^Rooney completes his hat-trick in the 49th minute^Man United came into this match full of confidence after a 3-0 win over Chelsea in mid-week. Sir Alex made a couple of changes to the side, he brought Giggs back into the side and Evans replaced Vidic because of suspension.
Man United couldn’t have asked for a better start because with only 2 minutes gone Rooney smashed a shot from 25 yards out into the bottom corner. They extended their lead 5 minutes later when Ronaldo crossed the ball to the back post and Carrick headed the ball into the net.
Liverpool then pulled a goal back when Torres dribbled the ball to the edge of the box then slid the ball into Keane and he poked it past Van Der Sar. There a suspicion of offside but he was just on.
Rooney then restored Man United’s 2 goal lead in the 28th minute when Rooney ran in from the wing but quickly turned and smashed the ball into the net off the post.
Rooney completed his hat-trick 5 minutes into the second half after a quick passing move Rooney found himself one-on-one with Reina and slid it past him into the net.
Giggs and Nani put the cap on a superb performance. Giggs scored in the 82nd minute after a run down the wing and then cutting in and bending it around Reina with the outside of his boot. Nani got his goal in the 90th minute when Rooney just kept the ball in play before passing it to Nani on the edge of the box. He took one touch before smashing it into the net.
After this win Man United are just 1 point away from winning the title and face Reading next at the madejski stadium. Can Man United win the title for the 5th time in a row????