United thrashes Wigan 4-0 in Premier League
AP | HT Correspondent, Manchester
Sep 15, 2012 10:05 PM IST
Veteran midfielder Paul Scholes scored on his 700th appearance for Manchester United and both Alexander Buttner and Nick Powell grabbed debut goals in a 4-0 victory over Wigan in the Premier League on Saturday.
Veteran midfielder Paul Scholes scored on his 700th appearance for Manchester United and both Alexander Buttner and Nick Powell grabbed debut goals in a 4-0 victory over Wigan in the Premier League on Saturday.
All of United's goals came in the second half, with Scholes' close-range strike in the 52st minute throttling the sluggish hosts into life at Old Trafford.
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Mexican striker Javier Hernandez, playing ahead of the rested Robin Van Persie, made it 2-0 before Buttner and Powell marked their first games for United with further goals in United's third straight league win.
Hernandez had a penalty saved in the fifth minute by Ali Al-Habsi after strike partner Danny Welbeck fell theatrically under a challenge from the Wigan goalkeeper.
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