Wigan Athletic against Manchester United

Solid work from Heskey tracking back and tackling deep in his own half

Rooney goes to ground heavily for a clumsy tackle by Valencia - the United players want to know why there is no card

The crowd sense this is Wigan's last thorw of the dice as Valencia probes the right wing

Todorov unlucky to see his out-stretched foot fail to make proper contact with a half chance - goal kick for United

Rooney offside after trying to latch on to a hooked pass from Saha

Unslefish play from Rooney who, after beating two men, tried to slip a pass to the unmarked Solskjaer; but the ball was just behind the striker and his shot was easy for Kirkland

Good save from Kirkland denies United a thrid goal - Giggs wants a penalty for culmsy tackle by De Zeeuw , but the ref isn't interested

Carrick finds Rooney with a neat pass, and from the edge of the box Rooney tries to chip the keeper - nice effort.

Just the one change for United so far this half.

The exciting-looking Rooney tries to spring the Wigan offside trap by threading a ball to Saha, but the Frenchman decides to run four yards ahead of the defenders. Whoops.

Freekick against Scharner for trying to win the ball from Scholes - didn't seem much wrong with it.

Approaching the last ten minutes of the game and it's difficult to see how United can blow this one. Famous last words?

Worse still for Wigan, when they do get the ball on the deck they are unable to string a move together

United waste a freekick to 10 yards in from the corner flag on the left flank - Kirkland claims the ball and then hammers another utterly thoughtless punt down field. Idiot. Surprise-surprise United win it and attack.

Solid defending from De Zeeuw denies Rooney a shot on goal after good wing-work from Giggs

After a dose of smelling salts Vidic looks to be OK and returns to the game

Vidic goes down after taking a blow to the head from Heskey - the ref not taking any risks gets the physio on

Kirkland needs to be more accurate with his goalkicks - with United in their stride just hoisting the ball long is not going to cause any problems, particularly if they are no where near a Wigan player

Valencia uses his pace and tricky feet to buy himslef and Wigan some time in the United half

United's travelling fans - albeit only 25miles from Old Trafford - are in full voice.

Heskey takes some treatment on the sidelines after a clash with O'Shea

The introduction of Giggs has totally altered the United dynamic - Rooney now looks like the player we all knew he was.

McCulloch is unlucky to be unable to get more weight on a header at the back post - the cross was just too deep and his headed effort dropped into Van Der Sar's hands

Double change for Wigan - Kilbane and Teale park it on the bench while Todorov and Valencia try to add some fresh legs to the over-run Wigan side

United now in total control.

Baines on hand to tidy up after a great ball from Giggs

A great move from United ends with a great technical strike from Saha - who just moments ago was taken an earbashing! Rooney created the goal with a lively run down the left before firing in a good cross for Saha who controlled the low ball well before hitting a half-volley on the turn. Good goal, good move.

NEVERMIND - SAHA SCORES AND UNITED TAKE THE LEAD!

Saha gets a verbal seeing-to from Scholes after the Frenchman missed the ginger whinger's run; a simple touch inside to Scholes and United would have been 2-1 up.

So, Wigan didn't quite see out the United pressure and we're all square at 1-all. There are surely more goals in this game, which so far has been really rather entertaining.

Wigan will be furious to concede such a week equaliser from a set play.

Oh dear Wigan. A decent header from Vidic from a corner, but how was he allowed to win the header? He was surrounded by Blue shirts and had no right to get there first.

GOAL FOR UNITED - VIDIC WITH A HEADER!

They say Rooney is out of sorts - he doesn't look it this half! Fast, energetic, showing the right kind of aggression - his passing is crisp and accurate. A goal is coming for him.

McCulloch wins an early throw right by the Untied corner flag - good start for the sub

A change for Wigan - stirker of striker: Camara takes a seat as Lee McCulloch joins the fray

Carrick on the ball - where has he been today?

Wigan take an age over a throw deep in United territory - trying to take the edge of United's flowing play; they are in the groove.

Teale is back - hopefully he can see straight; he'll need to United are well on top

Saha fires wide when it seemed easier to score. Rooney delivered an amazing ball from the right to find Saha unmarked in front of goal, but the Frenchman's low shot was wide of the post - it won't go in for United

Wigan are down to 10 men as Teale has his contact lenses looked at.

Wigan sticking in there - for all United's possession this half much of their attacking has been limited to the edge of the box and as such they haven't created as many clear chances as they would like.

