafford although Rooney was again the most dangerous player on the pitch in the opening 45, and within thirty seconds of the restart Wayne Rooney got on the scoresheet as (just like against Milan) Nani teed up the number 10 who coolly slotted home. The Cottagers fell away after falling behind, but United had to wait until the 83rd minute for Berbatov to work his magic down the right and Wayne Rooney netted his second of the game as his phenomenal season continued. With United coasting, Park swung in a late cross from the right that Dimitar Berbatov converted with a diving header at the near post. |
|  | Manchester United 4 - 0 AC Milan (2416)
UEFA Champions League
10/03/2010
(Agg. 7-2) Who can stop the head of Wayne Rooney? Gary Neville took advantage of the oceans of space AC Milan afforded him in the 12th minute, and the full-back whipped a fine cross over to Rooney who guided his header past a flat-footed Abbiati. Fifty seconds into the second half and United killed the tie, Nani raced down the left and played a delightful through-ball to Wayne Rooney with the outside of his boot, and the number 10 bagged his second of the match. The Rossoneri began to become embarrassed just before the hour as Scholes all-too-easily threaded a pass into Park Ji-Sung into the box and the Korean arrowed his shot into the far corner. Milan?s humiliation was sealed three minutes from time when a static defence stood around as Darren Fletcher ghosted into the back to head home a Rafael cross. |
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 | Wolves 0 - 1 Manchester United (1304)
English Premier League
07/03/2010
After United, without Wayne Rooney, had lacked their usual spark for the majority of the match at Molineux (first half highlights here), and after Wolves had arguably been the better team throughout, ginger legend Paul Scholes collected a Valencia cross from the right, shifted the ball right of a couple of home defenders and drilled a low shot in the far corner to claim his 100th Premier League goal in the 72nd minute. |
|  | Manchester United 2 - 1 Aston Villa (607)
Carling Cup
28/02/2010
The Carling Cup final got off to a blistering start, James Milner put Villa in front from the penalty spot after Vidic had fouled Agbonlahor after only four minutes. United responded nine minutes later, Michael Owen placing the ball into the corner for the equaliser. Midway through the second half United took the lead as the deadly partnership of Antonio Valencia?s crosses from the left and Wayne Rooney?s heading ability saw the England striker loop an effort over Friedel and into the net. |
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 | Manchester United 3 - 0 West Ham (2049)
English Premier League
23/02/2010
Wayne Rooney was again the toast of Old Trafford as the hosts broke the deadlock after 37 minutes with West Ham, a sweeping attack saw Berbatov lift the ball out wide to Valencia on the right, the winger volleyed in a cross towards the six yard box and Rooney finished with a diving header. Wayne Rooney continued his phenomenal form 10 minutes into the second half as the goalscoring-machine converted his second header of the night from another Valencia cross. Rooney was withdrawn with just over 10 minutes remaining for Michael Owen, and Little Mickey wasted little time getting involved as he clipped the ball past Green from Scholes? neat through-ball. |
|  | Everton 3 - 1 Manchester United (1443)
English Premier League
20/02/2010
It took Manchester United 15 minutes to go in front at Goodison, Rooney picked out Antonio Valencia wide right, the winger rifled a low cross into the danger area and Dimitar Berbatov thumped in the opener off the underside of the bar. United?s lead lasted just three minutes when a long punt upfield was picked up 20-yards from goal by Diniyar Bilyaletdinov and the Russian lashed a left-footed bullet into Van der Sar?s near post. 15 minutes from time Everton put themselves in position to be the first team this season to beat Ferguson?s charges after going behind first, Pienaar cut the ball back from the left byeline and sub Dan Gosling was perfectly placed to side-foot home the Toffee?s second. With United chasing the game sub Jack Rodwell scored a goal he?ll never forget to wrap up the points in the 89th minutes, as the upstart waltzed past Evans with consummate ease before guiding his low shot past Van der Sar?s outstretched hand. |
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 | AC Milan 2 - 3 Manchester United (3162)
UEFA Champions League
16/02/2010
