Manchester United 2-0 Bolton Wanderers

Cristiano Ronaldo opened the scoring with a controversial penalty when Jlloyd Samuel was adjudged to have brought down Ronaldo in the box just before the hour mark.

Substitute Wayne Rooney also found the net for the first time this season, curling home superbly after exchanging passes with Ronaldo to give the margin of United's triumph a more comfortable look.

United deserved to win but the penalty should never have been given and did change the match.

Gary Megson Bolton Manager said: "Had the penalty not been given, we certainly would not have gone 4-4-2 and we would not have made changes to try and score."

Man Utd: Van der Sar, Neville, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra, Ronaldo (Nani 80), Fletcher, Anderson (Scholes 71), Park, Tevez (Rooney 71), Berbatov.
Subs Not Used: Amos, Giggs, O'Shea, Evans.

Goals: Ronaldo 60 pen, Rooney 77.

Bolton: Jaaskelainen, Steinsson, Cahill, Andrew O'Brien, Samuel, Davies, Nolan, McCann, Muamba, Gardner (Smolarek 73), Elmander (Vaz Te 66).
Subs Not Used: Al Habsi, Taylor, Joey O'Brien, Riga, Shittu.

Booked: Elmander, McCann, Davies.

Att: 75,484.

Ref: Rob Styles (Hampshire).