Teale does his best to lift the pressure with solid spell of work down the flank, but the best Wigan can do is give Van Der Sar a goalkick

Whatever was in the halftime tea, or whatever Sir Alex said United are a different team this half - lively, energetic, good touch, good movement - Wigan are so far on the backfoot it is untrue

A brilliant spell of play from Rooney - he skips past two tackles and then picks himself up after a two footed tackled from Scharner to battle on. Great determination.

Buoyed by the exciting start to the half the United fans find their voice

Rooney fells De Zeeuw and it's a freekick - a bit too keen there

Rooney looks very lively now he has been freed from his duties on the left wing

If Wigan can see out the next 15 minutes they'll have a chance - but the way United are looking at the moment that will take some doing

Ferguson is animated on the touchline, chewing his gum in typically belligerent fashion

United have started the ball with a few more gears it seems - the Reds shirts are dominating the game with an exciting brand of free-flowing one-touch football

A good move by United again involving Solskjaer ends with a Giggs effort on goal

United have re-organised with Giggs on the left wing Rooney has been freed to come inside and support Saha and Scholes in a flaoting position

Solskjaer starts the second half with a lively effort after a great run and combination with Rooney

The second half is underway and there has been a change for United: After four games out with a hamstring problem Ryan Giggs is on in place of the always expendable Wes Brown

Will Sir Alex change his formation or personnel at haltime? Keep it here from the second half to find out.

Wigan just about deserve their lead, but have been on the ropes at times. Rooney was unluckly with a great turn and shot of the bar, but other than that United don't look the complete side and are obviously missing the injured Ronaldo and bench-warming Giggs.

Half time and Wigan go in 1-0 ahead thanks to a great drive from Leighton Baines

Baines hammers a loose ball up the pitch - anywhere will do for now

Jewell will be happy for the whistle with United asking a lot of questions of his defence over the last few minutes.

Two minutes of added time signalled. Evra takes a whack from Hall after stumbling into the centre-half's feet

Pressure from United ends with an overhit pass - summing up their half

Kirkland makes a good stop from an Evra piledriver

Ferdinand in an advanced position looking for some movement - but nothing doing and a backtracking Heskey makes the tackle

It is crucial that Wigan keep their advantage going into the break

Neat footwork from Saha, again on the edge of his own half, sadly his pass was too strong and even if it had found Rooney on the flank there would have been no-one for him to pass to

Landzaat flicked the freekick toward the backpost and Boyce, but the cross asked too much of the defender

Yellow card for O'Shea after tripping Baines who was on the rampage after a mistake from Scholes created a huge hole in the United midfield

Good chance for Wigan as United commit too many men: Wigan broke but the final ball across the box was just too strong for Camara and Heskey

Teale shows a great turn of pace to latch onto a mistake by Rooney, but Rooney equals his pace by charging back to tackle Teale and rectify the mistake of his own making

Now Emmerson Boyce has the pleasure of a quiet word with the ref after seamingly trying to play football...

Solskjaer's run and cross down the right leads to a half-chance for Saha

Rooney has a little talking to from the ref after the striker goes in on Kirkland - who for some reason didn't want to pick up the ball despite bending over it; asking for trouble and Rooney had every right to go for it.

That man Scholes again proving to be United key link-up man: this time he slips a ball to Carrick who threads a pass to Rooney was fires wide

More good work from Baines, he charges forward before releasing a ball outside to Teale, his cross was deep and was found by no-one - but a good spell from Wigan as they get back in the gaem

United fail to clear their lines before Teale latches onto the loose ball and fire a great effort on goal from an acute angle

Heskey does well to win the header and knock it back into the area, sadly for the Latics there was no one there to tuck away the loose ball

Corner to Wigan - and the home fans roar their approval

After a spell of pinball ricochets Baines gets a foot on the ball and begins a Wigan attack - great player, and it's his great goal separating the two sides

Ferdinand gets a booking for the challenge on Heskey - not sure why, unless tackling has been outlawed!

Heskey goes to ground and needs some magic sponge

Wigan thought they had a corner but a handball against Camara denies them

Kilbane bursts through and slips a pass to Heskey before charging on. Heskey lets the side down though; instead of playing a simple ball inside to Scharner he passes to Kilbane in an offside position.

Brilliant control and a great shot from Rooney ends with the ball slapping against the woodwork. Unlucky.

