In 13 meeting between the two clubs, United has won all of them. Scoring 41 goals and only conceding 4 in the process.

This day was no different, it took Chicharito 17 minutes to score the opener and justify his start of Bulgarian strike partner, Dimitar Berbatov. With this goal you could tell why Chicharito is such a great goal-scorer. He’s not the biggest, or fastest but his movement is amazing! He makes and times his runs to perfection!

Although United were up, it really was Wigan who was playing the better football in the first-half. Edwin Van der Sar kept United in the game, by making some key saves in the first half. To be honest United were lucky to end the first half up 1-0 and still have Rooney on the field after Rooney caught McCarthy with a vicious elbow off the ball.

But the second half was all United. Hernandez scored his second after a one-two with Rooney. Van der Sar punted a ball to the center of the field and Hernandez stepped in front of his defender, won the ball and continued his run before Rooney fed him a brilliant ball and Chicharito did the rest. It was a great play started by Van der Sar, who United will not have next season. It will be be a huge loss, and hopefully United will not turn into an Arsenal, post Jens Lehmann.

Rooney would score the third thanks to the help of two subs, Gibson who came on for Scholes would feed a great ball to Berbatov, who came on for Hernandez. Gibson would find Berbatov behind the dismal Wigan defense and Berbatov would play Rooney after drawing both the defender and keeper.

Fabio would come on for Nani and would only need 1 minute to score United’s forth. Fletchers center across the face of goal found Fabio on the back post, and Fabio kept his composure to finish very calmly.

It was a great performance by United, but they will have a true test on Tuesday as they take on Chelsea, who are very eager to prove they are not out of the title race and jump start their comeback.

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“Ever since I arrived at United, it’s been a dream come true playing here,” Evra told manutd.com.

“I’ve won a lot in the last five years, but I want to win more and I know that’s the mentality of everyone here.”

Since Evra joined United in 2006 he has won 3 Premier League titles and a Champions League.

“Patrice has developed into a key character in the dressing room,” said Sir Alex Ferguson.

I think Evra is the greatest left back in the world and this is great news for United. But there is one person who may not be to thrilled with the news and thats Fabio who doesnt get much playing time because Evra is so good. Lets just hope Fabio decides to stick around cause he’s also an amazing talent.

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And if you look closely, the goal was right in front of Balotelli. Balotelli was the one who criticized Rooney only a few weeks ago. If that doesn’t put the young forward in his place, nothing will.

Nani scored the opener with some brilliant ball control to beat the defender and score a one v one. Only to have it canceled out by a goal that was awarded to David Silva, although in reality it was just deflected of the Spaniards back.

And just when it was looked like it was headed for a draw, Nani served up a brilliant ball which Rooney spectacularly finished. I honestly didnt think Rooney had this sort of shot in him, I see it coming from Berbatov or Hernandez, but Rooney really stunned me by scoring that sort of goal!

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Both Toure and Tevez had some comments for United. If this was three or four years ago, no Manchester City player would dare shout out a warning of any kind to United. Mostly because they would have been dismissed as rubbish.

But over $200 Billion later, who wouldn’t be a little more confident? And that’s exactly where these comments are coming from, Toure said “When you’re on a good run like that and you lose, everything becomes harder. It shakes your confidence. Maybe that can happen to them. It was difficult to lose that game.

“The circumstances were hard because they got a penalty, which we didn’t think was a penalty. For us, it was really difficult to lose to United. I think it’s a great chance for me to get my revenge.

“I have spent most of my career in England battling United, first at Arsenal, now at City. They are always at the top. Now we have new players, we are capable of fighting against them and that has been shown with our results against them over the last 18 months.”

While Tevez was more humble in stating “I am a professional footballer and being booed when I am on the field is a price I have to pay sometimes. But it won’t affect me at all.

“Derby games are always beautiful. I enjoyed them in Argentina and Brazil but, in England, they are extra-special.

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United wasted no time as Berbatov scored a header in the first two minutes of play off a flick from O’Shea. The man who replaced Rafael, who is out due to a suspension.

Berbatov would score again in the 31st min. as he takes it in from the left side and beats Johnson inside before finishing. Rooney made this goal happen, he may not be scoring as much as we would like but he is still so crucial to United’s attack, as he makes the players around him better.

For United’s third, Rooney would once again be key, as he threads the ball across the face of goal to find Ryan Giggs, who scores his third of the season.

Giggs would find Berbatov for the forth, and a very selfish Nani would finally get his goal in the 76th min.

Manchester United tops the premier league table and is slowly pulling away from all other clubs. Chelsea now 10 points behind the Red Devils.

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Kuszczak has been waiting for this opportunity since 2007, and says he is ready to succeed Van der Sar, but I’m not sure he is too confident based on his interview with the Manchester evening news.

“I know that in the meantime if I get a chance I have to play well because that is the only way I am going to impress him. If Sir Alex Ferguson decides I am not good enough, then I will look for another club.

“Everything is open now. I am realistic about my situation. It would not frighten me to take over as Edwin’s successor. Why should it? I am not new here. If I play for this club long term I will be really happy because that has always been my dream. I came to Manchester to try to be a top goalkeeper for many years like my idol Peter Schmeichel.”

Who do you think should succeed Edwin Van der Sar?

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“Macheda has easily filled the void left by Cassano, he will definitely do well,” Garrone said.

“In these five months we will try to treat him well. With him here, the enthusiasm has increased tenfold.”

United manager Alex Ferguson said he would like to see Macheda gain more first-team experiance. And though many clubs in both Italy and England were interested in the 19 year-old former Lazio trainee, it was Sampdoria who secured the U21 Italian international.

I think this will be good for Macheda, he is not likely to get much playing time at United, since it seems that Hernandez has secured that “Super Sub” position.

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West Brom would get that one back though only 12 minutes later after a spectacular shot from Morrison, Kuszczak had absolutely no chance.

West Brom were truley unlucky as they dominated most of the game and even missed a penalty in the 62nd minute after Rio Ferdinand clipped Thomas just inside the box.

And if anyone is going to make you pay for a mistake like that, It’s Manchester United. It was super sub Javier Hernandez who would hit in the game winner from a Wayne Rooney Corner Kick. His 8th of the season, 5 of which have come from a substitution.

United remain on top of the table with their City rivals, but with two games in hand.

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“They have made tentative moves before with little success, but this time it looks like they could be going for it,” said an expert in Middle East football, who is convinced that the time is right for the Qatari purchase.

“Now they have landed the 2022 World Cup, the country wants to expand its influence in the game across the globe.”

What do you think a purchase like this would do to a club like Manchester United, who are already so successful?

We’ve seen billionaires take smaller, typically unsuccessful clubs and invest millions if not billions with some success. But what would an owner or owners with relatively endless funds do to one of the worlds most succesful clubs?

The most important detail is United already have Sir Alex, so bringing in a high profile manager who starts buying all kinds of players, for ridiculous amounts of cash wont happen. This is where most most billionaire clubs fail. They hand the keys over to a single person, typically one with not enough experience in handling that kind of money.

Sir Alex has been around long enough to know who and when to buy, and wont buy 5 star strikers in a single transfer window.

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“The older you get the more worried you are about retiring,” Sir Alex told MUTV “You start to realise that whilst you have got your health and good fitness, you should carry on in your job. All thoughts of retirement are in the back of my mind.”

“It was a mistake. At the time there were some reasons for it. It was one of those things.” Sir Alex said when asked about nearly walking away from his post over 9 years ago.

It will truly be a sad day when Sir Alex retires, and who will succeed the great Sir Alex?

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