Red Devils cash in on Chelsea, Arsenal defeats
LONDON: Wayne Rooney joined the ranks of Manchester United on Saturday and brought with him the much-needed luck as the Red Devils won their Barclays English Premier League (EPL) clash against Wigan Athletic by two goals to nil while table leaders Chelsea and Arsenal tasted defeat yet again.
Javier Hernandez scores for Manchester United against Wigan Athletic
Manchester United got the best result as Wigan Athletic were reduced to nine men due to poor body play by them, which gave Patrice Evra and Javier Hernandez to enough chance to register goals for their team.
The Red Devils have now joined Chelsea on top of the EPL table with 28 points as Chelsea were beaten twice in as many matches for the first time in over four years. This time Birmingham City defeated Chelsea by one goal to nil; their only try on the goal made the difference in the end.
Wigan Athletic's Diame and Figueroa challenge Manchester United's Park Ji-sung
Earlier, Tottenham Hotspurs made the mockery of a two-nil lead of Arsenal and got the better of them in the end beating them by 3-2 at The Emirates. With this defeat, which came for the first time at home to the hands of their arch rivals since 1993, The Gunners lost the chance to gain top spot at the EPL table.
With surprising results keep coming at the Barclays EPL 2010-11 season, an unlikely soccer club has stormed into the top five positions of the table. Bolton Wanderers have sneaked into the company of the top English clubs as they destroyed Newcastle United by 5-0 which means they now have 22 points and are above the likes of Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspurs.
Manchester United v Wigan Athletic
Manchester City are due to visit Fulham today.
Coming back to Manchester United game, the game had got the hype as Wayne Rooney made a comeback into the club but fans showed mixed reactions when he stepped into the field. Although, he looked like making inroads but couldn’t put his name on the scoresheet despite the two red cards to Wigan Athletic’s Antolin Alcaraz and Hugo Rodallega just after an hour into the match.
Wigan's Antolin Alcaraz shown a red card by referee Martin Atkinson
Sir Alex Ferguson, despite winning the match, showed some reservations while talking to Sky Sports. He told the channel, “We are yet to hit our best form and normally we do that in the second half of the season so that can’t come soon enough”.
Sir Ferguson would be happy with the fact that his side is yet to be beaten this summer. Talking about Rooney, Sir Ferguson was of the view, “Wayne got a great reception, that was very satisfying. It has taken a lot of pressure off him.”
Barclays English Premier League
Liverpool also met victory when they played West Ham United and three goals one from the former West Ham player, Glen Johnson, populated the scoresheet while West Ham failed to score a goal and now find themselves right at the bottom of the league table.
Manchester United v Wigan Athletic
Wolverhampton Wanderers are just above the West Ham United despite defeated by Blackpool while Stoke City continued their good recent form when they beat West Bromwich Albion by three goals to nil.
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