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And we are underway at DW Stadium!
Manchester United look to bounce back after their upset loss to Burnley earlier this week.
Rooney is sitting on 99 goals for the Reds, can he make it 100?
Valencia returns to his old team.
4′ – Things are looking sloppy on both sides as the home crowd sings their hearts out.
5′ – Great through ball from Berbatov into the box. Nani with the touch inside to Fletcher with a shot on goal. He should have done better.
8′ – Beutiful back hell from Berbatov to leave it wide open for Scholes, but he sends it over!
9′ – United are looking dangerous. It only seems like a matter of time before they put something together. Wigan has not been a threat and look like they are resolved to play defense all day.
10′ – Wigan with the free kick, N’Zogbia sends it in, but it is easily cleared by Neville.
17′ – Rooney with a shot from 22 yards out. It is deflected for a corner.
18′ – Rooney with a close range shot that is easily saved. He had no angle to work with there.
19′ – Scholes gets a yellow for a poor tackle on Gomez.
20′ – Rooney gets played through and is wide open. But the flag goes up. Replay shows he left just a little early on his run.
22′ – Wigan is getting more active in their offensive third of the field. No dangerous chances yet.
25′ – Wigan with a chance, but nothing comes of it and their penalty appeals go unheard.
26′ – Koumas with a curling shot that tests Foster! Out for a corner.
30′ – United must realize their midfield is weak, as they are playing a lot of balls from the back over the top for Berbatov and Rooney to run on to.
32′ – Rooney gets a ball over the top and has a rip. Nice saveby Kirkland, and we stay all level.
38′ – United’s passing is not looking as crisp as it was earlier.
39′ – Scholes to Fletcher, who has a rip. Deflected for a corner. Corner is safely cleared away.
40′ – United’s offensive struggles continue. They have just one goal on the season playing two newly promoted teams.
42′ – Free kick for Wigan in the middle of the pitch, about 30 yards out. Thomas smashes is into the wall.
43′ – Berbatov is in! But Bramble sits on the ball – literally! And the attack is smothered.
45′ – One minute of extra time. Looks like we will be nill-nill at the half. And there is the whistle.
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49′ – Evra gets booked for a tackle on N’Zogbia
51′ – Rooney goes down in the box, but nothing comes of it.
55′ – N’Zogbia lets one fly. Deflected by Evra.
55′ – Rooney out to Valencia. Valencia crosses back to Rooney. Rooney with the glancing header. GOAL!!! Beautiful goal. You hear the weight being lifted off United’s shoulders.
57′ – Wigan immediately gets back Rodallega with a header that Foster barely saves off the line!
58′ – Berbatov dinks one over Kirkland, gets it back and puts it in the back of the net! Great play by Berbs.
59′ – WOW! What an action packed few minutes. We’ve gone from nill-nill to 2-0 in three minutes time.
61′ – Both teams are threatening again. The United fans continue the songs.
63′ – Wigan substitution. Sinclair on for Koumas.
65′ – Rooney dances with the ball in the box and takes a hopeless shot. But it goes off a Wigan player and into the net! Kirkland didn’t have much of a chance.
70′ – Vidic shuts down Diaby in the box to stop the Wigan attack.
71′ – Both sides have subs waiting in the wings.
72′ – Owen on for Rooney. Gibson on for Scholes. O’Shea on for Evans.
73′ – Wigan subs: N’Zogbia off, Scotland on. McCarthy off, Diame on (making his Premier League debut at 18 years of age.)
75′ – Gibson with a long range strike. Kirkland makes the routine save.
76′ – Rodallega gets a card for a careless slide into Foster. It didn’t look harmful.
77′ – Rodallega with a shot from the 18. Foster doesn’t have to move for that save.
79′ – Rodallega on the ground with an apparent blow to the face. He gets up and makes a bee line towards Vidic, shouting. The referee has to hold Rodallega back. The replay shows Vidic flicked him in mouth.
85′ – Owen opens his account in the regular season! Nani plays a great through ball with Owen putting a nice chip to the far post into the net. 4-0, United.
87′ – Wigan with a great opportunity, but Foster cuts the angle off and makes the save.
90′ – Figueroa is frustrated and puts an elbow into Valencia’s back. Dangerous free kick coming up. Nani to take.
90+’ – Nani is off target. Two minutes of extra time as the Wigan faithful head for the exits.
90+’ – Scharner carded for a two handed tackle on Berbatov. Nani to get a second chance on a dangerous free kick.
90+’ – Nani redeems himself! He puts a beautiful, curling free kick into the back of the net! It looks like United have found the answer to Ronaldo’s free kick taking.
90+’ – Final whistle. United bounce back from a disaster result at Burnley and smash Wigan on the road, 5-0.
