United crushed the Hammers at Upton Park to keep up the pressure on Premier League leaders Chelsea. The only worries for United were injuries picked up by defensive pair Gary Neville and Wes Brown.
Paul Scholes scored the first with a trademark strike, albeit with his left foot, in injury time in the first-half. In the second-half Darron Gibson extended the lead with an even sweeter effort after a surging run by Giggs. At which point the West Ham door swung clean open with Antonio Valencia and Wayne Rooney supplying tap-ins after the Hammers defence had been swept aside.
Kuszczak (6.5): A marvellous save from Diamanti free kick and a poor kick from a simple backpass.
Fletcher (7): Good enough to be starting at right-back even when the regulars are back.
Neville (5.5): Nothing much to do, until he got injured.
Brown (7): Competent defending, led the make-shift back 4.
Evra (7): Again, attack well, defensively out of position occasionally.
Valencia (7): Good speed and strength and a goal too.
Gibson (6.5): A great goal, average otehrwise.
Scholes (7.5): Cracking goal and bossed the mid-field. A stupid yellow though.
Anderson (6.5): Lazy, not forward running, did not run to open space, slightly better in the last 30 min.
Giggs (7): Good game, make some good passes.
Rooney (6.5): Lack of service, but a nice run for the tap-in.
Subs:
Carrick (sub Neville 34, 7) Played well in unfamiliar position.
Berbatov (sub Gibson 67, 6.5) Neat touches.
Owen (sub Rooney 73, 5.5) did not do much.
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