On this day in the past, Manchester United were 2 goals behind at West Ham’s field, but Rooney promptly showed his class to bring home the victory.
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Manchester United visited West Ham’s Upton Park in round 31 of the 2010/2011 Premier League, the season in which the Red Devils under the guidance of Sir Alex Ferguson won the 12th championship in the Premier League era.
Because a number of players had to return to national duty and there was an important match with Chelsea in the Champions League ahead, coach Alex Ferguson rotated his force by launching a squad with a lot of turmoil.
Important players like Chicharito, Berbatov or Nani are on the bench, and only Wayne Rooney is playing in MU’s striker line.
Entering the game somewhat subjectively in the first minutes, MU quickly had to pay the price.
With such a surprising loss, MU rose up to gain an overwhelming position and forced West Ham to retreat deep to defend.
Just over 10 minutes later, MU’s defenders played carelessly again, leading to another penalty.
Witnessing MU’s poor performance in the first half, perhaps even the most optimistic fans only expected them to salvage a point.
With nothing left to lose, MU must continuously strengthen Chicharito and Berbatov for attack.
Starting from here, MU will show the true spirit of a top team.
Not stopping there, in the 77th minute, Fabio had a quite technical dribble on the right wing.
The away team’s wonderful 4-2 victory was completed in the 84th minute, when Chicharito easily kicked the ball into an empty goal.
Squad:
West Ham: Green, Jacobsen, da Costa, Upson, Bridge, O’Neil (Kean 83′), Parker, Noble (Obina 83′), Hitzlsperger, Cole (Piquionne 68′), Ba.
Man United: Kuszczak, Fabio Da Silva, Smalling, Vidic, Evra (Chicharito 46′), Valencia, Gibson, Carrick, Park (Berbatov 63′), Giggs, Rooney (Nani 87′).