Ronaldinho sent the San Siro into raptures after just two minutes against United, Patrice Evra failed with an acrobatic clearance from a Beckham free-kick and Dinho wellied a deflected volley past Van der Sar. United look shellshocked after falling behind, and Ronaldinho almost capitalised with a mesmerising run past Ferdinand only for the bucked-tooth wonder to fall in the box and the ref waved play on. Ten minutes from the break United netted the crucial equaliser as Fletcher whipped in a cross from the right that Paul Scholes missed on the volley but directed into the far corner off his standing leg. David Beckham wasted an opportunity to hit the target with a free-kick from the edge of the United D. (First half highlights here.) Midway through the half, after Rooney had already found his shooting boots, United grabbed a tie-changing second. Valencia, who just came off the bench, raced down the right and sent a cross over to the right where Wayne Rooney rose high to head the ball into the far post. In the 74th minute United sealed a famous night in Milan claiming a third again a forlorn Rossoneri, Fletcher all too easily lofted a ball into the heart of the home area and Wayne Rooney ghosted in to head in his second of the game. With the home crowd heading for the exits sub Clarence Seedorf gave Milan a lifeline scoring with a cheeky backheel after Ronaldinho had worked the space down the left. The match end on a sour note for United as Michael Carrick picked up a needless red card. |
|  | Aston Villa 1 - 1 Manchester United (1323)
English Premier League
10/02/2010
Villa punctured Manchester United?s momentum by taking an 18th minute lead, Carlos Cuellar the unlikely goalscorer as the defender looped a header over Van der Sar following an inswinging cross from Downing. Within four minutes United were level, Nani swung in a cross from and right and Ryan Giggs saw his volley deflect into the net off James Collins for United?s fourth own goal in two games. United?s evening worsened just before the half hour after Nani received a straight red for a tough tackle on Petrov in the centre of the pitch. |
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 | Manchester United 5 - 0 Portsmouth (1202)
English Premier League
06/02/2010
Pompey were under the cosh from virtually the first minute of the match, but just after the half hour Nadir Belhadj saw his effort cleared off the line by Evans. Manchester United waited until five minutes from the interval to breach the Pompey backline, Wayne Rooney continuing his spellbinding form to head home a Fletcher cross as the visitors? defence went awol. United doubled their lead in injury time at the end of the half, Nani ran Vanden Borre ragged down the United left hand side and the full-back deflected the winger?s cross past James into the near post. After the break United went into overdrive, Michael Carrick saw a deflected shot loop over James for number three, and Dimitar Berbatov then got on the scoresheet with a gentle strike into the far corner. Dead and buried, Pompey?s misery continued when Marc Wilson turned an Evra cross into his own net. |
|  | Arsenal 1 - 3 Manchester United (3548)
English Premier League
31/01/2010
Following a cagey opening half hour Nani put Manchester United in front when he brilliantly beat three men with a jinking round down the right and saw his mishit cross palmed in by Almunia. Four minutes after the opener, United broke in a flash and Nani played in Wayne Rooney who swept the ball home for the second. Seven minutes into the second half Ji-Sung Park looked to have wrapped up the victory with an easy finish after Carrick had played him in over the top. Thomas Vermaelen pulled one back for the Gunners with ten minutes remaining with an acrobatic effort that deflected off Evans. |
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 | Manchester United 4 - 0 Hull (1395)
English Premier League
23/01/2010
Manchester United laid down their plan to reclaim top spot by beating Hull early on, a fierce 20-yard effort from Scholes was only parried by Myhill and Wayne Rooney was on hand to score his 16th goal of the season. Hull battled after going behind and had the better for much of the second half, but from a Nani free-kick that crashed against the bar, Wayne Rooney eventually whacked in number two. United then chalked up their third, Wayne Rooney heading in his hat-trick goal from a Nani cross from the right. Rooney claimed his third goal in nine minutes and fourth of the match after being played through by Berbatov, the brilliant striker controlling the ball with three defenders hovering before firing low into the near post. |
|  | Manchester United 3 - 0 Burnley (1896)
English Premier League
16/01/2010
Burnley were hugely competitive at Old Trafford during both the first half and at the start of the second period too, but just after the hour United broke the stalemate and Rooney unlocked the Clarets defence to play in Dimitar Berbatov and the Bulgarian slipped a shot past Jensen. Once in front it wasn?t long before United went 2-up, Wayne Rooney the goalscorer cracking in the second on the rebound. Mame Biram Diouf sealed United?s win nipping in a stealing the ball away from Jensen to head his first goal for his new employers in just his second appearance. |
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 | Birmingham 1 - 1 Manchester United (912)
English Premier League
09/01/2010
United fell behind at in-form Birmingham conceding a horrible goal from a 38th minute corner, Bowyer managed to keep the ball in the mixer after an initial partial clearance, Evans scuffed a dreadful effort about one yard upfield, and Cameron Jerome poked the ball into an empty net. (First half highlights here.) Despite being second best United levelled on the hour mark when Evra fizzed a ball into the danger area and Scott Dann turned the ball into his net under pressure from Rooney. Darren Fletcher saw red six minutes from time fore a second bookable offence. |
