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Man Utd 2-1 Portsmouth 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Wayne Rooney answered Manchester United's FA Cup SOS at Old Trafford as the Red Devils overcame two horrendous moments of ill-fortune to book a place in the fifth round with a 2-1 home win over Portsmouth
.Rooney was only introduced on the hour as United struggled to make the decisive breakthrough against their Barclays Premiership rivals.But, having broken a seven-match drought at Arsenal last weekend, the 21-year-old followed up with a late double, the second a sensational chipped effort from 20 yards.In contrast to his staggering second effort, Rooney's opener - his 10th of the campaign - was a tap-in from a cross by Ryan Giggs.It helped relieve the tension of a game which seemed destined to finish deadlocked, probably saving referee Mike Riley a hairdryer blast from Sir Alex Ferguson in the process.On this ground almost two years to the day ago, while he was still at Tottenham, Pedro Mendes was on the wrong end of an abysmal call when none of the officials managed to spot Roy Carr Read more:Man Utd
Man Utd 4-0 Watford 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Manchester United guaranteed Sir Alex Ferguson a good night's sleep by maintaining their six-point lead at the Premiership summit with a 4-0 stroll against rock-bottom Watford
.In the aftermath of the gut-wrenching defeat at Arsenal 10 days ago, Ferguson admitted he `did not sleep a wink' as he mulled over the manner of the last-gasp loss.But there will be no need for the Scot to burn the midnight oil in his Wilmslow home again as United roused themselves after a lethargic start to eventually romp home, extending their goal difference advantage over Chelsea to 14 in the process.• Fergie signals determinationAfter Cristiano Ronaldo had slammed the hosts in front with his 14th goal of the season and Lloyd Doyley had doubled their lead with an unfortunate own goal, Henrik Larsson and Wayne Rooney also found the target as United recorded their biggest win since a similar sized success at Bolton three months ago.Ferguson had already made it clear he intends to fully utilise his squad ove Read more:Man Utd
Tottenham vs United - trailer 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Manchester United
defender John O'Shea admits his disappointment at failing to hold down a permanent first-team place at Old Trafford will be a small price to pay for another Barclays Premiership winner's medal at the end of the season.The 25-year-old Irishman has predominantly figured as a late substitute for Sir Alex Ferguson's men during this campaign and after starting in the Wednesday win over Watford, he could well find himself back on the bench for the trip to Tottenham
.Yet O'Shea acknowledges it is precisely the spirit engendered by a fully-fit and thriving squad which has sent his side six points clear of Chelsea and looking strong bets to reclaim their title.O'Shea said: ``It is obviously frustrating when you are not playing week in, week out but that is the case when everyone is fit and you are top of the league. The manager has big decisions to make and when you get your chance you have got to take it.``Everyone is chomping at the bit to get into the team. In the last
Tottenham 0-4 Man Utd: Six-point lead restored, match summary video 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Manchester United restored
their six-point
lead at the top of the Premiership but victory at Tottenham
was tinged with controversy as Cristiano Ronaldo won, and scored, a disputed penalty.Ronaldo scored the opener at White Hart Lane on the stroke of half time but it was hard to tell the extent of the contact as Steed Malbranque and Lee Young-Pyo tried to stop his run.But the incident did not affect the Portugal winger who turned in another dazzling display on the flanks and set up Paul Scholes for United's third after Nemanja Vidic had doubled the lead.Ryan Giggs ran through to add to Spurs' embarrassment late on and John O'Shea finished in goal as Edwin van der Sar broke his nose and United had used all their substitutes.United had lost in the capital to Arsenal and West Ham this season but held their nerve after Chelsea's victory on Saturday had closed the gap, and their glut of goals either side of the break underlined their potential to seal a first title since 2003.As for Spur Read more:video
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Man Utd 2-0 Charlton 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Wayne Rooney kept his nerve when it mattered to ease Manchester United to a unconvincing 2-0 win over Charlton
.After all the swagger of recent performances, the Red Devils were forced to grind out a result against Alan Pardew's brave battlers, who never let their heads drop even after Park Ji-Sung had nodded the hosts into a first-half lead.Charlton came agonisingly close to breaching United's defences on two separate occasions, but eventually Rooney eased Sir Alex Ferguson's nerves, calmly chipping to the far post after Scott Carson had blocked his initial shot, setting up Darren Fletcher for the easiest of finishes.Ferguson certainly could not claim his side were anywhere near their best, but it is on such triumphs championship wins are built and their advantage over Chelsea remains at six points - and now there are only 11 games to go.Having conceded the prospect of living in a sunnier, warmer place than north-west England must hold some appeal for Cristiano Ronaldo, it was somew Read more:Man Utd
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