United are bossing the game at the moment in midfield and on the few occassion Wigan break through Ferdinand looks assured

Wigan finally clear their lines, but Heskey looked uncertain on defensive duties in his own area

Carrick knocks the ball in and Kirkland tips the ball over for another corner

Corner to United

Despite battling back into the game United's formation is restricting their options. With Solskjaer playing wide right and Rooney wide left there is only Saha in the box: Saha likes to drop deep and the two makeshift wingers like to come inside meaning there is is no natural width and no out-and-out striker

Wigan do well to soak-up a threatening United attack - with men behind the ball Wigan smothered the danger before trying to relase the pressure with pace down the flanks

After beating his marker on the right flank Solskjaer slips a clever ball into Rooney who is unlucky with his shot

Time for Wigan to re-assert themselves on the game: they were on top until a few miutes ago, but now United a looking more fluid

Saha hits a loose ball on the turn from the edge of the box after a decent build up move from United

A great touch from Scholes allows O'Shea to over-hit a pass for Saha

Carrick beats one man on the edge of the box and fires on goal with his left foot - high and wide, but nice to see the under-fire midfielder taking a shot

The set play was taken quickly and ended up with Arjan De Zeeuw arriving late with a header at the back post

Good strong challenge by Brown on Heskey - Corner to Wigan

Hall drives through the heart of the game after nicking a poor ball from O'Shea

A poor ball from Saha, playing in the halfway line, is intercepted by Kilbane - get up the pitch Louis!

Camara is looking very dangerous today - bright and alert, he is riding the shoulder of the defender looking to use his pace to burst through on goal

Kilbane whips a ball into the United area from a wide position; it is slightly over-hit and Teale does well to hook it back in

Fitz Hall just about managed to recover to prevent the lively looking Saha from getting a shot off

Evra escapes after making a mistake in his own area under pressure from Gary Teale - he recovered with a clever drop of the shoulder; but United are still half asleep

Another neatly worked freekick by Wigan but this time Denny Landzaat's effort flies over the bar

Wigan have the wind in their sails and sense that United are on the ropes - pressing ahead the home side have anither freekick in a similar position

Leighton Baines opens the scoring with a thunderous drive from a neatly taken freekick - the ball was touched inside the wall and despite Scholes's attempt to charge the shot down Baines's drive was goal-bound.

SENSATIONAL GOAL FOR WIGAN!!

Freekick to Wigan after a handball by Evra 35 yards out from goal to left of the keeper

A decent block by Ferdinand denies Camara a shot on the United goal

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer tests Wigan keeper Chris Kirkland with a shot from a tight angle on the right wing - surely a mis-hit shot.

Saha drops deep and moves across the pitch before playing a simple ball to Brown in an advanced position

Kilbane plays an early ball into the United box looking for Heskey, but Evra clears

Our referee today is Steve Bennett. He blows his whistle and we're underway at the JJB stadium.

For United: Van der Sar, Brown, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra, Solskjaer, Carrick, O'Shea, Scholes, Rooney, Saha. Subs: Kuszczak, Giggs, Smith, Richardson, David Jones.

The teams for today's clash between Wigan and Man Utd. For Wigan: Kirkland, Boyce, Hall, De Zeeuw, Baines, Teale, Landzaat, Scharner, Kilbane, Camara, Heskey. Subs: Pollitt, Jackson, McCulloch, Valencia, Todorov.

Solid defending from De Zeeuw denies Rooney a shot on goal after good wing-work from Giggs

After a dose of smelling salts Vidic looks to be OK and returns to the game

Vidic goes down after taking a blow to the head from Heskey - the ref not taking any risks gets the physio on

Kirkland needs to be more accurate with his goalkicks - with United in their stride just hoisting the ball long is not going to cause any problems, particularly if they are no where near a Wigan player

Valencia uses his pace and tricky feet to buy himslef and Wigan some time in the United half

United's travelling fans - albeit only 25miles from Old Trafford - are in full voice.

Heskey takes some treatment on the sidelines after a clash with O'Shea

The introduction of Giggs has totally altered the United dynamic - Rooney now looks like the player we all knew he was.

McCulloch is unlucky to be unable to get more weight on a header at the back post - the cross was just too deep and his headed effort dropped into Van Der Sar's hands

Double change for Wigan - Kilbane and Teale park it on the bench while Todorov and Valencia try to add some fresh legs to the over-run Wigan side

United now in total control.

Baines on hand to tidy up after a great ball from Giggs

A great move from United ends with a great technical strike from Saha - who just moments ago was taken an earbashing! Rooney created the goal with a lively run down the left before firing in a good cross for Saha who controlled the low ball well before hitting a half-volley on the turn. Good goal, good move.

NEVERMIND - SAHA SCORES AND UNITED TAKE THE LEAD!

Saha gets a verbal seeing-to from Scholes after the Frenchman missed the ginger whinger's run; a simple touch inside to Scholes and United would have been 2-1 up.

