Wigan 0 United 5: Player ratings
Foster: Two excellent saves at key times from Koumas and Rodallega helped set Reds up 8
Neville: Stuck rigidly to the task of keeping Koumas quiet and it worked 6
Vidic: The Serb’s first start of season and he was quickly back into thick of it 7
Evans: Stable partner to Vidic and with Wigan only playing one up wasn’t unduly troubled 6
Valencia: Hadn’t done much for old support to wish he’d stayed until he expertly set Rooney up for breakthrough 6
Fletcher: Caught in possession at times but ensured the midfield not overwhelmed 6
Scholes: A typical booking for rash tackle and an awful miss. It wasn’t his day overall 6
Nani: Couldn’t get a cross or corner past first man in first half but finished with a flourish with a goal and nice set up for Owen 6
Rooney: Tempting to ask already where United would be without him 8
Berbatov: Intelligence set up Reds excellent early chances and finally off mark with goal 7
Subs:
Owen (sub Rooney 72) Off the mark 6
O’Shea (sub Evans 72) No trouble 5
Gibson (sub Scholes 72) Solid cameo 5