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U prvoj utakmici 28. kola engleskog nogometnog prvenstva Manchester United je na Old Traffordu pobijedio West Ham s uvjerljivih 3-0. Dvostruki strijelac u 19. ovosezonskoj pobjedi "crvenih vragova" bio je Wayne Rooney , trenutno najbolji strijelac Premiershipa, te tako došao do brojke od 23 postignuta gola.
Vodeći je gol Rooney zabio u 38. minuti glavom nakon asistencije Antonija Valencije, a vodstvo svoje momčadi povećao je u 55. minuti, ponovo nakon dodavanja Ekvadorca. Točku na i na Old Traffordu je postavio Michael Owen u 80. minuti, samo dvije minute nakon što je ušao u igru umjesto Dimitra Berbatova.
S osvojena tri boda United se vratio na pobjednički kolosijek nakon poraza od Evertona proteklog vikenda (1-3) i približio se vodećem Chelseaju na bod zaostatka, ali uz utakmicu više.
Manchester United – West Ham 3-0 (Rooney 38, 55, Owen 80)
Redoslijed: 1. Chelsea 61 (-1), 2. Manchester United 60, 3. Arsenal 55 (-1), 4. Tottenham 46 (-1), 5. Manchester City 46 (-2), 6. Liverpool 45 (-1)...