Manchester United - Road to Premier League Victory 08/09 | Cristiano Ronaldo Rooney Teves Berbatov

First round of new season fixtures. Here's Rooney, maybe in for Campbell. Great! It seemed a certainty for Fraser Campbell. I mean, Martins, as quick as possible, trying to strike where they have the extra man. And Fletcher! Run across near post. You don't see that run as often as I'd like to. He had a quick look over his shoulder, Darren Fletcher at the linesman. That was his first look. As soon as he played it in, he looked down to this near centre. They're trying to come in again towards Fletcher, and it's ended up in the net. Darren Fletcher, got the last touch for Manchester United. Similar sort of run to Anderson. Rooney, turn, Caval! What a goal that would have been. That was just sensational. Here's Anderson, Berbatov looking to fit already into this United team. And play behind in a chance, and what a start! Berbatov set it up, Tevez scores it, and United, a goal up at Anfield inside three minutes. Here's Alonso, across, and van der Sar's lost out! Alonso and Giggs has won it. Ryan Giggs! Brilliant effort, and a fine save. It's fallen for Kouts. His first touch is good, gives him the chance to have a shot, but he goes for the pass. And the supporting player was Rio Ferdinand, who's caught Chelsea out, and a very good save by Petrček. Berbatov, Park, the goal that their enterprising start has deserved. They've had other chances, now they've taken one. And the defensive mistake, the post! Pass to Ronaldo, Manchester United stretching Bolton, they're turning up the heat, Ronaldo goes down. Manchester United get a lucky break. Ronaldo takes the penalty. It's his first league goal of this campaign, and Manchester United are ahead. Backheel, Rooney, Schimmy, beautiful, oh! Magnificent. Berbatov, lovely ball, Darren Fletcher! Should have been his third Premier League goal of the season. Rooney's ball in. As quickly as Ronaldo, there's Rooney! Trying to check back. Quickly on, Ronaldo, Carson stayed at home! Two in the middle. Fletcher, good pass, excellent run, oh it's a fantastic finish! Manchester United, Neville with the ball in. Anderson to Nani, on the brink here, West Ham, it's Ronaldo, it's 1-0. Lots of room, pick out Berbatov. Oh, fantastic from Berbatov, but it's set up by a piece of genius from Dimitar Berbatov. Ronaldo will never score an easier goal, and Berbatov may never pull off a better trick. Berbatov, back to Ronaldo, bit of space here! Oh, wonderful. Cristiano Ronaldo, a delightful goal for Manchester United to take the lead. Here's Andy Dawson to try and swing one here, and it's Daniel Kuzan! Would you believe it, at Old Trafford, Hull City are back! Perrik on the left foot, through the legs of the defender! Manchester United in the ascendancy here, Nani with the corner, and in by Ronaldo! Off the head this time. 3-1, what he does with his feet. It's on my foot, and Vinic! Nemanja Vinic makes it 4-1 for Manchester United. Right-hand side, and he's got the bounce here, it's over the top of Van der Sar! Cleared away by Vinic, or is it? No, it's given, the goal is given. And it's 4-2 now, Hull possibly. He'll take on those defenders, and down he goes! And at the Stretford end, Hull City have a penalty. ...finish here, if Giovanni can score from the spot. He does! Giovanni makes it 4-3. We're in for a real finish now. What a story at Old Trafford. Fabregas, cleared by Berbatov. Nasri striking it on, it's flushed through! Chance for Nasri, it opens up for him! It's with a cross, Ronaldo arriving, it's Raphael! Manchester United, and can Arsenal hold on now? What a chest, and on his way through. ...Fletcher has joined the Stoke wall as Ronaldo shoots and scores! Cristiano Ronaldo's 100th Manchester United goal! Carrick, Michael Carrick's shot! Manchester United double their lead! Berbatov, Manchester United, they're racking up the goals now. Returned to him quickly by Minuchio, Welbeck's effort! Oh, that's tremendous! That seals things beautifully for Manchester United. It's an established routine, it's a great shot. It's a second goal of the day for Ronaldo. He rarely misses. ...from Ronaldo, and it fizzed through the fingers of Brad Friedl. They try and use Ronaldo's height here. They've played in towards Minuch! ...experience in this victory has varied, but Rio Ferdinand is tasting the Manchester derby for the 12th time, and his opposite number, Richard Dunne, for the 14th. It is superstar wars at Eastlands. ...and so too is Michael Carrick, Rooney! 