Hernandez at the double

26 February 2011 20:30
Javier Hernandez scored two goals and Wayne Rooney and Fabio were also on target as Manchester United charged four points clear of Arsenal at the top of the Barclays Premier League with a clinical 4-0 victory at Wigan. United took the lead when Hernandez wriggled into enough space to steer Nani's 17th-minute cross past goalkeeper Ali Al Habsi before Victor Moses set up James McCarthy for a chance to equalise - but Edwin Van Der Saar came out on top. Van der Sar needed agility rather than reactions to deny Maynor Figueroa, before Nani came close to doubling the visitors' lead when he thrashed a fierce shot into the side-netting, not long after he had been repelled by Al Habsi's firm one-handed save. Al Habsi denied the impressive Nani with the first part of a double save, when he also denied Darren Fletcher, who had been set up by Wayne Rooney. The England striker had earlier caught McCarthy on the back of the head with his elbow in an incident that upset the home support. After failing to convert a close-range header, Rooney collected Hernandez's knockdown, then fed the Mexican with a delicately-weighted pass. Clean through, the Mexican found the bottom corner with ease for his 13th goal of the season. Victory assured, a Rooney tap-in from Dimitar Berbatov's square ball, followed by Fabio's close-range finish - his first United goal - made sure.

Source: PA