The match at Old Trafford was decided in the first half.
Berbatov was the brightest star in MU’s big win.
In the match at the same time yesterday, Man City lost points to host West Brom with a 0-0 draw.
Round 18
Monday, December 26Chelsea 1-1 Fulham(Mata 47′ – Dempsey 56′)Bolton 0-2 Newcastle(Ben Arfa 69′, Ba 71′)Liverpool 1-1 Blackburn(Maxi 53′ – Adam 45′ own goal
In addition to catching up with Man City in terms of points, the second consecutive victory with the same 5-0 result is eloquent evidence of a habit that has become the identity that MU was forged under the reign of coach Ferguson – the beginning.
The intense competition density during Christmas and the beginning of the new year is the reason why Coach Ferguson decided to rotate the team.
When Man City shows signs of exhaustion, MU is accelerating at rocket speed.
Right in the eighth minute, the home team’s advantage was concretized by Park Ji-sung’s opening score.
But when many fans of the away team began to dream of another glorious draw with MU, after doing the same thing with Liverpool and then Chelsea, Wigan’s hopes suddenly faded because of a somewhat harsh decision by the referee.
Annoyed by Dowd’s heavy-handed decision, Wigan was dealt another shocking blow just one minute later, when MU doubled the gap.
Leading 2-0 and outnumbered, MU scoring another goal was not a surprising outcome.
However, what the fans at Old Trafford were waiting for finally came with Berbatov’s goal.
Ferguson’s experience was fully utilized when MU faced difficulties.
By the 75th minute, the gap was widened to 4-0 for MU when Valencia put his name on the scoreboard with a decisive low shot, in a chaotic situation after a corner kick.
Squad:
MU: Lindegaard – Evra, Evans (Fryers 46), Carrick, Valencia – Nani (Macheda 64), Giggs (Rooney 64), Gibson, Park – Berbatov, Chicharito.
Wigan: Al Habsi – Alcaraz, Caldwell, Stam, Figueroa, McCarthy, Moses (Rodallega 80), Gomez (McArthur 71), Jones, Diame (Di Santo 46), Sammon.
Goals: Park 8, Berbatov 41, 48 & pen 78, Valencia 75.
Red card: Sammon 40
Premier League 2011-2012
TT
Team
Battle
H/S
Point
first
Manchester City
18
38
45
2
Man Utd
18
33
45
3
Tottenham
16
13
35
4
Chelsea
18
15
34
5
Arsenal
17
8
32
6
Liverpool
18
7
thirty first
7
Newcastle
18
3
30
8
Stoke
18
-ten
25
9
West Brom
18
-7
22
ten
Everton
17
-2
21
11
Norwich
17
-4
21
twelfth
Aston Villa
18
-4
20
13
Fulham
18
-5
19
14
Sunderland
18
0
18
15
Swansea
17
-5
18
16
QPR
17
-14
16
17
Wolves
17
-13
15
18
Wigan
18
-20
14
19
Bolton
18
-19
twelfth
20
Blackburn
18
-14
11
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