1-0 Manchester United! It's a goal that had been coming, and Rooney, who missed both the games last season through... ...in the corner, Vidic forward too. It's taken by Rooney, Ronaldo went at it with his hands, and having already been booked, what is the referee's view of that? It's the second yellow, he's off! Legends of the past with a legend of the future. Players' Player of the Year, World Player of the Year, and now European Footballer of the Year. ...seen in the penalty area. Ferdinand! Real chance. It is Giggs! Terrific, terrific save by Gomez. From Haute Cuisine to the bread and butter, and no time for Boxing Day blues. Scholes, gonna let one go! Fantastic save, low down by Sorensen to keep Stoke level. Hawkinson biting into the challenge there. He's gonna be off here, I think. Yeah, he's already been yellow carded. Berbatov again, Dimitar Berbatov, and this time they've got it with Carlos Tevez! Breakthrough for Manchester! Christmas goal for Manchester United, and Carlos Tevez! Middlesbrough stretched, Fletcher in the middle, it's behind him, Ronaldo! Should have scored. Chelsea don't move. So the ball's just knocked out the deal. Unfinished business in the middle. This country, they're the best in Europe, best club side in the world, and they have, officially now, the best player in the world among their number. Now is the world's best player, Cristiano Ronaldo, fizzed across the face of goal, and Manchester United haven't taken long to pick up where they left off. It's Ronaldo, and Rooney strokes it home! Berbatov! Oh, so close, so close. Wonder how much it moved left and right. This is Mwamba, hit it well! And it flew over the bar from Kevin Davis. Squeezed away, Berbatov is offside, he can't play it to him, there he is now, it's in! The flat Manchester United have won it, and Berbatov has crept out of the shadows of anonymity to score the winning goal! Brilliant from Tevez, the finish by Berbatov. Bolton 1-0, Manchester United 1-0, the champions are top. This is Dimitar Berbatov. Now Karrick, Berbatov wants it back, he gets it back, lovely move from Manchester United! Terrific goal, wonderful strike from Dimitar Berbatov. Now it's Grunt, Robinson with plenty of space, Park should get to it first. And there's some collision, I think he could be in trouble here. I really think he could be in trouble. United have this free kick, Scott Carson has dropped it, Tevez sweeps the ball in, it's 2-0 to Manchester United. Another error from Scott Carson, has been punished by the Premier League leaders. Karrick forward also, it's a wonderful header, it's 3-0 to Manchester United! It's sealed by Nemanja Vidic. And Ryan Giggs is onside, and could be in for a fourth. Ronaldo! Manchester United march on relentlessly. They are opening up at 3-1. Passing through the middle, so to Ronaldo, Berbatov to Ronaldo, he's onside! It's 5-0 to Manchester United. They are taking West Bromwich Albion apart. There's Lescott, here comes Park, got a piece of the ball, and saves Everton. Tevez, Karrick, Karrick through, they're appealing for a penalty. Get Ferdinand into trouble, which was an option, he went for goal, he's set up for scores. Still such a glorious player, Ryan Giggs. His first Premier League goal of the season, it's significant because he's scored in every Premier League season. The other two Oldies combined, what a ball from Paul Scholes. Just vintage, just keep your eye on this. Whack, take that, right on the money, great vision, executes the pass, and from here this is all about Giggs of Old as well, how many times we've seen him as a young boy do this from the left side. Tuck in, goal past one, Scholes again! He can still do it. It's a vintage Paul Scholes moment. He's trying to unlock it again, Berbatov coming in, Schwarzer was flailing, Evra's cross, and here's Park, one touch to control and he's hammered it across, and