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| Bolton 0-4 Man Utd | Bolton 0-4 Man Utd |
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| A Wayne Rooney treble kept Manchester United top of the table as Bolton lost at home for the first time this season. | A Wayne Rooney treble kept Manchester United top of the table as Bolton lost at home for the first time this season. |
| Rooney slammed United into an early lead after receiving a perfect pass from England team-mate Michael Carrick. | Rooney slammed United into an early lead after receiving a perfect pass from England team-mate Michael Carrick. |
| And he made it two with a cool curling shot from just outside the box as United dominated the early stages. | And he made it two with a cool curling shot from just outside the box as United dominated the early stages. |
| Bolton were unable to hit back and Louis Saha slotted in a third before the brilliant Rooney completed his hat-trick with a fine solo effort. | Bolton were unable to hit back and Louis Saha slotted in a third before the brilliant Rooney completed his hat-trick with a fine solo effort. |
| United - with Cristiano Ronaldo restored to the right after a virus - went at Bolton from the off with Ryan Giggs releasing Patrice Evra who forced Jussi Jaaskelainen to make a smart save. | United - with Cristiano Ronaldo restored to the right after a virus - went at Bolton from the off with Ryan Giggs releasing Patrice Evra who forced Jussi Jaaskelainen to make a smart save. |
| Both sides went into the game on the backs of their best ever starts to a Premiership campaign but Bolton were left looking distinctly second best. | Both sides went into the game on the backs of their best ever starts to a Premiership campaign but Bolton were left looking distinctly second best. |
| Saha had a clipped effort cleared off the line by Abdoulaye Meite before United deservedly took a 10th-minute lead. | Saha had a clipped effort cleared off the line by Abdoulaye Meite before United deservedly took a 10th-minute lead. |
| Rooney, who had gone 11 matches for club and country without a goal, was in no mood to let the drought continue four days after turning 21. | Rooney, who had gone 11 matches for club and country without a goal, was in no mood to let the drought continue four days after turning 21. |
| Carrick threaded a glorious through ball from the half-way line to Rooney who lashed home first time with his left foot from 12 yards. | Carrick threaded a glorious through ball from the half-way line to Rooney who lashed home first time with his left foot from 12 yards. |
| Bolton were soon punished again when Gary Neville ventured forward down the right and the ball ricocheted off Tal Ben Haim to Rooney who curled home his second with slide-rule perfection from 20 yards. | Bolton were soon punished again when Gary Neville ventured forward down the right and the ball ricocheted off Tal Ben Haim to Rooney who curled home his second with slide-rule perfection from 20 yards. |
| Wanderers needed a quick route back into the game and Gary Speed - making his 493rd Premiership appearance - lashed a free-kick wide of the post. | Wanderers needed a quick route back into the game and Gary Speed - making his 493rd Premiership appearance - lashed a free-kick wide of the post. |
| Giggs was denied just before half time when Jaaskelainen brilliantly parried his opportunist shot away to safety. | Giggs was denied just before half time when Jaaskelainen brilliantly parried his opportunist shot away to safety. |
| Bolton did manage to apply some mild pressure on the United goal with Abdoulaye Faye heading over an El-Hadji Diouf corner - but Edwin van der Sar was not seriously tested in the opening 45 minutes. | Bolton did manage to apply some mild pressure on the United goal with Abdoulaye Faye heading over an El-Hadji Diouf corner - but Edwin van der Sar was not seriously tested in the opening 45 minutes. |
| United had to do some defending early in the second period when Bolton were awarded a free-kick in a dangerous position only for Nicolas Anelka to drive just over the crossbar. | |
| Sir Alex Ferguson called for renewed urgency from the visitors after seeing his side go off the boil, seemingly content to sit on their two-goal advantage ahead of a mid-week Champions League trip to Copenhagen. | Sir Alex Ferguson called for renewed urgency from the visitors after seeing his side go off the boil, seemingly content to sit on their two-goal advantage ahead of a mid-week Champions League trip to Copenhagen. |
| Evra was stretchered off and replaced by Gabriel Heinze on the hour and Bolton briefly threatened mid-way through the second half, though Nemanja Vidic was a rock in the United defence. | Evra was stretchered off and replaced by Gabriel Heinze on the hour and Bolton briefly threatened mid-way through the second half, though Nemanja Vidic was a rock in the United defence. |
| The game opened up again and United wasted a great chance when Saha was set up by Ronaldo and saw his shot superbly saved by Jaaskelainen's flailing left hand. | The game opened up again and United wasted a great chance when Saha was set up by Ronaldo and saw his shot superbly saved by Jaaskelainen's flailing left hand. |
| Van der Sar was finally called into action when he preserved United's advantage by blocking Campo's close-range shot. | Van der Sar was finally called into action when he preserved United's advantage by blocking Campo's close-range shot. |
| But it was all over with 10 minutes left when Saha teed-up Ronaldo to slot in United's third from close range. | But it was all over with 10 minutes left when Saha teed-up Ronaldo to slot in United's third from close range. |
| And Rooney made sure he went home with the matchball when he latched on to a pass from Darren Fletcher and lashed in his third to complete an awesome afternoon for the England star. | And Rooney made sure he went home with the matchball when he latched on to a pass from Darren Fletcher and lashed in his third to complete an awesome afternoon for the England star. |