December 15 2009
Manchester United 3 – 0 Wolves
Manchester United marked manager Sir Alex Ferguson’s 900th league game in style as they moved level with Chelsea at the top of the table with a home victory over a much-changed Wolves side.
But Wolves boss Mick McCarthy also created a story as, seemingly with Saturday’s game with Burnley in mind, he made 10 changes to the team which won at Tottenham at the weekend, with goalkeeper Marcus Hahnemann the only survivor.
United had dominated the opening phases at Old Trafford, but they did not take the lead until the half-hour mark as Wayne Rooney converted a penalty after Ronald Zubar intentionally, and foolishly, handled a cross. Wolves had battled hard prior to falling behind, but they were hit by an additional setback two minutes before half-time as Nemanja Vidic headed past Hahnemann from a Darron Gibson corner.United’s third came in the 66th as Dimitar Berbatov brilliantly set up Antonio Valencia with an overhead kick for a 10-yard finish.
Elsewhere this evening…
In-form Birmingham moved up to fifth in the table as Alex McLeish’s side recorded a fifth successive league win by beating Blackburn at St Andrews, and Bolton were victorious against fellow relegation-zone occupants West Ham after a mistake from Robert Green at the Reebok Stadium.
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