With an overwhelming competitive advantage, "Manchester United" only two goals, "Stoke", both times making it a penalty - 2:0.
In light of David De Gea injuries and Anders Lindegora defend the gates, "Red Devils" was entrusted to Ben Amos. Rio Ferdinand and Dimitar Berbatov returned to base.
The duo attackers "potters" were Kenvayn Jones and Peter Crouch. Kenvayn Jones did not wait for my chance.
In the first half, the guests managed several times to get to the possession of Amos, but that's disturb the goalkeeper - not even once. The whole game was at the gates of Thomas Sorensen. "Stoke" was defended by the whole team, but have "United" regularly appeared moments. A great opportunity missed Michael Carrick.
Shortly before the break Jermaine Pennant fouls Ji Sung Park, and Javier Hernandez clearly realized the designated penalty - 1:0. At the beginning of the second half, Antonio Valencia has earned the hosts for another 11-meter strike. This time, the standard used Berbatov - 2:0.
In the remainder of the "devils" could easily be done by crushing, but failed to do so. The home team even claimed a third penalty but the referee obviously decided that it would be too weird.
"Manchester United" made an adequate response to the critics, and despite the problems, scored a victory that allowed the "devils" to catch up on points, "City".
Goals: Hernandez 36 (pen), Berbatov 52 (pen)
"MJ": Amos, Evra, Evans, Ferdinand, Smalling, Park, Scholes, Carrick, Valencia, Berbatov, Hernandez (Pogba 70)
"Stoke City": Sorensen, Huth, Shawcross, Wilkinson, Wilson, Pennant, Whitehead, Palacios (Delap 72), Walters (Fuller 73), Jones, Crouch (Jerome 54)
Warning: Wilkinson, 35, Scholes 41, Huth 80