|  | Manchester United 0 - 1 Leeds (1200)
FA Cup
03/01/2010
The FA Cup burst back into life after 18 minutes at Old Trafford when United fell behind to arch-rivals Leeds, Johnny Howson released a sublime 50-yard ball over the top that cut out Wes Brown and fell perfectly for serial-goalscorer Jermaine Beckford at the Whites striker calmly slipped the ball past Kuszczak. United continued to woefully under-perform in the second half, and they were lucky not to fall further behind when Beckford dragged a shot narrowly wide and when Snodgrass cracked a free-kick against the post. Specific mention also has to be made for an unbelievably awful performance from Dimitar Berbatov who was virtually anonymous (yet again). |
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 | Fulham 3 - 0 Manchester United (2535)
English Premier League
19/12/2009
Manchester United nemesis Danny Murphy hit a sweet 20-yarder with the sidestep of his right boot, the ball bouncing of a diving Kuszczak, to fire Fulham ahead. (First half highlights here.) The Cottagers needed 20 seconds after the break to double their advantage, Dempsey rising high to head the ball down to in-form Bobby Zamora who cracked in his fourth goal in three games. A terrible United performance was compounded with the goal of the game 15 minutes from time, Zamora did fanatically to control a high ball on his chest and play on Damien Duff who cracked in a third on the volley. |
|  | Manchester United 3 - 0 Wolves (2266)
English Premier League
15/12/2009
Mick McCarthy, seeing Wolves? trip to Old Trafford as a match that the Midlanders are suppose to lose, made a staggering 10 changes to his team that won at Spurs on Saturday, and it was no surprise to see the sole survivor Marcus Hahnemann forced to save from Wayne Rooney after just three minutes. Wolves? reserves held strong for 30 minutes, but then a stupid handball from Ronald Zubar gifted Wayne Rooney a penalty which he duly gobbled up. Three minutes from the break United?s dominance paid off again as Nemanja Vidic thudded home a header from a Gibson corner that Hahnemann couldn?t stop trickling over the line. (First half highlights here.) United wrapped up the points with a sweeping attack after the hour with Scholes and Berbatov involved before Antonio Valencia drop-kicked in number three. |
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 | Manchester United 0 - 1 Aston Villa (1233)
English Premier League
12/12/2009
United?s patched up starting eleven conceded after 21 minutes at home to Villa, Gabby Agbonlahor and Ashley Young combined on the left before Young?s cross was turned past Kuszczak by the Villa centre-forward. Wayne Rooney received a deserved booking by ref Atkinson after the striker dived in the box when looking for a penalty. |
|  | Wolfsburg 1 - 3 Manchester United (6184)
UEFA Champions League
08/12/2009
After spending much of the half defending, Michael Owen was at his predatory best to head home a Nani cross just before the break. Eleven minutes into the second half that man Edin Dzeko headed home Wolfsburg?s equaliser. With seven minutes remaining substitute Gabriel Obertan produced some excellent trickery down the left to set up Michael Owen to give United the lead again. Owen capped a memorable individual performance with the best goal of the night courtesy of another Obertan pass, as he raced clear before clipping a brilliant finish beyond Wolfsburg?s crestfallen goalkeeper. |
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 | West Ham 0 - 4 Manchester United (2461)
English Premier League
05/12/2009
After Ryan Giggs lifted a header over the West Ham bar five minutes before the break, it was left to Paul Scholes to break the deadlock in injury time at the end of the first half with a thunderbolt that whizzed past Rob Green into the top corner. On the hour Manchester United burst forward with Ryan Giggs leading the attack, the Welsh wizard passed the ball across to Darron Gibson and the Irishman cracked home his third goal of the week with a strike from the edge of the box. United then went into overdrive, Rooney linked up with Anderson on the left and Antonio Valencia slide in the third, before Valencia turns provider and crossed in from the right for Wayne Rooney to crash home number four. |
|  | Portsmouth 1 - 4 Manchester United (2263)
English Premier League
28/11/2009
Avram Grant?s start to life as the new Pompey manager started badly as, after the hosts had peppered the United goal early doors, Wayne Rooney slotted home a 25th minute penalty to fire Fergie?s boys into the lead. The South Coasters though won their own (soft?) penalty on the half hour for a push in the box and Kevin Prince Boateng dusted off the memories of Stoke to slot in the equaliser. United regained the lead early in second half when Fletcher picked out Giggs over the top who in turn fed Wayne Rooney for his brace. Giggs, 36 on Sunday, then won United?s second penalty of the game to allow Wayne Rooney to claim his hat-trick. Ryan Giggs capped a wonderful performance by netting his 100th Premier League goal with a sweetly struck free-kick. |
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