So, Wigan didn't quite see out the United pressure and we're all square at 1-all. There are surely more goals in this game, which so far has been really rather entertaining.

Wigan will be furious to concede such a week equaliser from a set play.

Oh dear Wigan. A decent header from Vidic from a corner, but how was he allowed to win the header? He was surrounded by Blue shirts and had no right to get there first.

GOAL FOR UNITED - VIDIC WITH A HEADER!

They say Rooney is out of sorts - he doesn't look it this half! Fast, energetic, showing the right kind of aggression - his passing is crisp and accurate. A goal is coming for him.

McCulloch wins an early throw right by the Untied corner flag - good start for the sub

A change for Wigan - stirker of striker: Camara takes a seat as Lee McCulloch joins the fray

Carrick on the ball - where has he been today?

Wigan take an age over a throw deep in United territory - trying to take the edge of United's flowing play; they are in the groove.

Teale is back - hopefully he can see straight; he'll need to United are well on top

Saha fires wide when it seemed easier to score. Rooney delivered an amazing ball from the right to find Saha unmarked in front of goal, but the Frenchman's low shot was wide of the post - it won't go in for United

Wigan are down to 10 men as Teale has his contact lenses looked at.

Wigan sticking in there - for all United's possession this half much of their attacking has been limited to the edge of the box and as such they haven't created as many clear chances as they would like.

Teale does his best to lift the pressure with solid spell of work down the flank, but the best Wigan can do is give Van Der Sar a goalkick

Whatever was in the halftime tea, or whatever Sir Alex said United are a different team this half - lively, energetic, good touch, good movement - Wigan are so far on the backfoot it is untrue

A brilliant spell of play from Rooney - he skips past two tackles and then picks himself up after a two footed tackled from Scharner to battle on. Great determination.

Buoyed by the exciting start to the half the United fans find their voice

Rooney fells De Zeeuw and it's a freekick - a bit too keen there

Rooney looks very lively now he has been freed from his duties on the left wing

If Wigan can see out the next 15 minutes they'll have a chance - but the way United are looking at the moment that will take some doing

Ferguson is animated on the touchline, chewing his gum in typically belligerent fashion

United have started the ball with a few more gears it seems - the Reds shirts are dominating the game with an exciting brand of free-flowing one-touch football

A good move by United again involving Solskjaer ends with a Giggs effort on goal

United have re-organised with Giggs on the left wing Rooney has been freed to come inside and support Saha and Scholes in a flaoting position

Solskjaer starts the second half with a lively effort after a great run and combination with Rooney

The second half is underway and there has been a change for United: After four games out with a hamstring problem Ryan Giggs is on in place of the always expendable Wes Brown

Will Sir Alex change his formation or personnel at haltime? Keep it here from the second half to find out.

Wigan just about deserve their lead, but have been on the ropes at times. Rooney was unluckly with a great turn and shot of the bar, but other than that United don't look the complete side and are obviously missing the injured Ronaldo and bench-warming Giggs.

Half time and Wigan go in 1-0 ahead thanks to a great drive from Leighton Baines

Baines hammers a loose ball up the pitch - anywhere will do for now

Jewell will be happy for the whistle with United asking a lot of questions of his defence over the last few minutes.

Two minutes of added time signalled. Evra takes a whack from Hall after stumbling into the centre-half's feet

Pressure from United ends with an overhit pass - summing up their half

Kirkland makes a good stop from an Evra piledriver

Ferdinand in an advanced position looking for some movement - but nothing doing and a backtracking Heskey makes the tackle

It is crucial that Wigan keep their advantage going into the break

Neat footwork from Saha, again on the edge of his own half, sadly his pass was too strong and even if it had found Rooney on the flank there would have been no-one for him to pass to

Landzaat flicked the freekick toward the backpost and Boyce, but the cross asked too much of the defender

Yellow card for O'Shea after tripping Baines who was on the rampage after a mistake from Scholes created a huge hole in the United midfield

Good chance for Wigan as United commit too many men: Wigan broke but the final ball across the box was just too strong for Camara and Heskey

Teale shows a great turn of pace to latch onto a mistake by Rooney, but Rooney equals his pace by charging back to tackle Teale and rectify the mistake of his own making

Now Emmerson Boyce has the pleasure of a quiet word with the ref after seamingly trying to play football...

Solskjaer's run and cross down the right leads to a half-chance for Saha

Rooney has a little talking to from the ref after the striker goes in on Kirkland - who for some reason didn't want to pick up the ball despite bending over it; asking for trouble and Rooney had every right to go for it.

