Manchester United eased to a 5-0 win at
Bolton on Saturday with Wayne Rooney bagging his second hat-trick in as many
games.
United were really in the mood in the
first half as they romped to a 3-0 lead inside 25 minutes with a goal from
Javier Hernandez and a brace from Rooney, whilst Bolton struggled to cope with
their visitor’s attacking ability.
In the second period, both strikers
grabbed another goal each, but could have added several more as the match
neared the heights of United’s last league match, the 8-2 victory against
Arsenal.
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It didn’t even take Javier Hernandez
five minutes into his first start of the season before he opened his account
for the year as he flicked the ball home from the near post, but a lot of
credit should be given to Nani who delivered a brilliant low cross from the
right.
The hosts almost hit back a minute later
as Martin Petrov cross from the left, but United failed to clear it properly
and Chris Eagles got a shot away, but the combination of Wayne Rooney and Rio
Ferdinand saved it on the line.
United came close to extending their
lead in the 12th minute as the visitors hit Bolton on the counter-attack, but
Rooney couldn’t quite reach Hernandez’ cross from the right and Gary Cahill
conceded a corner.
They did however, extend their lead just
shy of the 20 minute mark as Wayne Rooney got on the end of a Phil Jones cross,
poking the ball out of the reach of Jussi Jaaskelainen into the bottom far
corner.
Minutes later, United had their third,
owing much thanks to a sublime run from Phil Jones as he skipping past several
tackles as he charged down the right before eventually having a shot blocked,
but Rooney was on hand to smash home the rebound from six yards.
Despite just a few minutes after,
Hernandez thought he’d added a fourth, however he was flagged offside and the
score remained as it was until the second half with Bolton barely registering a
shot on the United goal in the first period.
The second half started with Bolton
actually looking to pressurise David De Gea in the United goal, but at first he
was equal to Mark Davies’ shot from just outside the box, and soon after he
rose well to catch a Kevin Davies header.
Hernandez should have got his second of
the day as he gambled on Jaaskelainen to make a heavy first touch from De Gea’s
clearance, but after getting the ball, instead of hitting it first time,
Chicharito opted for a touch and when he eventually got a shot away, it was
tame, allowing Bolton to find safety.
However, two minutes later, he did get
his second as Michael Carrick shot from the edge of the box, but a deflection
took it straight to the little Mexican was left with the simplest of finishes.
Still with 23 minutes to go, Wayne Rooney
claimed his hat-trick, smashing a Nani pass into the bottom left corner after
the Portuguese winger received a brilliant pass from Ryan Giggs and picked out
the England international in the D of the penalty area.
That goal consolidated a remarkable feat
with Rooney becoming the first player in Premier League history to score eight
goals in four matches.
United came close to adding a sixth five
minutes from time as Nani found Hernandez in the box with a clver pass, but
when through on goal, the Mexican tried to square the ball to Anderson, but the
pass was just too far ahead of him.
In all honesty, Bolton were never really
in the game with United's lightening quick start effectively ending the match
as a contest minutes after starting as the Premier League champions completely
outclassed their hosts.
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