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Commentary
10¹Uncertainty in the Manchester United defence enabled GAITÁN to volley the ball just beyond the far post.
11¹A shot from TOURÉ held no problem for the 'keeper.
13¹MODRIC brought the ball round DI MARÍA and rattled a tame shot over the bar.
15¹A weak strike from KLOSE bounced agonisingly wide.
20¹GOMEZ made space on the right and knocked the ball to KLOSE who clipped the ball over.
24¹A shot from BADSTUBER was smothered by the 'keeper.
25¹RONALDO placed a deadly shot just beyond the far post from twenty-five yards out.
27¹GOAL!! An energetic MNIANG ran down the left wing and pulled the ball back for TOURÉ to flick home. (1-0 Manchester United)
29¹KLOSE's shot was well saved by NEUER.
34¹MASCHERANO beat three Wigan Athletic players and slammed an effort wide.
38¹A lovely effort from MESSI scraped the upright.
39¹The ref books PIQUÉ for a late foul.
43¹The Wigan Athletic 'keeper was able to palm clear a tame shot from CHIELLINI.
3²GAITÁN chipped the ball to ROONEY who nodded it wide.
5²KLOSE hoofed the ball wide from just outside the area.
12²GOAL!! After being forced wide MESSI was able to force the ball in from the tightest of angles. (2-0 Manchester United)
16²A shot from MESSI was headed off the line by IGNASHEVICH.
18²GOAL!! The creative KHEDIRA neatly nodded on a cross for MESSI to hammer the ball in. (3-0 Manchester United)
23²A fine ball from DI MARÍA on the left fell to MNIANG who scuffed his shot just beyond the far post.
27²RONALDO ran onto a wonderful ball from KHEDIRA but blasted his shot wide of the lefthand post.
28²The ref cautions RONALDO for an off-the-ball incident against MODRIC.
29²A free-kick from KHEDIRA went over the bar.
32²KHEDIRA was put clear by TOURÉ and he nutmegged the Wigan Athletic 'keeper but rammed his shot just beyond the far post.
35²The motionless 'keeper was all agog as a backpass from GAITÁN fell just wide.
41²AKINFEEV managed to claw away a wicked effort.
44²A drive from KLOSE seemed a certain goal but NEUER managed to palm the ball clear.

 
Manchester United
 
League position: 1
Home league form: WWWO
Overall league form: WWWXWOWX
Formation: 4-3-3
Line-ups
Manuel NEUER8 16½Igor AKINFEEV
Javier MASCHERANO6 28 Nicolás OTAMENDI
Giorgio CHIELLINI7½35½Holger BADSTUBER
Yaya TOURÉ8 47 Luka MODRIC
Gerard PIQUÉ6 56½Sergei IGNASHEVICH(c)
Neven SUBOTIC6½66 Vasili BEREZUTSKY
Ángel DI MARÍA7½76½Antonio VALENCIA
(c)Cristiano RONALDO7 86½Nicolás GAITÁN
(p)M'Baye NIANG6½97½Miroslav KLOSE(p)
(f)Sami KHEDIRA5½106 Mario GOMEZ(f)
Lionel MESSI8 116½Wayne ROONEY
Manager
Matija NASTASIC  12  Eduardo SALVIO
Thibaut COURTOIS  13  JÚLIO CÉSAR Soares
FRED  14  Jürgen LOCADIA
Lucas ANDERSEN  15  Curtis NELSON
OLIVER Torres  16  Byron LAWRENCE
 
Wigan Athletic
 
League position: 11
Away league form: XLXW
Overall league form: XXLLXXWX
Formation: 4-3-3

Statistics
Manchester United 3 Wigan Athletic 0
(Half-time: 1-0, Attendance: 85,624, Stadium: Old Trafford, Referee: Alan Wiley 7½)

Touré 27¹, Messi 12², Messi 18²
Scorers
Substitutions
Sent off
Bookings
Corners
Fouls
Offsides
Shots on
Shots off
Total shots
Shots saved
Possession
 
  
  
Piqué 39¹, Ronaldo 28² 
35
214
33
73
86
159
33
51%49%
Man of the match: Lionel Messi