That man Scholes again proving to be United key link-up man: this time he slips a ball to Carrick who threads a pass to Rooney was fires wide

More good work from Baines, he charges forward before releasing a ball outside to Teale, his cross was deep and was found by no-one - but a good spell from Wigan as they get back in the gaem

United fail to clear their lines before Teale latches onto the loose ball and fire a great effort on goal from an acute angle

Heskey does well to win the header and knock it back into the area, sadly for the Latics there was no one there to tuck away the loose ball

Corner to Wigan - and the home fans roar their approval

After a spell of pinball ricochets Baines gets a foot on the ball and begins a Wigan attack - great player, and it's his great goal separating the two sides

Ferdinand gets a booking for the challenge on Heskey - not sure why, unless tackling has been outlawed!

Heskey goes to ground and needs some magic sponge

Wigan thought they had a corner but a handball against Camara denies them

Kilbane bursts through and slips a pass to Heskey before charging on. Heskey lets the side down though; instead of playing a simple ball inside to Scharner he passes to Kilbane in an offside position.

Brilliant control and a great shot from Rooney ends with the ball slapping against the woodwork. Unlucky.

United are bossing the game at the moment in midfield and on the few occassion Wigan break through Ferdinand looks assured

Wigan finally clear their lines, but Heskey looked uncertain on defensive duties in his own area

Carrick knocks the ball in and Kirkland tips the ball over for another corner

Corner to United

Despite battling back into the game United's formation is restricting their options. With Solskjaer playing wide right and Rooney wide left there is only Saha in the box: Saha likes to drop deep and the two makeshift wingers like to come inside meaning there is is no natural width and no out-and-out striker

Wigan do well to soak-up a threatening United attack - with men behind the ball Wigan smothered the danger before trying to relase the pressure with pace down the flanks

After beating his marker on the right flank Solskjaer slips a clever ball into Rooney who is unlucky with his shot

Time for Wigan to re-assert themselves on the game: they were on top until a few miutes ago, but now United a looking more fluid

Saha hits a loose ball on the turn from the edge of the box after a decent build up move from United

A great touch from Scholes allows O'Shea to over-hit a pass for Saha

Carrick beats one man on the edge of the box and fires on goal with his left foot - high and wide, but nice to see the under-fire midfielder taking a shot

The set play was taken quickly and ended up with Arjan De Zeeuw arriving late with a header at the back post

Good strong challenge by Brown on Heskey - Corner to Wigan

Hall drives through the heart of the game after nicking a poor ball from O'Shea

A poor ball from Saha, playing in the halfway line, is intercepted by Kilbane - get up the pitch Louis!

Camara is looking very dangerous today - bright and alert, he is riding the shoulder of the defender looking to use his pace to burst through on goal

Kilbane whips a ball into the United area from a wide position; it is slightly over-hit and Teale does well to hook it back in

Fitz Hall just about managed to recover to prevent the lively looking Saha from getting a shot off

Evra escapes after making a mistake in his own area under pressure from Gary Teale - he recovered with a clever drop of the shoulder; but United are still half asleep

Another neatly worked freekick by Wigan but this time Denny Landzaat's effort flies over the bar

Wigan have the wind in their sails and sense that United are on the ropes - pressing ahead the home side have anither freekick in a similar position

Leighton Baines opens the scoring with a thunderous drive from a neatly taken freekick - the ball was touched inside the wall and despite Scholes's attempt to charge the shot down Baines's drive was goal-bound.

SENSATIONAL GOAL FOR WIGAN!!

Freekick to Wigan after a handball by Evra 35 yards out from goal to left of the keeper

A decent block by Ferdinand denies Camara a shot on the United goal

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer tests Wigan keeper Chris Kirkland with a shot from a tight angle on the right wing - surely a mis-hit shot.

Saha drops deep and moves across the pitch before playing a simple ball to Brown in an advanced position

Kilbane plays an early ball into the United box looking for Heskey, but Evra clears

Our referee today is Steve Bennett. He blows his whistle and we're underway at the JJB stadium.

For United: Van der Sar, Brown, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra, Solskjaer, Carrick, O'Shea, Scholes, Rooney, Saha. Subs: Kuszczak, Giggs, Smith, Richardson, David Jones.

The teams for today's clash between Wigan and Man Utd. For Wigan: Kirkland, Boyce, Hall, De Zeeuw, Baines, Teale, Landzaat, Scharner, Kilbane, Camara, Heskey. Subs: Pollitt, Jackson, McCulloch, Valencia, Todorov.