West Ham 0 – 4 Manchester United
Manchester United made light of an injury crisis, easing to a 4-0 Premier League win against West Ham at Upton Park.
Paul Scholes opened the scoring in first-half stoppage time with a crisp finish, while Darron Gibson, Antonio Valencia and Wayne Rooney added second-half flourishes. But the celebrations were tempered by injuries to captain Gary Neville and fellow defender Wes Brown.
West Ham Utd:
Robert Green (Kurucz), Daniel Gabbidon, Scott Parker, Guillermo Franco, Radoslav Kovac (Dyer), Jonathan Spector, Herita Ilunga, James Tomkins, Jack Collison, Zavon Hines (Diamanti), Junior Stanislas
Subs:
Kieron Dyer, Julien Faubert, Manuel Da Costa, Frank Nouble, Peter Kurucz, Alessandro Diamanti, Josh Payne
Man Utd:
Gary Neville, Patrice Evra, Wes Brown, Anderson, Wayne Rooney (Owen), Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes, Darren Fletcher (Carrick), Antonio Valencia, Darron Gibson (Berbatov), Tomasz Kuszczak
Subs:
Michael Owen, Dimitar Berbatov, Ben Foster, Ji Sung Park, Michael Carrick, Nani, Ritchie De Laet
Goals:
Paul Scholes ‘45
Darron Gibson ‘51
Antonio Valencia ‘71
Wayne Rooney ‘72
| Statistics: | West Ham | MUFC |
|---|---|---|
| Shots (on Goal) | 11(3) | 17(5) |
| Fouls | 9 | 14 |
| Corner Kicks | 2 | 8 |
| Offsides | 3 | 2 |
| Time of Possession | 42% | 58% |
| Yellow Cards | 0 | 1 |
| Red Cards | 0 | 0 |
| Saves | 1 | 3 |