Manchester United vs Newcastle United Highlights: EPL highlights

Posted on August 17, 2010
Filed Under English Premier League, Manchester United

Dimitar Berbatov repaid the faith of his manager by sending Manchester United on their way to a comfortable season-opening Premier League win over Newcastle, but it was legendary pair of Paul Scholes and Ryan Giggs who stole the show.

Berbatov was handed a starting berth alongside Wayne Rooney and responded by firing home an excellent 33rd-minute effort at Old Trafford.

The Bulgarian should have had another goal after half-time but, after Darren Fletcher had doubled the Red Devils’ advantage shortly before the break, it was ageless substitute Giggs who extended his remarkable record of scoring in every Premier League season when he latched on to Scholes’ inspired pass and sent a first-time volley bouncing past Steve Harper.

It was part of another masterclass from man-of-the-match Scholes, who with every game must make Fabio Capello repent at his failure to lure the 35-year-old out of international retirement for World Cup duty in the summer.

The only real disappointment for United was another blank day for Wayne Rooney, who has now gone 13 matches for club and country since he last scored, against Bayern Munich in March.
Questions will continue to be raised of Rooney until he starts to show the form that established himself as one of the world’s leading players last season.

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