Source: Eurosport
United see off resilient Rovers
Goals from Dimitar Berbatov and Wayne Rooney saw Manchester United beat Blackburn 2-0 at Old Trafford.[LNB] Berbatov made the breakthrough in the 55th minute and Rooney sewed the match up two minutes from time.[LNB] United should have extended the scoreline but substitute Gabriel Obertan missed two sitters on his league debut.[LNB] Nani and Antonio Valencia saw chances go begging early on, while Berbatov was denied by a fine reaction save from Paul Robinson. [LNB] Blackburn responded and Christopher Samba peeled away from his marker as David Dunn delivered a corner, only to head wide of the target. [LNB] It was brief respite for the visitors as Berbatov was again denied by Robinson in the 34th minute after being set up by Rooney, who then saw a strike ruled out for offside. [LNB] United made the breakthrough when Berbatov showed good skill when he got on the end of a cross from Patrice Evra. He got the better of Ryan Nelsen, twisting and turning before sending a shot beyond Robinson for his fourth goal of the season. [LNB] Obertan replaced Nani soon after and almost made a dream start in the 67th minute following a defence splitting pass by Anderson. The former Bordeaux winger raced away only to send a weak shot into the arms of a grateful Robinson. [LNB] Obertan then had a hand in United's second goal in the 88th minute when he found Anderson on the left flank. The Brazilian sent a good ball into the area and Rooney was the first to react with a sweet finish. [LNB] Substitute Nikola Kalinic found the net for Blackburn in stoppage time but his effort was ruled offside before Michael Owen sent a shot wide.
