Rooney and Vidic among the goals to give Utd another win at home.
Manchester United marched on to a significant step to regaining the Barclays Premier League title with a 3-1 win against Villa and extended their unbeaten run to 29 games which equal the club record of 29 games set in 1999.
Sir Alex decide to bring the likes of Vidic,Rio,Van Der Sar,Evra,Carrick,Fletcher,Rooney and Berbatov back to the side to signal his intention of winning the match.Buoyed by Chelsea conceding so early in the Stadium Of Light,United wasted no time to stamp their authority in the game.Van Der Sar's quick thinking set United on its way when his long ball found Rooney who controlled the ball down with ease before executing a volley past Brad Frediel in just 49 seconds.Utd's fans celebrated and sensed there could be more goals to punish Villa as they started so well.Nani had a penalty decision turned down when Richard Dunne looks alleged to bring Utd's winger down in the box but Chris Foy waved play on before Nani drilling an effort which brought the best of Frediel.United were in the mood to score more but they have to wait just before half time when Nani's inviting cross found Rooney who make no mistake from five yards to give Utd's their second goal.Credit should be given to Nani as his ball found Collins and Frediel in no man's land and that was just what the doctor had ordered while Villa's record signing Darren Bent clearly struggling to impose himself in attack for the away side.
Neither teams brought changes at half time Young and Downing were trying their best to create something for their side while Rooney,Berbatov and Nani combining effectively with passes that brought some chilling moments for the Villa's defence.Villa increased their own ambition and was duly rewarded when Young draw out three Utd's defenders out to thread a pass to Bent who made no mistake in scoring and game on for Villa could they find themselves back into the game ? but Vidic had other ideas.Vidic restored United's two goal advantage when he found himself in the box and his flick on was picked up by Rooney,who lays it off straight back to him before he thumps the ball as hard as he could and it was a finish that any strikers in the world would have been proud of.Ashley Young had an effort which smacked off the post while Rooney,Nani and Berbatov came close to extending Utd's lead but it hardly matters as United picked up another crucial win before a tricky tie against Wolves at the weekend.












