Portsmouth vs Manchester United Highlights: EPL Highlights

Posted on November 28, 2009
Filed Under English Premier League, Manchester United

United ran riot at Fratton Park despite a spirited showing from the home side, with the visitors taking the lead from a Wayne Rooney penalty on 25 minutes. Antonio Valencia had raced away on the counter and, when he found Rooney in the area, Michael Brown brought the striker down in the area.

Portsmouth were level seven minutes later, though, when referee Mike Dean pointed to the penalty spot, amid United protests after his assistant spotted Nemanja Vidic tugging on Frederic Piquionne’s shirt. Kevin-Prince Boateng made no mistake as he fired the ball past Tomasz Kuszczak.

But United were back ahead within three minutes of the restart when Ryan Giggs fed a perfectly weighted ball into the path of Rooney, who slotted beyond Asmir Begovic. United then benefited from the third penalty of the game when Piquionne brought down Giggs just inside the area and Rooney converted it to complete his hat-trick.

Giggs made it 4-1 when he curled a free-kick around the wall into the bottom corner. Substitute John Utaka then saw a fine effort tipped onto the bar in the dying moments to sum up an unfortunate first day for Pompey’s new manager.

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