Manchester United 0-1 Aston Villa

single strike from Gabriel Agbonlahor was enough for Aston Villa to earn a win over Manchester United.


Villa survived a late United onslaught to claim their first Old Trafford win since 1983.

Needing victory to move level at the top with Chelsea, Agbonlahor's first-half effort instead left United three points adrift.

Villa are now third in the Barclays Premier League as they added United to the scalps of Chelsea and Liverpool this season.

West Ham United 0-4 Manchester United

Manchester United cruised to a comfortable victory at West Ham United.


Paul Scholes gave the champions the half-time lead with a 20-yard left-foot shot in stoppage-time at the end of the first half, his 99th Premier League goal.

Darron Gibson added a second on 61 minutes with a superb effort and United wrapped up the victory with two goals inside a minute.


Antonio Valencia made it 3-0 on 71 minutes and Wayne Rooney immediately added a fourth beating Rob Green who was substituted shortly afterwards through feeling unwell. United lost Gary Neville and Wes Brown to injury.

Macheda inks new deal

Federico Macheda has penned a new four-year contract with Manchester United.


The 18-year-old has been an instant success since breaking into the United line-up last season, scoring winning goals against Aston Villa and Sunderland.

Those strikes went some way to helping the Red Devils claim the Barclays Premier League title - their 18th league championship.


Although Macheda has only made four appearances this season, manager Sir Alex Ferguson believes the young Italian has a bright future.

We are delighted by the new four year deal," said Ferguson.

"Everyone at the club recognises the fantastic talent he has and we hope to see that develop in the next years, so he becomes a well rounded player."

Macheda came off the bench in United's 2-0 Carling Cup win over Tottenham Hotspur this week and has a further opportunity to shine in next week's Champions League tie with Wolfsburg in Germany.

The Italian U21 international, who joined from Lazio at 16, was delighted to extend his stay with the Old Trafford club.

"I am very happy to commit my future to Manchester United," said Macheda. "I really enjoyed myself last season when I came on and I hope to get more chances like that and contribute to the team's success."

Manchester U. 2 - 0 Tottenham H.

Darron Gibson was the unlikely hero as holders Manchester United secured a 2-0 victory over Tottenham Hotspur.

The 22-year-old midfielder scored both goals in a re-run of last season's final as Tottenham again finished second best.


Gibson, making a rare start, showed marvellous composure with both efforts in the 17th and 38th minutes to put United firmly in control.