UNITED v CHELSEA: FIVE FANTASTIC WINS We recall the Reds' last five home wins over the Blues... 24 April 2000, 3-2 (Yorke 2, Solskjaer) With United's title secured two days previously, it was party time at OT. Dwight Yorke scored first after ten minutes, only for Dan Petrescu to equalise. The visitors went 2-1 up when Gianfranco Zola volleyed home but United were level by half-time, thanks to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. The newly-crowned champions sealed the win when Yorke tapped home his second goal of the game. 18 January 2003, 2-1 (Scholes, Forlan) Eidur Gudjohnsen gave the visitors the lead, but Scholes’ header from Beckham’s pinpoint cross levelled proceedings shortly before the break. Despite peppering Carlo Cudicini's goal in the second half, the game looked destined for a draw until Juan Sebastian Veron threaded a ball through for Diego Forlan to smash home at the Stretford End. Get in!
6 November 2005, 1-0 (Fletcher) The media vultures were circling Old Trafford, with United trailing the champions Chelsea in the title race and Roy Keane's criticism of several team-mates making headlines. If the captain's words were meant to stir a reaction, they seemed to work. Amid a feisty atmosphere, the Reds claimed a big win, courtesy of Darren Fletcher’s looping far-post header.
23 September 2007, 2-0 (Tevez, Saha) Chelsea were under the new management of Avram Grant, following Jose Mourinho's shock exit earlier in the week. The Reds piled on the misery for the Blues, taking the lead in first-half stoppage time through Carlos Tevez's first goal for United. However the win was not sealed until the 90th minute when Louis Saha won and converted a spot kick. 11 January 2009, 3-0 (Vidic, Rooney, Berbatov) The atmosphere was rocking and John Terry's every touch was greeted with ironic cheers by a home crowd determined to milk his penalty miss in Moscow. Nemanja Vidic headed in the first goal from a corner and Wayne Rooney doubled the lead from Patrice Evra’s peach of a cross. Dimitar Berbatov poked home in the last five minutes to send an emphatic warning to leaders Liverpool.
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