United moved top of the Barclays Premier League with an emphatic, irresistible second half display against Wigan Athletic, as goals from Carlos Tevez, Cristiano Ronaldo (2) and Wayne Rooney brushed off the physical challenge posed by Chris Hutchings’ Latics.

United lost Nemanja Vidic and John O’Shea to injuries - concussion and a dead leg respectively - in a bruising first 45 minutes, while Louis Saha was a late withdrawal from the squad after injuring himself in the warm-up.

A patched-up Reds defence saw Gerard Pique and Danny Simpson included alongside Rio Ferdinand and Patrice Evra, and the two youngster turned in outstanding performances.

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