West Ham 0 - 4 Man Utd Injury-hit Manchester United ran riot in the second half to see off West Ham and keep the pressure on Chelsea. A sloppy Ryan Giggs backpass almost let in Jack Collison before Paul Scholes hammered in the first on half-time. Giggs set up Darron Gibson to smash home a thunderous second goal before Alessandro Diamanti went close. Wayne Rooney and Anderson linked up well for Antonio Valencia to score a third, and Valencia then crossed in for Rooney to add to the Hammers misery. Despite collecting three points Sir Alex Ferguson will be concerned with an injury list now totalling eight first-team defenders after Wes Brown and Gary Neville both picked up knocks. After a lacklustre opening from both teams with Darren Fletcher starting at right-back, the Red Devils were grateful for their eventual lead as Giggs and Michael Carrick were forced to finish the match at the back. Both Fletcher and Carrick are likely to continue their makeshift defensive roles in the final Champions League qualifier at Wolfsburg on Tuesday from which United need a top point to win Group B. Considering there had been more goals at Upton Park than at any other Premier League ground this season, the first half was a relatively subdued affair between two sides desperate for three points at opposite ends of the table. It was Giggs, so outstanding in recent games, who surprisingly created the first chance for the opposition.