Rooney is back. Nani, Rooney wants it played in early, it's just on the spot. And through for Santa Cruz, round Ferdinand, round the keeper, Blackburn have cracked the code! 37 minutes, they've finally conceded. Nani in, Evans head up, as Howard Webb has spotted a push, and Jonny Evans, the young Ulsterman, back into the mixer, Ryan Nelson, off the post, Duke follows in, Kouchak blocks. Was that Blackburn's moment. It is, Ronaldo! Gutiérrez. Oh and Van der Sar's in trouble, and he's... ...who gives Newcastle United the lead. Here's O'Shea joining in, and Rooney, oh magnificent! Manchester United hit back, and inevitably against Newcastle it's Wayne Rooney. All problems here, Jason Park is in, and Berbatov will score! Manchester United have turned it around, with only 10 men on the field. Torres, out comes Rayner, against Park, Alan Wiley, points for the penalty. Torres, could punish that error of judgement, and has done, it's 1-1. Must be, it's a penalty, it's a penalty. Everett on Steven Gerrard, and Liverpool have the chance. This for the lead for Liverpool. Steven Gerrard delivered again, as he did in midweek when he scored. Now Davis takes the corner, and up went Hagerland, and Van der Sar somehow keeps it out. That looked like handball, it looked like handball on the line. Penalty, and what more? Murphy, scores! Rooney's looked for Scoles, 1-0 Manchester United. It's a rare-headed goal from Paul Scoles. Foster struggling, Jones, Jones scores! Penalty area, Karik Maid is deflected, it's in! Manchester United have the lead, Mckayda is celebrating, has he done it again? His 600th Manchester United appearance, a landmark reach by only three men before him. Giggs is onside, Ronaldo and Rooney raiding, Rooney's there! It hasn't taken Manchester United long, eight and a half minutes. Anderson in trouble, Rooney can slip, Ryan Giggs in, Ryan Giggs! David James able to deny him, and he's found him! On the 17th of January, here's Karik, he's in, he can finish it! That's the three points. Lukasz Kroos, oh and Bence there, and he's scored! Beating Evra, lovely ball, Luka Modric, it's two! And scored twice in three minutes, and Manchester United are two! Ball again, Palacios that time, and the second attempt brings a magnificent stop from Gomez! Cristiano Ronaldo who scores! This is Wayne Rooney for Manchester United! Strike first time and score! Ominous indeed! Or is Manchester United fully focused on the first of three games this week? Seven points from them will take them to their 18th title, 11 of them in the Premier League era. 17 minutes gone, Ronaldo, goal! From the golden boy, to Berbatov, Tevez, goes to goal again, finds it! Hits the same post but this time it goes for Tevez and Manchester United! Probably started it drifting in behind Richard Dunne, dragging the ball out of the sky. Fletcher! Oh Tevez, beaten by the post. Winter night and Manchester United are just one point from their title. The chance to get so close now to more Premier League glory, even more. Here for Valencia, Panic who chips the goalkeeper but chips it wide. Berbatov, too clever for Bramble, Rooney! Oh you're joking. Here Berbatov, and for Ronaldo, and it's got away from Carrick, such slick passing. Roderiguez doesn't know where it is, he does now, he's scored! So we have the fab four, coming at Wigan from all angles now, Manchester United, and Tevez! The instant rescue package. It's run off Roderiguez, 2-1 Manchester United, his first goal for the club. Roderiguez to the left side, he's not used to tracking players. Wigan from retaining the title, the trophy will be polished. The medals allocated, the podium and the pyrotechnics prepared for post-match on Saturday, and up comes Boyle. So does Ronaldo, flags up, puts it in, no goal. Bakunisanya at right back, looked across and he must have been the only one, he looked to me like he was drifting back and just about got away with it. Here's Ronaldo, wow, you were right behind that, you and I. And that mean right behind that, it just doesn't have enough bend about it. Coming into midfield, that's a chance for Fabregas. Outside, odd goalkeeper. 0-0 Manchester United. 11th in Premier League history, 11 for number 11, Ryan Giggs.